BlackBuck has allotted 1,91,833 equity shares under its employee stock-option plan (ESOP)—around 1.41 lakh shares from its ESOP 2016 scheme and 77,822 shares from ESOP 2019. These shares, with a face value of ₹1 each, are fully paid-up and increase the company’s paid-up equity capital marginally from ₹17.72 crore to ₹17.74 crore.Based on the closing price, the allotment is valued at nearly ₹8 crore.