Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Benefit Plans (Tables)

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Benefit Plans (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount
Included in the accompanying audited consolidated statements of operations are the following amounts of share-based compensation expense:
For the Years Ended December 31,
2024 2023 2022
Cost of services:
Programming and content $ 36  $ 34  $ 34 
Customer service and billing
Transmission
Sales and marketing 45  45  52 
Product and technology
44  46  39 
General and administrative 65  67  72 
$ 200  $ 203  $ 209 
Schedule of Stock Options Activity Under Share-based Payment Plans
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 $ 34.78 
Exercised (1) $ 30.98 
Forfeited/Cancelled —  $ — 
Transfer to Sirius XM Holdings (1)
(4) $ 35.56 
Outstanding at December 31, 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.
The following table summarizes stock option activity under our share-based plans for the years ended December 31, 2024:
  Options
WAEP
Weighted-Average
Remaining
Contractual Term (Years)
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 Outstanding as of January 1, 2024
12  $ 56.02 
Granted $ 41.95 
Exercised —  $ 33.57 
Forfeited, cancelled or expired (1) $ 49.89 
Transfer in from SplitCo (1)
$ 35.56 
Outstanding as of December 31, 2024 18  $ 49.69  4.38 $ — 
Exercisable as of December 31, 2024 14  $ 50.60  3.44 $ — 
(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.
Schedule of Fair Value of Options Granted
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 Years Ended December 31,
  2024 2023 2022
Risk-free interest rate 4.4% 4.0% 2.0%
Expected life of options — years 3.76 3.80 3.40
Expected stock price volatility 40% 32% 31%
Expected dividend yield 2.8% 2.0% 1.3%
Schedule of Restricted Stock Unit and Stock Award Activity
The following table summarizes the RSUs, including PRSUs, activity under our share-based plans for the years ended December 31, 2024:
  Shares
GDFV Per Share
Nonvested as of January 1, 2024 $ 55.91 
Granted $ 33.21 
Vested (3) $ 56.69 
Forfeited (1) $ 52.59 
Nonvested as of December 31, 2024 12  $ 42.33