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Share-based payments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Notes and other explanatory information [abstract]  
Share-based payments

 

24Share-based payments

 

Share Options

 

The Group has issued options over ordinary shares under the 2014 Biodexa Pharmaceuticals PLC Enterprise Management Incentive Scheme and unapproved share options awarded to non-UK staff. In addition, certain share options originally issued over shares in Biodexa Limited under the Biodexa Limited 2008 unapproved share option scheme or Biodexa Limited 2013 approved Enterprise Incentive scheme were reissued in 2015 over shares in Biodexa Pharmaceuticals PLC under the 2014 Biodexa Pharmaceuticals PLC Enterprise Management Incentive Scheme. Exercise of an option is subject to continued employment.

 

At a General Meeting on 24 March 2023, shareholders approved a consolidation of the Company’s Ordinary Shares on a one for 20 basis. As a result, the par value of the Ordinary Shares was changed from £0.001 per share to £0.02 per share.

 

At a General Meeting on 14 June 2023, shareholders approved the subdivision and redesignation of the Company’s Issued Ordinary Shares of £0.02 each into to one Ordinary Share of £0.001 each and 19 ‘B’ Deferred Shares of £0.001 each.

 

The options granted in 2023 were made under the 2014 Biodexa Pharmaceuticals PLC Enterprise Management Incentive Scheme.

 

Details of all share options granted under the Schemes are set out below:

 

                              
Date of grant  At 1 January
2023
   Granted in 2023   Lapsed in 2023   Forfeited in
2023
  

At

31 December
2023

  

Exercise

Price

 
30 June 2014   25                25   £30.00 
19 December 2016   13                13   £484.00 
15 December 2017   40                40   £184.00 
24 April 2019   312                312   £29.20 
2 October 2019   1,500                1,500   £21.00 
17 April 2020   5,000                5,000   £4.80 
17 June 2020   33,600        (6,250)       27,350   £4.04 
15 July 2021   64,350            (5,500)   58,850   £5.55 
2 August 2021   2,500            (2,500)      £5.30 
1 September 2021   6,000                6,000   £5.10 
7 February 2022   18,750            (6,250)   12,500   £3.05 
12 August 2022   12,500            (12,500)      £2.10 
    144,590        (6,250)   (26,750)   111,590      
Options exercisable at 31 December 2023                            75,720 
Weighted average exercise price of outstanding options at 31 December 2023                           £5.241 
Weighted average exercise price of options exercised in 2023                             
Weighted average exercise price of options lapsed in 2023                           £4.04 
Weighted average exercise price of options forfeited in 2023                           £3.33 
Weighted average exercise price of options granted in 2023                             
Weighted average remaining contractual life of outstanding options at 31 December 2023         7.3 years 

 

Date of grant  At 1 January
2022
   Granted in 2022   Lapsed in 2022   Forfeited in
2022
  

At

31 December
2022

  

Exercise

Price

 
20 April 2012   79        (79)          £1,676.00 
9 May 2014   500        (500)          £30.00 
30 June 2014   25                25   £30.00 
31 October 2016   352        (352)          £1,072.00 
19 December 2016   396        (383)       13   £484.00 
15 December 2017   59            (19)   40   £184.00 
24 April 2019   625            (313)   312   £29.20 
2 October 2019   1,500                1,500   £21.00 
17 April 2020   5,000                5,000   £4.80 
17 June 2020   43,175        (5,625)   (3,950)   33,600   £4.04 
15 July 2021   71,450            (7,100)   64,350   £5.55 
2 August 2021   2,500                2,500   £5.30 
1 September 2021   6,000                6,000   £5.10 
7 February 2022       18,750            18,750   £3.05 
12 August 2022       12,500            12,500   £2.10 
    131,661    31,250    (6,939)   (11,382)   144,590      
Options exercisable at 31 December 2022                            55,932 
Weighted average exercise price of outstanding options at 31 December 2022                           £4.836 
Weighted average exercise price of options exercised in 2022                            n/a 
Weighted average exercise price of options lapsed in 2022                           £105.612 
Weighted average exercise price of options forfeited in 2022                           £5.974 
Weighted average exercise price of options granted in 2022                           £2.670 
Weighted average remaining contractual life of outstanding options at 31 December 2022         8.1 years 

 

Date of grant  At 1 January
2021
   Granted in 2021   Lapsed in 2021   Forfeited in 2021  

At

31 December 2021

  

Exercise

Price

 
13 September 2011   8        (8)          £1,676.00 
20 April 2012   79                79   £1,676.00 
9 May 2014   500                500   £30.00 
30 June 2014   25                25   £30.00 
31 October 2016   397            (45)   352   £1,072.00 
19 December 2016   499            (103)   396   £484.00 
15 December 2017   164            (105)   59   £184.00 
24 April 2019   2,275            (1,650)   625   £29.20 
2 October 2019   1,500                1,500   £21.00 
17 April 2020   5,000                5,000   £4.80 
17 June 2020   63,700            (20,525)   43,175   £4.04 
15 July 2021       85,450        (14,000)   71,450   £5.55 
2 August 2021       2,500            2,500   £5.30 
1 September 2021       6,000            6,000   £5.10 
    74,147    93,950    (8)   (36,428)   131,661      
Options exercisable at 31 December 2021                            8,982 
Weighted average exercise price of outstanding options at 31 December 2021                           £10.759 
Weighted average exercise price of options exercised in 2021                            n/a 
Weighted average exercise price of options lapsed in 2021                           £1,676.000 
Weighted average exercise price of options forfeited in 2021                           £8.955 
Weighted average exercise price of options granted in 2021                           £5.515 
Weighted average remaining contractual life of outstanding options at 31 December 2021         9.0 years 

 

 

The following information is relevant in the determination of the fair value of options granted during the year 2022 under the equity share based remuneration schemes operated by the Group.

 

               
   February 2022   August 2022   August 2022 
Number of options   375,000    100,000    150,000 
Option pricing models used   Black-Scholes    Black-Scholes    Black-Scholes 
Share price  £0.1525   £0.105   £0.105 
Exercise price of options issued in year  £0.1525   £0.105   £0.105 
Contractual life   10 years    10 years    10 years 
Expected life   5 years    5 years    5 years 
Volatility   87.88%**   91.78%**   91.66%**
Expected dividend yield   0%   0%   0%
Risk free rate   1.28%   1.92%   1.92%

 

The share price used in the determination of the fair value of the options granted in 2022 was the share price on the date of grant.

 

**Volatility was calculated with reference to the historic share price volatility of comparable companies measured over a five-year period.

 

The following information is relevant in the determination of the fair value of options granted during the year 2021 under the equity share based remuneration schemes operated by the Group.

 

   July 2021   August 2021   September 2021 
Number of options   1,709,000    50,000    120,000 
Option pricing models used   Black-Scholes    Black-Scholes    Black-Scholes 
Share price  £0.2775*  £0.265*  £0.255*
Exercise price of options issued in year  £0.2775   £0.265   £0.255 
Contractual life   10 years    10 years    10 years 
Expected life   5 years    5 years    5 years 
Volatility   88.63%**   88.59%**   88.11%**
Expected dividend yield   0%   0%   0%
Risk free rate   0.38%   0.26%   0.32%

 

*The share price used in the determination of the fair value of the options granted in 2021 was the share price on the date of grant.

 

**Volatility was calculated with reference to the historic share price volatility of comparable companies measured over a five-year period.

 

All other share options relate to the Biodexa Limited 2008 unapproved share option scheme.

 

Share Incentive Plan

 

In April 2017 the Group set up the Biodexa Pharmaceuticals Share Incentive Plan (MPSIP). Under the BPSIP, Group employees and Directors can acquire ordinary shares in the Company via a salary sacrifice arrangement. Biodexa grants matching shares for every share bought. In order to retain these shares, scheme participants must remain employed by the Group for three years from the date of acquisition. All shares purchased by the BPSIP are held by an Employee Benefit Trust that is not under the control of Biodexa. Shares must be left in the plan for 5 years to qualify for full income tax and NIC relief.

 

On 24 April 2023 the Company terminated the Trust and requested the Trustees distribute the assets of the Trust to the relevant Group employees.

 

Warrants issued in lieu of fees

 

The Company issues warrants over ADSs to certain its brokers in lieu of broker fees connected to the equity transactions in the year. The warrants are accounted for as share based payments.

 

                              
Date of grant  At 1 January
2023
   Granted in 2023   Lapsed in 2023   Forfeited in
2023
  

At

31 December 2023

  

Exercise
Price per ADS

 
24 March 2023       49            49   $400.00 
24 March 2023       1,293            1,293   $232.00 
14 June 2023       11,067            11,067   $15.00 
21 December 2023       120,002            120,002   $2.50 
        132,411            132,411      
Warrants exercisable at 31 December 2023                            132,411 
Weighted average exercise price of outstanding options at 31 December 2023                           $5.93 
Weighted average exercise price of options exercised in 20233                             
Weighted average exercise price of options lapsed in 202                             
Weighted average exercise price of options forfeited in 2023                             
Weighted average exercise price of options granted in 2023                           $5.93 
Weighted average remaining contractual life of outstanding options at 31 December 2023         2.2 years 

 

The following information is relevant in the determination of the fair value of warrants granted during the year 2023.

 

  March 2023   June 2023   December 2023 
Number of ADS warrants granted   1,342    11,067    120,002 
Option pricing models used   Black-Scholes    Black-Scholes    Black-Scholes 
Share price  $201.60*  $10.54*  $2.53 
Exercise price of warrants issued in year   $232.00/$400.00   $15.00   $2.50 
Contractual life   3 years    3 years    3 years 
Expected life   3 years    3 years    3 years 
Volatility   75.00%**   80.00%**   60%**
Expected dividend yield   0%   0%   0%
Risk free rate   4.35%   4.04%   4.06%

 

*The share price used in the determination of the fair value of the ADS warrants granted in 2023 was the ADS price on the date of grant.

 

**Volatility was calculated with reference to the historic share price volatility of comparable companies measured over a three-year period.