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Share-Based Employee Compensation Plans And Other Compensation and Benefit Plans
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Share-Based Employee Compensation Plans And Other Compensation and Benefit Plans  
Share-Based Employee Compensation Plans And Other Compensation and Benefit Plans

NOTE 10 – SHARE-BASED EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION PLANS AND OTHER COMPENSATION AND BENEFIT PLANS

 

 

Stock options:

The Company's employee incentive plans provide for the granting of stock options for the purchase of the common stock of the Company to certain key employees of the Company. Employee stock options are granted at an exercise price that is equal to the closing market price of the Company's common stock on the date of the grant.  Employee stock options granted under the plans expire after ten years and typically vest 25% per year, over four years. The Company records compensation expense for the grant date fair value of the option awards, adjusted for estimated forfeitures, evenly over the vesting period.

 

The table below identifies the employee stock option activity under these plans during the year ended December 31, 2011:

 

The Company's director stock plan provides for the granting of stock options for the purchase of the common stock of the Company to directors of the Company. Director stock options are granted at an exercise price that is equal to the closing market price of the Company's common stock on the date of the grant.  Director stock options granted under the plans expire after seven years and vest fully after six months. The Company records compensation expense for the grant date fair value of the option awards evenly over the vesting period.

 

The table below identifies the director stock option activity under this plan during the year ended December 31, 2011:

 

The fair value of each stock option award is estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Black-Scholes model requires the use of assumptions, including the risk free rate, expected life, expected volatility and expected dividend yield.

 

  • Risk-free interest rate – The United States Treasury rates in effect at the time the options are granted for the options' expected life. 
  • Expected life - Represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding.  The Company uses historical experience to estimate the expected life of options granted. 
  • Expected volatility – Measure of the amount by which the Company's stock price has historically fluctuated. 
  • Expected dividend yield – The Company has not paid, nor does it have plans in the foreseeable future to pay, any dividends. 

 

The table below identifies the weighted-average assumptions used for grants awarded during the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009:

 

The Company's forfeiture rate is the estimated percentage of options awarded that are expected to be forfeited or cancelled prior to becoming fully vested. The Company's estimate is evaluated periodically, is based upon historical experience at the time of evaluation and reduces expense ratably over the vesting period.

 

The following table summarizes activity related to stock options awarded by the Company for the periods ending December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009:

 

The remaining unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested stock option awards at December 31, 2011, was $39.6 million and the weighted-average period of time over which this cost will be recognized is 2.8 years.

 

Restricted stock:

The Company's performance incentive plan provides for the award of shares of restricted stock to its corporate and senior management that vest evenly over a three-year period and are held in escrow until such vesting has occurred.  Generally, unvested shares are forfeited when an employee ceases employment.  The fair value of shares awarded under this plan is based on the closing market price of the Company's common stock on the date of award and compensation expense is recorded evenly over the vesting period. 

 

The table below identifies the employee restricted stock activity under this plan during the year ended December 31, 2011:

 

The Company's director stock plan provides for the award of shares of restricted stock that vest evenly over a three-year period and are held in escrow until such vesting has occurred. Generally, unvested shares are forfeited when a director ceases their service on the Company's Board of Directors. The fair value of shares awarded under this plan is based on the closing market price of the Company's common stock on the date of award and compensation expense is recorded evenly over the vesting period.

 

The table below identifies the director restricted stock activity under this plan during the year ended December 31, 2011:

 

The following table summarizes activity related to restricted stock awarded by the Company for the periods ending December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009:

 

The remaining unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested restricted share awards at December 31, 2011, was $2.5 million and the weighted-average period of time over which this cost will be recognized is 1.9 years.

 

Employee stock purchase plan:

Profit sharing and savings plan:

The Company sponsors a contributory profit sharing and savings plan that covers substantially all employees who are at least 21 years of age and have at least six months of service. The Company makes matching contributions equal to 100% of the first 2% of each employee's wages that are contributed and 25% of the next 4% of each employee's wages that are contributed. The Company may also make additional discretionary profit sharing contributions to the plan on an annual basis as determined by the Board of Directors. Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2009, the Company's matching and discretionary profit sharing contributions under this plan began being funded in the form of cash. Prior to that time, the Company's matching and discretionary profit sharing contributions under this plan were funded in the form of the Company's common stock. The Company did not record any share based compensation expense for contributions to this plan for the years ended December 31, 2011 or 2010. The Company recorded $6.8 million of share based compensation expense for contributions to this plan for the year ended December 31, 2009, and recognized a corresponding income tax benefit of $2.7 million. The Company did not issue any shares under this plan for the years ended December 31, 2011 or 2010. The Company issued 0.2 million shares to fund matching contributions for the year ended December 31, 2009, at an average grant date fair value of $35.37. The Company did not make any discretionary contributions to the Profit Sharing and Savings Plan during the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 or 2009. The Company does not anticipate funding the plan with the issuance of shares in the future.