Share-based Payment

16.1 Applicable Standard and Scope

• IFRS 2 Share-based Payment: Specifies financial reporting for share-based payment transactions.
• Requires entities to reflect the effects of these transactions in profit or loss and financial position, including expenses from granting share options to employees.
• Share-based payment transaction defined: A transaction where an entity:
  • a) Receives goods or services from a supplier (including an employee) in a share-based payment arrangement.
  • b) Incurs an obligation to settle the transaction with the supplier when another group entity receives those goods or services.

16.1.1 Scope of IFRS 2

• IFRS 2 covers:
  • Equity-settled share-based payment transactions (Section 16.3).
  • Cash-settled share-based payment transactions (Section 16.4).
  • Share-based payment transactions with cash alternatives (Section 16.5).

Vesting Period, Service Condition, Performance Condition, Market Condition

• Vesting Period: Period during which employees are required to work to receive ordinary shares.
• Service Condition: Employees must work for a certain period.
• Performance Condition: Employee incentives are tied to company performance (e.g., profit increase).
• Market Condition: Not factored into calculations; ESOP (Employee Share Option Plan) options are treated as derivatives and linked to primary instruments.
• Need to estimate total expense at grand date and split evenly over the vesting period.

16.1.2 Scope Extended to Certain Group Share-based Payment Transactions

• IFRS 2 applies when a share-based payment transaction is settled by another group entity or shareholder on behalf of the entity receiving the goods or services.
• It applies when an entity:
  • a) Receives goods or services, and another group entity has the obligation to settle the share-based payment transaction.
  • b) Has an obligation to settle the transaction when another entity in the same group receives the goods or services.
• IFRS 2 does not apply if the transaction is not for payment of goods or services supplied to the entity.

16.1.3 Out of IFRS 2 Scope

• IFRS 2 does not apply to:
  • a) Transactions with employees in their capacity as holders of equity instruments (e.g., right issues).
  • b) Transactions where an entity acquires goods as part of net assets in a business combination.
• However, IFRS 2 still applies to:
  • a) Equity instruments granted to employees of the acquiree in their capacity as employees (e.g., for continued service).
  • b) Cancellation, replacement, or modification of share-based payment arrangements due to a business combination or equity restructuring.

16.1.4 Fair Value Measurement in IFRS 2

• IFRS 2 primarily uses fair value for measuring share-based payment transactions.
• Fair Value Definition: The amount for which an asset could be exchanged, a liability settled, or an equity instrument granted could be exchanged in an arm’s length transaction.
• IFRS 2's use of