| SHARE OPTION AND RESTRICTED SHARE SCHEME |
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SHARE OPTION AND RESTRICTED SHARE SCHEME |
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2006 Stock Incentive Plan |
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On September 30, 2006, the Company authorized a share option scheme (the “2006 Stock
Incentive Plan”) that provides for the issuance of options to purchase up to 16,000,000
ordinary shares. Under the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, the directors may, at their discretion,
grant any officers (including directors), employees of the Group and consultants (collectively,
the “grantees”) options to subscribe for ordinary shares. The share options have a maximum term
of six years. The 2006 Stock Incentive Scheme provides for the same terms to all grantees.
These awards vest over a five year period, with 20% of the options to vest on each of the
first, second, third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the award date as stipulated in the
share option agreement. |
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The Company granted 920,000 and 3,800,000 share options to the directors, employees and
consultants of the Group on March 19, 2007 and May 15, 2007, respectively. Such options were
granted under the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan at an exercise price of US$2.0 per share, with 20%
vesting annually. |
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On July 2, 2007, all consultants were transferred to employee status as they have been
recruited as the Group’s employees. The fair value of the options to those consultants have
been re-measured on the date those consultants became the Group’s employees and the
compensation charges have been accounted for prospectively from the date of the change in
employment status. |
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Suspension of 2006 Stock Incentive Scheme |
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On October 12, 2007, the Company suspended the 2006 Stock Incentive Scheme. All unissued
options authorized under the 2006 Stock Incentive Scheme have been returned to the general
share pool and the Company will not grant any further options under the 2006 Stock Incentive
Scheme. Existing issued awards under the 2006 Stock Incentive Scheme are not affected by the
suspension. |
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2007 Stock Incentive Scheme |
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On October 12, 2007, the Company authorized the 2007 Stock Incentive Scheme that provides
for the issuance of awards to officers (including directors), employees of the Group and
consultants (collectively, “the grantees”). |
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Types of awards available for grant under the 2007 Stock Incentive Scheme include, but not
limited to, share options (including both incentive and non-qualified), stock appreciation
rights (“SAR”), performance-based awards and restricted stock. Performance-based awards are
only granted to officers and employees of the Group and the performance goals are determined by
the Board of Directors. Such performance-based awards may be paid in cash or shares which will
be determined upfront. The Board of Directors will determine the type, the number, the exercise
price and the vesting terms of the awards. The maximum number of shares authorized for issuance
under the 2007 Stock Incentive Scheme is 7,800,000. The share options and SARs, if and when
issued, have a maximum term of ten years. The 2007 Stock Incentive Plan provides for two terms
to grantees. These awards vest either over a five or a four year period, with 20% or 25%,
respectively, of the options to vest on each of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth
anniversaries of the award date as stipulated in the share option agreement. The Company did
not grant any SAR or performance based awards as of December 31, 2010. |
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On October 17, 2007, the Board of Directors approved the grant of 1,743,500 share options
(non performance-based and to be settled in shares) to certain officers and employees of the
Group pursuant to the 2007 Stock Incentive Scheme. The exercise price of these options is
US$15.50. |
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On February 1, 2008, February 14, 2008 and September 9, 2008, the Board of Directors
approved the grant of 60,000, 50,000 and 560,500 share options (non performance-based and to be
settled in shares) at the exercise prices of US$10.29, US$10.50 and US$8.01, respectively,
pursuant to the 2007 Stock Incentive Scheme to certain officers and employees of the Group. |
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On February 27, 2009, the Board of Directors approved the grant of 335,000 share options
(non performance-based and to be settled in shares) at the exercise prices of US$6.00, pursuant
to the 2007 Stock Incentive Scheme. |
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By a resolution of the Board of Directors on April 23, 2010, 797,000 restricted shares
under 2007 Stock Incentive Scheme were granted to the Company’s certain officers and employees.
One fifth of the total restricted shares will become vested upon each annual anniversary of
the grant date during the following five years. |
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On September 17, 2010, the Board of Directors approved a resolution to reduce the exercise
prices for certain outstanding service-based share options that were granted by the Company in
2007, 2008 and 2009 to the current fair market value of ordinary shares underlying such
options. A total of 2,414,000 options belonging to 120 employees of the Company were repriced
under 2007 Stock Incentive Scheme. The current fair market value was US$6.36, which was the
closing price of our ADSs traded on the NYSE as of September 17, 2010 (“modification date”),
which was the last trading day prior to the board approval. All eligible share option grantees
affected by such changes had entered into amended share option agreements with the Company. The
total incremental compensation cost for the modification is RMB8,273,839 (US$1,253,613).
RMB5,300,346 (US$803,083) of the total incremental compensation cost was related to vested
share options and therefore, was recognized as share-based compensation expenses on the date of
modification. The remaining unrecognized incremental compensation cost related to unvested
share options will be amortized from the modification date to the end of the remaining vesting
period. There were no modifications to the Company’s share options for the years ended December
31, 2008 and 2009, respectively. |
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The fair value of stock options was estimated using a binomial option pricing model. The
binomial model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions including the expected stock
price volatility and the expected price multiple at which employees are likely to exercise
stock options. The Company uses historical data to estimate forfeiture rate. For expected
volatilities, the Company has made reference to historical volatilities of several comparable
companies. The risk-free rate for periods within the contractual life of the option is based on
the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. |
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The fair values of stock options granted to employees were estimated using the following
weighted average assumptions: |
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Granted in 2008 |
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Granted in 2009 |
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Suboptimal exercise factor
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1.5
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1.5 |
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Risk-free interest rates
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3.50 — 3.99
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2.94 |
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Expected volatility
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57.52 — 57.64
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60.40 |
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Expected dividend yield
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0
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2.5 |
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Fair value of share option
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RMB21.64 to
RMB42.59
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RMB17.35 to
RMB22.37 |
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Estimated forfeiture rate
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0 — 2% per annum
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2% per annum |
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Share options issued to employees |
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The following table summarizes the Company’s share option activity as of and for the year ended
December 31, 2009 and 2010. |
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Weighted |
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Weighted |
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average |
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average |
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remaining |
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Aggregate |
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Number of |
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exercise |
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contractual |
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intrinsic value |
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options |
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price(RMB) |
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life (Years) |
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(RMB) |
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Outstanding,
December 31, 2009
and January 1, 2010
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13,001,134 |
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27.24 |
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3.94 |
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363,500,831 |
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Granted
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Exercised
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(1,200,405 |
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14.55 |
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Forfeited/Cancelled
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(415,100 |
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52.08 |
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Outstanding,
December 31, 2010
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11,385,629 |
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18.56 |
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2.95 |
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325,578,902 |
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Vested and expected
to vest at December
31, 2010
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11,208,656 |
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18.57 |
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2.95 |
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320,406,678 |
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Exercisable at
December 31, 2010
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7,114,529 |
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14.01 |
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2.33 |
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235,801,687 |
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The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the exercise price
of the underlying awards and the fair value of the Company’s shares as at December 31, 2010,
for those awards that have an exercise price currently below the fair value of the Company’s
shares. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the year ended December 31, 2010
was approximately RMB33,700,000 (US$5,100,000) (2009: RMB53,100,000). |
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The weighted average estimated fair value of options granted to employees of the Group during
the fiscal year ended 2009 was RMB20.32. There were no share options granted during 2010. The
total fair value of options vested during the year ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010 was
RMB21,421,966, RMB26,551,305 and RMB29,951,523 (US$4,538,110), respectively. |
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As of December 31, 2010, there was RMB38,590,957 (US$5,847,115) of unrecognized estimated
share-based compensation cost related to share options issued to employees. That deferred cost
is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average vesting period of 2.95 years. To the
extent the actual forfeiture rate is different from the original estimate, actual share-based
compensation related to these awards may be different. |
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The following table sets forth the components of share-based compensation expense for share
options issued to employees from the Company’s share option scheme both in absolute amount and
as a percentage of net revenue for the year indicated. |
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For the year ended December 31 |
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2008 |
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2009 |
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2010 |
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(US$) |
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% |
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Net revenue
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1,594,679,786 |
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1,303,835,447 |
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1,332,815,451 |
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201,941,735 |
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Cost of services
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3,456,635 |
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1,245,984 |
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1,793,099 |
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271,682 |
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0.13 |
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Research and product
development expenses
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10,874,546 |
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9,573,183 |
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14,659,487 |
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2,221,134 |
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1.10 |
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Sales and marketing
expenses
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2,071,956 |
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1,139,408 |
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429,791 |
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65,120 |
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0.03 |
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General and administrative
expenses
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29,728,437 |
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18,616,815 |
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16,406,839 |
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2,485,885 |
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1.23 |
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Total share-based
compensation included in
cost of services and
total operating expenses
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46,131,574 |
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30,575,390 |
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33,289,216 |
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5,043,821 |
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2.50 |
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The total share-based compensation cost capitalized as part of intangible assets — online
game product costs for the year ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010 are nil, RMB 1,463,330
and RMB 295,211 (US$44,729), respectively. |
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The following table summarized the Company’s restricted shares activity under 2007 Stock
Incentive Scheme: |
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Weighted average |
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Weighted average |
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Number of |
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grant date fair value |
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grant date fair value |
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restricted shares |
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(RMB) |
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(US$) |
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Outstanding,
December 31, 2009
and January 1, 2010
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Granted
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797,000 |
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34,972,832 |
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5,298,913 |
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Exercised
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— |
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Forfeited/Cancelled
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(20,000 |
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(877,612 |
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(132,971 |
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Outstanding,
December 31, 2010
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777,000 |
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34,095,220 |
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5,165,942 |
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Vested and expected
to vest as of
December 31, 2010
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731,589 |
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32,102,558 |
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4,864,024 |
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