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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:  
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:

NOTE 15 — STOCKHOLDERS´ EQUITY:

 

Treasury Stock:

 

Activity in treasury stock in the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 is as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

Southern Copper common shares

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of January 1,

 

$

461.0

 

$

460.7

 

Purchase of shares

 

148.0

 

0.4

 

Used for corporate purposes

 

(0.5

)

(0.2

)

Balance as of June 30,

 

608.5

 

460.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parent Company (Grupo Mexico) common shares

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of January 1,

 

161.7

 

142.7

 

Other activity, including dividend, interest and currency translation effect

 

14.3

 

9.7

 

Balance as of June 30,

 

176.0

 

152.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Treasury stock balance as of June 30,

 

$

784.5

 

$

613.3

 

 

The following table summarizes share distributions in the first six months of 2011 and 2010:

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

Southern Copper common shares

 

 

 

 

 

Directors’ Stock Award Plan

 

14,400

 

13,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parent Company (Grupo Mexico) common shares

 

 

 

 

 

Employee stock purchase plan (shares in millions)

 

3.5

 

0.6

 

 

Southern Copper Common Shares:

 

SCC share repurchase program:

 

In 2008, the Company´s Board of Directors authorized a $500 million share repurchase program.  On July 28, 2011, the Company´s Board of Directors approved an increase of the SCC share repurchase program, from $500 million to $1.0 billion.  The Board of directors also confirmed the Company’s purchase of 4.6 million shares of its common shares at a cost of $148.0 million in the second quarter of 2011.  Pursuant to this program, the Company purchased common stock as shown in the table below.  These shares will be available for general corporate purposes.  The Company may purchase additional shares of its common stock from time to time, based on market conditions and other factors.  This repurchase program has no expiration date and may be modified or discontinued at any time.

 

Period

 

Total Number
of Shares

 

Average
Price
Paid
per

 

Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of
Publicly

 

Maximum Number
of Shares that
May Yet Be
Purchased
Under the Plan

 

Total
Cost
($ in

 

From

 

To

 

Purchased

 

Share

 

Announced Plan

 

 @ $32.87

 

millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

08/11/08

 

12/31/08

 

28,510,150

 

$

13.49

 

28,510,150

 

 

 

$

384.7

 

2009:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

01/12/09

 

09/30/09

 

4,912,000

 

14.64

 

33,422,150

 

 

 

71.9

 

2010:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

05/05/10

 

10/14/10

 

15,600

 

29.69

 

33,437,750

 

 

 

0.5

 

2011:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

05/01/11

 

05/31/11

 

14,400

 

37.06

 

33,452,150

 

 

 

0.5

 

06/01/11

 

06/30/11

 

4,567,520

 

32.30

 

38,019,670

 

5,929,726

 

147.5

 

Total second quarter

 

 

 

4,581,920

 

32.32

 

 

 

 

 

148.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total purchased

 

 

 

38,019,670

 

$

15.92

 

38,019,670

 

 

 

$

605.1

 

 

As a result of the repurchase of shares of SCC’s common stock and AMC’s purchase of shares of SCC’s common stock, Grupo Mexico’s direct and indirect ownership is 80.4% as of June 30, 2011.

 

Directors’ Stock Award Plan:

 

The Company established a stock award compensation plan for certain directors who are not compensated as employees of the Company.  Under this plan, participants will receive 1,200 shares of common stock upon election and 1,200 additional shares following each annual meeting of stockholders thereafter. 600,000 shares of Southern Copper common stock have been reserved for this plan.  The fair value of the award is measured each year at the date of the grant.

 

The activity of the plan in the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 is as follows:

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total SCC shares reserved for the plan

 

600,000

 

600,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total shares granted at January 1,

 

(256,800

)

(241,200

)

Granted in the period

 

(14,400

)

(13,200

)

Total shares granted at June 30,

 

(271,200

)

(254,400

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remaining shares reserved

 

328,800

 

345,600

 

 

Parent Company common shares:

 

Employee Stock Purchase Plan:

 

In January 2007, the Company offered to eligible employees a stock purchase plan (the “Employee Stock Purchase Plan”) through a trust that acquires shares of Grupo Mexico stock for sale to its employees, employees of subsidiaries, and certain affiliated companies.  The purchase price is established at the approximate fair market value on the grant date.  Every two years employees will be able to acquire title to 50% of the shares paid for the previous two years.  The employees will pay for shares purchased through monthly payroll deductions over the eight year period of the plan.  At the end of the eight year period, the Company will grant the participant a bonus of 1 share for every 10 shares purchased by the employee.

 

If Grupo Mexico pays dividends on shares during the eight year period, the participants will be entitled to receive the dividend in cash for all shares that have been fully purchased and paid as of the date that the dividend is paid.  If the participant has only partially paid for shares, the entitled dividends will be used to reduce the remaining liability owed for purchased shares.

 

In the case of voluntary resignation of the employee, the Company will pay to the employee the fair market sales price at the date of resignation of the fully paid shares, net of costs and taxes.  When the fair market sales value of the shares is higher than the purchase price, the Company will apply a deduction over the amount to be paid to the employee based on the following schedule:

 

If the resignation occurs during:

 

% Deducted

 

1st year after the grant date

 

90

%

2nd year after the grant date

 

80

%

3rd year after the grant date

 

70

%

4th year after the grant date

 

60

%

5th year after the grant date

 

50

%

6th year after the grant date

 

40

%

7th year after the grant date

 

20

%

 

In the case of involuntary termination of the employee, the Company will pay to the employee the fair market sales price at the date of termination of employment of the fully paid shares, net of costs and taxes.  When the fair market value of the shares is higher than the purchase price, the Company will apply a deduction over the amount to be paid to the employee based on the following schedule:

 

If the termination occurs during:

 

% Deducted

 

1st year after the grant date

 

100

%

2nd year after the grant date

 

95

%

3rd year after the grant date

 

90

%

4th year after the grant date

 

80

%

5th year after the grant date

 

70

%

6th year after the grant date

 

60

%

7th year after the grant date

 

50

%

 

In case of retirement or death of the employee, the Company will render the buyer or his legal beneficiary, the fair market sales value as of the date of retirement or death of the shares effectively paid, net of costs and taxes.

 

The stock based compensation expense for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 and the unrecognized compensation expense as of June 30, 2011 and 2010 under this plan were as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

Stock based compensation expense

 

$

1.1

 

$

1.1

 

Unrecognized compensation expense

 

$

7.4

 

$

9.5

 

 

The unrecognized compensation expense under this plan is expected to be recognized over the remaining three and one-half year period.

 

The following table presents the stock award activity of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

 

 

Shares

 

Unit Weighted Average
Grant Date Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding shares at January 1, 2010

 

11,556,625

 

$

1.16

 

Granted

 

—

 

—

 

Exercised

 

—

 

—

 

Forfeited

 

(558,297

)

1.16

 

Outstanding shares at June 30, 2010

 

10,998,328

 

$

1.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding shares at January 1, 2011

 

10,920,693

 

$

1.16

 

Granted

 

—

 

—

 

Exercised

 

(3,338,992

)

1.16

 

Forfeited

 

(128,986

)

1.16

 

Outstanding shares at June 30, 2011

 

7,452,715

 

$

1.16

 

 

During 2010, the Company offered to eligible employees a new stock purchase plan (the “New Employee Stock Purchase Plan”) through a trust that acquires series B shares of Grupo Mexico stock for sale to its employees, employees of subsidiaries, and certain affiliated companies.

 

The purchase price was established at 26.51 Mexican pesos (approximately $2.05) for the initial subscription.  The terms of the New Employee Stock Purchase Plan are similar to the terms of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

 

The stock based compensation expense for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 and the unrecognized compensation expense as of June 30, 2011 and 2010 under this plan were as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

Stock based compensation expense

 

$

0.3

 

—

 

Unrecognized compensation expense

 

$

4.0

 

—

 

 

The unrecognized compensation expense under this plan is expected to be recognized over the remaining seven and one-half year period.

 

The following table presents the stock award activity of the New Employee Stock Purchase Plan for the six months ended June 30, 2011:

 

 

 

Shares

 

Unit Weighted Average
Grant Date Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding shares at January 1, 2011

 

3,901,901

 

$

2.05

 

Granted

 

—

 

—

 

Exercised

 

—

 

—

 

Forfeited

 

—

 

—

 

Outstanding shares at June 30, 2011

 

3,901,901

 

$

2.05

 

 

Executive Stock Purchase Plan:

 

Grupo Mexico also offers a stock purchase plan for certain members of its executive management and the executive management of its subsidiaries and certain affiliated companies.  Under this plan, participants will receive incentive cash bonuses which are used to purchase shares of Grupo Mexico which are deposited in a trust.