Virgin Media 2010 Annual Report Download - page 132

VIRGIN MEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
Note 11—Stock-Based Compensation Plans (continued)
A summary of the status of our stock option grants outstanding as of December 31, 2010 pursuant to the
stock incentive plans and the Virgin Media Sharesave Plan and of the changes during the year ended
December 31, 2010, is provided below.
Stock Incentive Plans Virgin Media
Sharesave
Plan Total
Weighted
Average
Excise
Price
Non-performance
Based
Performance
Based
Outstanding—beginning of year ......... 16,464,380 756,975 2,700,464 19,921,819 $14.18
Granted ............................ 2,729,147 — 689,280 3,418,427 17.16
Exercised ........................... (3,059,554) — (30,927) (3,090,481) 11.07
Forfeited or Expired ................... (1,325,650) (31,819) (157,702) (1,515,171) 17.62
Outstanding—end of year .............. 14,808,323 725,156 3,201,115 18,734,594 14.96
Exercisable at end of the year ........... 6,093,041 413,156 — 6,506,197 19.38
Expected to vest ...................... 7,760,986 312,000 2,738,957 10,811,943 $12.63
The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during the years ended December 31, 2010,
2009 and 2008, was $8.81, $3.86 and $3.86, respectively. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the
years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, was £20.6 million, £1.2 million and £0.1 million, respectively.
For performance based option grants the performance objectives are set by the Compensation Committee of
the Board of Directors based upon quantitative and qualitative objectives, including earnings and stock price
performance, amongst others. These objectives may be absolute or relative to prior performance or to the
performance of other entities, indices or benchmarks and may be expressed in terms of progression within a
specific range.
The aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding as at December 31, 2010 was £148.4 million with a
weighted average remaining contractual term of 6.4 years. The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercisable as
at December 31, 2010 was £33.7 million with a weighted average remaining contractual term of 6.2 years. The
aggregate intrinsic value of options expected to vest as at December 31, 2010 was £101.3 million with a
weighted average remaining contractual term of 6.5 years.
Restricted Stock Grants
A summary of the status of our non-vested shares of restricted stock as of December 31, 2010, and of
changes during the year ended December 31, 2010, is provided below.
Non- performance
Based
Performance
Based Total
Weighted
Average Grant-
date Fair value
Non-vested—beginning of year ................. 230,000 1,150,000 1,380,000 $10.37
Granted .................................... — — — —
Earned at end 2009, distributed in 2010 ........... — (555,000) (555,000) 9.28
Vested ..................................... (130,000) — (130,000) 13.14
Forfeited or Expired .......................... — (7,500) (7,500) 9.28
Non-vested—end of year ...................... 100,000 587,500 687,500 $10.73
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