Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Share-Based Payments

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Share-Based Payments
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Share-Based Payments
Share-Based Payments

The Company’s general practice has been to make a single annual grant of share-based compensation to key employees and to make other employee grants only in connection with new employment or promotions.  Forms of share-based compensation granted to employees by the Company include stock options, non-vested shares of common stock (“non-vested share”), and performance shares.  The Company also typically makes a single annual grant of non-vested shares to non-employee directors in conjunction with the annual election of non-employee directors to the Board of Directors.  Share-based compensation is based on the grant date fair value of the instrument and is recognized, net of estimated forfeitures, ratably over the requisite service period, or vesting period. The Company estimates forfeitures based upon historical experience.  All share-based compensation expense is recognized in salaries, wages and employee benefits.

Employee Activity - Stock Options
 
Stock option grants to employees generally expire seven years from the grant date and typically vest ratably over a three-year period.  The Company used the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to estimate the grant-date fair value of options granted.  The weighted-average fair value of options granted and assumptions used to calculate their fair value during the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:


Three months ended

June 30,
2015

June 30,
2014
Expected dividend yield
%

1.2
%
Expected stock price volatility
%

31.6
%
Weighted average risk-free interest rate
%

1.5
%
Expected life of options (years)
0.0


4.5

Weighted average grant date fair value
$


$
11

 
 
 
 

Six months ended

June 30,
2015

June 30,
2014
Expected dividend yield
1.0
%

1.2
%
Expected stock price volatility
33.9
%

38.8
%
Weighted average risk-free interest rate
1.6
%

1.6
%
Expected life of options (years)
6.1


5.3

Weighted average grant date fair value
$
16


$
14


The following tables summarize the Company’s employee stock option activity and related information:


Three months ended June 30, 2015







Weighted-



Weighted-

Aggregate

Average



Average

Intrinsic

Remaining

Options

Exercise

Value

Contractual

(000)

Price

(000)

Term
Outstanding at March 31, 2015
950


$
30





Granted







Exercised
(48
)

25





Forfeited







Outstanding at June 30, 2015
902


$
31


$
19,747


2.9
Exercisable at June 30, 2015
712


$
27


$
18,363


2.1
 

Three months ended

June 30,
2015

June 30,
2014
Shared-based compensation for options
$
342


$
331

Tax benefit for option compensation
$
132


$
126

Unrecognized compensation cost for options, net of estimated forfeitures
$
2,266


$
2,314

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Six months ended June 30, 2015







Weighted-



Weighted-

Aggregate

Average



Average

Intrinsic

Remaining

Options

Exercise

Value

Contractual

(000)

Price

(000)

Term
Outstanding at December 31, 2014
1,363


$
28





Granted
82


51





Exercised
(529
)

27





Forfeited
(14
)

29





Outstanding at June 30, 2015
902


$
31


$
19,747


2.9
Exercisable at June 30, 2015
712


$
27


$
18,363


2.1

 
 
 
 

Six months ended

June 30,
2015

June 30,
2014
Shared-based compensation for options
$
678


$
646

Tax benefit for option compensation
$
261


$
246

Unrecognized compensation cost for options, net of estimated forfeitures
$
2,266


$
2,314



Employee Activity - Non-vested Shares

Non-vested share grants to employees vest ratably over a three-year period.  The non-vested shares’ fair values were estimated using closing market prices on the day of grant. The following tables summarize the Company’s employee non-vested share activity and related information:


Three months ended June 30, 2015



Weighted-

Aggregate

Non-vested

Average

Grant Date

Shares

Grant Date

Fair Value

(000)

Fair Value

(000)
Outstanding and non-vested at March 31, 2015
197


$
46



Granted





Vested





Forfeited
(3
)

46



Outstanding and non-vested at June 30, 2015
194


$
46


$
8,872



Three months ended

June 30,
2015

June 30,
2014
Shared-based compensation for non-vested shares
$
1,022


$
895

Tax benefit for non-vested share compensation
$
393


$
341

Unrecognized compensation cost for non-vested shares, net of estimated forfeitures
$
7,231


$
6,087


 
 
 
 
 
 

Six months ended June 30, 2015



Weighted-

Aggregate

Non-vested

Average

Grant Date

Shares

Grant Date

Fair Value

(000)

Fair Value

(000)
Outstanding and non-vested at December 31, 2014
190


$
40



Granted
100


51



Vested
(92
)

39



Forfeited
(4
)

44



Outstanding and non-vested at June 30, 2015
194


$
46


$
8,872

 
 
 
 

Six months ended

June 30,
2015

June 30,
2014
Shared-based compensation for non-vested shares
$
2,010


$
1,820

Tax benefit for non-vested share compensation
$
772


$
693

Unrecognized compensation cost for non-vested shares, net of estimated forfeitures
$
7,231


$
6,087


Employee Activity - Performance Shares

The Company annually grants performance shares to key employees.  Under the terms of the performance share agreements, on the third anniversary of the grant date, the Company will issue to the employees a calculated number of common stock shares based on the three year performance of the Company’s common stock share price as compared to the share price performance of a selected peer group.  No shares may be issued if the Company share price performance outperforms 30% or less of the peer group, but the number of shares issued may be doubled if the Company share price performs better than 90% of the peer group.  The fair value of the performance shares was estimated using a Monte Carlo simulation. The weighted average assumptions used in the Monte Carlo calculation were as follows:


Six months ended

June 30,
2015

June 30,
2014
Expected stock price volatility
23.5
%

32.5
%
Weighted average risk-free interest rate
1.0
%

0.7
%

The following tables summarize the Company’s employee performance share activity, assuming median share awards, and related information:

Three months ended June 30, 2015



Weighted-

Aggregate

Performance

Average

Grant Date

Shares

Grant Date

Fair Value

(000)

Fair Value

(000)
Outstanding and non-vested at March 31, 2015
77


$
52



Granted





Additional shares awarded based on performance





Vested





Outstanding and non-vested at June 30, 2015
77


$
52


$
4,016



Three months ended

June 30,
2015

June 30,
2014
Shared-based compensation for performance shares
$
333


$
272

Tax benefit for performance share compensation
$
128


$
104

Unrecognized compensation cost for performance shares, net of estimated forfeitures
$
2,399


$
1,775


 
 
 
 
 
 

Six months ended June 30, 2015



Weighted-

Aggregate

Performance

Average

Grant Date

Shares

Grant Date

Fair Value

(000)

Fair Value

(000)
Outstanding and non-vested at December 31, 2014
74


$
44



Granted
27


67



Additional shares awarded based on performance





Vested
(24
)

45



Outstanding and non-vested at June 30, 2015
77


$
52


$
4,016

 
 
 
 

Six months ended

June 30,
2015

June 30,
2014
Shared-based compensation for performance shares
$
635


$
547

Tax benefit for performance share compensation
$
244


$
209

Unrecognized compensation cost for performance shares, net of estimated forfeitures
$
2,399


$
1,775



Employee Activity - Employee Stock Purchase Plan
 
Under the 2005 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”), which has been approved by shareholders, the Company is authorized to issue up to a remaining 398,705 shares of common stock to employees of the Company. These shares may be issued at a price equal to 90% of the lesser of the market value on the first day or the last day of each six-month purchase period. Common stock purchases are paid for through periodic payroll deductions and/or up to two large lump sum contributions. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, participants under the plan purchased 5,087 shares at an average price of $44.74 per share. For the six months ended June 30, 2014, participants under the plan purchased 3,814 shares at an average price of $38.88 per share. The weighted-average fair value of each purchase right under the ESPP granted for the six months ended June 30, 2015, which is equal to the discount from the market value of the common stock at the end of each six month purchase period, was $7.52 per share. The weighted-average fair value of each purchase right under the ESPP granted for the six months ended June 30, 2014, which is equal to the discount from the market value of the common stock at the end of each six month purchase period, was $8.97 per share. Share-based compensation expense of $37 and $35 was recognized during the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Non-employee Director Activity - Non-vested Shares

Grants of non-vested shares to non-employee directors vest ratably over the elected term to the Board of Directors, or approximately one year.  The following tables summarize the Company’s non-employee non-vested share activity and related information:

Three months ended June 30, 2015



Weighted-

Aggregate

Non-vested

Average

Grant Date

Shares

Grant Date

Fair Value

(000)

Fair Value

(000)
Outstanding and non-vested at March 31, 2015
15


$
44



Granted
11


52



Vested
(14
)

43



Outstanding and non-vested at June 30, 2015
12


$
52


$
650



Three months ended

June 30,
2015

June 30,
2014
Shared-based compensation for non-vested shares
$
156


$
144

Tax benefit for non-vested share compensation
$
60


$
55

Unrecognized compensation cost for non-vested shares, net of estimated forfeitures
$
541


$
515


 
 
 
 
 
 

Six months ended June 30, 2015



Weighted-

Aggregate

Non-vested

Average

Grant Date

Shares

Grant Date

Fair Value

(000)

Fair Value

(000)
Outstanding and non-vested at December 31, 2014
15


$
44



Granted
11


52



Vested
(14
)

43



Forfeited





Outstanding and non-vested at June 30, 2015
12


$
52


$
650


 
 
 
 

Six months ended

June 30,
2015

June 30,
2014
Shared-based compensation for non-vested shares
$
316


$
281

Tax benefit for non-vested share compensation
$
122


$
107

Unrecognized compensation cost for non-vested shares, net of estimated forfeitures
$
541


$
515