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Share-Based Compensation
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Share-Based Compensation

20. SHARE‑BASED COMPENSATION

Share‑based compensation was recognized in operating cost and expenses for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022 as follows:

 

 

 

For the Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

 

(RMB in thousands)

 

Processing and servicing cost

 

 

11,391

 

 

 

9,968

 

 

 

5,179

 

Sales and marketing expenses

 

 

32,486

 

 

 

30,508

 

 

 

23,142

 

Research and development expenses

 

 

46,116

 

 

 

39,413

 

 

 

30,386

 

General and administrative expenses

 

 

108,832

 

 

 

107,995

 

 

 

97,613

 

Total share‑based compensation expenses

 

 

198,825

 

 

 

187,884

 

 

 

156,320

 

 

The Group recognizes share-based compensation, net of estimated forfeitures, on a straight-line basis over the vesting term of the awards. All the share-based awards granted by the Group are service conditions only. There was no income tax benefit recognized on the Consolidated Statements of Operations for share‑based compensation and the Group did not capitalize any of the share‑based compensation as part of the cost of any asset in the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022.

In October 2017, the Group adopted its 2017 Share Incentive Plan (“2017 Plan”), which permits the grant of stock options, restricted shares, and restricted share units of the Company to employees, directors and other eligible persons of the

Company and its affiliates. Under the 2017 Plan, the maximum number of Class A Ordinary Shares that may be issued pursuant to all awards is 22,859,634 shares, plus an annual increase on the first day of each fiscal year of the Company during the ten-year term of the 2017 Plan commencing with the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2019, by an amount equal to 1.0% of the total number of shares issued and outstanding on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year. Option awards are granted with an exercise price determined by the board of directors. Those option awards generally vest over a period of four years and expire in ten years.

 

The following table sets forth a summary of the number of shares available for issuance:

 

 

Shares Available

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

8,399

 

Additions

 

 

3,594

 

Granted

 

 

(3,005

)

Cancelled/forfeited

 

 

2,539

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

11,527

 

Additions

 

 

3,641

 

Granted

 

 

(13,736

)

Cancelled/forfeited

 

 

5,201

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

6,633

 

Additions

 

 

3,677

 

Granted

 

 

(9,219

)

Cancelled/forfeited

 

 

6,249

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

7,340

 

 

Stock options

1) Stock options granted to employees, directors and non-employee directors

The following table sets forth the summary of activities for stock options granted to employees, directors and non-employee directors:

 

 

 

Options
Outstanding

 

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

 

 

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life

 

 

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

US$

 

 

(In years)

 

 

(RMB in
thousands)

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

16,241

 

 

 

1.7386

 

 

 

8.22

 

 

 

589,871

 

Granted*

 

 

2,829

 

 

 

0.5000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(3,140

)

 

 

0.2399

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cancelled/forfeited

 

 

(2,270

)

 

 

2.1589

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

13,660

 

 

 

1.7569

 

 

 

7.87

 

 

 

189,072

 

Granted*

 

 

13,489

 

 

 

0.5000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(2,426

)

 

 

0.4529

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cancelled/forfeited

 

 

(4,594

)

 

 

3.2215

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

20,129

 

 

 

0.7227

 

 

 

8.43

 

 

 

155,018

 

Granted*

 

 

8,639

 

 

 

0.5000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(890

)

 

 

0.3817

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cancelled/forfeited

 

 

(6,016

)

 

 

0.6138

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

21,862

 

 

 

0.6894

 

 

 

7.89

 

 

 

69,878

 

Vested and expected to vest as of December 31, 2022

 

 

19,819

 

 

 

0.6964

 

 

 

7.86

 

 

 

63,438

 

Exercisable as of December 31, 2022

 

 

8,072

 

 

 

1.0128

 

 

 

6.75

 

 

 

26,661

 

 

* No stock options were granted to non-employee directors for the years presented.

The weighted average grant date fair value of stock options granted to employees, directors and non-employee directors for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022 was RMB25.5, RMB23.0 and RMB4.8 per share, respectively.

The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022 was RMB90.4 million, RMB78.5 million and RMB5.1 million, respectively. The intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the market value on the date of exercise and the exercise price of the stock options.

For the years ended December 31,2020, 2021 and 2022, total share-based compensation expenses recognized for stock options granted to employees, directors and non-employee directors were RMB143.5 million, RMB147.0 million and RMB127.0 million, respectively.

In August 2018, the Company modified the exercise price of 6,263,000 stock options granted under 2017 Plan to US$5.15. The incremental compensation expenses of RMB16.9 million was equal to the excess of the fair value of the modified award immediately after the modification over the fair value of the original award immediately before the modification.

As of December 31, 2022, the unrecognized compensation cost, adjusted for estimated forfeitures, related to non‑vested stock options granted to the Group’s employees, directors and non-employee directors was RMB158.8 million. Total unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted‑average period of 2.1 years and may be adjusted for future changes in estimated forfeitures. Prior to completion of the IPO, the exercise price of each granted stock option was US$0.0001, the Company used intrinsic value (approximately the fair value of each of the Company’s ordinary share) on the grant date to estimate the fair value of the stock options granted. After the IPO, the exercise price of each granted stock option is determined by the closing price of the Company’s ordinary share on the grant date, therefore, the estimated fair value of each stock option granted is estimated on the date of grant using the binomial option-pricing model with the following assumptions:

 

 

 

For the Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

Expected volatility

 

45.25%~48.26%

 

 

46.68%~47.79%

 

 

47.26%~47.52%

 

Risk-free interest rate (per annum)

 

0.67%~0.88%

 

 

1.11%~1.64%

 

 

2.41%~4.07%

 

Exercise multiples

 

 

2

 

 

1.5~2.5

 

 

 

1.5

 

Expected dividend yield

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expected term (in years)

 

 

10

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

10

 

Fair value of the underlying shares on the date of grants (US$)

 

3.15~4.15

 

 

1.91~6.31

 

 

0.32~1.48

 

 

 

2) Stock options granted to non‑employees

The following table sets forth the summary of activities for stock options granted to non‑employees:

 

 

Options
Outstanding

 

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

 

 

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life

 

 

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

US$

 

 

(In years)

 

 

(RMB in
thousands)

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

410

 

 

 

0.0001

 

 

 

7.58

 

 

 

19,864

 

Granted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cancelled/forfeited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

410

 

 

 

0.0001

 

 

 

6.58

 

 

 

8,962

 

Granted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(160

)

 

 

0.0001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cancelled/forfeited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

250

 

 

 

0.0001

 

 

 

5.58

 

 

 

3,076

 

Granted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cancelled/forfeited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

250

 

 

 

0.0001

 

 

 

4.58

 

 

 

1,654

 

Vested and expected to vest as of December 31, 2022

 

 

250

 

 

 

0.0001

 

 

 

4.58

 

 

 

1,654

 

Exercisable as of December 31, 2022

 

 

250

 

 

 

0.0001

 

 

 

4.58

 

 

 

1,654

 

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022, total share-based compensation expenses recognized for stock options granted to non-employees were RMB3.2 million, RMB1.7 million and nil, respectively.

As of December 31, 2022, the unrecognized compensation cost, adjusted for estimated forfeitures, related to non‑vested stock options granted to the Group’s non‑employees was nil. There is no unrecognized compensation cost to be recognized and to be adjusted for future changes in estimated forfeitures.

Restricted share units

The following table sets forth the summary of activities for restricted share units granted to employees, directors and non-employee directors:

 

 

Shares
Outstanding

 

 

Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

US$

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

5,994

 

 

 

5.39

 

Granted*

 

 

176

 

 

 

4.27

 

Vested

 

 

(1,527

)

 

 

5.43

 

Cancelled/forfeited

 

 

(989

)

 

 

5.57

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

3,654

 

 

 

5.27

 

Granted*

 

 

247

 

 

 

3.21

 

Vested

 

 

(1,226

)

 

 

5.35

 

Cancelled/forfeited

 

 

(607

)

 

 

5.12

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

2,068

 

 

 

5.02

 

Granted*

 

 

580

 

 

 

0.93

 

Vested

 

 

(1,037

)

 

 

5.18

 

Cancelled/forfeited

 

 

(233

)

 

 

5.02

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

1,378

 

 

 

3.17

 

 

* No restricted share units were granted to non-employee directors for the years presented.

The fair value and intrinsic value of restricted share units vested for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022 was RMB69.9 million, RMB24.2 million and RMB23.1 million, respectively.

For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022, total share‑based compensation expenses recognized for restricted share units were RMB52.1 million, RMB39.2 million and RMB29.3 million, respectively.

As of December 31, 2022, the unrecognized compensation cost, related to unvested restricted share units was RMB1.5 million. Total unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.7 years.