Sirius XM Holdings Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Benefit Plans

Benefit Plans

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Included in the accompanying unaudited consolidated statements of operations are the following amounts of share-based compensation expense:


	For the Three Months Ended September 30,				For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Cost of services:
Programming and content	$	9	$	10	$	26	$	25
Customer service and billing	1		1		4		4
Transmission	1		2		4		4
Sales and marketing	11		13		34		33
Engineering, design, and development	11		11		34		33
General and administrative	25		20		52		52
	$	58	$	57	$	154	$	151

SplitCo Awards

Liberty Media granted, to certain of its directors and employees, restricted stock awards ("RSAs"), restricted stock units ("RSUs") and stock options to purchase shares of SplitCo common stock (collectively, "SplitCo Awards"). SplitCo measured the cost of employee services received in exchange for an equity classified SplitCo Award based on the grant-date fair value (“GDFV”) of the SplitCo Award and recognized that cost over the period during which the employee is required to provide service (usually the vesting period of the SplitCo Award). SplitCo measured the cost of employee services received in exchange for a liability classified SplitCo Award based on the current fair value of the SplitCo Award and remeasures the fair value of the SplitCo Award at each reporting date.

At the time of the Split-Off, outstanding stock options to purchase shares of SplitCo common stock were accelerated and became fully vested and exchanged into stock options to purchase shares of our common stock adjusted based on the exchange ratio identified in the Liberty Sirius XM Holdings Inc. Transitional Stock Adjustment Plan (the “SplitCo Award Exchange Ratio”). The RSAs and RSUs with respect to shares of SplitCo common stock accelerated, became fully vested, and are treated as outstanding shares of our common stock and as such were exchanged into shares of our common stock based on the SplitCo Award Exchange Ratio. Following the Split-Off, a portion of the outstanding stock options to purchase shares of our common stock are to be settled in cash as the underlying shares were not registered, and therefore these awards were classified as liability awards and will be remeasured at each reporting date. As of September 30, 2024, we recognized a liability of $2 related to these awards.

The following table presents the number and weighted average exercise price ("WAEP") of options to purchase shares of our common stock granted to certain officers, employees and directors of Liberty Media, as well as the weighted average remaining life and aggregate intrinsic value of the options. The shares and WAEP have been adjusted for the exchange ratio of 0.8375 shares of Sirius XM Holdings per share of SplitCo. Refer to Note 1 for more information.


	Options (000's)	WAEP		Weighted average remaining life (years)	Aggregate intrinsic value
Outstanding at January 1, 2024	5	$	34.78

Exercised	(1)	$	30.98
Forfeited/Cancelled	—	$	—
Transfer to Sirius XM Holdings (1)	(4)	$	35.56
Outstanding at September 30, 2024	—

(1)As discussed in the paragraph above, outstanding stock options to purchase shares of SplitCo common stock were accelerated and became fully vested and exchanged into stock options to purchase shares of our common stock, adjusted based on the SplitCo Award Exchange Ratio.

Liberty Media calculated the GDFV for its equity classified options using the Black-Scholes Model. Liberty Media estimated the expected term of the options based on historical exercise and forfeiture data. The volatility used in the calculation for options was based on the historical volatility of SplitCo common stock and, when available, the implied volatility of publicly traded SplitCo options. SplitCo uses a zero-dividend rate and the risk-free rate for Treasury Bonds with a term similar to that of the subject options.

As of September 30, 2024, we reserved 4.1 shares of our common stock for issuance under exercise privileges of outstanding stock options previously granted by Liberty Media.

Sirius XM Holdings Awards

2024 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan

In connection with the Transactions, Liberty Media, as the sole stockholder of SplitCo, approved the Sirius XM Holdings Inc. 2024 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan (the “2024 Plan”). Employees, consultants and non-employee members of Sirius XM Holdings’ board of directors are eligible to receive awards under the 2024 Plan. The 2024 Plan provides for the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), RSAs, RSUs and other stock-based awards that the compensation committee (the “Compensation Committee”) of our board of directors deems appropriate. Stock-based awards granted under the 2024 Plan are generally subject to a graded vesting requirement. Stock options generally expire ten years from the date of grant. RSUs include performance-based RSUs (“PRSUs”), the vesting of which are subject to the achievement of performance goals and the employee’s continued employment. Each RSU entitles the holder to receive one share of common stock upon vesting. As of September 30, 2024, 35 shares of our common stock were available for future grants under the 2024 Plan.

Transitional Stock Adjustment Plan

In connection with the Transactions, Liberty Media, as the sole stockholder of SplitCo, approved the Sirius XM Holdings Inc. Transitional Stock Adjustment Plan (the “Transitional Plan”). Current and former employees and consultants of Liberty Media or a former direct or indirect subsidiary of Liberty Media, any successor of any such former subsidiary, and the parent company (directly or indirectly) of any such former subsidiary or successor (collectively, a “Qualifying Subsidiary”) or a member of the board of directors of Liberty Media or a Qualifying Subsidiary and in each case, who, as of September 9, 2024, (a) held an outstanding option of any series of Liberty Media’s Liberty SiriusXM common stock (a “Liberty Media SiriusXM Option Award”) pursuant to (i) the Liberty Media Corporation 2013 Incentive Plan (Amended and Restated as of March 31, 2015), as amended, (ii) the Liberty Media Corporation 2013 Nonemployee Director Plan (Amended and Restated as of December 17, 2015), as amended, (iii) the Liberty Media Corporation 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended, (iv) the Liberty Media Corporation 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended, and/or (v) any other stock option or incentive plan adopted or assumed by Liberty Media (each, a “Liberty Media Incentive Plan”) and (b) received an option under the Transitional Plan in accordance with the terms of the Reorganization Agreement were eligible to receive awards under the Transitional Plan. The Transitional Plan provided for the grant of stock options. Stock options were subject to all the terms and conditions of the applicable Liberty Media Incentive Plan and associated instrument under which the corresponding Liberty Media SiriusXM Option Award was made. As of September 30, 2024, 3 shares of our common stock were reserved for issuance in connection with outstanding stock based awards in connection with the Transitional Plan.

Other Plans

We maintain four share-based benefit plans in addition to the 2024 Plan and the Transitional Plan — the Sirius XM Holdings Inc. 2015 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan, the Amended and Restated Sirius Satellite Radio 2003 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan, the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan of AdsWizz Inc. and the Pandora Media, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan. Excluding dividend equivalent units granted as a result of a declared dividend, no further awards may be made under these plans.

The following table summarizes the weighted-average assumptions used to compute the fair value of options granted to employees, members of our board of directors and non-employees under the Sirius XM Awards:


	For the Three Months Ended September 30,		For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2023	2024	2023
Risk-free interest rate		4.3%	4.4%	4.0%
Expected life of options — years		3.76	3.76	3.80
Expected stock price volatility		42%	40%	32%
Expected dividend yield		2.0%	2.8%	2.0%

There were no options granted during the three months ended September 30, 2024.

The following table summarizes stock option activity under our share-based plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2024:


	Options	WAEP		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value








Outstanding as of January 1, 2024	12	$	56.02
Granted	3	$	41.95
Exercised	—	$	33.58
Forfeited, cancelled or expired	(1)	$	50.53
Transfer in from SplitCo (1)	4	$	35.56
Outstanding as of September 30, 2024	18	$	49.66	4.68	$	—
Exercisable as of September 30, 2024	13	$	49.96	3.59	$	—

(1)As discussed above, outstanding stock options to purchase shares of SplitCo common stock were accelerated and became fully vested and exchanged into stock options to purchase shares of our common stock adjusted based on the SplitCo Award Exchange Ratio under the Transitional Plan.

The weighted average GDFV per stock option granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $12.31. The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was $1 and $9, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the number of net settled shares issued as a result of stock option exercises was less than 1.

The following table summarizes the RSUs, including PRSUs, activity under our share-based plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2024:


	Shares	GDFV Per Share








Nonvested as of January 1, 2024	9	$	55.91
Granted	6	$	33.33
Vested	(3)	$	56.53
Forfeited	(1)	$	53.90
Nonvested as of September 30, 2024	11	$	43.37

The total intrinsic value of RSUs, including PRSUs, vesting during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was $97 and $123, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the number of net settled shares issued as a result of RSUs vesting totaled 2. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, we granted 1 PRSUs to certain employees. We believe it is probable that the performance target applicable to these PRSUs will be achieved.

In connection with the cash dividends paid during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, we granted less than 1 RSUs, including PRSUs, in accordance with the terms of existing award agreements. These grants did not result in any additional incremental share-based payment expense being recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2024.

Total unrecognized compensation costs related to unvested share-based payment awards for our stock options and RSUs, including PRSUs, granted to employees, members of our board of directors and third parties at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $465 and $423, respectively. The total unrecognized compensation costs at September 30, 2024 are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.7 years.

401(k) Savings Plans

We sponsor the Sirius XM Radio Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan (the “Sirius XM Plan”) for eligible employees. The Sirius XM Plan allows eligible employees to voluntarily contribute from 1% to 50% of their pre-tax eligible earnings, subject to certain defined limits. We match 50% of an employee’s voluntary contributions per pay period on the first 6% of an employee’s pre-tax salary up to a maximum of 3% of eligible compensation. We may also make additional discretionary matching, true-up matching and non-elective contributions to the Sirius XM Plan. Employer matching contributions under the Sirius XM Plan vest at a rate of 33.33% for each year of employment and are fully vested after three years of employment for all current and future contributions. Our cash employer matching contributions are not used to purchase shares of our common stock on the open market, unless the employee elects our common stock as their investment option for this contribution.

We recognized expenses of $5 for each of the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, and $16 for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 in connection with the Sirius XM Plan.

Sirius XM Holdings Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan

The Sirius XM Holdings Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (the “DCP”) allows members of our board of directors and certain eligible employees to defer all or a portion of their base salary, cash incentive compensation and/or board of directors’ cash compensation, as applicable. Pursuant to the terms of the DCP, we may elect to make additional contributions beyond amounts deferred by participants, but we are under no obligation to do so. We have established a grantor (or “rabbi”) trust to facilitate the payment of our obligations under the DCP.

Contributions to the DCP, net of withdrawals, for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, were $(2) and less than $(1), respectively, and $(1) and $1 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the fair value of the investments held in the trust were $59 and $53, respectively, which is included in Other long-term assets in our unaudited consolidated balance sheets and classified as trading securities. Trading gains and losses associated with these investments are recorded in Other (expense) income within our unaudited consolidated statements of comprehensive income. The associated liability is recorded within Other long-term liabilities in our unaudited consolidated balance sheets, and any increase or decrease in the liability is recorded in General and administrative expense within our unaudited consolidated statements of operations. We recorded gains (losses) on investments held in the trust of $2 and $(1) for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $7 and $4 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.