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Stock Incentive Plan
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]  
Stock Incentive Plan

13. STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

Eligible employees of Autoliv participate in Autoliv, Inc.1997 Stock Incentive Plan (the Plan) and received Autoliv stock-based awards which include stock options, restricted stock units and performance shares. In connection with the Veoneer spin-off, each outstanding Autoliv stock-based award as of June 29, 2018 was converted to stock awards that have underlying shares of both Autoliv and Veoneer common shares.

 

The conversion that occurred on the Distribution Date was based on the following:

 

Stock Option (SOs) - A number of SOs comprising 50% of the value of the outstanding SOs calculated immediately prior to the spin-off continued to be applicable to Autoliv common stock. A number of SOs comprising the remaining 50% percent of the pre spin-off value were replaced with options to acquire shares of Veoneer common stock. Certain exceptions applied.

 

Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) - A number of RSUs comprising 50% of the value of the outstanding RSUs calculated immediately prior to the spin-off continued to be applicable to Autoliv common stock. A number of RSUs comprising the remaining 50% of the pre spin-off value were replaced with RSUs with underlying Veoneer common stock. Certain exceptions applied.

 

Performance Shares (PS) - Outstanding PSs pre spin-off were converted to time-based RSUs and shall be treated in the same manner as other outstanding RSUs (as described above) on the Distribution Date. The number of outstanding PSs pre spin-off were converted based on pro-ration of performance period such as:

 

 

1)

The level of actual achievement of performance goals for each outstanding PS for the period between the first day of the performance period and December 31, 2017 (the “Performance Measurement Date”), referred to as “Level of Performance-to-Date” and;

 

2)

The greater of the Level of Performance-to-Date and estimated target performance level (i.e., 100%) for the period between the Performance Measurement Date and the last day of the performance period.

 

In each case above, the conversion was intended to generally preserve the intrinsic value of the original award determined as of the distribution date of Veoneer. The number of converted RSUs and SOs for Autoliv and Veoneer was based on the average of Autoliv closing stock prices for the last 5 days prior to the spin-off and the average of closing stock prices of Autoliv and Veoneer, respectively, for the first 5 days after the spin-off.

As a result of the spin-off and the related conversion, it was determined that the stock based awards were modified in accordance with ASC 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation. The fair value of the RSUs and SOs immediately before and after the modification was assessed in order to determine if the modification resulted in any incremental compensation cost related to the awards, including consideration of the impact of conversion using the 5 day average. Based on the valuation performed, it was determined that the conversion did not result in any incremental compensation cost for any of the outstanding awards. The post spin-off stock-based compensation expense will be based on the original grant date fair value related to only Autoliv employees.  

 

With certain limited exceptions, including the freezing of the Performance Measurement Date to December 31, 2017 as noted above, the SOs and RSUs post spin-off are subject to the same terms and conditions (including with respect to vesting and expiration) that were applicable to such Autoliv stock-based awards immediately prior to the conversion and as described in the Audited Combined Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2017 and corresponding notes.

 

The Company recorded approximately $2.3 million and $6.9 million stock-based compensation expense in continuing operations related to RSUs and PSs for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2018, respectively. During the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2017, the Company recorded $2.6 million and $7.4 million, respectively, of stock-based compensation expense in continuing operations related to RSUs and PSs.