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NRC approves grant of 3.07 lakh stock options under ESOP 2021

Waaree Energies' Nomination and Remuneration Committee approved the grant of 3.07 lakh stock options to an eligible employee under ESOP 2021.

By ScoutQuest · Sat 31 Oct 2026, 7:17 PM IST · 3 min read

Stock Options Granted: 3.07 lakh stock options
Exercise Price: Rs.10/- per option
Vesting & Exercise Window: Vesting from end of year 1 to year 6 in 15% and 20% tranches; vested options exercisable within four years of vesting

What was announced

The Nomination and Remuneration Committee (NRC) of the Board of Waaree Energies Ltd has approved the grant of 3.07 lakh stock options to an eligible employee under the Waaree Employee Stock Option Plan 2021 (ESOP 2021), as amended. The company has disclosed this to the exchanges under the ESOP-related disclosure requirements.

Key terms of the grant

Options granted: 3,07,000
Shares covered by these options: 3.07 lakh equity shares of Rs. 10/- each
Exercise price: Rs.10/- (Rupees Ten only) per option, the same as the face value printed for each share
The scheme is stated to be in terms of the SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits) Regulations, 2021

Vesting schedule

End of 1st year from grant date: 15% of options granted
End of 2nd year: 15%
End of 3rd year: 15%
End of 4th year: 15%
End of 5th year: 20%
End of 6th year: 20%

Exercise window

All vested options can be exercised within four years from the date each set of options vests.

What has not happened yet

The disclosure records "Options exercised", "Money realized by exercise of options", "The total number of shares arising as a result of exercise of option", "Options lapsed", "Variation of terms of options" and "Diluted earnings per share pursuant to issue of equity shares on exercise of options" as Not Applicable. In simple terms, this is a fresh grant: no option has been exercised yet, so no money has come into the company and no new shares have arisen from this grant so far.

Why companies issue ESOPs

An ESOP is a way of paying part of an employee's reward in shares instead of only cash. The employee gets the right to buy shares later at a fixed price decided now. Because the price is fixed at the time of grant, the option becomes more valuable to the employee if the share price rises over the years. The company, in turn, does not pay that portion in cash.

What it means for a retail investor

This is an employee compensation event, not a business or earnings event. It does not change the company's sales, orders, plants or profit for the period.
New equity shares would come into existence only when the employee exercises the vested options, and that can happen gradually over the vesting period and the four-year exercise window that follows each vesting.
The grant is spread across six vesting dates, so any share issuance linked to it would also be spread out rather than arriving at one go.
The number to track is the 3.07 lakh shares covered. That figure is relevant when thinking about how many shares may be added to the equity base if the employee exercises all the options.

How to read this announcement

ESOP grants are routine disclosures that companies make whenever their committee approves one. There is no pledge, no promoter transaction, no fundraising and no order win here. The update states a grant, an exercise price, a vesting schedule and an exercise window, with all exercise-related columns shown as Not Applicable.

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