麻豆最新出品

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stock-Based Compensation

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Stock-Based Compensation
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Share-based Compensation [Abstract]
Stock-Based Compensation

(2)听听听Stock-Based Compensation

麻豆最新出品 grants, to certain of its directors, employees and employees of its subsidiaries, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock options and stock appreciation rights ("SARs") to purchase shares of its common stock (collectively, "Awards"). The Company measures the cost of employee services received in exchange for an equity classified Award (such as stock options and restricted stock) based on the grant-date fair value of the Award, and recognizes that cost over the period during which the employee is required to provide service (usually the vesting period of the Award). The Company measures the cost of employee services received in exchange for a liability classified Award (such as SARs that will be settled in cash) based on the current fair value of the Award, and remeasures the fair value of the Award at each reporting date.

Included in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations are the following amounts of stock-based compensation, a portion of which relates to SIRIUS XM, as discussed below:

Three months ended听

March 31,

听听听听

2015

听听听听

2014

(amounts听in听millions)

Cost of subscriber services:

Programming and content

$

4听

4听

Customer service and billing

1听

1听

Other

2听

2听

Other operating expense

4听

4听

Selling, general and administrative

33听

38听

$

44听

49听

During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company granted a total of approximately 1.4 million options to purchase shares of Series C common stock. A portion of the options granted was comprised of 355 thousand options with a weighted average grant-date fair value (鈥淕DFV鈥) of $11.21 that vest annually over 3 years and 575 thousand options with a weighted average GDFV of $16.07 that vest 50% each on December 31, 2019 and 2020.听

In connection with our CEO鈥檚 employment agreement, 麻豆最新出品 also granted 420 thousand performance-based options of Series C common stock and 34 thousand performance-based restricted stock units of Series C common stock. Such options and restricted stock units had a weighted average grant-date fair value of $12.15 per share and $38.20 per share, respectively. The performance-based options and performance-based restricted stock units cliff vest in one year, subject to satisfaction of certain performance objectives.

The Company did not grant any options to purchase Series A common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2015.

麻豆最新出品 calculates the GDFV for all of its equity classified awards and the subsequent remeasurement of its liability classified awards using the Black-Scholes Model. 麻豆最新出品 estimates the expected term of the Awards based on historical exercise and forfeiture data. The volatility used in the calculation for Awards is based on the historical volatility of 麻豆最新出品 common stock and the implied volatility of publicly traded 麻豆最新出品 options. 麻豆最新出品 uses a zero dividend rate and the risk-free rate for Treasury Bonds with a term similar to that of the subject Awards.

麻豆最新出品鈥擮utstanding Awards

The following tables present the number and weighted average exercise price ("WAEP") of Awards to purchase 麻豆最新出品 common stock granted to certain officers, employees and directors of the Company and certain Awards of employees of Starz.

Series听A

听听听听

听听听听

听听听听

听听听听

Weighted

听听听听

Aggregate

average

intrinsic

麻豆最新出品

remaining

value

Awards听(000's)

WAEP

life

(millions)

Outstanding at January听1, 2015

3,207听

$

23.21听

Granted

听鈥

$

听鈥

Exercised

(142)

$

22.71听

Forfeited/Cancelled

(1)

$

31.50听

Outstanding at March 31, 2015

3,064听

$

23.23听

4.0听

years

$

47听

Exercisable at March 31, 2015

2,600听

$

23.02听

3.8听

years

$

40听

Series听C

听听听听

听听听听

听听听听

听听听听

Weighted

听听听听

Aggregate

average

intrinsic

麻豆最新出品

remaining

value

Awards听(000's)

WAEP

life

(millions)

Outstanding at January听1, 2015

9,833听

$

26.71听

Granted

1,350听

$

39.20听

Exercised

(258)

$

22.33听

Forfeited/Cancelled

(3)

$

31.07听

Outstanding at March 31, 2015

10,922听

$

28.36听

5.2听

years

$

109听

Exercisable at March 31, 2015

5,278听

$

22.73听

3.8听

years

$

82听

As of March 31, 2015, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested Awards was approximately $69 million.听 Such amount will be recognized in the Company's condensed consolidated statements of operations over a weighted average period of approximately 2.5听years.

As of March 31, 2015, 麻豆最新出品 reserved 14.0 million shares of Series A and Series C common stock for issuance under exercise privileges of outstanding stock Awards.

SIRIUS XM - Stock-based Compensation

SIRIUS XM did not grant any stock options or restricted stock unitsduring the three months endedMarch 31, 2015. 听As of March 31, 2015, SIRIUS XM has approximately 249 million options outstanding of which approximately 105 million are exercisable, each with a weighted-average exercise price per share of $2.73 and $2.26, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of SIRIUS XM options outstanding and exercisable as of March 31, 2015 is $287 million and $181 million, respectively. The stock-based compensation related to SIRIUS XM stock options was $37 million and $36 million for the three months endedMarch 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. As of March 31, 2015, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested SIRIUS XM stock options was $198 million.听听The SIRIUS XM unrecognized compensation cost will be recognized in the Company's condensed consolidated statements of operations over a weighted average period of approximately 2.0听years.