2.1.1 Definitions
IFRS 2 should be applied to each ’share-based payment transaction’, defined as follows:
“A transaction in which the entity receives goods or services as consideration for equity
instruments of the entity (including shares or share options), or acquires goods or services by
incurring liabilities to the supplier of those goods or services for amounts that are based on the
price of the entity’s shares or other equity instruments of the entity.” [IFRS 2 Appendix A]
IFRS 2 also uses the term ’share-based payment arrangement’ which is defined as follows:
“An agreement between the entity and another party (including an employee) to enter into a
share-based payment transaction, which thereby entitles the other party to receive cash or
other assets of the entity for amounts that are based on the price of the entity’s shares or other
equity instruments of the entity, or to receive equity instruments of the entity, provided that the
specified vesting conditions, if any, are met.” [IFRS 2 Appendix A]
‘Equity instrument’ is defined as follows:
“A contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of an entity after deducting all of its
liabilities.” [IFRS 2 Appendix A]
This definition is consistent with paragraph 11 of IAS 32 Financial Instruments: Presentation.
‘Equity instrument granted’ is defined as follows:
“The right (conditional or unconditional) to an equity instrument of the entity conferred by the
entity on another party, under a share-based payment arrangement.” [IFRS 2 Appendix A]
The Standard does not include a formal definition of either goods or services, although IFRS 2.5
specifies that goods would include inventories, consumables, property, plant and equipment,
intangible assets, and other non-financial assets. IFRIC 8 Scope of IFRS 2 (issued in January
2006) confirms that the goods or services do not have to be identifiable to be within the scope
of IFRS 2 (see section 2.6 below).