Equity Incentive Program (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Assumptions used in determining fair value of stock appreciation rights and performance shares awarded during the period

The following assumptions were used in determining the fair value of the SARs and performance shares awarded during the respective periods:

	SARs						Performance Shares
	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Risk-free interest rate		2.68	%		2.77	%		1.34	%		1.37	%
Dividend yield		1.70	%		2.33	%		1.61	%		2.38	%
Expected life (years)		5.8			6.0			2.9			2.9
Volatility		33.56	%		31.93	%		40.48	%		39.98	%
Grant price	$	66.59		$	42.88			n/a			n/a
Fair value at date of grant	$	20.13		$	11.66		$	91.41		$	57.49

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of components of a stock option or other award plan under which equity-based compensation is awarded to employees, typically comprised of the amount of unearned compensation (deferred compensation cost), compensation expense, and changes in the quantity and fair value of the shares (or other type of equity) granted, exercised, forfeited, and issued and outstanding pertaining to that plan. Disclosure may also include nature and general terms of such arrangements that existed during the period and potential effects of those arrangements on shareholders, effect of compensation cost arising from equity-based payment arrangements on the income statement, method of estimating the fair value of the goods or services received, or the fair value of the equity instruments granted, during the period, cash flow effects resulting from equity-based payment arrangements and, for registrants that accelerate vesting of out of the money share options, reasons for the decision to accelerate.

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