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Stock Incentive Plan
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]  
Stock Incentive Plan

11. Stock Incentive Plan

Prior to the Spin-Off, certain eligible employees of Veoneer participated in Autoliv, Inc. 1997 Stock Incentive Plan (the Plan) and received Autoliv stock-based awards which include stock options, restricted stock units and performance shares. In connection with the Veoneer Spin-Off, each outstanding Autoliv stock-based award as of June 29, 2018 was converted to stock awards having underlying shares of both Autoliv and Veoneer common stock.

The conversion that occurred on the Distribution Date of Veoneer was based on the following:

 

Stock Option (SOs) - A number of SOs comprising 50% of the value of the outstanding SOs calculated immediately prior to the Spin-Off transaction continued to be applicable to Autoliv common stock. A number of SOs comprising the remaining 50% percent of the pre-spin value were replaced with options to acquire shares of Veoneer common stock.

 

Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) - A number of RSUs comprising 50% of the value of the outstanding RSU calculated immediately prior to the Spin-Off transaction continued to be applicable to Autoliv common stock. A number of RSUs comprising the remaining 50% of the pre-spin value were replaced with RSUs with underlying Veoneer common stock.

 

Performance Shares (PSs) - Outstanding PSs pre Spin-Off were converted to time-based RSUs and were treated in the same manner as other outstanding RSUs (as described above) on the Distribution Date. The number of outstanding PSs pre Spin-Off were converted based on:

 

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The level of actual achievement of performance goals for each outstanding PSs for the period between the first day of the performance period and December 31, 2017 (the “Performance Measurement Date”), referred to as “Level of Performance-to-Date”, and;

 

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The greater of the Level of Performance-to-Date and estimated target performance level (i.e., 100%) for the period between the Performance Measurement Date and the last day of the performance period.

In each case above, the conversion was intended to generally preserve the intrinsic value of the original award determined as of the Distribution Date. The number of converted RSUs and SOs for Autoliv and Veoneer was based on the average of Autoliv closing stock prices for the last 5 days prior to the Spin-Off and the average of closing stock prices of Autoliv and Veoneer, respectively, for the first 5 days after the Spin-Off.

As a result of the Spin-Off and the related conversion, it was determined that the stock based awards were modified in accordance with ASC 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation. As a result, the fair value of the RSUs and SOs immediately before and after the modification was assessed in order to determine if the modification resulted in any incremental compensation cost related to the awards, including consideration of the impact of conversion using the 5 day average. Based on the valuation performed, it was determined that the conversion did not result in any incremental compensation cost for any of the outstanding awards.

With certain limited exceptions, including the freezing of the Performance Measurement Date to December 31, 2017 as noted above, the SOs and RSUs post Spin-Off are subject to the same terms and conditions (including with respect to vesting and expiration) that were applicable to such Autoliv stock-based awards immediately prior to the conversion and as described in the Audited Combined Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2017 and corresponding notes included in the current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 2, 2018. There were no stock-based compensation expense related to SOs for these periods.

 

The Company recorded approximately $1 million and $2 million stock-based compensation expense related to RSUs and PSs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company recorded $1 million and $2 million, respectively, of stock-based compensation expense related to RSUs and PSs.

Veoneer, Inc. 2018 Stock Incentive Plan was established and effective on June 29, 2018 to govern the Company’s stock-based awards that will be granted in the future. Veoneer, Inc. 2018 Stock Incentive Plan authorizes the grant of 3 million shares of Veoneer common stock for future equity awards to Veoneer employees and non-employee directors as well as authorizes up to 1.5 million additional shares to be used for the conversion of outstanding Autoliv stock awards in connection with the Spin-Off. Approximately 1 million shares were used for the conversion of the outstanding grants.