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Stock Options and Restricted Stock

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Stock Options and Restricted Stock
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Stock Options and Restricted Stock
Stock Options and Restricted Stock
        
Starz has granted to certain of its employees and directors, stock options to purchase Series A common stock and restricted shares of Series A common stock pursuant to the Starz incentive plans. As of June 30, 2014, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to the unvested stock options and restricted stock was approximately $65.6 million. Such amount will be recognized in Starz’s condensed consolidated statements of operations over a weighted average period of approximately 2.51 years.

The following table presents the number and weighted average exercise price (“WAEP”) of stock options to purchase Starz common stock:
 
Options
 
WAEP
Outstanding at December 31, 2013
18,765,137

 
$
15.41

Granted

 
$

Exercised
(1,551,858
)
 
$
12.23

Forfeited
(462,917
)
 
$
15.29

Expired/canceled

 
$

Outstanding at June 30, 2014
16,750,362

 
$
15.70

 
 
 
 
Exercisable at June 30, 2014
6,586,880

 
$
13.34



At June 30, 2014, the weighted-average remaining contractual term of outstanding options is 5.7 years and exercisable options is 4.6 years. At June 30, 2014, the aggregate intrinsic value of the outstanding options is $235.9 million and the exercisable options is $108.4 million.

The following table presents the number and weighted-average grant date fair value of restricted stock grants:
 
Restricted Stock
 
Weighted
Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2013
1,438,909

 
$
16.52

Granted
2,730

 
$
32.66

Vested
(310,275
)
 
$
14.93

Forfeited
(15,467
)
 
$
18.93

Outstanding at June 30, 2014
1,115,897

 
$
16.95


At June 30, 2014, 3.0 million of outstanding stock options and 0.7 million restricted shares were held by Liberty Media employees as a result of the LMC Spin-Off.