pre_text: Performance Share Units The following table illustrates the number and WASP on date of award, and movements in, performance share units (“PSUs”) granted under the 2015 LTIP: PSUs vest on one vesting date following a three year vesting period which will comprise three financial years. The awards are divided into three equal parts which will each be subject to a separate annual performance condition linked to the financial performance of the Group.
table: Year-ended 31 March 2019 Year-ended 31 March 2018
table: Number WASP Number WASP
table: Performance share units 000’s £ pence 000’s £ pence
table: Outstanding at the start of the year 7,546 269.65 6,024 219.41
table: Awarded 1,721 506.74 1,719 440.50
table: Forfeited (2,234) 414.51 (197) 223.96
table: Released (2,949) 262.64 – –
table: Outstanding at the end of the year 4,084 295.41 7,546 269.65
question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. What was the change in the number of PSUs outstanding at the end of the year in 2019 from 2018?