含羞草传媒

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Stock-Based Compensation

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含羞草传媒 - Incentive Plans

The Company has granted to certain of its directors, employees and employees of its subsidiaries, restricted stock (鈥淩SAs鈥), RSUs and options to purchase shares of the Company鈥檚 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 (鈥淕DFV鈥) 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 based on the current fair value of the Award, and remeasures the fair value of the Award at each reporting date.

Pursuant to the 含羞草传媒. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the 鈥2020 Plan鈥), the Company may grant Awards in respect of a maximum of 30.0 million shares of 含羞草传媒 common stock plus the shares remaining available for Awards under the prior 含羞草传媒. 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the 鈥2016 Plan鈥), as amended, as of close of business on May 20, 2020, the day before the effective date of the 2020 Plan. Any forfeited shares from the 2016 Plan

shall also be available again under the 2020 Plan. 听Awards generally vest over 1-5 years and have a term of 7-10 years. 含羞草传媒 issues new shares upon exercise of equity awards.

含羞草传媒 鈥 Grants

The following table presents the number and weighted average GDFV of options granted by 含羞草传媒 during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018:

For the Years ended December 31,

2020

2019

2018

Options Granted (000's)

Weighted Average GDFV

Options Granted (000's)

Weighted Average GDFV

Options Granted (000's)

Weighted Average GDFV

Series A 含羞草传媒 common stock, QVC and HSN employees (1)

4,200

$

1.96

2,503

$

4.07

3,783

$

8.77

Series A 含羞草传媒 common stock, Zulily employees (1)

618

$

1.94

328

$

4.08

336

$

8.65

Series A 含羞草传媒 common stock, 含羞草传媒 employees and directors (2)

747

$

4.86

639

$

3.97

72

$

7.31

Series A 含羞草传媒 common stock, 含羞草传媒 President and CEO (3)

NA

NA

NA

NA

577

$

7.09

Series A 含羞草传媒 common stock, 含羞草传媒 Chairman of the Board (4)

1,191

$

4.88

2,134

$

3.44

NA

NA

Series B 含羞草传媒 common stock, 含羞草传媒 Chairman of the Board (4)

NA

NA

26

$

5.84

175

$

8.84

Series B Ventures Group common stock, 含羞草传媒 Chairman of the Board (4)

NA

NA

NA

NA

143

$

16.55

(1) Vests semi-annually over four years.
(2) Vests between two and five years for employees and in one year for directors.
(3) Vested 50% on each of December 15, 2019 and December 15, 2020. 听
(4) The grants made in December 2020 and December 2019 in connection with the Chairman鈥檚 new employment agreement cliff vest in December 2024 and December 2023, respectively. The grant made in March 2019 vested immediately. The grants made in 2018 cliff vested at the end of the grant year. Grants made in 2019 and 2018 were in connection with the Chairman鈥檚 previous employment agreement (see notes 1 and 11).

In addition to the stock option grants to the 含羞草传媒 Chairman of the Board, and in connection with his employment agreement, 含羞草传媒 granted time-based and performance-based RSUs. During the year ended December 31, 2020, 含羞草传媒 granted 38 thousand time-based RSUs of QRTEA to our Chairman. 听The RSUs had a GDFV of $7.44 per share and cliff vested on December 10, 2020. 听This RSU grant was issued in lieu of our Chairman receiving 50% of his remaining base salary for the last three quarters of calendar year 2020, and he waived his right to receive the other 50%, in each case, in light of the ongoing financial impact of COVID-19. During the year ended December 31, 2019, 含羞草传媒 granted 19 thousand time-based RSUs of Series B 含羞草传媒 common stock. Such RSUs had a GDFV of $17.90 per share at the time they were granted and cliff vested on March 11, 2019. During the year ended December 31, 2020, 含羞草传媒 granted to our Chairman 584 thousand performance-based RSUs of QRTEA. 听Such RSUs had a fair value of $4.44 at the time they were granted. During the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, 含羞草传媒 granted 194 thousand and 124 thousand performance-based RSUs, respectively, of Series B 含羞草传媒 common stock to our Chairman. 听Such RSUs had a fair value of $17.90 and $27.56 per share, respectively, at the time they were granted. 听Also during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, 含羞草传媒 granted approximately 725 thousand and 191 thousand performance-based RSUs, respectively, of QRTEA to our President and CEO. Such RSUs had a GDFV of $4.44 and $17.90 per share, respectively, at the time they were granted. 听All of the 2020, 2019 and 2018 performance-based RSUs cliff vest 听

one year from the month of grant, subject to the satisfaction of certain performance objectives and based on an amount determined by the compensation committee. 听Performance objectives, which are subjective, are considered in determining the timing and amount of the compensation expense recognized. 听As the satisfaction of the performance objectives becomes probable, the Company records compensation expense. 听The value of the grant is remeasured at each reporting period. 听

During the third quarter of 2020 and in connection with the Special Dividend, holders of RSAs and RSUs of QRTEA outstanding at the close of business on the record date received:

i. a special cash dividend in the amount of $1.50 per share for each QRTEA RSA and RSU so held (鈥淐ash Dividend鈥), and
ii. a special dividend of 0.03 shares of newly issued Preferred Stock (鈥淨RTEP鈥) for each QRTEA RSA and RSU so held, with cash distributed in lieu of fractional shares (鈥淧referred Stock Dividend鈥). The Preferred Stock Dividend related to QRTEA RSAs and RSUs was issued in the form of QRTEP RSAs and RSUs, corresponding to the original grant of either RSAs or RSUs.

The Cash Dividend for RSA holders was paid upon distribution. The Cash Dividend for RSU holders along with the QRTEP RSAs and RSUs are subject to the same vesting schedules as those applicable to the corresponding original QRTEA RSAs and RSUs. 听

Also in connection with the Special Dividend, holders of outstanding stock options and stock appreciation rights (鈥淪ARs鈥) to purchase shares of QRTEA or Series B 含羞草传媒 common stock (鈥淨RTEB鈥) and together with QRTEA, 鈥淨RTEA/B鈥) on the record date were adjusted pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the incentive plans under which the stock options and SARs were granted. The adjustment to the exercise price and the number of shares subject to the original stock option or SAR award preserved:

i. the pre-Special Dividend intrinsic value of the original QRTEA/B stock option or SAR, and
ii. the pre-Special Dividend ratio of the exercise price to the market price of the corresponding original QRTEA/B stock option or SAR.

During the fourth quarter of 2020 and in connection with the December Special Dividend, holders of QRTEA RSAs and RSUs outstanding at the close of business on the record date received a special cash dividend in the amount of $1.50 per share for each QRTEA RSA or RSU so held (鈥淒ecember Cash Dividend鈥).

The December Cash Dividend for RSA holders was paid upon distribution. 听The December Cash Dividend for RSU holders is subject to the same vesting schedules as those applicable to the corresponding original QRTEA RSUs.

Also in connection with the December Special Dividend, holders of outstanding stock options and SARs to purchase shares of QRTEA/B on the record date were adjusted pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the incentive plans under which the stock options and SARs were granted. 听The adjustment to the exercise price and the number of shares subject to the original stock option or SAR award preserved:

i. the pre-December Special Dividend intrinsic value of the original QRTEA/B stock option or SAR, and
ii. the pre-December Special Dividend ratio of the exercise price to the market price of the corresponding original QRTEA/B stock option or SAR.

The Company has calculated the GDFV for all of its equity classified awards using the Black-Scholes-Merton Model. The Company estimates the expected term of the Awards based on historical exercise and forfeiture data. 听For

grants made in 2020, 2019 and 2018, the range of expected terms was 5.2 to 6.3 years. The volatility used in the calculation for Awards is based on the historical volatility of the Company's stocks and the implied volatility of publicly traded 含羞草传媒 options. The Company uses a zero dividend rate and the risk-free rate for Treasury Bonds with a term similar to that of the subject options.

The following table presents the range of volatilities used by 含羞草传媒 in the Black-Scholes-Merton Model for the 2020, 2019 and 2018 含羞草传媒 and Liberty Ventures grants.

Volatility

2020 grants

听听听听

听听听听

听听听听

听听听听

听听听听

含羞草传媒 options

46.8

%听听

-

54.8

%听听

2019 grants

听听听听

听听听听

听听听听

听听听听

听听听听

含羞草传媒 options

30.1

%听听

-

44.8

%听听

2018 grants

听听听听

听听听听

听听听听

听听听听

听听听听

含羞草传媒 options

29.7

%听听

-

30.5

%听听

Liberty Ventures options

27.9

%听听

-

27.9

%听听

含羞草传媒 - Outstanding Awards

The following table presents the number and weighted average exercise price ("WAEP") of Awards to purchase 含羞草传媒 common stock granted to certain officers, employees and directors of the Company, as well as the weighted average remaining life and aggregate intrinsic value of the Awards.

含羞草传媒

Series听A

Series听B

Weighted

Aggregate

Weighted

Aggregate

average

听intrinsic

average

听intrinsic

Awards

remaining

value

Awards

remaining

value

听听听听

(000's)

听听听听

WAEP

听听听听

life

听听听听

(in millions)

听听听听

(000's)

听听听听

WAEP

听听听听

life

听听听听

(in millions)

Outstanding at January听1, 2020

23,248

$

21.28

1,844

$

27.09

Granted

6,756

$

6.15

$

Exercised

(1,297)

$

2.95

$

Forfeited/Cancelled

(5,958)

$

17.12

$

Special Dividend adjustment

15,145

$

11.19

1,182

$

16.51

December Special Dividend adjustment

2,659

$

10.56

217

$

15.39

Outstanding at December 31, 2020

40,553

$

10.61

4.2

years

$

108

3,243

$

15.39

2.1

years

$

Exercisable at December 31, 2020

22,874

$

14.12

2.9

years

$

13

3,243

$

15.39

2.1

years

$

As of December听31, 2020, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested 含羞草传媒 Awards was approximately $106 million. Such amount will be recognized in the Company's consolidated statements of operations over a weighted average period of approximately 1.9 years.

As of December 31, 2020, 含羞草传媒 reserved 43.8 million shares of Series A and Series B common stock for issuance under exercise privileges of outstanding stock Awards.

含羞草传媒 - Exercises

The aggregate intrinsic value of all options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $7 million, $2 million and $28 million, respectively. 听

含羞草传媒 - Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units

The Company has approximately 12.7 million and 373 thousand unvested RSAs and RSUs of QRTEA and QRTEP, respectively, held by certain directors, officers and employees of the Company as of December 31, 2020. 听The QRTEA unvested RSAs and RSUs have a weighted average GDFV of $7.32 per share, and 300 thousand of the QRTEP unvested RSUs have an incremental cost of $48.88 per share.

The aggregate fair value of all QRTEA, QRTEB and QRTEP RSAs and RSUs that vested during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $17 million, $25 million and $64 million, respectively.