One 97 Communications Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Allotment of 70,504 equity shares having face value of ₹ 1 each, as fully paid-up, to the eligible employees, upon exercise of vested options under One 97 Employees Stock Option Scheme 2019
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One 97 Communications (Paytm) announced the allotment of 70,504 fully paid-up equity shares (face value ₹1 each) to eligible employees who exercised their vested stock options under the ESOP 2019 scheme. The exercise price was ₹9 per option, raising the company's share capital marginally from ₹64.01 crore to ₹64.02 crore. Additionally, the Nomination and Remuneration Committee granted 1,77,044 new stock options to employees at the same exercise price, while 4,90,055 options lapsed or were cancelled. The newly allotted shares carry no lock-in period and rank pari-passu with existing shares.
This is a routine equity dilution from employee stock option exercises, increasing shares outstanding by only 0.011%. The dilution impact is negligible and the exercise price of ₹9 is significantly above the current market price, indicating these options were likely granted years ago when the stock was higher. No material impact on shareholders expected.