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Note 27 - Share-based compensation plans and shares held in trust

Share-based compensation expense

 

 

 

$ million

 

2022

2021

2020

Equity-settled [A]

807

539

359

[A]

On an incidental basis awards may be cash-settled, where an equity settlement is not possible under local regulations.

The principal share-based employee compensation plans are the PSP and LTIP. Awards of shares and American Depositary Shares (ADS) of the Company under the PSP and LTIP are granted upon certain conditions to eligible employees. The actual number of shares that may vest ranges from 0% to 200% of the awards, depending on the outcomes of prescribed performance conditions over a three-year period beginning on January 1 of the award year.

Share awards

 

Number of
A shares (million)

Number of
B shares (million)

Number of ordinary shares (million) [A]

Number of ADSs
(million)

Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)

At January 1, 2022

38

12

 

9

1.2

Assimilation of ordinary A and B shares into ordinary shares

(38)

(12)

50

 

 

Granted

 

 

22

4

 

Vested

 

 

(16)

(3)

 

Forfeited

 

 

(2)

(1)

 

At December 31, 2022

 

 

54

9

1.1

At January 1, 2021

29

10

 

8

1.0

Granted

20

6

 

4

 

Vested

(9)

(3)

 

(2)

 

Forfeited

(2)

(1)

 

(1)

 

At December 31, 2021

38

12

 

9

1.2

[A]

On January 29, 2022, as part of the simplification announced on December 20, 2021, the Company’s A and B shares were assimilated into a single line of ordinary shares.

Other plans offer eligible employees opportunities to acquire shares and ADSs of the Company or receive cash benefits measured by reference to the Company’s share price.

Shell employee share ownership trusts and trust-like entities purchase the Company’s shares in the open market to meet delivery commitments under employee share plans. At December 31, 2022, they held a total of 23.9 million ordinary shares (2021: A shares: 15.6 million and B shares: 4.5 million) and 4.5 million ADSs (2021: 4.5 million).

ADS
American Depositary Share
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LTIP
Long-term Incentive Plan
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PSP
Performance Share Plan
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