14. Share Plans

Share‑based compensation expense, which was included in selling, general, and administrative expenses on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, was as follows:


	For the				For the
	Quarters Ended				Six Months Ended
	March 29,		March 30,		March 29,		March 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
	(in millions)
Share-based compensation expense	$	15	$	23	$	38	$	51

As of March 29, 2019, there was $150 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to share-based awards, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.1 years.

During the quarter ended December 28, 2018, we granted the following share-based awards as part of our annual incentive plan grant:


		Grant-Date
	Shares	Fair Value
	(in millions)
Share options	1.6	$	13.36
Restricted share awards	0.6		76.66
Performance share awards	0.2		76.66

As of March 29, 2019, we had 18 million shares available for issuance under our stock and incentive plans, of which the TE Connectivity Ltd. 2007 Stock and Incentive Plan, amended and restated as of March 8, 2017, was the primary plan.

Share‑Based Compensation Assumptions

The assumptions we used in the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model for the options granted as part of our annual incentive plan grant were as follows:



Expected share price volatility		20	%
Risk-free interest rate		3.0	%
Expected annual dividend per share	$	1.76
Expected life of options (in years)		5.2