Advanced Biomed Inc. Stock Compensation Disclosure
11. STOCK OPTION
Effective from March 30, 2023, the Stock Incentive Plan (the “2023 Plan”) was approved by the Company's Board of Directors. Under the 2023 Plan, the Board of Directors may grant options or purchase rights to purchase common stock to officers, employees, and other persons who provide services to the Company or any related company. The participants to whom awards are granted, the type of awards granted, the number of shares covered for each award, and the purchase or exercise price, conditions and other terms of each award are determined by the Board of Directors, except that the term of the options shall not exceed 10 years. A total of 15 million shares of our common stock are subject to the 2023 Plan and maybe either a qualified or non-qualified stock option. The shares issued for the 2023 Plan may be either treasury or authorized and unissued shares. As of the date of this report, the Company has granted stock options to purchase any shares of the common stock under the 2023 Plan.
About Stock Compensation Disclosures
Stock-based compensation disclosures detail the equity awards granted to employees and executives — including stock options, restricted stock units (RSUs), and performance shares — along with the valuation methods and assumptions used to expense them. This section reveals the true cost of talent retention and the alignment between management incentives and shareholder interests.
Key signals: total unrecognized compensation expense and its expected recognition period signal future earnings headwinds from already-granted awards. For stock options, examine Black-Scholes assumptions — expected volatility, risk-free rate, and expected term — as understating any of these reduces reported compensation expense. Compare stock compensation expense as a percentage of revenue against peers to assess dilution cost. Watch vesting schedules for acceleration clauses tied to change-of-control events. Performance-based awards with undemanding targets may indicate weak governance. Add back stock compensation to operating cash flow to calculate a more conservative free cash flow figure.