v3.22.1

Share-Based Awards Plan (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Total Share-Based Compensation Cost Recognized

The following table summarizes the total share-based compensation cost recognized by the Group:

		For the years ended December 31,
		2019				2020				2021				2021
		RMB				RMB				RMB				US$
		(In millions)
Expensed as cost of revenues			327				360				399				62
Expensed as selling, general and administrative			1,768				1,897				1,840				289
Expensed as research and development			3,531				4,471				4,817				756
			5,626				6,728				7,056				1,107

Baidu

Option Activity

The following table summarizes the option activity for the year ended December 31, 2021:

		Number of share options				Weighted average exercise price (US$)				Weighted average remaining contractual life (Years)				Aggregate intrinsic value (US$ in millions)
Incentive share options
Outstanding, December 31, 2020			24,219,040				17				7				245
Granted			1,299,528				17
Exercised			(3,040,752	)			15
Forfeited/Cancelled			(1,024,256	)			14
Outstanding, December 31, 2021			21,453,560				17				6				84
Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2021			18,836,432				18				6				69
Exercisable at December 31, 2021			14,356,680				19				5				44

Assumptions Used to Estimate Fair Values of Share Options Granted

The following table presents the assumptions used to estimate the fair values of the share options granted in the years presented:

For the years ended December 31

2019

2020

2021

Risk-free interest rate

1.58%~2.49%

1.51~1.52%

0.63~1.23%

Dividend yield

—

—

—

Expected volatility range

34.62%~35.14%

34.83%~34.92%

38.12%~39.82%

Expected life (in years)

5.83~6.03

5.90~6.01

5.80~5.86

Restricted Shares Activity

Restricted Shares activity for the year ended December 31, 2021 was as follow:

		Number of shares				Weighted average grant date fair value (US$)
Restricted Shares
Unvested, December 31, 2020			130,501,520				16
Granted			68,985,632				23
Vested			(44,506,528	)			18
Forfeited/Cancelled			(16,540,152	)			17
Unvested, December 31, 2021			138,440,472				19

iQIYI

Option Activity

The following table sets forth the summary of employee option activity under the iQIYI’s 2010 Plan:

		Number of share options				Weighted average exercise price （US$）				Weighted average remaining contractual life (Years)				Aggregate intrinsic value (US$ in millions)
Outstanding, December 31, 2020			420,698,274				0.49				7				846
Granted			2,583,000				0.51
Forfeited/Expired			(16,151,880	)			0.51
Exercised			(65,463,860	)			0.43
Outstanding, December 31, 2021			341,665,534				0.49				7				57
Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2021			335,342,645				0.48				7				56
Exercisable at December 31, 2021			253,949,473				0.48				6				45

Total Share-Based Compensation Cost Recognized

The following table summarizes the share-based compensation cost recognized by iQIYI:

		For the years ended December 31,
		2019				2020				2021				2021
		RMB				RMB				RMB				US$
		(In millions)
Expensed as cost of revenues			171				202				173				27
Expensed as selling, general and administrative			676				851				718				113
Expensed as research and development			238				317				328				51
			1,085				1,370				1,219				191

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