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Share-Based compensation
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Share-Based compensation  
Share-Based compensation

16.Share-Based compensation

As per December 31, 2022, the Company has four outstanding equity-settled share-based incentive plans, including (i) the 2016 warrants plan (the 2016 Plan), (ii) the 2018 warrants plan (the 2018 Plan), (iii) the 2020 warrants plan (the 2020 plan) and (iv) the 2021 warrants plan (the 2021 plan). The Company had an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting on February 21, 2020, where it was decided to achieve a share split in a ratio of 500:1. Per warrant issued before February 21, 2020, 500 common shares will be issuable. For presentation purposes the tables and comments below reflect the number of shares the warrants give right to across all plans.

In accordance with the terms of the various plans, all warrants that had not yet vested before, vested on September 7, 2020, i.e. ten business days prior to the closing of the IPO on September 21, 2020.

The changes of the year for the equity-settled warrant plans are as follows:

Number of shares (after share split) warrants give right to across all plans

    

2022

    

2021

Outstanding at January 1

 

993,490

 

1,007,500

Granted

 

536,500

 

401,240

Forfeited/Cancelled

 

(78,500)

 

(750)

Exercised

 

(35,000)

 

(414,500)

Outstanding at December 31

 

1,416,490

 

993,490

Exercisable at December 31

 

795,745

 

693,310

16.1.   Description of the equity-settled share-based incentive plans

2013 Plan

On May 3, 2013, the shareholders’ meeting of the Company approved the issuance of 340 warrants, giving each the right to subscribe to one common share of the Company before share split (500 shares after the share split). These warrants are valid until May 3, 2023. In addition, on December 23, 2014, the shareholders’ meeting of the Company issued 300 additional warrants under the 2013 Plan. The Shareholders’ Meeting granted a special proxy to the Board of Directors of the Company in order to (i) identify the beneficiaries, (ii) offer the issued warrants to workers of the Company, and (iii) determine the exercise price of the concerned warrants.

The exercise price of each warrant is €2,585.51 before share split for warrants granted before April 2020. Taking into consideration the share split, this would result in an exercise price of €5.17 per share. The exercise price of each warrant is €5,966.59 before share split for warrants granted in April 2020. Taking into consideration the share split, this would result in an exercise price of €11.94 per share. The key features of the warrants granted under the 2013 Plan are as follows (i) each warrant could be exercised for one share before share split (500 shares after the share split), (ii) the warrants are granted for free, (iii) the warrants have a term of five years since the issue date, (iv) the only vesting condition is that the holder is still an employee of the Company at the vesting date, and (v) unless the Board of Directors determines otherwise, the warrants vest as follows: 34.0 % at the grant date, 33.0 % at the first anniversary of the grant date, 33.0 % at the second anniversary. As a result of the IPO, all warrants that had not yet vested before, vested on September 7, 2020, i.e. ten business days prior to the closing of the IPO on September 21, 2020.

In April 2020, 1 warrant was granted under the 2013 Plan with an exercise price of €5,966.59 (€11.94 per share after the share split).

The status of the 2013 warrant plan at December 31, is as follows:

Number of shares (after share split) warrants give right to for Plan 2013

    

2022

    

2021

Outstanding at January 1

 

 

80,500

Granted

 

 

Forfeited/Cancelled

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(80,500)

Outstanding at December 31

 

 

Exercisable at December 31

 

 

A total of 161 warrants representing 80,500 shares after share split, were exercised in 2021. There are no outstanding warrants as per December 31, 2021 and per December 31, 2022.

2016 Plan

On November 3,  2016, the shareholders’ meeting of the Company approved the issuance of  1,500 warrants, giving each the right to subscribe to one common share of the Company before share split (500 shares after the share split). Under this plan, up to 1,500 warrants can be issued. By consequence, the Company can issue up to 1,500 common shares before share split ( 750,000 shares after the share split) if all warrants are exercised.

The total amount of warrant holders under the 2016 Plan cannot exceed 150 persons. Unless the Board of Directors determines otherwise, the 2016 ESOP Warrants are not transferable inter vivos once they have been granted to a holder of 2016 ESOP Warrants, and may not be pledged or encumbered with any security, pledge or right in rem in any other way, either voluntarily, by operation of law or otherwise. The exercise price of each warrant cannot be less than €2,585.32. Taking into consideration the share split, this would result in an exercise price of €5.17 per share. The key features of the warrants granted under the 2016 Plan are as follows (i) each warrant could be exercised for one share before share split (500 shares after the share split), (ii) the warrants are granted for free, (iii) the warrants have a term of maximum ten years since the issue date, (iv) the only vesting condition is that the holder is still an employee of the Company at the vesting date, and (v) unless the Board of Directors determines otherwise, the warrants vest as follows: 34.0 % at the grant date, 33.0 % at the first anniversary of the grant date, 33.0 % at the second anniversary. Accordingly, the fair value of the plan is expensed over the vesting period. All  1,500 warrants were granted throughout the years 2016, 2017 and 2018. As a result of the IPO, all warrants that had not yet vested before, vested on September 7, 2020, i.e. ten business days prior to the closing of the IPO on September 21, 2020.

The status of the 2016 warrant plan at December 31 is as follows:

Number of shares (after share split) warrants give right to for Plan 2016

    

2022

    

2021

Outstanding at January 1

 

52,500

 

217,500

Granted

 

 

Forfeited/Cancelled

 

 

Exercised

 

(25,000)

 

(165,000)

Outstanding at December 31

 

27,500

 

52,500

Exercisable at December 31

 

27,500

 

52,500

With respect to the warrants exercised in 2022, a total of 50 warrants representing 25,000 shares were exercised. Since the 2016 warrant plan prescribes that each warrant gives right to 500 shares and our table above presents the impact on the number of shares, the actual remaining number of warrants as per December 31, 2022 equals 55 representing 27,500 shares.

2018 Plan

On December 12, 2018, the shareholders’ meeting of the Company approved the issuance of 525 warrants, giving each the right to subscribe to one common share of the Company before share split (500 shares after the share split). Under this plan, up to 525 warrants can be issued. By consequence, the Company can issue up to 525 common shares if all warrants are exercised.

The total amount of warrant holders under the 2018 Plan cannot exceed 150 individuals. Unless the Board of Directors determines otherwise, the 2018 ESOP Warrants are not transferable inter vivos once they have been granted to a holder of 2018 ESOP Warrants, and may not be pledged or encumbered with any security, pledge or right in rem in any other way, either voluntarily, by operation of law or otherwise. The exercise price of each warrant cannot be less than €3,259.91. Taking into consideration the share split, this would result in an exercise price of €6.52 per share. The key features of the warrants granted under the 2018 Plan are as follows (i) each warrant could be exercised for one share before share split (500 shares after the share split), (ii) the warrants are granted for free, (iii) the warrants have a term of maximum ten years since the issue date, (iv) the only vesting condition is that the holder is still an employee of the Company at the vesting date, and (v) unless the Board of Directors determines otherwise, the warrants vest as follows: 34.0 % at the grant date, 33.0 % at the first anniversary of the grant date, 33.0 % at the second anniversary. Accordingly, the fair value of the plan is expensed over the vesting period. As a result of the IPO, all warrants that had not yet vested before, vested on September 7, 2020, i.e. ten business days prior to the closing of the IPO on September 21, 2020.

In April 2020, 33 warrants were granted under the 2018 Plan with an exercise price of €5,966.59 (exercise price of €11.93 per share after the share split) while the previous warrants of the 2018 Plan have an exercise price of €3,259.91 (exercise price of €6.52 per share after the share split).

The status of the 2018 warrant plan at December 31 is as follows:

Number of shares (after share split) warrants give right to for Plan 2018

    

2022

    

2021

Outstanding at January 1

 

50,000

 

159,500

Granted

 

 

Forfeited/Cancelled

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(109,500)

Outstanding at December 31

 

50,000

 

50,000

Exercisable at December 31

 

50,000

 

50,000

No warrants have been exercised in 2022. Since the 2018 warrant plan prescribes that each warrant gives right to 500 shares and our table above presents the impact on the number of shares, the actual remaining number of warrants as per December 31, 2022 equals 100 representing 50,000 shares.

2020 Plan

On April 7,  2020, the shareholders’ meeting of the Company approved the issuance of  550,000 warrants, giving each the right to subscribe to one common share of the Company. Under this plan, up to 550,000 warrants can be issued. By consequence, the Company can issue up to 550,000 common shares if all warrants are exercised.

The total number of warrant holders under the 2020 Plan cannot exceed 150 persons. Unless the Board of Directors determines otherwise, the 2020 ESOP Warrants are not transferable inter vivos once they have been granted to a holder of 2020 ESOP Warrants, and may not be pledged or encumbered with any security, pledge or right in rem in any other way, either voluntarily, by operation of law or otherwise. The key features of the warrants granted under the 2020 Plan are as follows (i) each warrant could be exercised for one share, (ii) the warrants are granted for free, (iii) the warrants have a term of maximum ten years since the issue date, (iv) the only vesting condition is that the holder is still an employee of the Company at the vesting date, and (v) unless the Board of Directors determines otherwise, the warrants vest as follows: 34.0 % at the grant date, 33.0 % at the first anniversary of the grant date, 33.0 % at the second anniversary. Accordingly, the fair value of the plan is expensed over the vesting period. As a result of the IPO, all warrants that had not yet vested before, vested on September 7, 2020, i.e. ten business days prior to the closing of the IPO on September 21, 2020. The exercise price of each warrant amounts to €11.94.

The status of the 2020 warrant plan at December 31 is as follows:

Number of shares/warrants give right to for Plan 2020

    

2022

    

2021

Outstanding at January 1

 

490,500

 

550,000

Granted

 

 

Forfeited/Cancelled

 

(30,000)

 

Exercised

 

(10,000)

 

(59,500)

Outstanding at December 31

 

450,500

 

490,500

Exercisable at December 31

 

450,500

 

490,500

With respect to the warrants exercised in 2022, a total of 10,000 warrants representing 10,000 shares were exercised. A total of 30,000 warrants representing 30,000 shares have been forfeited in 2022 because the warrants were not exercised by employees within 3 months after having left the company. The remaining number of warrants as per December 31 2022 equals 450,500 representing 450,500 shares.

2021 Plan

On September 8, 2021, the Board of Directors, within the framework of the authorized capital, issued 1,400,000 warrants, giving each the right to subscribe to one common share of the Company. By consequence, the Company can issue up to 1,400,000 common shares if all warrants are exercised. On September 17, 2021,  319,240 warrants were granted from which 29,500 warrants were not accepted. On October 27, 2021 111,500 warrants were granted which were all accepted.

The total number of warrant holders under the 2021 Plan cannot exceed 150 persons. Unless the Board of Directors determines otherwise, the 2021 ESOP Warrants are not transferable inter vivos once they have been granted to a holder of 2021 ESOP Warrants, and may not be pledged or encumbered with any security, pledge or right in rem in any other way, either voluntarily, by operation of law or otherwise. The key features of the warrants granted under the 2021 Plan are as follows (i) each warrant could be exercised for one share, (ii) the warrants are granted for free, (iii) the warrants have a term of maximum ten years since the issue date, (iv) the only vesting condition is that the holder is still an employee of the Company at the vesting date, and (v) unless the Board of Directors determines otherwise, the warrants vest as follows: 25.0 % at the grant date, 25.0 % at the first anniversary of the grant date, 25.0 % at the second anniversary of the grant date, 25.0 % at the third anniversary of the grant date. Accordingly, the fair value of the plan is expensed over the vesting period. The exercise price of the 2021 ESOP Warrants granted in 2021 amounts to €25.31.

On February 21, 2022 219,000 warrants were granted from which 5,000 warrants were not accepted. On May 14, 2022 and June 8, 2022 respectively 72,500 and 175,000 warrants were granted which were all accepted. On August 8, 2022, 75,000 warrants were granted which were all accepted.

The status of the 2021 warrant plan at December 31 is as follows:

Number of shares/warrants give right to for Plan 2021

    

2022

    

2021

Outstanding at January 1

 

400,490

 

Granted

 

536,500

 

401,240

Forfeited/Cancelled

 

(48,500)

 

(750)

Exercised

 

 

Outstanding at December 31

 

888,490

 

400,490

Exercisable at December 31

 

267,745

 

100,310

A total of 48,500 warrants representing 48,500 shares have been forfeited/cancelled in 2022 because the warrants were not vested by employees leaving the company and/or exercised by employees within 3 months after having left the company. The remaining number of warrants as per December 31, 2022 equals 888,490 representing 888,490 shares.

2022 Plan

On December 28, 2022, the Board of Directors, within the framework of the authorized capital, issued 700,000 warrants, giving each the right to subscribe to one common share of the Company. By consequence, the Company can issue up to 700,000 common shares if all warrants are exercised. As per December 31, 2022, no warrants of the 2022 Plan have been granted by the Company.

The total number of warrant holders under the 2022 Plan cannot exceed 150 persons. Unless the Board of Directors determines otherwise, the 2022 ESOP Warrants are not transferable inter vivos once they have been granted to a holder of 2022 ESOP Warrants, and may not be pledged or encumbered with any security, pledge or right in rem in any other way, either voluntarily, by operation of law or otherwise. The key features of the warrants granted under the 2022 Plan are as follows (i) each warrant could be exercised for one share, (ii) the warrants are granted for free, (iii) the warrants have a term of maximum ten years since the issue date, (iv) the only vesting condition is that the holder is still an employee of the Company at the vesting date, and (v) unless the Board of Directors determines otherwise, the warrants vest as follows: 25.0 % at the grant date, 25.0 % at the first anniversary of the grant date, 25.0 % at the second anniversary of the grant date, 25.0 % at the third anniversary of the grant date. Accordingly, the fair value of the plan is expensed over the vesting period.

16.2.   Accounting for Equity-settled Share-Based Payment

The fair value of the plan is expensed over the vesting period. The share-based compensation expense for all vested warrants recognized in the income statement was €2.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, €1.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 and €2.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The table below details the number of exercisable (vested) warrants and their weighted average exercised price. For presentation purposes the table reflect the number of shares the warrants give right to across all plans.

Total

    

2022

    

2021

    

2020

Exercisable Warrants at December 31

 

718,400

 

591,015

 

550,915

Shares representing the Exercisable Warrants at December 31

 

795,745

 

693,310

 

1,007,500

Weighted average exercise price per share

 

15.09

 

13.10

 

9.17

Weighted average share price at the date of exercise

 

15.03

 

21.45

 

16.3.   Fair value

The fair value of each option or subscription right is estimated on the date of grant using the Black & Scholes model based on the following:

The dividend return is estimated by reference to the historical dividend payment of the Group. Currently, this is estimated to be zero as no dividend have been paid since inception;
Expected volatility is estimated based on a sample of similar companies based on the healthcare products sector of the Damodaran dataset;
Risk-free interest rate is based on the yield of EUR bonds with an equivalent term to liquidation event;
The expected life of the share options is based on current expectations and is not necessarily indicative of exercise patterns that may occur.
Fair value of the shares is estimated based on the market approach using publicly traded companies and acquisitions of private held companies within the same industry as Nyxoah. (Prior to the initial public offering)

The following table provides the input to the Black-Scholes model for warrants granted in 2018, 2020, 2021 and 2022 related to the 2016 warrant plan, the 2018 warrant plan, the 2020 warrant plan and the 2021 warrant plan. The table and notes uses as a basis, the number of shares the warrants give right to across all plans.

    

    

    

    

    

Plan 2021

 

Plan 2016 

Plan 2018 

Plan 2018

Plan 2020

(grant Sept 17

(grant 2018)

(grant 2018)

(grant 2020)

(grant 2020)

2021)

 

Return Dividend

 

0

%  

0

%  

0

%  

0

%  

0

%

Expected volatility

 

66.92

%  

56.32

%  

56.32

%  

56.32

%  

51.30

%

Risk-free interest rate

 

0.35

%  

(0.20)

%  

(0.20)

%  

(0.20)

%  

(0.36)

%

Expected life

 

3

 

3

 

3

 

3

 

3

Exercise price

 

5.17

 

6.52

 

11.94

 

11.94

 

25.31

Stock price

 

1.09

 

10.24

 

10.20

 

10.20

 

25.75

Fair value

 

0.10

 

5.30

 

3.31

 

3.31

 

9.22

    

Plan 2021

    

Plan 2021

    

Plan 2021

    

Plan 2021

(grant Oct 27 

(grant Feb 21

(grant Feb 21

(grant Feb 21

 

 2021)

 

 2022)

 

 2022)

 

 2022)

 

Return Dividend

 

0

%  

0

%  

0

%  

0

%  

Expected volatility

 

51.50

%  

49.80

%  

49.80

%  

49.80

%

Risk-free interest rate

 

(0.18)

%  

0.37

%  

0.37

%  

0.50

%  

Expected life

 

3

 

3

 

3

 

4

 

Exercise price

 

25.31

 

17.76

 

25.31

 

17.76

 

Stock price

 

20.50

 

17.50

 

17.50

 

17.50

 

Fair value

 

5.94

 

6.05

 

4.15

 

6.90

 

    

Plan 2021

    

Plan 2021

    

Plan 2021

    

Plan 2021

 

(grant May 14

(grant June 8

(grant Aug 8

(grant Aug 8

 

 2022)

 2022)

 2022)

 2022)

 

Return Dividend

 

0

%  

0

%  

0

%  

0

%

Expected volatility

 

49.80

%  

52.60

%  

53.71

%  

53.97

%

Risk-free interest rate

 

1.06

%  

1.60

%  

1.39

%  

1.45

%

Expected life

 

3

 

3

 

3

 

4

Exercise price

 

13.82

 

12.95

 

9.66

 

9.66

Stock price

 

13.82

 

13.34

 

9.75

 

9.75

Fair value

 

4.94

 

5.21

 

3.79

 

4.32

The weighted average fair value of warrants granted during the year was €5.29 in 2022 and €8.31 in 2021. The weighted average remaining contractual life for the share options outstanding as at December 31 was 3.4 in 2022 and 3.7 in 2021.