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Share-Based Compensation
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]  
Share-Based Compensation

3. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

The Wave Life Sciences Ltd. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “2014 Plan”), authorizes the board of directors or a committee of the board of directors to grant incentive share options, non-qualified share options, share appreciation rights, restricted awards, which includes restricted shares and restricted share units (“RSUs”), and performance awards to eligible employees, consultants and directors of the Company. Options generally vest over periods of one to four years, and any options that are forfeited or cancelled are available to be granted again. The contractual life of options is generally five or ten years from the grant date. RSUs generally vest over a period of one or four years, and any RSUs that are forfeited are available to be granted again.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, 659,170 options and 309,247 RSUs were granted to employees of the Company.

As of September 30, 2018, 1,695,424 ordinary shares remained available for future grant under the 2014 Plan.