For the three months ended June 30, 2023 no stock options were issued. For the six months ended June 30, 2023 the Manager granted 7.9 million stock options at a weighted average exercise price of $35.13. The compensation expense was calculated using the Black-Scholes method of valuation, assuming an average 7.5 year term, 28.5% volatility, a weighted average expected dividend yield of 4.6% annually, a risk-free rate of 3.9% and a liquidity discount of 25%, with a fair value of $5.26 per unit. The total fair value of the options granted was $41.3 million.

For the three months ended June 30, 2023 no escrowed shares were issued. For the six months ended June 30, 2023 the Manager granted 4.8 million escrowed shares at a weighted average exercise price of $35.13. The compensation expense was calculated using the Black-Scholes method of valuation, assuming an average 7.5 year term, 28.5% volatility, a weighted average expected dividend yield of 4.6% annually, a risk-free rate of 3.9% and a liquidity discount of 25%, with a fair value of $5.26 per unit. The total fair value of the escrowed shares granted was $25.2 million.

The expenses of the share-based compensation are recognized on the financial statements of the Manager and are summarized in the following table:


FOR THE PERIODS ENDED JUNE 30, (MILLIONS)	Three Months Ended		Six Months Ended
	2023		2023
Expense arising from equity classified share-based payment transactions	$	9	$	18
Expense arising from liability classified share-based payment transactions	5		30
	$	14	$	48

The Manager recognizes any awards associated with the existing Equity Plans for its employees irrespective of whether the awards were granted by the Corporation or the Manager. Options issued under the Management Share Option Plan (“MSOP”) of both the Corporation and the Manager vest over a period of up to five years, expire ten years after the grant date and are settled through issuance of Class A shares of the Corporation or the Manager. The exercise price is equal to the market price at the grant date. For the three months ended and six months ended June 30, 2023, the total expense incurred by the Manager with respect to MSOP totaled $3 million and $5 million, respectively.

The Escrowed Stock Plan ("ES") shares generally vest over five years and must be held to the fifth anniversary of the grant date. At a date no more than ten years from the grant date, all outstanding ES shares will be exchanged for Class A shares issued by the Corporation or the Manager based on the market value of the respective Class A shares at the time of the exchange. The number of Class A shares issued on exchange will be less than the Class A shares purchased under the ES Plan resulting in a net reduction in the number of Class A shares issued by the Manager.

For the three months ended and six months ended June 30, 2023, the total expense incurred with respect to the ES Plan totaled $5 million and $10 million, respectively.

The Restricted Stock Plan awards executives with Class A shares of the Corporation and the Manager purchased on the open market (“Restricted Shares”). Under the Restricted Stock Plan, Restricted Shares awarded vest over a period of up to five years, except for Restricted Shares awarded in lieu of a cash bonus, which may vest immediately. Vested and unvested Restricted Shares are subject to a hold period of up to five years. Holders of Restricted Shares are entitled to vote Restricted Shares and to receive associated dividends. Employee compensation expense for the Restricted Stock Plan is charged against income over the vesting period.

The Deferred Share Unit ("DSU") Plan and Restricted Share Unit ("RSU") Plan provides for the issuance of DSUs and RSUs, respectively. Under these plans, qualifying employees and directors receive varying percentages of their annual incentive bonus or directors’ fees in the form of DSUs and RSUs. The DSUs and RSUs vest over periods of up to five years, and DSUs accumulate additional DSUs at the same rate as dividends on Class A shares of the Corporation and the Manager based on the market value of the Class A shares of the Manager at the time of the dividend. Participants may convert vested DSUs and RSUs into cash upon retirement or cessation of employment.

The value of these DSUs, when converted to cash, will be equivalent to the market value of the Class A shares of the Corporation and the Manager at the time the conversion takes place. The value of the RSUs, when converted into cash, will be equivalent to the difference between the market price of equivalent number of Class A shares of the Corporation or the Manager at the time the conversion takes place and the market price on the date the RSUs are granted.

Employee compensation expense for these plans is charged against income over the vesting period of the DSUs and RSUs. As these awards are liability classified, the amount payable in respect of vested DSUs and RSUs changes as a result of dividends and share price movements. All of the amounts attributable to changes in the amounts payable by the company are recorded as employee compensation expense in the period of the change. For the three months ended and six months ended June 30, 2023, employee compensation expense totaled $5 million and $30 million respectively due to a change in the underlying share price.