166 | Just Group PLC | Annual Report and Accounts 2024
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
9. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS continued The number, weighted-average exercise price, weighted-average share price at exercise, and weighted-average remaining contractual life of outstanding options under the SAYE are as follows:
Year ended 31 December 2024
Year ended 31 December 2023
Number of options
Weighted-average exercise price £
Number of options
Weighted-average exercise price £
Outstanding at 1 January
7,853,387 2,215,921 (262,928) (241,025) (1,020,834)
0.60 0.85 0.69 0.73 0.59 0.74 0.66
12,918,140 3,910,005 (646,127) (442,187) (7,794,943)
0.45 0.67 0.56 0.71 0.38 0.92 0.60
Granted Forfeited Cancelled Exercised
Expired
(45,735)
(91,501)
Outstanding at 31 December
8,498,786
7,853,387
Exercisable at 31 December
75,215
0.42
231,646
0.50
Weighted-average share price at exercise (£) Weighted-average remaining contractual life (years)
1.12 1.55
0.84 1.97
The range of exercise prices of options outstanding at the end of the year are as follows:
2024 Number of options outstanding
2023 Number of options outstanding
£0.38 £0.52 £0.67 £0.71 £0.74 £0.85 £1.18 Total
1,750,493
2,043,899
–
217,744
3,273,896 1,235,804
3,647,050 1,380,653
125,566
562,516
2,113,027
–
–
1,525
8,498,786
7,853,387
During the year to 31 December 2024, awards of SAYEs were made on 24 April 2024. The weighted-average fair value and assumptions used to determine the fair value of options granted during the year under the SAYE are as follows:
2024 awards
2023 awards
Fair value at grant date Option pricing model used Share price at grant date
£0.36
£0.38
Black–Scholes
Black–Scholes
£1.03 £0.85
£0.89 £0.67
Exercise price
Expected volatility – 3-year scheme Expected volatility – 5-year scheme
37.51% 48.00%
47.78% 50.32%
Option life
3.35 or 5.36 years
3.37 or 5.37 years
Dividend yield
2.02% 4.46% 4.30%
1.95% 3.65% 3.62%
Risk-free interest rate – 3-year scheme Risk-free interest rate – 5-year scheme
Expected volatility has been calculated using historic volatility of the Company over the period of time commensurate with the expected term of the awards immediately prior to the date of grant. Employee share The share-based payment expense recognised in the Consolidated statement of comprehensive income for employee services receivable during the year is as follows:
Year ended 31 December 2024
Year ended 31 December 2023
Note
Equity-settled schemes
6 6
6 6
Total expense
8
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