Employee Share Option Scheme
At the year end date, 13,042 (2025: 18,722) options on Ordinary Shares were outstanding. Of these, 3,922 (2025: 7,402) options have an exercise price of £20.00 per share, whilst 9,120 (2025: 11,320) options have an exercise price of £87.74 per share.
Of these 13,042 outstanding options:
• 4,242 had vested in the year to 31st March 2023.
• Nil had vested in the year to 31st March 2024.
• 1,500 had vested in the year to 31st March 2025.
• 7,300 had vested in the year to 31st March 2026.
Nil (2025: Nil) new options on Ordinary Shares were granted during the year. During the year, 3,480 (2025: Nil) options on Ordinary Shares were exercised at a price of £20.00 per share and Nil (2025: Nil) options on Ordinary Shares were exercised at a price of £84.74 per share. 2,200 (2025: 1,000) options lapsed during the year.