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ResearchInMotionLimited|IncorporatedUndertheLawsofOntario(UnitedStatesdollars,inthousandsexceptpersharedataorasotherwiseindicated)
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FortheyearsendedMarch1,2003,March2,2002andFebruary28,2001
DuringtheyearendedMarch1,2003,theCompanypurchased1,939commonsharespursuanttoits
CommonSharePurchaseProgramatacostof$24,502.Theamountinexcessofthecarryingvalueof
thecommonsharesof$2,974waschargedtoretainedearnings.Allcommonsharesrepurchasedby
theCompanypursuanttoitsCommonSharePurchaseProgramhavebeencancelled.
DuringtheyearendedMarch2,2002,theCompanyrepurchased370commonsharespursuanttoits
CommonSharePurchaseProgramatacostof$5,525.Theamountinexcessofthecarryingvalueof
thecommonsharesof$1,445waschargedtoretainedearnings.Allcommonsharesrepurchasedby
theCompanypursuanttoitsCommonSharePurchaseProgramhavebeencancelled.
DuringtheyearendedFebruary28,2001,theCompanyissued135commonsharesinexchange
for139commonsharepurchasewarrantsandnocashconsideration.
TheoutstandingcommonsharepurchasewarrantshaveanexpirydateofAugust17,2004andgive
theownertherighttoacquire75commonsharesat$20.83each.
b)Stockoptionplan–TheCompanyhasanincentivestockoptionplanforallofitsdirectors,ofcers
andemployees.TheoptionexercisepriceisthefairmarketvalueoftheCompany’scommonshares
atthedateofgrant.Theseoptionsgenerallyvestoveraperiodofveyearsafterwhichtheyare
exercisableforamaximumoftenyearsafterthegrantdate.TheCompany’sshareholdersapproved
thereconstitutionofthestockoptionplanattheAnnualGeneralMeetingonAugust12,2002.The
reconstitutionincreasedthenumberofcommonsharesavailableforthegrantofoptionsby2,756.
AsatMarch1,2003,therewere10,101optionsoutstandingwithexercisepricesrangingfrom$2.43
to$119.80.Optionsissuedandoutstandingfor4,070sharesarevestedasatMarch1,2003.Thereare
4,115sharesavailableforfuturegrantsundertheplan.
AsummaryofoptionactivitysinceFebruary29,2000isshownbelow:
OptionsOutstanding
Weighted
Number Average
(in000’s) ExercisePrice
BalanceasatFebruary29,2000 7,243 $ 7.19
Grantedduringtheyear 1,767 $ 52.16
Exercisedduringtheyear (1,018) $ 6.29
Forfeitedduringtheyear (72) $ 38.03
BalanceasatFebruary28,2001 7,920 $ 17.04
Grantedduringtheyear 2,978 $ 21.83
Exercisedduringtheyear (515) $ 3.71
Forfeitedduringtheyear (297) $ 27.92
BalanceasatMarch2,2002 10,086 $ 18.81
Grantedduringtheyear 956 $ 16.41
Exercisedduringtheyear (320) $ 3.88
Forfeitedduringtheyear (621) $ 31.35
BalanceasatMarch1,2003 10,101 $ 18.29