| Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock Units Award Activity |
The following table summarizes activity relating to Company employees who held AMC Networks restricted stock units for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Number of Restricted Stock Units | | Number of Performance Restricted Stock Units | | Weighted Average Fair Value Per Stock Unit at Date of Grant | | Unvested award balance, December 31, 2021 | 1,189,665 | | | 626,284 | | | $ | 52.97 | | | Granted | 920,372 | | | 38,264 | | | $ | 36.03 | | | Released/Vested | (857,044) | | | (624,401) | | | $ | 49.74 | | | Canceled/Forfeited | (221,269) | | | (3,162) | | | $ | 46.15 | | | Unvested award balance, December 31, 2022 | 1,031,724 | | | 36,985 | | | $ | 44.22 | | | Granted | 2,168,067 | | | — | | | $ | 17.94 | | | Released/Vested | (518,878) | | | (36,985) | | | $ | 42.14 | | | Canceled/Forfeited | (267,866) | | | — | | | $ | 25.63 | | | Unvested award balance, December 31, 2023 | 2,413,047 | | | — | | | $ | 23.15 | |
The following table summarizes activity relating to Non-employee Directors who held AMC Networks restricted stock units for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Number of Restricted Stock Units | | Weighted Average
Fair Value Per Stock Unit at Date of Grant | | Vested award balance, December 31, 2021 | 262,655 | | | $ | 51.19 | | | Granted | 47,398 | | | $ | 28.10 | | | | | | | Vested award balance, December 31, 2022 | 310,053 | | | $ | 47.55 | | | Granted | 135,798 | | | $ | 11.49 | | | Released/Vested | (52,750) | | | $ | 48.38 | | | Vested award balance, December 31, 2023 | 393,101 | | | $ | 35.20 | |
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