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Paytm grants new ESOPs ahead of quarterly results

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One 97 Communications Ltd, the parent company of Paytm, has announced the grant of 1,04,400 stock options to eligible employees under its existing One 97 Employees Stock Option Scheme 2019 (ESOP 2019). The grant was approved during a meeting of the company’s Nomination and Remuneration Committee held on May 6, 2025. Each stock option is convertible into one fully paid-up equity share of Rs 1 face value, and the exercise price for these options has been set at Rs 9 per share. According to the current market share price, the ESOP granted is worth Rs 8.7 crore. Additionally, the committee acknowledged the voluntary forfeiture, cancellation, and lapse of a total of 6,60,284 stock options, comprising 2,24,685 options cancelled and 4,35,599 options that lapsed under the scheme’s terms. Paytm is set to file its quarterly results for the fourth quarter (Q4FY25) today. It recorded Rs 1,828 crore revenue and Rs 208 crore loss in the third quarter of the previous financial year.