Registration statement for securities of certain foreign private issuers

General and administrative expenses

v3.22.1
General and administrative expenses
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
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General and administrative expenses
8.
General and administrative expenses
 
(in €‘000)
   
2021
     
2020
     
2019
  
Employee benefits expenses
      105,025        23,549        21,977  
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment
      5,623        4,309        4,406  
Impairments of property, plant and equipment
      354        466        272  
Reversal of impairments of property, plant and equipment
      (381 )       —          —    
Depreciation of
right-of-use
assets
      3,316        1,652        1,072  
Amortization of intangible assets
      2,720        3,737        2,338  
IT costs
      1,625        2,786        2,638  
Housing and facility costs
      337        496        553  
Travelling costs
      7        81        716  
Legal, accounting and consulting fees
      208,945        9,134        4,451  
Other costs
      9,880        1,258        776  
Total
   
 
337,451
 
   
 
47,468
 
   
 
39,199
 
Legal, accounting and consulting fees for the year ended December 31, 2021 include share-based payment expenses of €202,201 thousand (2020: €4,650 thousand, 2019: € nil) as the Group has provided share-based payment awards to an external consulting firm. Refer to Note 10 for details.
Refer to Note 9 for a breakdown of expenses by nature.