Strategic Report Governance
Financial Statements
165
For awards subject to a market performance condition, such as Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”), expected volatility has been calculated using historic volatility of the Company, and for each company in the TSR comparator group, over the period of time commensurate with the remainder of the performance period immediately prior to the date of grant. For awards with a holding period condition, expected volatility has been calculated using historic volatility of the Company over the period of time commensurate with the holding period
immediately prior to the date of grant. Deferred share bonus plan (“DSBP”)
The DSBP is operated in conjunction with the Group’s short-term incentive plan for Executive Directors and other senior managers of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, as explained in the Directors’ Remuneration report. Awards are made in the form of nil-cost options which become exercisable on the third anniversary of the grant date. Options are exercisable until the tenth anniversary of the grant date, with the exception of good leavers in respect of awards granted after 9 May 2023 which are exercisable until the first anniversary of the vesting date. The options are accounted for as equity-settled schemes. The number and weighted-average remaining contractual life of outstanding options under the DSBP are as follows:
Year ended 31 December 2024 Number of options
Year ended 31 December 2023 Number of options
Outstanding at 1 January
5,400,381 1,336,229
5,998,639 1,278,872 (273,206) (1,603,924) 5,400,381
Granted Forfeited Exercised
–
(1,733,872) 5,002,738
Outstanding at 31 December
Exercisable at 31 December
1,263,652
1,661,999
Weighted-average share price at exercise (£) Weighted-average remaining contractual life (years)
1.08 0.95
0.83 0.85
The exercise price for options granted under the DSBP is nil (2023: nil). During the year to 31 December 2024, awards of DSBPs were made on 28 March 2024. The weighted-average fair value and assumptions used to determine the fair value of options granted during the year under the DSBP are as follows:
2024 awards
2023 awards
Fair value at grant date Option pricing model used Share price at grant date
£1.05
£0.84
Black–Scholes
Black–Scholes
£1.05
£0.84
Exercise price
Nil
Nil
Option life
3 years
3 years
Dividend yield
Nil Nil
Nil Nil
Risk-free interest rate
Save As You Earn (“SAYE”) scheme The Group operates SAYE plans for all employees, allowing a monthly amount to be saved from salaries over either a three- or five-year period that can be used to purchase shares in the Company at a predetermined price. The employee must remain in employment for the duration of the saving period and satisfy the monthly savings requirement (except in “good leaver” circumstances). Options are exercisable for up to six months after the saving period. The options are accounted for as equity-settled schemes.
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