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, 2019
Share-based compensation  
Schedule of options granted to non-executive directors under the Adaptimmune Therapeutics plc 2015 Share Option Scheme

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Options granted to non-executive directors on May 11, 2015:

    

Immediately on grant date

Options granted to a non-executive director on June 23, 2016:

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25% on the first anniversary of the grant date and 75% in monthly installments over the following two years

Options granted to non-executive directors on August 11, 2016:

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100% on the first anniversary of the grant date

Options granted to non-executive directors on November 28, 2016:

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25% on the first anniversary of the grant date and 75% in monthly installments over the following two years

Options granted to non-executive directors on July 3, 2017

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100% on the first anniversary of the grant date

Options granted to non-executive directors on June 22, 2018:

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100% on the first anniversary of the grant date

Options granted to a non-executive director on July 5, 2018:

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25% on the first anniversary of the grant date and 75% in monthly instalments over the following two years

Options granted to non-executive directors on July 2, 2019:

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100% on the first anniversary of the grant date

Summary of vesting information

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Options granted in 2009:

    

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100% on the third anniversary of the grant date

Options granted in 2011, 2012, 2013 and April 2014:

 

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25% on the first anniversary of the grant date and 75% in annual installments over the following three years

Options granted in December 2014:

 

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25% on the first anniversary of the grant date and 75% in monthly installments over the following three years

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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 Statement of Operations (thousands):

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Year ended

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December 31, 

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2019

    

2018

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Research and development

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$

3,812

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$

8,340

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General and administrative

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7,241

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7,862

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$

11,053

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$

16,202

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Summary of all stock option activity

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Year ended

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December 31, 

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2019

    

2018

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Number of options over ordinary shares granted

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15,679,383

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20,771,970

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Weighted average fair value of ordinary shares options

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$

0.48

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$

0.87

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Number of RSU-style options granted

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8,020,410

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8,603,676

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Weighted average fair value of RSU-style options granted

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$

0.86

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$

1.37

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The following table summarizes all stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2019:

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Weighted

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Average

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average

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remaining

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Aggregate

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exercise price

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contractual

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intrinsic value

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Options

    

per option

    

term (years)

    

(thousands)

Outstanding at January 1, 2019

 

87,564,719

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£

0.60

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Changes during the period:

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Granted

 

23,699,793

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£

0.41

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Exercised

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(3,549,298)

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£

0.08

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Forfeited

 

(18,837,142)

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£

0.60

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Outstanding at December 31, 2019

 

88,878,072

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£

0.57

 

6.8

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£

1,991

Exercisable at December 31, 2019

 

51,953,196

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£

0.63

 

5.6

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£

263

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The following table summarizes information about stock options granted based on the market value at grant date which were outstanding as of December 31, 2019:

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Weighted

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Average

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average

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remaining

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Aggregate

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exercise price

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contractual

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intrinsic value

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Options

    

per option

    

term (years)

    

(thousands)

Outstanding at January 1, 2019

 

79,465,357

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£

0.66

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Changes during the period:

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Granted

 

15,679,383

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£

0.62

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Exercised

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(2,406,298)

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£

0.12

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Forfeited

 

(16,092,106)

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£

0.70

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Outstanding at December 31, 2019

 

76,646,336

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£

0.66

 

6.5

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£

139

Exercisable at December 31, 2019

 

51,137,121

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£

0.64

 

5.6

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£

139

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The following table summarizes information about options which have a nominal exercise price (similar to restricted stock units (RSUs)) which were outstanding as of December 31, 2019:

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Average

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remaining

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Aggregate

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contractual

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intrinsic value

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Options

    

    

term (years)

    

(thousands)

Outstanding at January 1, 2019

 

8,099,362

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Changes during the period:

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Granted

 

8,020,410

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Exercised

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(1,143,000)

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Forfeited

 

(2,745,036)

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Outstanding at December 31, 2019

 

12,231,736

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8.7

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£

1,851

Exercisable at December 31, 2019

 

816,075

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8.0

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£

124

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

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Year ended

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December 31, 

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2019

    

2018

Expected term (years)

 

5 years

 

5 years

Expected volatility

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69 - 73%

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66 - 69%

Risk free rate

 

0.22 - 0.90%

 

0.90 - 1.15%

Expected dividend yield

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0%

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0%

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