Share-Based Compensation

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Note 9: Share-Based Compensation

Our share-based compensation primarily consists of awards of stock options and RSUs to certain employees and directors as part of our approach to long-term incentive compensation. Additionally, through our employee stock purchase plans, employees are able to purchase shares of Comcast Class A common stock at a discount through payroll deductions.

In March 2014, we granted 16.4 million stock options and 5.4 million RSUs related to our annual management awards. The weighted-average fair values associated with these grants were $11.09 per stock option and $46.57 per RSU.

Recognized Share-Based Compensation Expense
	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30				June 30
(in millions)	2014		2013		2014		2013
Stock options	$	47	$	36	$	83	$	68
Restricted share units		68		48		116		86
Employee stock purchase plans		7		5		13		11
Total	$	122	$	89	$	212	$	165

As of June 30, 2014, we had unrecognized pretax compensation expense of $392 million and $529 million related to nonvested stock options and nonvested RSUs, respectively.

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Share-Based Compensation

Note 8: Share-Based Compensation

Comcast maintains share-based compensation plans that primarily consist of awards of stock options and restricted share units (“RSUs”) to certain employees and directors as part of its approach to long-term incentive compensation. Additionally, through Comcast’s employee stock purchase plans, employees are able to purchase shares of its Class A common stock at a discount through payroll deductions. Certain of our employees participate in these plans and the expense associated with their participation is settled in cash with Comcast.

Recognized Share-Based Compensation Expense
	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30				June 30
(in millions)	2014		2013		2014		2013
Stock options	$	6	$	4	$	9	$	7
Restricted share units		24		12		37		19
Employee stock purchase plans		2		1		4		3
Total	$	32	$	17	$	50	$	29

- Definition

The entire disclosure for compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation, which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details.

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