23. Equity

Balance as at 31.12.2016Number of shares Nominal value per share (in PLN) Carrying amount 
Series of shares
“A” series 295 987 473 1 295 988
“B” series 41 638 955 1 41 639
“C” series 103 816 150 1 103 816
Total number of shares 441 442 578    
Total share capital     441 443
       
Share capital (face value)     441 443
Capital from business combination     38 810
Hyperinflation adjustment of share capital     107 765
TOTAL SHARE CAPITAL     588 018
Share premium     3 632 464
Retained earnings     7 946 612
Reserve capital from valuation of hedging instruments     33 826
Financial instruments revaluation reserve     744
Other capital     (25 652)
Non-controlling interests     835 717
TOTAL EQUITY     13 011 729 

Balance as at 31.12.2015Number of shares Nominal value per share (in PLN) Carrying amount 
Series of shares
“A” series 295 987 473 1 295 988
“B” series 41 638 955 1 41 639
“C” series 103 816 150 1 103 816
Total number of shares 441 442 578    
Total share capital     441 443
       
Share capital (face value)     441 443
Capital from business combination     38 810
Hyperinflation adjustment of share capital     107 765
TOTAL SHARE CAPITAL     588 018
Share premium     3 632 464
Retained earnings     7 158 352
Reserve capital from valuation of hedging instruments     3 980
Financial instruments revaluation reserve     814
Other capital     (45 883)
Non-controlling interests     784 858
TOTAL EQUITY     12 122 603 

Lubelski Węgiel Bogdanka S.A. launched in 2013 the Management Options Programme. The Programme was launched for the period 2013-2017. Exercise of the options is subject to certain conditions.

As at 31 December 2016, the number of the options granted under the Programme was 1 143 863 and the total value of the Management Stock Options Programme amounted PLN 3 839 thousand (31 December 2015: PLN 13 642 thousand). The number of options vested for years 2013-2014 equal 335 199. In the current period, on the basis of the carried out analyses, the absence of the possibility of achieving of the non-market targets required under the Programme was determined and, as a result, the options worth PLN 5 913 thousand were declared forfeit. As a result, the total costs of the programme as at 31 December 2016 under “Retained earnings” were PLN 3 839 thousand (as at 31 December 2015: PLN 9 752 thousand).

In 2015 PLN 5 913 thousand was presented as payroll expenses (2015: PLN 1 409 thousand).