Treasury Shares
The company cancelled all of its 24,297 treasury shares during the period, to simplify its capital structure.
Employee Share Option Scheme
At the year end date, 18,722 (2024: 19,722) options on Ordinary Shares were outstanding. Of these, 7,402 (2024: 7,402) options have an exercise price of £20.00 per share, whilst 11,320 (2024: 12,320) options have an exercise price of £87.74 per share.
Of these 18,722 outstanding options:
• 537 had vested in the year to 31st March 2021. These were all exercised shortly after the year end date
• Nil had vested in the year to 31st March 2022
• 7,185 had vested in the year to 31st March 2023. 2,943 of these were exercised shortly after the year end date
• 400 had vested in the year to 31st March 2024
• 2,500 had vested in the year to 31st March 2025. Of these, 1,000 lapsed shortly after the balance sheet date
• 8,100 would vest in the year to 31st March 2026. Of these, 800 lapsed shortly after the balance sheet date.
Nil (2024: Nil) new options on Ordinary Shares were granted during the year. During the year, Nil (2024: Nil) options on Ordinary Shares were exercised at a price of £20.00 per share and Nil (2024: 7,981) options on Ordinary Shares were exercised at a price of £84.74 per share. 1,000 (2024: 1,325) options lapsed during the year.