Meesho cofounders, Vidit Aatrey and Sanjeev Barnwal, have exercised a significant number of employee stock options.
Meesho's board allotted 20,65,211 equity shares to Aatrey and 6,59,323 shares to Barnwal under the Fashnear Technologies Private Limited ESOP 2024 Plan.
Meesho had previously announced an ESOP buyback programme worth INR 200 Cr benefiting nearly 1,700 former and current employees.
Meesho, targeting customers in Tier-II, III, and beyond cities, is planning to raise $1 Bn through its IPO with the help of advisers like Morgan Stanley, Kotak Mahindra Capital, and Citi.