Asia Tech Wire (June 17) -- Chinese electric car maker Li Auto Inc. (LI:NASDAQ, 2015.HK) has granted nearly 2.6 million restricted shares to 195 employees.

Li Auto announced in a filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Sunday that on June 15, 2024, it granted a total of 2,595,050 restricted share units, representing the same number of Class A ordinary shares, to 195 employees under its 2019 plan.

According to the statement, these shares represent approximately 0.12% of the total number of issued shares of the electric vehicle manufacturer as of the date of the announcement.