SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]


14.			SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

During the second quarter of 2024, our stockholders approved the Amended and Restated Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the “MVW Equity Plan”). The MVW Equity Plan is maintained for the benefit of our officers, directors, and employees. Under the MVW Equity Plan, we are authorized to award: (1) restricted stock and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) of our common stock, (2) stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) relating to our common stock, and (3) stock options to purchase our common stock. A total of approximately 3 million shares are authorized for issuance pursuant to grants under the MVW Equity Plan. As of June 30, 2024, approximately 2 million shares were available for grants under the MVW Equity Plan.

The following table details our share-based compensation expense related to award grants to our officers, directors, and employees:


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
($ in millions)	June 30, 2024		June 30, 2023		June 30, 2024		June 30, 2023
Service-based RSUs	$	10	$	9	$	16	$	15
Performance-based RSUs	(2)		2		(1)		3
	8		11		15		18
SARs	1		1		1		1

	$	9	$	12	$	16	$	19

The following table details our deferred compensation costs related to unvested awards:


($ in millions)	At June 30, 2024		At December 31, 2023
Service-based RSUs	$	41	$	22
Performance-based RSUs	7		1
	48		23
SARs	2		1

	$	50	$	24

Restricted Stock Units

We granted 399,680 service-based RSUs, which are subject to time-based vesting conditions, with a weighted average grant-date fair value of $87.62, to our employees and non-employee directors during the first half of 2024. During the first half of 2024, we also granted performance-based RSUs, which are subject to performance-based vesting conditions, to members of management. A maximum of 204,020 RSUs may be earned under the performance-based RSU awards granted during the first half of 2024.

Stock Appreciation Rights

We granted 86,759 SARs, with a weighted average grant-date fair value of $34.58 and a weighted average exercise price of $93.73, to members of management during the first half of 2024. We use the Black-Scholes model to estimate the fair value of the SARs granted. The expected stock price volatility was calculated based on the average of the historical and implied volatility of our stock price. The average expected life was calculated using the simplified method, as we have insufficient historical information to provide a basis for estimating average expected life. The risk-free interest rate was calculated based on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues with a remaining term equal to the expected life assumed at the date of grant. The dividend yield assumption listed below is based on the expectation of future payouts.

The following table outlines the assumptions used to estimate the fair value of grants during the first half of 2024:


Expected volatility			45.78%
Dividend yield			3.21%
Risk-free rate			4.23%
Expected term (in years)			6.25