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The amount of expense from share-based payment transactions with employees. [Refer: Expense from share-based payment transactions]

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The number of share options forfeited in a share-based payment arrangement.

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The number of share options granted in a share-based payment arrangement.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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Number of vesting occasions

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Cumulative total shareholder return target, performance period in a share based compensation arrangement.

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Assessment period of Recurring Levered Free Cash flow target which is a non-market-based performance condition in a share based compensation arrangement.

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