STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Text Block]

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

A summary of the Company's stock-based compensation plans can be found in Note 20 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the 2022 10-K.

Stock Incentive Plan

The Company grants stock-based compensation to employees and non-employee directors under the 2019 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended. Most of the Company's stock-based compensation awards are granted in the first quarter of each year.

In the first quarter of 2023, Dow Inc. granted the following stock-based compensation awards to employees:

•1.1 million stock options with a weighted-average exercise price of $59.08 per share and a weighted-average fair value of $12.13 per share;

•1.8 million restricted stock units with a weighted-average fair value of $59.03 per share; and

•1.2 million performance stock units with a weighted-average fair value of $64.04 per share.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Dow Inc. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "2021 ESPP") was adopted by the Dow Inc. Board on February 11, 2021, and approved by stockholders at the Company's annual meeting on April 15, 2021. Under the 2023 annual offering of the 2021 ESPP, most employees will be eligible to purchase shares of common stock of Dow Inc. valued at up to 10 percent of their annual total base salary or wages. The number of shares purchased is determined using the amount contributed by the employee divided by the plan price. The plan price of the stock is equal to 85 percent of the fair market value (closing price) of the common stock at May 1, 2023 (beginning) or November 3, 2023 (ending) of the offering period, whichever is lower.