RE: Options27 Jun 2019 21:15
It looks like these options are part of a long term option plan. I calculate the total share dilution to existing holders to equate to approx. 1.7%. Quite why they should have an exercise price so close to the market price is no doubt hidden in the small print of the respective plans and option schemes under which they are awarded. However, the options vest under very specific conditions, namely;
"The EMI Options will vest as to: 25% one month after the date of grant; 25% on the first anniversary of the grant date subject to the satisfaction of certain performance conditions prior to that date; and 25% on each of the second and third anniversaries of the grant date subject to the assessed satisfactory individual performance of the awardee.
The 2016 Scheme Options will vest 25% on grant, 25% on the first anniversary of grant, 25% on the second anniversary of grant, and 25% on the third anniversary of grant.
"The EMI Options will be exercisable from vesting until the tenth anniversary of grant and the 2016 Scheme Options will be exercisable from vesting until the eighth anniversary of grant."
This would not lead me to believe that they were issued with a specific event in mind in the short term.