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ESOP 2026 clarified: 100% performance-linked vesting, 50% business weightage, Trust share route

Company has clarified IiAS's voting recommendations on Items 1-4 of its Postal Ballot Notice dated September 24, 2026.

By ScoutQuest · Tue 13 Oct 2026, 3:43 PM IST · 3 min read

Vesting structure

100% performance-linked; no time-based or guaranteed vesting

Business performance weightage

50%: Volume 60%, Cost 15%, NSR 10%, Carbon Footprint Reduction 15%

Grant cap

100% of annual fixed pay

Vedanta Oil and Gas Ltd has written to the stock exchanges clarifying the voting recommendations issued by proxy advisory firm Institutional Investor Advisory Services (IiAS) on Items 1 to 4 of its Postal Ballot Notice dated September 24, 2026. The letter explains the design of VOGL ESOP 2026 and the proposals being voted on.

Item 1 - how the ESOP 2026 vesting is structured

• The company states that vesting is 100% performance-linked, with no time-based or guaranteed vesting element. Continued employment is required to be eligible, but no option can vest purely on continuation of employment.
• Targets and thresholds are derived from the company's annual operating plan, considered and approved by the Board at the start of each financial year. The scheme is multi-year, with targets and thresholds set at the beginning of each financial year.
• The Business Performance Weightage of 50% is distributed as Business Volume 60%, Cost 15%, NSR 10% and Carbon Footprint Reduction 15%.
• Vesting is to be determined entirely on performance measured over a minimum period of three years, within the maximum vesting period prescribed under ESOP 2026.
• Eligibility is restricted to top-performing employees and grant quantum is based on sustained past performance, demonstrated contribution and future potential, subject to an overall cap of 100% of the employee's annual fixed pay.
• If the minimum threshold for an applicable performance metric is not achieved, no vesting credit accrues for that metric.
• Vesting also remains subject to continued employment and the malus and claw-back provisions under the scheme and company policies.
• The final vesting percentage for each grant cycle is assessed against pre-approved parameters and approved by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, whose members are expressly ineligible to participate in the scheme.
• The company says it will provide enhanced disclosure of the performance targets and actual achievement levels in its future annual reports.

Item 2 - extending the scheme to group company employees

• The proposal extends VOGL ESOP 2026 to employees of the holding company and subsidiary companies, restricted to entities with a direct strategic, operational or business linkage with the company.
• The company says participation does not create dual employment relationships, overlapping remuneration structures or conflicting fiduciary obligations, and that the cost of benefits will be cross-charged to, and borne by, the entity receiving the benefit of the employee's services.

Items 3 and 4 - the Trust route for shares

• The proposed secondary acquisition mechanism is intended to implement the scheme through the Trust by acquiring existing shares from the secondary market, avoiding issuance of additional shares by the company.
• The company says this does not result in incremental equity dilution beyond the limits approved by shareholders.
• The acquisition and holding of shares by the Trust does not confer any immediate or assured benefit on employees; options vest only on satisfaction of prescribed vesting conditions.
• Performance conditions include operational performance, profitability, cash flow generation, market capitalization, ESG goals and strategic business objectives.

What this means for investors

• The letter is a clarification to the exchanges, not a fresh approval; the proposals themselves are subject to shareholder voting on the postal ballot.
• The stated design features are performance-gated vesting, selective grants within a pay-linked cap, and a Trust route that uses existing shares rather than new shares.
• Shareholders can weigh these clarifications alongside the IiAS recommendations when deciding how to vote on the agenda items.

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