DCB Bank Allots 30,150 Equity Shares Under ESOP; Paid-Up Capital Rises to 32.18 Crore Shares

DCB Bank Limited has issued and allotted 30,150 equity shares of face value ₹10 each under its Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP), the bank said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday.

The allotment was made on February 17, 2026, pursuant to the terms of the Bank’s ESOP scheme and in compliance with Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.

Impact on Share Capital

Following the allotment, the issued and paid-up equity share capital of the Bank has increased from 32,17,83,317 equity shares of ₹10 each to 32,18,13,467 equity shares of ₹10 each.

The newly allotted shares will rank pari passu with the existing equity shares of the Bank in all respects.

Employee stock option plans allow eligible employees to subscribe to equity shares upon exercise of vested options, resulting in a corresponding increase in the company’s paid-up share capital.

Market Snapshot

At the close of trade on February 17, shares of DCB Bank settled at ₹196.00 on the NSE, up ₹3.18 or 1.65% compared with the previous close of ₹192.82.

The stock opened at ₹192.99 and touched an intraday high of ₹197.80 and a low of ₹191.36 during the session.

The bank’s market capitalisation stood at approximately ₹6.31K crore. The stock has a 52-week high of ₹203.70 and a 52-week low of ₹101.41. Its price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is 8.87, according to exchange data.

Source:

•  https://www.bseindia.com/xml-data/corpfiling/AttachLive/d3022877-a953-4a11-8452-0650b50011ee.pdf
• https://www.bseindia.com/stock-share-price/dcb-bank-ltd/dcbbank/532772/corp-announcements/