12. Employee benefit expenses

2025

2024

Wages and salaries

20,886

18,244

Social security costs

1,747

1,514

Share-based payment expense

2,329

1,303

Pension costs - defined contribution plans

1,420

1,589

Pension costs - defined benefit plans

9

15

26,391

22,665

At year-end 2025, the Company employed 99 FTE (2024: 101). The average number of FTE in 2025 was 100 (2024: 101). There are no employees in other countries than the Netherlands.