During the year, the Company’s outstanding Enterprise Management Incentive ("EMI") share options over its ordinary shares were exercised by employees of its wholly owned subsidiary in connection with the sale of the Company.
At the beginning of the year, 200 options were outstanding with a weighted average exercise price of £714.79 per share. All outstanding options were exercised during the year and no options remained outstanding or exercisable at the reporting date.
The options were exit-only options with a contractual life of 10 years.
The options had a nil fair value at the date of grant and, accordingly, no share-based payment expense was recognised during the year.