Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Share-Based Employee Compensation (Tables)

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Share-Based Employee Compensation (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Summary of Management Ncl Corporation Units Activity

The following is a summary of the Management NCL Corporation Units activity for the three months ended March 31, 2013:

 

     Number of
Management NCL  Corporation Units
 
     TBUs      PBUs  

Outstanding as of December 31, 2012

     2,265,554         3,495,737   

Granted

     —           —     

Forfeited

     —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Outstanding as of March 31, 2013

     2,265,554         3,495,737   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Vested as of March 31, 2013

     1,641,326         875,364   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-vested as of March 31, 2013

     624,228         2,620,373
Assumptions Used within Valuation

The assumptions used within the valuation were as follows:

 

      Three months
ended
March 31, 2013
 

Dividend yield

     0

Expected share price volatility

     50.0

Risk-free interest rate

     1.0

Expected term

     6 years   

 

An additional 432,500 options were granted to other employees and generally vest in equal installments over a five year period. The fair value of the 432,500 share options at the date of grant were estimated using a Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing valuation model. The assumptions used within the valuation were as follows:

 

      Three months
ended
March 31, 2013
 

Dividend yield

     0

Expected share price volatility

     54.8

Risk-free interest rate

     0.8

Expected term

     5 years   
Summary of Option Activity

The following is a summary of option activity under our share option plan for the three months ended March 31, 2013:

 

     Number of
Share Option Awards
     Weighted-Average
Exercise Price
     Weighted-Average
Exercise Price
 
     Time-Based      Performance-Based      Time-Based      Performance-Based  

Outstanding as of December 31, 2012

     —           —           

Granted

     1,671,113         1,579,939       $ 19.00       $ 19.00   

Forfeited

     —           —           —           —     

Exercised

     —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

Outstanding as of March 31, 2013

     1,671,113         1,579,939       $ 19.00       $ 19.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

Vested as of March 31, 2013

     734,226         —         $ 19.00         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

Non-vested as of March 31, 2013

     936,887         1,579,939       $ 19.00       $ 19.00