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This excerpt taken from the SIRI DEF 14A filed Apr 30, 2009.
Annual Bonus
 
Our compensation program contemplates an annual bonus that is completely discretionary. The Compensation Committee awards bonuses to incentivize individuals to achieve goals intended to correlate closely with growth of our business and stockholder value and to compensate individuals upon the achievement of such goals. The Compensation Committee has discretion to award any annual bonuses in cash, restricted stock, restricted stock units or a combination thereof. The Compensation Committee did not establish any detailed performance objectives for the year ended December 31, 2008, but considers our performance in the exercise of its discretion.
 
The Compensation Committee has not yet made a decision as to whether any bonuses should be paid with respect to the year ended December 31, 2008. The Compensation Committee believed it was prudent to defer consideration of such bonuses while we worked to refinance our near term debt and improve our liquidity. The Compensation Committee may consider annual bonuses with respect to the year ended December 31, 2008 later in 2009.
 
This excerpt taken from the SIRI DEF 14A filed Apr 21, 2006.
Annual Bonus

      During 2005, the Compensation Committee approved a bonus plan for executive officers and other employees. Under this program, employees were awarded bonuses based upon the attainment of prescribed levels of individual and corporate achievement, including subscriber activations, average monthly subscriber churn, cash flow and automakers' models available for installation of SIRIUS radios. The Compensation Committee assigned each of the objectives a weight, and measured the achievement of these items in January 2006 based upon objective data certified by management. These criteria were established by the Compensation Committee after review of our business plan, and discussions with our management.

      In February 2006, the Compensation Committee awarded an annual bonus to Mr. Greenstein of $700,000, Mr. Meyer of $800,000, Mr. Donnelly of $400,000, and Mr. Frear of $450,000. These annual bonus awards were determined in accordance with the criteria contained in our 2005 bonus program and a subjective review of the performance of each individual during the year. These bonuses were paid half in cash and half in the form of restricted stock units. These restricted stock units will vest in February 2007.

      The Compensation Committee has approved performance goals applicable to our executive officers for the year ending December 31, 2006. Our executive officers and eligible employees will be awarded bonuses based upon individual performance and the attainment of prescribed levels of corporate achievement, including subscriber activations and cash flow. The Compensation Committee will measure the achievement of these items in 2007 based upon objective data. The criteria of corporate achievement were established by the Compensation Committee after review of our business plan, and discussions with our management.

   

This excerpt taken from the SIRI DEF 14A filed Apr 20, 2005.
Annual Bonus

      During 2004, the Compensation Committee approved a bonus plan for executive officers and other employees. Under this program, employees were awarded bonuses based upon the attainment of prescribed levels of subscriber activations, prepaid subscribers, product costs and cash flow. The Compensation Committee assigned each of these criteria weight, and measured the achievement of these items in January 2005 based upon objective data certified by management. These criteria were established by the Compensation Committee after review of our business plan, and discussions with our management.

      In January 2005, the Compensation Committee awarded an annual bonus to Mr. Clayton of $600,000, Mr. Greenstein of $400,000, Mr. Meyer of $400,000, Mr. Donnelly of $321,885, and Mr. Frear of $297,862. The annual bonuses awarded to Messrs. Clayton, Donnelly and Frear were determined in accordance with the criteria contained in our 2004 bonus program. The Compensation Committee reviewed the performance of Messrs. Greenstein and Meyer during the year and, based upon the recommendation of our Chief Executive Officer, increased their bonuses from the amount which would have been paid based upon the application of the formula contained in our 2004 bonus program. Half of these bonuses were paid in cash and half of these bonuses were paid in the form of restricted stock units. These restricted stock units will vest in February 2006. Mr. Karmazin was not awarded a bonus for his work in 2004 because he commenced his employment in late November 2004.

      The Compensation Committee has approved performance goals applicable to our executive officers for the year ending December 31, 2005. Our executive officers and eligible employees will be awarded bonuses based upon the attainment of prescribed levels of corporate achievement, including subscriber activations, average monthly subscriber churn, cash flow and automakers' models available for installation of SIRIUS radios. The Compensation Committee has assigned each of these criteria a weight and will measure the achievement of these items in January 2006 based upon objective data. Executive officers and other eligible employees in certain operational divisions may also have to achieve additional objectives relevant to their specific areas of responsibility, such as programming or sales as well as individual objectives. Executive officers and eligible employees may receive cash bonuses and restricted stock units at different levels if we achieve threshold, standard or premier attainments as established by the Compensation Committee. The criteria of corporate achievement were established by the Compensation Committee after review of our business plan, and discussions with our management.

   

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