Share-based Compensation | 9. Share-based Compensation On June 8, 2022, Legacy Zura’s board of directors approved two stock option plans, the UK Plan (the “UK Plan”) and the US Plan (the “US Plan”) (collectively, the “Option Plans”) which permit the granting of nonqualified share options to certain employees and directors. There were 1,501,165 Class A Ordinary Shares available for issuance under the Option Plans, of which 383,371 Class A Ordinary Shares were authorized for issuance under the US Plan. On March 16, 2023, JATT’s board of directors approved the Zura Bio Limited 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Incentive Plan”) which became effective on the day immediately preceding the Closing Date of the Business Combination. The Equity Incentive Plan allows for the grant of share options, both incentive and nonqualified share options; SARs, alone or in conjunction with other awards; restricted shares and restricted share units (“RSUs”); incentive bonuses, which may be paid in cash, shares, or a combination thereof; and other share-based awards. The maximum number of Class A Ordinary Shares that may be issued under the Equity Incentive Plan are equal to 4,029,898, with an annual increase on January 1st of each calendar year beginning on January 1, 2024 and ending on and including January 1, 2029, equal to the lesser of (i) 5.0% of the aggregate number of Class A Ordinary Shares outstanding on the final day of the immediately preceding calendar year, (ii) 8,059,796 Class A Ordinary Shares or (iii) such smaller number of shares as is determined by the board. On March 16, 2023, JATT’s board of directors approved the Zura Bio Limited 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”) which became effective on the day immediately preceding the Closing Date of the Business Combination. The maximum number of Class A Ordinary Shares that may be issued under the ESPP is 4,029,898, plus an aggregate number of Class A Ordinary Shares that are added under the Equity Incentive Plan on January 1st of each calendar year, beginning on January 1, 2024 and ending on and including January 1, 2029, as discussed above. The ESPP enables eligible employees of the Company and designated affiliates to purchase Class A Ordinary Shares at a discount of 15%. As of March 31, 2023, no shares no have been issued under the ESPP. Upon closing of the Business Combination, all equity awards of Legacy Zura that were issued and outstanding under the Option Plans were converted into comparable equity awards that are settled or exercisable for shares of the Company’s Class A Ordinary Shares under the Equity Incentive Plan. As a result, each of Legacy Zura’s equity awards were converted into an option to purchase Class A Ordinary Shares of the Company based on an exchange ratio of approximately 108.083. Equity Incentive Plan Share Options The fair value of Equity Incentive Plan share options are estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Company lacks significant company-specific historical and implied volatility information. Therefore, it estimates its expected share volatility based on the historical volatility of a publicly traded set of peer companies. Due to the lack of historical exercise history, the expected term of the Company’s share options has been determined using the “simplified” method for awards. The risk-free interest rate is determined by reference to the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant of the award for time periods approximately equal to the expected term of the award. Expected dividend yield is zero based on the fact that the Company has never paid cash dividends and does not expect to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. The following weighted-average assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan share options issued during the three months ended March 31, 2023: For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 Share price $ 8.16 Expected volatility 96.5 % Risk-free rate 3.58 % Expected life 6.1 years Expected dividend yield — % The following table summarizes the Company’s share option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2023: Weighted Weighted Average Aggregate Average Remaining Intrinsic Number of Exercise Price Contractual Value Options (per share) Life (Years) (in thousands) Options outstanding at December 31, 2022 3,547 $ 90.50 9.4 $ 1,804 Recapitalization 379,824 (89.66) — — Options outstanding at December 31, 2022 383,371 0.84 9.4 1,804 Granted 1,558,562 1.20 — — Options outstanding at March 31, 2023 1,941,933 $ 1.13 9.6 $ 26,781 Options vested and exercisable at March 31, 2023 85,708 $ 0.84 9.2 $ 1,207 Included in the table above are 45,611 PSOs that vest upon the Company raising external capital of $75 million or more. The milestone is considered outside of the Company’s control, and accordingly the vesting of the PSOs is not considered probable until the financing event occurs. As of March 31, 2023, no share-based compensation expense has been recognized in relation to these PSOs. Restricted Share Units The Company issued RSUs to a certain Director of the Board immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination pursuant to the Equity Incentive Plan. The fair value has been estimated based on the closing price of the stock on the Closing Date of the Business Combination. Weighted Average Number of Grant Date RSUs Fair Value RSUs at December 31, 2022 — $ — Granted 499,993 8.16 RSUs at March 31, 2023 499,993 $ 8.16 The expense recognized related to RSUs during the three months ended March 31, 2023 was immaterial. Other share-based compensation In accordance with the anti-dilution provisions of the Pfizer Agreement, Pfizer was issued additional Series A-1 convertible preferred shares upon the closing of the Business Combination that were immediately converted to 267,939 Class A Ordinary Shares. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company recognized expense in the amount of $2.2 million related to these Class A Ordinary Shares based on their grant date fair value. Share-based Compensation Expense Share-based compensation expense for all equity arrangements for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and the period ended March 31, 2022 was as follows: For the Period from For the Three January 18, 2022 Months Ended (date of inception) to March 31, March 31, 2023 2022 Research and development $ 2,186 $ — General and administrative 180 — Total share-based compensation expense $ 2,366 $ — As of March 31, 2023, there was approximately $11.9 million of total unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to options granted to employees, executives, and directors under the Company’s equity plans (excluding PSOs) that is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.1 years. As of March 31, 2023, there was approximately $4.0 million of total unrecognized share- based compensation expense related to RSUs granted to a director under the Company’s 2023 Equity Incentive Plan that is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.1 years. |