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This aims to align officers and employees with shareholders by sharing the benefits of stock price appreciation and the risks of decline, thereby enhancing motivation to increase corporate value. The granted subscription warrants will be exercisable partially one year after the grant date, with full exercisability after four years, implementing a staged exercise restriction.\n\n### Details of Subscription Warrants and Grant Scale\nThe subscription warrants were granted on February 1, 2026. Ninety-three units were allocated to 3 subsidiary directors, and 50,221 units to 15,584 executive officers and employees. Each subscription warrant entitles the holder to 100 common shares, with the total underlying shares amounting to 5,031,400 shares. The exercise period spans from February 1, 2027, to February 1, 2036, with the requirement that exercisers must be officers or employees of the Group. Transfer restrictions and treatment upon organizational restructuring are also detailed.","jir_financial_highlights":"Number of stock option recipients: 15,587 individuals (3 subsidiary directors, 15,584 executive officers and employees) (Unknown)\nTotal number of stock options: 50,314 units (Unknown)\nNumber of underlying shares for stock options: 5,031,400 shares (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#RakutenGroupInc, #StockOptions, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"Total number of stock options: 50,314 units\nNumber of underlying shares: 5,031,400 shares\nNumber of recipients: 15,587 individuals (3 subsidiary directors, 15,584 executive officers and employees)","jir_meta_title":"Rakuten Group Resolves to Grant Stock Options Equivalent to 5,031,400 Shares to 15,587 Individuals","jir_meta_description":"Rakuten Group, Inc. will implement a stock option plan granting a total of 50,314 subscription warrants (equivalent to 5,031,400 shares) to 15,587 subsidiary directors, executive officers, and employees on February 1, 2026.","jir_og_title":"Rakuten Group Announces Grant of Stock Options to 15,587 Individuals","jir_og_description":"Rakuten Group, Inc. will grant a total of 50,314 subscription warrants on February 1, 2026, aiming to enhance performance and increase shareholder value.","jir_og_image_url":"\/assets\/og\/company-general_ir.jpg","jir_chart_data_collection":"[]","ir_related_company":7392,"ir_release_date":"","ir_type":"","ir_is_new":false,"ir_document_url":"","jir_ir_type":"stock_option","footnotes":""},"sector":[],"importance":[],"class_list":["post-19306","ir_release","type-ir_release","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.7 - 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