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
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 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

Nine months ended

September 30,

September 30,

听听听听

2015

听听听听

2014

听听听听

2015

听听听听

2014

(amounts听in听millions)

Cost of subscriber services:

Programming and content

$

5

4

13

13

Customer service and billing

1

2

4

4

Other

2

2

6

6

Other operating expense

5

4

13

12

Selling, general and administrative

43

41

111

116

$

56

53

147

151

During the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2015, the Company granted a total of approximately 2.4 million options to purchase shares of Series C common stock. A portion of the options granted was comprised of 676 thousand options with a weighted average grant-date fair value (鈥淕DFV鈥) of $10.86 per share that vest annually over 3 years and 1.3 million options with a weighted average GDFV of $15.52 per share 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 fair value of $12.15 per share and $38.20 per share, respectively, at the time they were granted. The performance-based options and performance-based restricted stock units cliff vest in one year, subject to satisfaction of certain performance objectives. Performance objectives, which are both objective and subjective, are considered in determining the timing and amount of the compensation expense recognized. As the satisfaction of the performance objectives becomes probable, the Company records compensation expense. The value of the subjective portion of the grant is remeasured at each reporting period.

The Company did not grant anyoptions to purchase Series A or Series B common stock during the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2015. 听

麻豆最新出品 calculates the GDFV for all of its equity classified awards and the subsequent remeasurement of its liability classified and certain performance-based 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

$

23.21

Granted

听鈥

$

听鈥

Exercised

(330)

$

22.09

Forfeited/Cancelled

(2)

$

32.16

Outstanding at September 30, 2015

2,875

$

23.33

3.5

years

$

36

Exercisable at September 30, 2015

2,418

$

23.14

3.3

years

$

30

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

$

26.71

Granted

2,362

$

38.29

Exercised

(634)

$

21.79

Forfeited/Cancelled

(5)

$

32.20

Outstanding at September 30, 2015

11,556

$

29.35

5.1

years

$

68

Exercisable at September 30, 2015

4,922

$

22.85

3.3

years

$

57

As of September 30, 2015, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested Awards was approximately $64 million.听听Such amount will be recognized in the Company's condensed consolidated statements of operations over a weighted average period of approximately 3.1听years.

As of September 30, 2015, 麻豆最新出品 reserved 14.4 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 granted various types of stock awards to its employees and members of its board of directors during the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2015. As of September 30, 2015, SIRIUS XM has approximately 316 million options outstanding of which approximately 130 million are exercisable, each with a weighted-average exercise price per share of $3.14 and $2.45, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of SIRIUS XM options outstanding and exercisable as of September 30, 2015 is $216 million and $178 million, respectively. The stock-based compensation expense related to SIRIUS XM was $41 million and $39 million for the three months endedSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively and $115 million and $110 million for the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. As of September 30, 2015, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested SIRIUS XM stock options and restricted stock units was $236 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 2.8听years.