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22/03/2022 14:45

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RNS Number : 6450F  Axis Bank Limited  22 March 2022

AXIS/CO/CS/676/2021-22

 

March 22, 2022

 

Dear Sir(s),

 

Sub.: Grant of stock options by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of
the Board of Directors of Axis Bank Limited ("the Bank").

 

Ref.: Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("SEBI Listing Regulations").

 

This is to inform you that the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the
Board of Directors of the Bank ("NRC") has today granted 1,75,00,000 stock
options of the Bank at an exercise price of                Rs.
725.90/- per equity share, to the eligible employee of the Bank, in terms of
the Employee Stock Option Scheme of the Bank.

 

The said stock options carry the right to apply for and be allotted one (1)
equity share of face value of Rs. 2/- each of the Bank, the general terms and
conditions of the said grant are as under:

 

a)   Brief details of options granted

 

NRC has granted 1,75,00,000 stock options to the eligible employee of the
Bank.

 

b)   Whether the scheme is in terms of SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits
and Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021

 

The said Employee Stock Option Scheme has been formulated and adopted by the
Bank in pursuance of the SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity)
Regulations, 2021.

 

c)   Total number of shares covered by these options

 

1,75,00,000 equity shares of Rs. 2/- each of the Bank.

 

d)   Pricing formula

 

Granted at the latest available closing price prevailing on NSE being the
Stock Exchange which recorded the highest trading volumes in the equity shares
of the Bank on Monday, March 21, 2022 i.e. being the previous trading day
immediately preceding the date on which the grant of options was approved by
the NRC.

 

e)   Stock options vesting period

 

The said options shall vest, as under:

 

·      At the end of 1 year from the date of grant - 30% of granted
options.

·      At the end of 2 years from the date of grant - 30% of granted
options.

·      At the end of 3 years from the date of grant - 40% of granted
options.

 

f)    Time within which option may be exercised

 

The said options would have to be exercised by the concerned eligible employee
of the Bank, within a period of 5 years from the date of respective vesting.

 

This is for your information and records.

 

Thanking You.

 

With warm regards,

 

 

For Axis Bank Limited

 

 

 

Sandeep Poddar

Company Secretary

 

 

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