Securities And Exchange Board Of India - Subsection
Section 2(1)(i) in Securities and Exchange Board of India (Share Based Employee Benefits) Regulations, 2014
(i)"exercise" means making of an application by an employee to the company or to the trust for issue of shares or appreciation in form of cash, as the case may be, against vested options or vested SARs in pursuance of the schemes covered under Part A or Part C of Chapter III of these regulations, as applicable;