25. Employee remuneration
 

Equity-settled share-based employee remuneration

On 1 January 2014, the group implemented a long-term employee incentive scheme (the conditional share plan (CUP)), which consists of two components – performance shares and retention shares. Both the performance and the retention components of the scheme are settled in Hyprop shares.

In terms of the CUP, fully paid awards are made on an annual basis, comprising performance shares and retention shares. The split between performance and retention shares is 70%:30% for all participants.

Performance shares

The performance conditions for the shares allocated as performance shares are as follows:

  • Growth in distribution per share relative to the peer group (weighting 40%)
  • Share price performance relative to the peer group (weighting 40%)
  • A strategic component, which is determined by the remuneration committee in line with the prevailing circumstance and projects at the time of the award (weighting 20%).

Each of the performance conditions is measured over a three-year performance period. Participants must be employed until the end of the vesting period to be eligible for the award.

Retention shares

Retention shares vest after five years, provided the participant is still employed by the group.

Reconciliation of shares allocated in terms of the CUP Number of 
performance 
shares 
  Number of 
retention 
shares 
 
Unvested at 30 June 2016  283 588     121 539    
Granted  86 961     36 063    
Forfeited  (3 368)    (405)   
Vested  (106 370)    (3 591)   
Unvested at 30 June 2017  260 811     153 606    
Granted  84 840     35 114    
Forfeited  (15 446)    (5 588)   
Vested  (94 390)    (1 312)   
Unvested at 30 June 2018  235 815     181 820    
2017 – weighted average remaining vesting period (years) 1,0     2,5    
2018 – weighted average remaining vesting period (years) 1,1     2,0    

The weighted average share price of the shares that vested during the year was R105,99 (2017: R123,46).

The fair value of share options granted was determined using the Black Scholes model using a volatility metric of 20%. Expected dividends were incorporated into the valuation based on the historical dividend yield. The inputs used in the valuation, as well as the fair value arrived at, are detailed below.

Unvested equity instruments Performance
shares
  Retention
shares
 
Tranche 1        
Grant date     1 January 2014  
Vesting period ends     31 December 2018  
Fair value of the share option at grant date     R57,98  
Share price at grant date     R76,50  
The inputs used in the measurement of the fair value at grant date were as follows:        
Expected life     5 years  
Risk-free rate after taxation     5,75%  
Dividend yield (historic)     5,54%  
Tranche 1 of the performance shares vested during the prior year at a fair value of R123,46 per share.        
Tranche 2        
Grant date     1 July 2014  
Vesting period ends     30 June 2019  
Fair value of the share option at grant date     R59,08  
Share price at grant date     R79,51  
The inputs used in the measurement of the fair value at grant date were as follows:        
Expected life     5 years  
Risk-free rate after taxation     5,88%  
Dividend yield (historic)     5,94%  
Tranche 2 of the performance shares vested during the current financial year at a fair value of R105,99 per share.        
Tranche 3        
Grant date 1 July 2015   1 July 2015  
Vesting period ends 30 June 2018   30 June 2020  
Fair value of the share option at grant date R105,76   R96,68  
Share price at grant date R121,00   R121,00  
The inputs used in the measurement of the fair value at grant date were as follows:        
Expected life 3 years   5 years  
Risk-free rate after taxation 5,97%   5,97%  
Dividend yield (historic) 4,49%   4,49%  
Tranche 4        
Grant date 1 July 2016   1 July 2016  
Vesting period ends 30 June 2019   30 June 2021  
Fair value of the share option at grant date R112,56   R102,32  
Share price at grant date R129,89   R129,89  
The inputs used in the measurement of the fair value at grant date were as follows:        
Expected life 3 years   5 years  
Risk-free rate after taxation 6,26%   6,26%  
Dividend yield (historic) 4,77%   4,77%  
Tranche 5        
Grant date 1 January 2017   1 January 2017  
Vesting period ends 31 December 2019   31 December 2021  
Fair value of the share option at grant date R100,11   R90,07  
Share price at grant date R117,31   R117,31  
The inputs used in the measurement of the fair value at grant date were as follows:        
Expected life 3 years   5 years  
Risk-free rate after taxation 6,43%   6,43%  
Dividend yield (historic) 5,28%   5,28%  
Tranche 6        
Grant date 1 July 2017   1 July 2017  
Vesting period ends 30 June 2020   30 June 2022  
Fair value of the share option at grant date R97,66   R86,70  
Share price at grant date R116,76   R116,76  
The inputs used in the measurement of the fair value at grant date were as follows:        
Expected life (years) 3   5  
Risk-free rate after taxation (%) 6,4   6,4  
Dividend yield (historic) (%) 6,0   6,0  
The executive directors were allocated the following percentages of the total shares allocated: Pieter Prinsloo
(CEO)
%
  Laurence Cohen
(FD)
%
 
Tranche 1        
Retention shares 19   10  
Tranche 1 of the performance shares vested during the prior financial year        
Tranche 2        
Retention shares 20   11  
Tranche 2 of the performance shares vested during the current financial year 20   11  
Tranche 3        
Performance shares 20   11  
Retention shares 20   11  
Tranche 4        
Performance shares 20   11  
Retention shares 21   11  
Tranche 6        
Performance shares 20   11  
Retention shares 21   11  

The charge to the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income for the year ended 30 June 2018 amounted to R10,9 million (2017: R12,7 million). As the above are equity-settled shared-based payments, the accounting treatment recognises the share-based payments in profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the vesting period, with a corresponding credit to equity.