(8) Stock-Based Compensation

Liberty Broadband grants, to certain of its directors, employees and employees of its subsidiaries, restricted stock units and stock options to purchase shares of its common stock (collectively, "Awards"). The Company measures the cost of employee services received in exchange for an equity classified Award (such as stock options and restricted stock) based on the grant-date fair value (“GDFV”) of the Award and recognizes that cost over the period during which the employee is required to provide service (usually the vesting period of the Award). The Company measures the cost of employee services received in exchange for a liability classified Award based on the current fair value of the Award and re-measures the fair value of the Award at each reporting date.

Included in Selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations are $8 million and $9 million of stock-based compensation during the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $22 million and $25 million of stock-based compensation during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Liberty Broadband – Grants

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, Liberty Broadband granted 183 thousand options to purchase shares of Liberty Broadband Series C common stock (“LBRDK”) to our Chief Executive Officer in connection with his employment agreement. Such options had a GDFV of $20.18 per share and vest on December 31, 2024.

Also during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, Liberty Broadband granted cash awards equal to $12.9 million to its employees and non-employee directors. These cash awards vest annually over two years.

There were no options to purchase shares of Liberty Broadband Series A common stock (“LBRDA”) or Liberty Broadband Series B common stock (“LBRDB”) granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2024.

The Company has calculated the GDFV for all of its equity classified options and any subsequent re-measurement of its liability classified options using the Black-Scholes Model. The Company estimates the expected term of the options based on historical exercise and forfeiture data. The volatility used in the calculation for options is based on the historical volatility of Liberty Broadband common stock. The Company uses a zero dividend rate and the risk-free rate for Treasury Bonds with a term similar to that of the subject options.

Liberty Broadband – Outstanding Awards

The following table presents the number and weighted average exercise price (“WAEP”) of options to purchase Liberty Broadband common stock granted to certain officers, employees and directors of the Company, as well as the weighted average remaining life and aggregate intrinsic value of the options.

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As of September 30, 2024, there were no outstanding options to purchase shares of LBRDA. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, Liberty Broadband had 150 thousand LBRDB options with a WAEP of $97.21 that were forfeited. As of September 30, 2024, 96 thousand LBRDB options remained outstanding and exercisable at a WAEP of $94.05, a weighted average remaining contractual life of 0.6 years and aggregate intrinsic value of zero.

As of September 30, 2024, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested Awards was approximately $25 million. Such amount will be recognized in the Company's condensed consolidated statements of operations over a weighted average period of approximately 1.9 years.

As of September 30, 2024, Liberty Broadband reserved 4.3 million shares of LBRDB and LBRDK for issuance under exercise privileges of outstanding stock options.