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Prolific values the hard work that our team members do and we want everyone to stay with us for the long term. This means that all new hires are awarded stock options in the company - these options offer you the chance of a future stake in our business as it continues to grow.
Our board award options every few months - so your options will be awarded at the first award after your start date, however your vesting start date will be the same as your employment start date.
Our option awards are based on your level in the business and base salary - this calculations provides us with a £/$ amount and options are then awarded to that value. Based on our fluctuating exercise price, we aren’t usually in a position to confirm this number before you start ( as the exercise price/valuation may have changed by the time your award is made) but the calculation and total proposed value will not change.
Share options are the right to buy a defined number of shares in the future at a price set on the date you were given the options.
If, when the time comes, you decide to exercise your right to buy those shares, the price you pay for them (known as the ‘exercise price’) will be the price set on the date you were given or granted the options.
If the value of our shares rises you’ll effectively be buying your shares at a discounted price. The more Prolific grows, the bigger the discount becomes.
The value of your share options depends on how much the value of Prolific grows.
As a private company, there is no accurate way to define a market value at any given date. We’ve been growing fast and we continue to have ambitious growth targets for the coming years.
We're hopeful that one day we will be a ‘unicorn’ company.
When and if that day comes and you sell your shares, the gain you make on these share options will be: (Price per share x no. of shares you hold) - total exercise price paid = GAIN
Out latest approved (UK) HMRC exercise price, as of March 2026, is $0.33 - It’s important to note that this is a tax valuation, agreed with HMRC, and not indicative of current open market value.
While the current strike price reflects a historic tax valuation, the long-term value of the option grant is tied to where the company goes from here. Given our growth trajectory and the level of investment flowing into AI infrastructure businesses, we see substantial upside potential over time — and we’re excited for you to be part of building that.