In November 2021, we entered into a $100 million ATM program. As of December 31, 2023,
0.08 million common shares were sold, generating net proceeds of 1.8 million in the aggregate. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, an additional 0.2 million common shares were sold under the ATM program, generating
net proceeds of 1.2 million in the aggregate.
In 2014, an equity-settled share-based payment program was established by Affimed N.V. (ESOP 2014). Under this program, the Company granted awards to certain
members of the Management Board, certain members of the Companys Supervisory Board, non-employee consultants and employees.
The share and per share
information presented in this note retrospectively reflects the effects of the reverse stock split which was effective March 8, 2024.
Share-based
payments with service conditions
The majority of the awards vest in installments over three years and can be exercised up to 10 years after
the grant date. The Group granted 570,250 awards for the three months ended March 31, 2024 to employees, members of the Management Board, members of the Supervisory Board and consultants. Fair value of the awards at grant date amounts to
2.3 million ($2.4million).
78,838 ESOP 2014 awards were cancelled or forfeited due to termination of employment during the three months ended
March 31, 2024 (March 31, 2023: 150,815).
As of March 31, 2024, 2,673,300 ESOP 2014 options were outstanding (December 31, 2023: 2,181,888),
and 1,570,848 awards had vested (December 31, 2023: 1,240,852). The options outstanding as of March 31, 2024 had an exercise price in the range of $3.50 to $134.70 and a weighted average remaining contractual life of 7.6 years (December 31,
2023: 7.3 years) and a weighted average exercise price of $29.61 (December 31, 2023: $35.7).
Share-based payments with market condition
During 2022, the Company issued 282,500 options with market-based performance conditions to members of the Management Board and employees. Each grant consists
of three tranches, whereby one-third of the total grant will vest when the volume-weighted average share price over the preceding thirty trading days reaches $120.00, $150.00, and $180.00, respectively. As of March 31, 2024, 132,500 options had
been forfeited.
Fair value of the awards at grant date in 2022 amounts to 2.9 million ($3.2 million) and the contractual lifetime of the
options is two years. Any unvested awards on the date that is two years following the grant date will lapse.
Share-based payment expense
For the three months ended March 31, 2024, compensation expense of 789 was recognized affecting research and development expenses (0.2
million) and general and administrative expenses (0.6 million). In the three months ended March 31, 2023, compensation expense of 4,158 was recognized affecting research and development expenses (2,313) and general and
administrative expenses (1,845).