Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plans (Notes)

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Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plans (Notes)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2013
Share-based Compensation [Abstract]  
Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plans
Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plans
The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense related to employee stock options and restricted stock units, which is allocated in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations:
 
 
 
Quarter Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 28,
2013
 
September 29,
2012
 
September 28,
2013
 
September 29,
2012
 
 
(In millions)
Cost of sales
 
$
1

 
$
2

 
$
4

 
$
6

Research and development
 
12

 
15

 
35

 
40

Marketing, general and administrative
 
10

 
10

 
28

 
28

Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax of $0
 
$
23

 
$
27

 
$
67

 
$
74


For all periods presented, the Company did not realize any excess tax benefit related to stock-based compensation and therefore did not record any related financing cash flows.
Stock Options
The weighted average assumptions applied in the lattice-binomial model that the Company uses to value employee stock options are as follows:
 
 
 
Quarter Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 28,
2013
 
September 29,
2012
 
September 28,
2013
 
September 29,
2012
Expected volatility
 
57.98
%
 
54.81
%
 
58.71
%
 
53.04
%
Risk-free interest rate
 
1.05
%
 
0.57
%
 
0.75
%
 
0.55
%
Expected dividends
 
0.00
%
 
0.00
%
 
0.00
%
 
0.00
%
Expected life
 
3.83 years

 
3.79 years

 
3.83 years

 
3.79 years


For the quarters ended September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012, the Company granted 4,647,000 and 2,186,000 employee stock options with weighted average grant date fair values per share of $1.62 and $1.67, respectively. For the nine months ended September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012, the Company granted 5,974,000 and 9,232,000 employee stock options, respectively, with weighted average grant date fair values per share of $1.52 and $2.16, respectively. In addition, during the nine months ended September 29, 2012, the Company granted unvested employee stock options to purchase approximately 4,792,000 shares of the Company’s common stock upon the closing of the SeaMicro acquisition on March 23, 2012, with weighted average grant date fair values per share of $6.60.
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units
For the quarters ended September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012, the Company granted 8,702,000 and 673,000 restricted stock units, respectively, with weighted average grant date fair values per share of $3.89 and $4.17, respectively. For the nine months ended September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012, the Company granted 25,299,000 and 14,709,000 restricted stock units, respectively, with weighted average grant date fair values per share of $3.78 and $5.92, respectively. In addition, during the nine months ended September 29, 2012, the Company granted approximately 322,000 shares of restricted stock upon the closing of the SeaMicro acquisition on March 23, 2012, with weighted average grant date fair values per share of $4.03.
Performance-based Restricted Stock Units
On July 22, 2013, the Company granted 2,450,000 performance-based restricted stock units (the pRSUs) to specified officers of the Company.. Each pRSU award reflects a target number of shares (Target Shares) that may be issued to the award recipient before adjusting based on the Company's financial performance and market conditions. The actual number of shares the recipient receives is determined at the end of the specified performance period based on the actual financial results achieved by the Company versus certain pre-established Company financial performance goals. Those goals are AMD’s non-GAAP operating income plus interest expense over an 18-month performance period and total shareholder return (TSR) relative to the S&P 500 IT Sector over the same 18-month performance period. Depending on the results achieved during this time, the actual number of shares that a grant recipient receives at the end of the period may range from 0% to 200% of the Target Shares granted, based on the calculations described below.
The non-GAAP operating income plus interest expense goal was established at the inception of the award. At the end of the performance period, the number of actual shares to be awarded varies between 0%, if performance is below the minimum level, and 160%, if performance is at or above the maximum level. For performance between the minimum level and the maximum level, a proportionate percentage between 40% and 160% is applied based on relative performance between the minimum and the maximum levels.
The number of shares to be awarded at the end of the 18 month period is adjusted by a TSR modifier. The TSR modifier varies between 75% for stock performance at or below the minimum level and 125% at or above the maximum level. For performance between the minimum level and the maximum level, a proportionate TSR modifier between 75% and 125% is applied based on relative performance between the minimum and the maximum levels.
The earned shares vest 50% on June 30, 2015, six months after the performance period, and the remaining 50% on June 30, 2016. Target Shares subject to pRSU awards do not have dividend equivalent rights and do not have the voting rights of common stock until earned and issued, following the end of the applicable requisite service period. The expense for these awards, net of estimated forfeitures, is recorded over the requisite service period based on the number of Target Shares that are expected to be earned and the achievement of the non-GAAP operating income plus interest expense goal during the performance period. The Company estimates the fair value of the pRSUs using a Monte Carlo simulation model, as the TSR modifier contains a market condition. The weighted-average grant date fair value per share of these pRSUs was $4.07. The following weighted-average assumptions, in addition to projections of market conditions, were used to measure the weighted-average fair value:
Expected volatility
 
57.46
%
Risk-free interest rate
 
0.20
%
Expected dividends
 
0.00
%
Expected life
 
1.44 years