News ArticleBharti Airtel Initiates Postal Ballot to Approve 95 Lakh Stock Option Plan for Employees Through Trust
Members to vote remotely on ESOP 2026 scheme including trust acquisition and extension to unlisted subsidiaries between November 6 and December 5, 2026
Bharti Airtel Limited has announced a postal ballot seeking shareholder approval for its Employee Stock Option Scheme 2026 involving up to 95 lakh stock options, to be implemented through an Employees’ Welfare Trust and extendable to unlisted subsidiaries, with remote e-voting scheduled from November 6 to December 5, 2026.
Bharti Airtel Limited
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Bharti Airtel Limited has issued a postal ballot notice seeking shareholder approval for the Employee Stock Option Scheme 2026 (ESOP Scheme 2026) which includes granting up to 95 lakh stock options to eligible employees and implementing the scheme through an Employees’ Welfare Trust.
The ESOP Scheme 2026 proposes to offer stock options representing approximately 0.15% of the company's paid-up share capital as of June 30, 2026.
The scheme will be implemented through the Bharti Airtel Employees’ Welfare Trust, which is authorized to acquire equity shares via secondary market acquisitions for the purpose of the ESOP.
The proposal includes extending the ESOP to employees of Bharti Airtel's unlisted subsidiary companies.
The postal ballot will be conducted solely through remote e-voting, starting from November 6, 2026 at 9:00 AM IST and ending on December 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM IST.
Voting rights are proportionate to the paid-up equity capital as of the cut-off date, October 30, 2026, and non-members as of this date may treat the notice as informational only.
Highlights
- Offer of up to 95,00,000 stock options under ESOP Scheme 2026, ~0.15% of paid-up share capital as of June 30, 2026
- Implementation via Bharti Airtel Employees’ Welfare Trust with authority for secondary market share acquisition
- Extension of stock options to employees of unlisted subsidiaries
- Remote e-voting open from November 6 to December 5, 2026
- Voting rights based on shareholding as on October 30, 2026 cut-off date
Key Data Snapshot
What happened
- Bharti Airtel has proposed a new Employee Stock Option Scheme 2026 to incentivize eligible employees by granting stock options.
- The company intends to implement the scheme through its Employees’ Welfare Trust, which will also acquire shares through the secondary market for this purpose.
- The scheme extends stock option eligibility to employees working in unlisted subsidiaries of Bharti Airtel.
Key details
- The aggregate pool under the ESOP Scheme 2026 is capped at 95 lakh stock options, equivalent to approximately 0.15% of the paid-up capital as per June 30, 2026.
- The exercise price and option pool will adjust automatically with corporate actions according to applicable SEBI regulations.
- Members will vote remotely via e-voting platform provided by KFin Technologies Limited between November 6 and December 5, 2026.
- Members must hold shares as of the October 30, 2026 cut-off date to vote; the notice was dispatched via email following regulatory circulars.
Regulatory and governance context
- The resolutions comply with SEBI Share Based Employee Benefits Regulations, Companies Act provisions, and Foreign Exchange Management Act guidelines.
- Postal Ballot and e-voting are conducted per SEBI Listing Obligations and MCA circulars for shareholder communication and electronic voting procedures.
Highlights
- Offer of up to 95,00,000 stock options under ESOP Scheme 2026, ~0.15% of paid-up share capital as of June 30, 2026
- Implementation via Bharti Airtel Employees’ Welfare Trust with authority for secondary market share acquisition
- Extension of stock options to employees of unlisted subsidiaries
- Remote e-voting open from November 6 to December 5, 2026
- Voting rights based on shareholding as on October 30, 2026 cut-off date
Disclosures
- SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021
- Companies Act, 2013
- Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999
- SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015
- MCA Circulars Nos. 03/2025, 20/2020, 14/2020, 17/2020
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