Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Share-Based Payments

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Share-Based Payments
9 Months Ended
Sep. 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 nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:


Three months ended

September 30,
2015

September 30,
2014
Expected dividend yield
1.2
%

%
Expected stock price volatility
29.8
%

%
Weighted average risk-free interest rate
1.4
%

%
Expected life of options (years)
4.5


0.0

Weighted average grant date fair value
$
12


$

 
 
 
 

Nine months ended

September 30,
2015

September 30,
2014
Expected dividend yield
1.0
%

1.2
%
Expected stock price volatility
33.7
%

38.8
%
Weighted average risk-free interest rate
1.6
%

1.6
%
Expected life of options (years)
6.0


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 September 30, 2015







Weighted-



Weighted-

Aggregate

Average



Average

Intrinsic

Remaining

Options

Exercise

Value

Contractual

(000)

Price

(000)

Term
Outstanding at June 30, 2015
902


$
31





Granted
5


52





Exercised







Forfeited
(1
)

23





Outstanding at September 30, 2015
906


$
31


$
14,819


2.7
Exercisable at September 30, 2015
713


$
27


$
14,507


1.9
 

Three months ended

September 30,
2015

September 30,
2014
Share-based compensation for options
$
352


$
343

Tax benefit for option compensation
$
137


$
131

Unrecognized compensation cost for options, net of estimated forfeitures
$
1,977


$
1,971

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Nine months ended September 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
87


51





Exercised
(530
)

27





Forfeited
(14
)

29





Outstanding at September 30, 2015
906


$
31


$
14,819


2.7
Exercisable at September 30, 2015
713


$
27


$
14,507


1.9

 
 
 
 

Nine months ended

September 30,
2015

September 30,
2014
Share-based compensation for options
$
1,029


$
989

Tax benefit for option compensation
$
403


$
377

Unrecognized compensation cost for options, net of estimated forfeitures
$
1,977


$
1,971



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 September 30, 2015



Weighted-

Aggregate

Non-vested

Average

Grant Date

Shares

Grant Date

Fair Value

(000)

Fair Value

(000)
Outstanding and non-vested at June 30, 2015
194


$
46



Granted





Vested





Forfeited
(1
)

48



Outstanding and non-vested at September 30, 2015
193


$
46


$
8,808



Three months ended

September 30,
2015

September 30,
2014
Share-based compensation for non-vested shares
$
1,031


$
906

Tax benefit for non-vested share compensation
$
403


$
345

Unrecognized compensation cost for non-vested shares, net of estimated forfeitures
$
6,148


$
5,241


 
 
 
 
 
 

Nine months ended September 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
(5
)

45



Outstanding and non-vested at September 30, 2015
193


$
46


$
8,808

 
 
 
 

Nine months ended

September 30,
2015

September 30,
2014
Share-based compensation for non-vested shares
$
3,042


$
2,726

Tax benefit for non-vested share compensation
$
1,190


$
1,039

Unrecognized compensation cost for non-vested shares, net of estimated forfeitures
$
6,148


$
5,241


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:


Nine months ended

September 30,
2015

September 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 September 30, 2015



Weighted-

Aggregate

Performance

Average

Grant Date

Shares

Grant Date

Fair Value

(000)

Fair Value

(000)
Outstanding and non-vested at June 30, 2015
77


$
52



Granted





Additional shares awarded based on performance





Vested





Outstanding and non-vested at September 30, 2015
77


$
52


$
4,016



Three months ended

September 30,
2015

September 30,
2014
Share-based compensation for performance shares
$
337


$
275

Tax benefit for performance share compensation
$
132


$
105

Unrecognized compensation cost for performance shares, net of estimated forfeitures
$
2,062


$
1,500


 
 
 
 
 
 

Nine months ended September 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 September 30, 2015
77


$
52


$
4,016

 
 
 
 

Nine months ended

September 30,
2015

September 30,
2014
Share-based compensation for performance shares
$
972


$
822

Tax benefit for performance share compensation
$
380


$
313

Unrecognized compensation cost for performance shares, net of estimated forfeitures
$
2,062


$
1,500



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 6-month purchase period. Common stock purchases are paid for through periodic payroll deductions and/or up to two large lump sum contributions. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, participants under the plan purchased 5,087 shares at an average price of $44.74 per share. For the nine months ended September 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 nine months ended September 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 nine months ended September 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 nine months ended September 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 September 30, 2015



Weighted-

Aggregate

Non-vested

Average

Grant Date

Shares

Grant Date

Fair Value

(000)

Fair Value

(000)
Outstanding and non-vested at June 30, 2015
12


$
52



Granted
1


45



Vested





Outstanding and non-vested at September 30, 2015
13


$
52


$
699



Three months ended

September 30,
2015

September 30,
2014
Share-based compensation for non-vested shares
$
166


$
152

Tax benefit for non-vested share compensation
$
65


$
58

Unrecognized compensation cost for non-vested shares, net of estimated forfeitures
$
424


$
363


 
 
 
 
 
 

Nine months ended September 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
12


52



Vested
(14
)

43



Outstanding and non-vested at September 30, 2015
13


$
52


$
699


 
 
 
 

Nine months ended

September 30,
2015

September 30,
2014
Share-based compensation for non-vested shares
$
482


$
433

Tax benefit for non-vested share compensation
$
189


$
165

Unrecognized compensation cost for non-vested shares, net of estimated forfeitures
$
424


$
363