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The grant aims to share the benefits of stock price appreciation and the risks of price decline with shareholders, thereby enhancing motivation to improve business performance and contribute to stock price growth. The stock acquisition rights can be exercised gradually starting one year after issuance, with all rights becoming fully exercisable after four years. This structure aims to attract and retain talented personnel and enhance long-term corporate value.\n\n### Issuance Conditions and Exercise Restrictions of Stock Acquisition Rights\nThe stock acquisition rights are scheduled to be allocated on May 1, 2026, with 498 units granted to 5 directors and 151,000 units to 6,168 subsidiary employees. Each unit represents 100 common shares, and no cash payment is required. The exercise period runs from one year after issuance to ten years thereafter, and exercisability requires that the holder be an officer or employee of the company or its subsidiaries. Transfer requires board approval, and provisions apply for organizational restructuring. Taxes and other liabilities shall be borne by the holders of the stock acquisition rights.","jir_financial_highlights":"Total Number of Stock Acquisition Rights: 151,498 units (Unknown)\nNumber of Recipients of Stock Acquisition Rights: 5 Directors, 6,168 Subsidiary Employees (Unknown)\nNumber of Shares Underlying the Stock Acquisition Rights: 15,149,800 shares (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#RakutenGroupInc, #StockOptions, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"Total Number of Stock Acquisition Rights: 151,498 units\nNumber of Recipients: 5 Directors, 6,168 Subsidiary Employees\nNumber of Underlying Shares: 15,149,800 shares (100 shares per unit)","jir_meta_title":"Rakuten Group Grants 151,498 Stock Acquisition Rights to Directors and Subsidiary Employees\uff5cApril 2026","jir_meta_description":"Rakuten Group will grant a total of 151,498 stock acquisition rights to 5 directors and 6,168 subsidiary employees on May 1, 2026, as part of a stock price-linked compensation plan aimed at enhancing corporate value.","jir_og_title":"Rakuten Group Grants 151,498 Stock Acquisition Rights to Directors and Subsidiary Employees\uff5cApril 2026","jir_og_description":"Rakuten Group grants stock acquisition rights to directors and subsidiary employees, aiming for long-term corporate value enhancement through a stock price-linked compensation scheme.","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-40997","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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