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Equity Incentive Schemes and Stock Compensation Charges (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Transactions for Company's Share Option Plans

The following table summarizes the transactions for the Company’s share option plans for the years ended December 31, 2013, December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

		Options Granted Under Plans				Number of Shares				Weighted Average Exercise Price				Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2010			4,798,677				4,798,677			$	21.71			$	8.47
Granted			989,449				989,449			$	19.66			$	8.20
Exercised			(430,340	)			(430,340	)		$	10.84			$	4.80
Cancelled			(454,968	)			(454,968	)		$	25.77			$	9.87
Outstanding at December 31, 2011			4,902,818				4,902,818			$	21.87			$	8.61
Granted			842,273				842,273			$	22.01			$	9.59
Exercised			(890,236	)			(890,236	)		$	14.62			$	6.16
Cancelled			(504,224	)			(504,224	)		$	25.14			$	9.76
Outstanding at December 31, 2012			4,350,631				4,350,631			$	23.01			$	9.17
Granted			264,950				264,950			$	33.09			$	12.05
Exercised			(1,249,759	)			(1,249,759	)		$	21.60			$	8.58
Cancelled			(392,034	)			(392,034	)		$	25.27			$	10.02
Outstanding at December 31, 2013			2,973,788				2,973,788			$	24.20			$	9.57
Vested and exercisable at December 31, 2013			1,505,707				1,505,707			$	24.92			$	8.64

Non Vested Shares Outstanding

Non vested shares outstanding as at December 31, 2013 are as follows:

		Options Outstanding Number of Shares				Weighted Average Exercise Price				Weighted Average Fair Value
Non vested outstanding at December 31, 2012			2,094,533			$	22.43			$	9.17
Granted			264,950				33.09				12.05
Vested			(641,773	)			24.29				9.60
Forfeited			(249,629	)			22.97				9.46
Non vested outstanding at  December  31, 2013			1,468,081			$	23.45			$	9.45

Information Concerning Outstanding and Exercisable Share Options

The following table summarizes information concerning outstanding and exercisable share options as of December 31, 2013:

	Options Outstanding														Options Exercisable
	Range Exercise Price				Number of Shares			Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life			Weighted Average  Exercise Price				Number of Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price
	$	11.00			24,140			0.09			$	11.00			24,140			$	11.00
	$	15.47			180			3.33			$	15.47			-			$	15.47
	$	15.84			50,000			3.33			$	15.84			40,000			$	15.84
	$	16.80			150,000			5.83			$	16.80			60,000			$	16.80
	$	17.17			30,000			5.85			$	17.17			12,000			$	17.17
	$	18.00			24,000			0.83			$	18.00			24,000			$	18.00
	$	18.98			6,600			2.87			$	18.98			6,600			$	18.98
	$	19.45			15,000			4.82			$	19.45			1,800			$	19.45
	$	20.16			2,000			4.87			$	20.16			1,200			$	20.16
	$	20.28			457,871			5.17			$	20.28			177,987			$	20.28
	$	20.59			162,000			6.14			$	20.59			20,400			$	20.59
	$	21.25			231,751			1.12			$	21.25			231,751			$	21.25
	$	22.10			400			3.56			$	22.10			-			$	22.10
	$	22.26			233,927			3.15			$	22.26			155,161			$	22.26
	$	22.30			475,333			6.32			$	22.30			82,326			$	22.30
	$	23.66			8,900			6.57			$	23.66			1,780			$	23.66
	$	24.25			100,000			4.18			$	24.25			100,000			$	24.25
	$	24.46			343,677			4.17			$	24.46			172,209			$	24.46
	$	26.20			2,400			4.38			$	26.20			1,440			$	26.20
	$	26.71			7,650			6.70			$	26.71			4,090			$	26.71
	$	29.45			3,000			4.32			$	29.45			1,800			$	29.45
	$	31.49			12,450			7.16			$	31.49			-			$	31.49
	$	32.37			200,203			7.33			$	32.37			2,500			$	32.37
	$	35.33			377,523			2.15			$	35.33			377,523			$	35.33
	$	36.05			6,000			2.40			$	36.05			6,000			$	36.05
	$	36.22			37,483			7.46			$	36.22			-			$	36.22
	$	37.90			10,300			7.93			$	37.90			-			$	37.90
	$	41.25			1,000			2.67			$	41.25			1,000			$	41.25
	$	11.00 - $41.25			2,973,788			4.52			$	24.20			1,505,707			$	24.92

Weighted Average Fair Values and Assumptions Used

The weighted average fair values and assumptions were as follows:

		Year Ended
		December 31,				December 31,				December 31,
		2013				2012				2011
Weighted average fair value		$	12.05			$	9.59			$	8.20
Assumptions:
Expected volatility			40	%			50	%			45	%
Dividend yield			0	%			0	%			0	%
Risk-free interest rate			0.76	%			0.83	%			1.4	%
Expected life		5.0 years				5.0 years				5.0 years

RSU and PSU Activity

The Company has awarded RSU’s and PSU’s to certain key individuals of the Group. The following table summarizes RSU and PSU activity for the year ended December 31, 2013:

		PSU Outstanding Number of Shares				PSU Weighted Average Fair Value			PSU Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life		RSU Outstanding Number of Shares				RSU Weighted Average Fair Value			RSU Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life
Outstanding at December 31, 2012			-				-					496,000			$	20.26
Granted			359,570			$	33.09					409,492			$	34.62
Shares vested			-				-					(50,000	)		$	22.30
Forfeited			(6,326	)		$	36.22					(9,033	)		$	25.53
Outstanding at December 31, 2013			353,244			$	33.04		2.35			846,459			$	27.05		1.77

Schedule of Non-cash Stock Compensation Expense

Non-cash stock compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2013 has been allocated as follows:

		Year ended
		December 31,				December 31,				December 31,
		2013				2012				2011
		(in thousands)
Direct costs		$	7,835			$	6,007			$	5,155
Selling, general and administrative		$	6,385			$	4,894			$	4,200
Restructuring and other non-recurring items (note 14)			-			$	620				-
Total compensation costs		$	14,220			$	11,521			$	9,355

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