Notes to the Financial Statements continued for the year ended 31 May 2021
26 Share-based payments continued Reconciliation of outstanding share options The options outstanding at 31 May 2021 have an exercise price in the range of £nil to £2.22 (2020: £nil to £2.22) and a weighted average contractual life of three years (2020: three years). The following table illustrates the number and weighted average exercise prices (WAEP) of, and movements in, outstanding share awards during the year:
2021 No (’000)
2021 WAEP
2020 No (’000)
2020 WAEP
8,995 3,537
£0.83 £0.91 £0.88 £0.59
Outstanding at 1 June Granted during the year Exercised during the year
7,326 £1.01 4,438 £0.88
(1,821) (1,217)
(1,098) (1,671)
£1.35 £1.39
Forfeited in the year
Outstanding at 31 May
9,494
£0.79
8,995 £0.83
Exercisable at end of year
363
£1.13
385 £0.99
Number of instruments as at 31 May 2021
Number of instruments as at 1 June 2020
Instruments granted during the year
Options exercised in the year
Forfeitures in the year
Scheme
490,093
CSOP schemes
543,584
– (22,056)
(31,435)
(414,546) 2,898,920
Sharesave/SAYE schemes
3,363,817 1,247,501 (1,297,852)
689,315 74,944
ESPP schemes ISO schemes LTIP schemes RSU schemes RSP scheme Deferred shares Phantom schemes
439,735 249,580
–
–
91,426
–
– (16,482)
(608,500) 2,866,326 (146,235) 1,005,520
3,173,813 682,427 (381,414) 1,122,146 138,554 (108,945)
– 1,200,000
– 1,200,000
–
80,631
72,687 18,937
(10,993)
– –
188,345 188,345 8,995,553 3,536,999 (1,821,260) (1,217,198) 9,494,094 – –
The liability for the cash settled share-based payments at 31 May 2021 was £0.5m (2020: £0.3m).
27 Called up share capital and reserves
2021 Number of shares
2020 Number of shares
2021 £m
2020 £m
Allotted, called up and fully paid
278,909,171 277,830,625
2.8 0.3
Ordinary shares of 1p each at the beginning of the year
2.8
30,046,874
Ordinary shares of 1p each issued in the year
1,078,546
–
308,956,045 278,909,171
3.1
Ordinary shares of 1p each at the end of the year
2.8
During the year, 2,140,474 (2020: 1,078,546) new ordinary shares of 1p were issued as a result of the exercise of share options. The proceeds of £2.4m (2020: £1.1m) were credited to the share premium account. During the year, 27,906,400 (2020: nil) new ordinary shares of 1p were issued as part of funding the acquisition of the IPM Software Resilience business. Of the gross proceeds of £72.6m, £72.3m (2020: £nil) were credited to the share premium account net of issue costs of £2.4m. See Note 35 for further details. As at 31 May 2021, no shares were held in treasury (2020: nil). Share premium The share premium account records the difference between the nominal amount of shares issued and the fair value of the consideration received. The share premium account may be used for certain purposes specified by UK law, including to write off expenses incurred on any issue of shares and to pay fully paid bonus shares. The share premium account is not distributable but may be reduced by special resolution of the Company’s ordinary shareholders and with court approval.
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NCC Group plc — Annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 May 2021
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