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Share-based payments | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
Share-based Payment Arrangements [Abstract] |
Share-based payments |
Note 13 Share-based payments
The following share-based payment amounts are included in the income statements as operating costs.
| THREE MONTHS | SIX MONTHS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30 | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |
ESP | (8 | ) | (7 | ) | (15 | ) | (14 | )
Restricted share units (RSUs) and performance share units (PSUs) | (11 | ) | (11 | ) | (31 | ) | (30 | )
Other (1) | (2 | ) | (2 | ) | (6 | ) | (6 | )
Total share-based payments | (21 | ) | (20 | ) | (52 | ) | (50 | )
(1) Includes deferred share plan (DSP), deferred share units (DSUs) and stock options. The following tables summarize the change in outstanding ESP shares, RSUs/PSUs, DSUs and stock options for the period ended June 30, 2019. ESP
| NUMBER OF ESP SHARES |
Unvested contributions, January 1, 2019 | 1,120,426 |
Contributions(1) | 312,010 |
Dividends credited | 29,297 |
Vested | (269,118 | )
Forfeited | (77,008 | )
Unvested contributions, June 30, 2019 | 1,115,607 |
(1) | The weighted average fair value of the shares contributed during the six months ended June 30, 2019 was $59.
RSUs/PSUs
| NUMBER OF RSUs/PSUs |
Outstanding, January 1, 2019 | 2,812,697 |
Granted(1) | 970,519 |
Dividends credited | 75,916 |
Settled | (908,461 | )
Forfeited | (41,829 | )
Outstanding, June 30, 2019 | 2,908,842 |
(1) | The weighted average fair value of the RSUs/PSUs granted during the six months ended June 30, 2019 was $58.
DSUs
| NUMBER OF DSUs |
Outstanding, January 1, 2019 | 4,391,997 |
Issued(1) | 62,371 |
Settlement of RSUs/PSUs | 146,960 |
Dividends credited | 119,313 |
Settled | (121,040 | )
Outstanding, June 30, 2019 | 4,599,601 |
(1) | The weighted average fair value of the DSUs issued during the six months ended June 30, 2019 was $58.
STOCK OPTIONS
|  | NUMBER OF OPTIONS |  | WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXERCISE PRICE ($) |
Outstanding, January 1, 2019 |  | 14,072,332 |  | 56 |
Granted |  | 3,343,317 |  | 58 |
Exercised(1) |  | (1,212,974 | ) | 53 |
Forfeited |  | (33,613 | ) | 58 |
Outstanding, June 30, 2019 |  | 16,169,062 |  | 57 |
Exercisable, June 30, 2019 |  | 5,994,529 |  | 55 |
(1) | The weighted average share price for options exercised during the six months ended June 30, 2019 was $60.
ASSUMPTIONS USED IN STOCK OPTION PRICING MODEL The fair value of options granted was determined using a variation of a binomial option pricing model that takes into account factors specific to the share incentive plans, such as the vesting period. The following table shows the principal assumptions used in the valuation.
| 2019 |
Weighted average fair value per option granted | $2.34
Weighted average share price | $58
Weighted average exercise price | $58
Expected dividend growth | 5 | %
Expected volatility | 14 | %
Risk-free interest rate | 2 | %
Expected life (years) | 4 |
Expected dividend growth was assumed to be commensurate with BCE's dividend growth strategy. Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of BCE’s share price. The risk-free rate used is equal to the yield available on Government of Canada bonds at the date of grant with a term equal to the expected life of the options.

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