AIA Group grants 2.98m share options to employees

AIA Group (HKEX:1299) announced the grant of 2,982,166 share options to certain employees, directors, and officers on March 20, 2025, under the company's share option scheme. These options entitle the grantees to either new ordinary shares or an equivalent cash value, with the board determining the allocation. The subscription price for exercising the options is HK$62.42 per share, slightly above the closing price of HK$62.25 on the grant date. The options vest between March 20, 2025, and March 19, 2028, and can be exercised between March 20, 2028, and March 19, 2035. Executive Director Lee Yuan Siong received 805,475 options, while the remaining 2,176,691 options were allocated to other eligible employees. Following this grant, AIA Group has 263,685,947 shares available for future grants under the scheme.