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Share-based awards (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Share-based awards

Schedule of share-based compensation expense by function

			Year ended March 31,
			2013			2014			2015
			(in millions of RMB)
	Cost of revenue			382			1,154			4,176
	Product development expenses			453			795			3,876
	Sales and marketing expenses			120			189			1,235
	General and administrative expenses			304			706			3,741
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	Total			1,259			2,844			13,028
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Options

Share-based awards

Summary of changes in the share options

Number of share options

Weighted average exercise price

Weighted average remaining contractual life

US$

(in years)

Outstanding at April 1, 2014

13,345,902

13.86

4.1

Granted

13,788,000

56.64

Exercised

(5,365,112

)

10.34

Cancelled/forfeited/expired

(429,380

)

18.47

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Outstanding at March 31, 2015 (i)

21,339,410

42.29

6.0

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Vested and exercisable at March 31, 2015

1,293,743

8.76

2.5

Vested and expected to vest at March 31, 2015 (ii)

20,865,685

42.68

6.1

(i)	Outstanding options as of March 31, 2015 include 4,663,833 unvested options early exercised.
(ii)	The expected to vest share options are the result of applying the pre-vesting forfeiture rate assumptions to total outstanding share options, including early exercised options.

Schedule of fair value assumptions

			Year ended March 31,
			2013			2014			2015
Risk-free interest rate (i)				0.67% - 0.70	%		0.69% - 1.52	%		1.38% - 1.99	%
Expected dividend yield (ii)				0	%		0	%		0	%
Expected life (years) (iii)				4.38			4.25 - 4.38			4.25 - 5.75
Expected volatility (iv)				41.7% - 44.9	%		37.0% - 39.3	%		35.04% - 40.76	%
(i)	Risk free interest rate is based on the yields of United States Treasury securities with maturities similar to the expected life of the share options in effect at the time of grant.
(ii)	Expected dividend is assumed to be 0% as the Company has no history or expectation of paying a dividend on its ordinary shares.
(iii)	Expected life of share options is based on the average between the vesting period and the contractual term for each grant.
(iv)	Expected volatility is assumed based on the historical volatility of the Company's comparable companies in the period equal to the expected life of each grant.

Restricted shares and RSUs

Share-based awards

Summary of changes in the restricted shares and RSUs

					Number of restricted shares and RSUs			Weighted- average grant- date fair value
								US$
	Awarded and unvested at April 1, 2014					42,767,087			17.87
	Granted					42,787,283			62.53
	Vested					(13,159,265	)		14.47
	Cancelled/forfeited					(4,413,935	)		32.56
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	Awarded and unvested at March 31, 2015					67,981,170			45.68
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	Expected to vest at March 31, 2015 (i)					58,397,443			45.63

(i) Restricted shares and RSUs expected to vest are the result of applying the pre-vesting forfeiture rate assumptions to total outstanding restricted shares and RSUs.

Partner Capital Investment Plan | Subscription rights

Share-based awards

Schedule of fair value assumptions

		Year ended March 31,
		2014			2015
Risk-free interest rate (i)			1.03	%		1.50	%
Expected dividend yield (ii)			0	%		0	%
Expected life (years) (iii)			4.00			4.00
Expected volatility (iv)			36.9	%		38.1	%
Discount for post-vesting sale restrictions (v)			38.0	%		35.0	%

(i)	Risk free interest rate is based on the yields of United States Treasury securities with maturities similar to the expected life of the share-based awards in effect at the time of grant.
(ii)	Expected dividend is assumed to be 0% as the Company has no history or expectation of paying a dividend on its ordinary shares.
(iii)	Expected life of the rights is based on management's estimate on timing of redemption for ordinary shares by the participants.
(iv)	Expected volatility is assumed based on the historical volatility of the Company's comparable companies in the period equal to expected life of each right.
(v)	Discount for post-vesting sale restrictions applied on the underlying ordinary shares takes into consideration the restriction on sales of eight years.

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