Share Plans

6 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2020

Share Plans

Share Plans

16. Share Plans

Share-based compensation expense, which was included primarily in selling, general, and administrative expenses on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, was as follows:

	For the				For the
	Quarters Ended				Six Months Ended
	March 27,		March 29,		March 27,		March 29,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	(in millions)
Share-based compensation expense	$	15	$	15	$	37	$	38

As of March 27, 2020, there was $150 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to share-based awards, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.1 years.

During the quarter ended December 27, 2019, we granted the following share-based awards as part of our annual incentive plan grant:

		Grant-Date
	Shares	Fair Value
	(in millions)
Share options	1.5	$	15.52
Restricted share awards	0.5		93.63
Performance share awards	0.2		93.63

As of March 27, 2020, we had 15 million shares available for issuance under our stock and incentive plans, of which the TE Connectivity Ltd. 2007 Stock and Incentive Plan, amended and restated as of March 8, 2017, was the primary plan.

Share-Based Compensation Assumptions

The assumptions we used in the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model for the options granted as part of our annual incentive plan grant were as follows:

Expected share price volatility		21	%
Risk-free interest rate		1.8	%
Expected annual dividend per share	$	1.84
Expected life of options (in years)		5.1