QVC Group, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Stock-Based Awards (Tables)

Stock-Based Awards (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011


	Year Ended December 31,
	2011			2010			2009
Selling and marketing	$	3,613		$	3,044		$	1,946
General and administrative		21,679			17,190			8,618
Production and programming		1,109			998			700

Stock-based compensation expense before income taxes		26,401			21,232			11,264
Income tax benefit		(8,792	)		(8,441	)		(4,492	)

Stock-based compensation expense after income taxes	$	17,609		$	12,791		$	6,772

Summary Of Status Of Nonvested RSUs


	Number of RSUs			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested at 1/1/11		2,145,133		$	12.80
Granted		331,749			30.32
Vested		(685,889	)		31.96
Forfeited		(195,197	)		14.54

Nonvested at 12/31/11		1,595,796			15.38

Summary Of Status Of Outstanding Stock Options And SARs


	Number of options			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2011		4,735,466		$	19.50
Granted		348,137			29.72
Exercised		(943,912	)		10.98
Forfeited		(114,229	)		12.18
Expired		(16,035	)		10.95

Outstanding at December 31, 2011 (1)		4,009,427			22.63		6.2	$	58,039,855

Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2011		3,935,472			22.58		6.2	$	57,201,989

Exercisable at December 31, 2011		2,614,591			23.04		5.5	$	37,125,954

(1)	Approximately 0.9 million stock options outstanding as of December 31, 2011 were held by employees of the other Spincos.

Weighted Average Assumptions Used In Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model


	Year Ended December 31,
	2011			2010			2009
Volatility factor		46.5	%		46.5	%		47.3	%
Risk-free interest rate		2.33	%		2.39	%		2.31	%
Expected term		5.0			5.0			5.5
Dividend yield		—			—			—

Summary Of Information About Stock Options And SARs Outstanding And Exercisable


	Outstanding						Exercisable
	Number Outstanding at December 31, 2011		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term in Years		Number Exercisable at December 31, 2011		Weighted Average Exercise Price
$0.00 to $9.99		660,842	$	5.23		6.9		493,397	$	5.56
$10.00 to $19.99		1,115,810		16.16		6.3		627,229		15.81
$20.00 to $29.99		1,232,058		25.12		6.1		672,984		24.40
$30.00 to $34.99		424,298		33.01		4.5		388,667		33.25
$35.00 to $44.99		576,419		42.16		6.6		432,314		42.16

		4,009,427						2,614,591

Weighted Average Assumptions Used In Valuation Of ESPP Options


	Year Ended December 31,
	2011			2010
Volatility factor		56.6	%		56.6	%
Risk-free interest rate		0.15	%		0.20	%
Expected term		0.50			0.42
Dividend yield		—			—

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Tabular disclosure of the allocation of equity-based compensation costs to a given line item on the balance sheet and income statement for the period. This may include the reporting line for the costs and the amount capitalized and expensed.

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Tabular disclosure of option exercise prices, by grouped ranges, including the upper and lower limits of the price range, the number of shares under option, weighted average exercise price and remaining contractual option terms.

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