YesAsia Holdings Limited (YesAsia) has approved the award of 2.69 million share options under its Post-IPO Share Option Scheme, according to a board announcement dated 27 July 2026.
Key terms of the grant • Grant size and recipients: 2.69 million options allotted to 89 grantees, comprising 88 employee participants—including three senior managers—and one external service provider specialising in artificial-intelligence solutions. No directors or chief executives are included. • Exercise price: HK$3.45 per share, 23.7% above the HK$2.79 average closing price over the five trading days preceding the grant date and equal to the market close on 27 July 2026. • Vesting and life: Options vest over four years—25% after the first year, followed by 6.25% quarterly until full vesting on the fourth anniversary—and are exercisable from 27 July 2026 to 26 July 2036. • Allocation highlights: Senior managers received 600,000 options (22.3% of total); the AI service provider was allotted 125,000 options (4.6%). No grantee will exceed the 1% individual limit of issued shares upon full exercise. • Performance and clawback: No additional performance targets are attached. The options remain subject to the scheme’s existing clawback and lapse provisions covering events such as fraud, misconduct, or termination of employment/service. • Financial impact: Grantees pay no upfront consideration, and the company has not extended financial assistance for option exercises.
Post-grant capacity Following this issuance, 18.23 million underlying shares remain available for future option grants under the scheme mandate, of which 4.06 million are reserved for service providers.
Strategic rationale Management stated that the equity incentives aim to align employee and service-provider interests with long-term shareholder value, support retention, and reward contributions to the group’s ongoing growth and AI-driven digital transformation initiatives.