Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

v3.8.0.1
Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volatility

 

2017 grants

    

    

    

    

    

 

QVC Group options

 

26.9

%  

-

32.7

%  

Liberty Ventures options

 

25.9

%  

-

28.9

%  

2016 grants

    

    

    

    

    

 

QVC Group options

 

27.4

%  

-

27.4

%  

Liberty Ventures options

 

30.6

%  

-

30.6

%  

2015 grants

    

    

    

    

    

 

QVC Group options

 

27.4

%  

-

39.7

%  

Liberty Ventures options

 

30.6

%  

-

42.4

%  

 

Schedule of stock option activity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Years ended December 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

 

2015

 

 

 

Options Granted (000's)

 

Weighted Average GDFV

 

Options Granted (000's)

 

Weighted Average GDFV

 

Options Granted (000's)

 

Weighted Average GDFV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series A QVC Group common stock, QVC employees (1)

 

3,115

 

$

7.86

 

2,860

 

$

7.84

 

2,002

 

$

11.87

 

Series A QVC Group common stock, zulily employees (1)

 

483

 

$

7.86

 

433

 

$

7.57

 

264

 

$

9.84

 

Series A QVC Group common stock, Liberty employees and directors (2)

 

518

 

$

7.81

 

421

 

$

8.02

 

2,459

 

$

11.63

 

Series A QVC Group common stock, QVC CEO (3)

 

NA

 

 

NA

 

NA

 

 

NA

 

1,680

 

$

10.40

 

Series B QVC Group common stock, Liberty CEO (4)

 

154

 

$

7.92

 

730

 

$

7.47

 

132

 

$

10.10

 

Series A Ventures Group common stock, Liberty employees and directors (2)

 

188

 

$

16.52

 

114

 

$

12.25

 

683

 

$

18.10

 

Series B Ventures Group common stock, Liberty CEO (4)

 

269

 

$

15.41

 

209

 

$

12.48

 

135

 

$

16.94

 

(1)

Mainly vests semi-annually over four years.

(2)

Mainly vests between three and five years for employees and in one year for directors.

(3)

Vests 50% on each of December 31, 2019 and 2020.  Grant was made in connection with a new compensation arrangement.

Grants in 2017 and 2016 cliff vested at the end of their respective grant year; grant in 2015 cliff vested in March 2016.  Grants were made in connection with his employment agreement (see note 14).

QVC Group Common Stock  
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Activity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QVC Group

 

 

 

Series A

 

Series B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

Aggregate

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

Aggregate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

average

 

 intrinsic

 

 

 

 

 

 

average

 

 intrinsic

 

 

 

Awards

 

 

 

 

remaining

 

value

 

Awards

 

 

 

 

remaining

 

value

 

 

    

(000's)

    

WAEP

    

life

    

(in millions)

    

(000's)

    

WAEP

    

life

    

(in millions)

 

Outstanding at January 1, 2017

 

29,585

 

$

20.80

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,489

 

$

27.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HSNi Acquisition

 

3,635

 

$

26.22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 —

 

$

 —

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

4,116

 

$

23.82

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

154

 

$

23.87

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

(3,611)

 

$

16.34

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 —

 

$

 —

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited/Cancelled

 

(1,364)

 

$

27.23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 —

 

$

 —

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Option Exchange, Exercised

 

(5,931)

 

$

17.76

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 —

 

$

 —

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Option Exchange, Granted

 

5,931

 

$

25.74

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 —

 

$

 —

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2017

 

32,361

 

$

23.48

 

4.0

years

 

$

86

 

1,643

 

$

27.16

 

4.8

years

 

$

 —

 

Exercisable at December 31, 2017

 

20,286

 

$

22.66

 

3.2

years

 

$

71

 

997

 

$

25.40

 

4.3

years

 

$

 —

 

 

Liberty Ventures common stock  
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Activity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liberty Ventures

 

 

 

Series A

 

Series B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

Aggregate

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

Aggregate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

average

 

 intrinsic

 

 

 

 

 

 

average

 

 intrinsic

 

 

 

Awards

 

 

 

 

remaining

 

value

 

Awards

 

 

 

 

remaining

 

value

 

 

    

(000's)

    

WAEP

    

life

    

(in millions)

    

(000's)

    

WAEP

    

life

    

(in millions)

 

Outstanding at January 1, 2017

 

1,974

 

$

22.18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

987

 

$

35.02

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

188

 

$

55.42

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

269

 

$

52.39

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

(451)

 

$

16.69

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 —

 

$

 —

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited/Cancelled

 

(12)

 

$

38.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 —

 

$

 —

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Option Exchange, Exercised

 

(975)

 

$

20.99

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,256)

 

$

38.74

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Option Exchange, Granted

 

946

 

$

55.96

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,080

 

$

56.38

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2017

 

1,670

 

$

47.12

 

2.6

years

 

$

14

 

1,080

 

$

56.38

 

4.7

years

 

$

 —

 

Exercisable at December 31, 2017

 

1,273

 

$

47.45

 

2.0

years

 

$

10

 

443

 

$

56.38

 

2.0

years

 

$

 —