Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Share-based compensation (Tables)

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Share-based compensation (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Share-based compensation  
Summary of share-based compensation expense included in the unaudited consolidated statements of operations

The following table shows the total share-based compensation expense included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands):

Year ended

December 31, 

    

2021

    

2020

2019

Research and development

$

9,052

$

4,417

$

3,812

General and administrative

 

11,577

5,997

 

7,241

$

20,629

10,414

$

11,053

Summary of all stock option activity

Year ended

December 31, 

    

2021

    

2020

2019

Number of options over ordinary shares granted

21,300,998

15,595,374

15,679,383

Weighted average fair value of ordinary shares options

$

0.70

$

0.59

$

0.48

Number of additional options with a nominal exercise price granted

17,765,778

8,282,152

8,020,410

Weighted average fair value of options with a nominal exercise price

$

0.97

$

0.85

$

0.86

The following table summarizes all stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2021:

    

    

Weighted

    

    

average

Average

Aggregate

exercise

remaining

intrinsic

price per

contractual

value

Options

option

term (years)

(thousands)

Outstanding at January 1, 2021

 

91,643,184

£

0.55

Changes during the period:

Granted

 

39,066,776

£

0.38

Exercised

(5,723,646)

£

0.10

Expired

(4,866,762)

£

0.79

Forfeited

 

(5,204,114)

£

0.26

Outstanding at December 31, 2021

 

114,915,438

£

0.52

 

7.0

£

14,030

Exercisable at December 31, 2021

 

60,058,450

£

0.66

 

5.5

£

2,478

The following table summarizes information about stock options granted based on the market value at grant date which were outstanding as of December 31, 2021:

Weighted

Average

average

remaining

Aggregate

exercise price

contractual

intrinsic value

    

Options

    

per option

    

term (years)

    

(thousands)

Outstanding at January 1, 2021

 

75,525,482

£

0.67

Changes during the period:

Granted

 

21,300,998

£

0.70

Exercised

(2,659,632)

£

0.21

Expired

(4,844,367)

£

0.80

Forfeited

 

(1,935,167)

£

0.71

Outstanding at December 31, 2021

 

87,387,314

£

0.68

 

6.6

£

1,311

Exercisable at December 31, 2021

 

57,005,097

£

0.69

 

5.4

£

1,068

The following table summarizes information about RSU-style options which were outstanding as of December 31, 2021:

Average

remaining

Aggregate

contractual

intrinsic value

    

Options

    

term (years)

    

(thousands)

Outstanding at January 1, 2021

 

16,117,702

8.4

10,616

Changes during the period:

Granted

 

17,765,778

Exercised

(3,064,014)

Expired

(22,395)

Forfeited

 

(3,268,947)

Outstanding at December 31, 2021

 

27,528,124

8.5

 

£

12,720

Exercisable at December 31, 2021

 

3,053,353

6.9

 

£

1,411

Summary of information about stock options outstanding

Outstanding

Exercisable

Weighted-

average

Weighted-

Weighted-

Total share

remaining

average

Total share

average

Exercise price

    

options

    

contractual life

    

exercise price

    

options

    

exercise price

£

0

    

27,528,124

8.5

    

£

0.00

3,053,353

    

£

0.00

0.01 - 0.25

1,268,588

5.4

0.17

936,227

0.16

0.26 - 0.50

 

15,420,385

4.7

 

0.41

13,549,821

 

0.42

0.51 - 0.75

 

38,895,120

7.0

 

0.60

25,612,282

 

0.62

0.76 - 1.00

 

26,156,996

7.1

 

0.84

12,060,873

 

0.93

1.01 - 1.50

 

4,255,224

7.4

 

1.24

3,478,553

 

1.26

1.51 - 2.00

 

1,391,001

5.7

 

1.70

1,367,341

 

1.70

Total

 

114,915,438

 

7.0

 

£

0.52

 

60,058,450

 

£

0.66

Summary of the assumptions used to estimate the fair values of the share options granted using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model

Year ended

Year ended

Year ended

December 31, 

December 31, 

December 31, 

    

2021

    

2020

    

2019

Expected term

 

5 years

 

5 years

 

5 years

Expected volatility

98-100%

90-99%

69-73%

Risk free rate

 

0.00-0.61%

 

0.00-0.42%

0.22-0.90%

Expected dividend yield

0%

0%

0%

The expected term of the option is based on management judgment. The life of the options depends on the option expiration date, volatility of the underlying shares and vesting features. We do not have sufficient history to determine the expected life based on internal data and therefore the estimate is based on empirical data. Management uses historical data to determine the volatility of the Company’s share price. The risk-free rate is based on the Bank of England’s estimates of the gilt yield curve as of the respective grant dates.