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Share-Based Compensation
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Share-Based Compensation  
Share-Based Compensation

17.  Share-Based Compensation

In order to provide additional incentives to employees and to promote the success of the Group’s business, the Group adopted a share incentive plan in 2015 (the ''2015 Plan''). The 2015 Plan allows the Group to grant options to employees, directors, or consultants. Under the 2015 Plan, the maximum aggregate number of shares that may be issued shall not exceed 581,972,860. The terms of the options shall not exceed ten years from the date of grant.

17.  Share-Based Compensation (Continued)

In July 2018, the Group adopted the 2018 Share Incentive Plan (the “2018 Plan”). The 2018 Plan allows the Group to grant options and restricted share units (“RSUs”) to employees, directors or consultants. Under the 2018 Plan, the maximum aggregate number of shares that may be issued pursuant to all awards is initially 363,130,400, plus an annual increase on the first day of each fiscal year of the company during the term of the 2018 Plan commencing with the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2019, by an amount equal to the lessor of (i) 1.0% of the total number of shares issued and outstanding on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year, and (ii) such number of shares as may be determined by our board of directors.

For the share options granted under the 2015 Plan and the 2018 Plan, in addition to the explicit service periods of four years, with 25% of the options vesting annually, Class A ordinary shares acquired from the exercise of vested options cannot be sold or transferred by the employees without the prior written consents of the Company within the first three years of vested (''Restricted Shares''). In the event that employment relationship is terminated with the Company, voluntarily or involuntarily, within the three-year lock-up periods, the Company may, at its sole discretion, repurchase the Restricted Shares at the employee’s exercise price. The Group determined the substance of the lock up periods to be additional implicit service periods of three years, thereby extending the vesting terms of the options to be seven years in total.

The RSUs granted under the 2018 Plan vest over a period of four years with 25% vesting on each anniversary from the date of grant, or with 50% of the RSUs vesting on the second anniversary and 25% on each of the third and fourth anniversary from the date of grant.

(a)  Share options:

The following table summarize the Group’s option activities under the 2015 Plan and the 2018 Plan:

Weighted 

Weighted 

Weighted

average 

average

 average

grant 

Aggregate 

 remaining 

Number of 

 exercise

date fair

intrinsic 

contractual

    

share options

    

 price

    

value

    

value

    

 term

 

US$

 

US$

 

US$

Years

Outstanding as of January 1,2017

203,733,060

 

0.0065

 

0.0301

10,390

9.25

Granted

78,560,000

 

0.0065

 

0.1736

 

 

Forfeited

(9,850,200)

 

0.0065

 

0.0544

 

 

Outstanding as of December 31, 2017

272,442,860

0.0065

0.0706

144,258

8.57

Granted

 

359,390,000

 

0.0065

 

3.6289

 

 

Forfeited

(2,240,000)

 

0.0065

 

2.5006

Outstanding as of December 31, 2018

 

629,592,860

 

0.0065

 

2.0931

 

3,527,924

 

8.64

Granted

 

76,665,380

 

0.0065

 

7.7632

 

 

Forfeited

 

(7,937,140)

 

0.0065

 

5.7059

 

 

Outstanding as of December 31, 2019

 

698,321,100

 

0.0065

 

2.6745

 

6,598,087

 

7.83

Vested and expected to vest as of December 31, 2019

 

698,321,100

 

0.0065

 

2.6745

 

6,598,087

 

7.83

Exercisable as of December 31,2019

 

298,464,265

 

0.0065

 

1.1083

 

2,820,040

 

7.01

The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the awards and the fair value of the underlying Ordinary Shares at each reporting date, for those awards that had exercise price below the estimated fair value of the relevant Ordinary Shares.

17. Share-Based Compensation (Continued)

(a)  Share options: (continued)

The total fair value of vested options was RMB13,525, RMB45,979 and RMB2,243,028 (US$322,191) for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2018 and 2019, respectively. As of December 31, 2019, total unrecognized share-based compensation expense relating to unvested awards was RMB9,994,423 (US$1,435,609) which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 4.83 years.

The Group calculated the estimated fair value of the options on the respective grant dates using the binomial-lattice option valuation model with the following assumptions for each applicable period which took into account variables such as volatility, dividend yield, and risk-free interest rates:

    

For the years ended December 31, 

    

2017

    

2018

    

2019

Risk-free interest rates

2.26%-2.57%

2.97%-3.13%

1.50%-2.90%

Expected volatility

48.08%-49.35%

46.23%-48.63%

43.52%-57.59%

Expected dividend yield

0%

0%

0%

Exercise multiple

2.80

2.80

 

2.80

Post-vesting forfeit rate

0%

0%

0%

Fair value of underlying Ordinary Shares

$0.0858-$0.5359

$1.5146-$5.7400

$4.8550-$8.9875

Fair value of share option

$0.0808-$0.5302

$1.5091-$5.7335

$4.8485-$8.9810

(b)   RSUs:

The following table summarize the Group’s RSU activities under the 2018 Plan:

    

    

Weighted   

average

Number 

grant date

of RSUs

fair value

US$

Outstanding as of January 1, 2018

 

 

Granted

 

8,295,240

 

6.2519

Outstanding as of December 31, 2018

8,295,240

6.2519

Granted

36,409,188

6.7698

Vested

(567,636)

6.9225

Forfeited

(2,761,724)

6.4514

Outstanding as of December 31, 2019

 

41,375,068

 

6.6855

The total fair value of the RSUs vested during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2019 was nil and RMB27,073 (US$3,889) respectively. The weighted average grant date fair value of RSUs granted during the year ended December 31,2018 and 2019 was US$6.2519 and US$6.6855 respectively.

As of December 31, 2019, RMB1,451,466 (US$208,490) of unrecognized share-based compensation expenses related to RSUs is expected to be recognized over a weighted average vesting period of 3.35 years using the accelerated method. Total unrecognized share-based compensation expenses may be adjusted for future changes when actual forfeitures incurred.

17.  Share-Based Compensation (Continued)

(c)   Share-based compensation expense by function:

The Group recognized share-based compensation expenses for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2018 and 2019 as follows:

For the years ended

December 31, 

2017

2018

2019

2019

    

RMB

RMB

    

RMB

    

US$

Costs of revenues

796

3,488

23,835

 

3,424

Sales and marketing expenses

1,675

405,805

860,862

 

123,655

General and administrative expenses i) / ii)

108,141

6,296,186

786,641

 

112,994

Research and development

5,893

136,094

886,368

 

127,319

116,505

6,841,573

2,557,706

 

367,392

i)     For the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company recorded RMB103,125, in share-based compensation expenses in connection with the repurchase of Class B ordinary shares from the Founder. No such transaction took place during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2019.

ii)    In April 2018, the Company issued 254,473,500 Class A ordinary shares to a company controlled by the Founder at the par value of US$0.000005 per share pursuant to a shareholders’ resolution. The difference between the par value and estimated fair value of ordinary shares on the grant date was recorded as a one-time share-based compensation expense of RMB5,953,717 in general and administration expenses. No such transaction took place during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2019.