RIL allots 43,533 shares under ESOS

Reliance Industries today said it has allotted 43,533 equity shares to its employees under employees stock option scheme. "The company has allotted 43,533 equity shares of Rs 10 each on March 31 to its employees," the country's most valued firm said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange. "Consequently, the equity shares capital of the company as on March 31, 2010, shall stand increased to Rs 3,270.37 crore comprising 327,03,74,360 equity shares of Rs 10 each," RIL said. Earlier, on March 7, the company had allotted 1,21,391 shares to its employees under the scheme.