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Equity Incentive Plans
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Equity Incentive Plans  
Equity Incentive Plans

Note 4. Equity Incentive Plans

We have two stock-based compensation plans, the LKQ Corporation 1998 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Equity Incentive Plan") and the Stock Option and Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the "Director Plan"). Under the Equity Incentive Plan, both qualified and nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, performance shares and performance units may be granted. On January 13, 2011, the Compensation Committee amended the Equity Incentive Plan to allow the grant of Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs"). Under the Director Plan, shares of LKQ common stock may be issued to directors in lieu of cash compensation. We expect to issue new shares of common stock to cover future equity grants under these plans. In May 2011, we filed a registration statement on Form S-8 to register an additional 6.4 million shares of LKQ common stock, which may be issued in accordance with the Equity Incentive Plan.

We have granted stock options, restricted stock and RSUs under the Equity Incentive Plan. Stock options expire 10 years from the date they are granted. Most of the options granted under the Equity Incentive Plan vest over a period of five years. Most of the restricted stock and RSU awards granted to date vest over a period of five years, subject to a continued service condition. Until the shares of restricted stock vest, they may not be sold, pledged or otherwise transferred and are subject to forfeiture. Each RSU converts into one share of LKQ common stock on the applicable vesting date.

 

A summary of transactions in our stock-based compensation plans for the six months ended June 30, 2011 is as follows:

 

     Shares
Available For
Grant
    Stock Options      Restricted Stock      RSUs  
     Number
Outstanding
    Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
     Number
Outstanding
    Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
     Number
Outstanding
    Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
 

Balance, January 1, 2011

     2,140,090        8,073,965      $ 12.27         154,000      $ 19.00         —        $ —     

Granted

     (816,674     —          —           —          —           816,674        23.59   

Shares issued for director compensation

     (9,481     —          —           —          —           —          —     

Exercised

     —          (694,744     7.35         —          —           —          —     

Restricted stock or RSUs vested

     —          —          —           (43,000     19.07         —          —     

Cancelled

     102,409        (93,575     16.80         —          —           (8,834     23.54  

Additional shares registered

     6,400,000        —          —           —          —           —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, June 30, 2011

     7,816,344        7,285,646      $ 12.68         111,000      $ 18.97         807,840      $ 23.59   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

During the six month period ended June 30, 2011, our Board of Directors granted 816,674 RSUs to employees and directors. The fair value of RSUs is based on the market price of LKQ stock on the date of issuance. When estimating forfeitures, we consider voluntary and involuntary termination behavior as well as analysis of historical forfeitures. For valuing RSUs granted during the six month period ended June 30, 2011, forfeiture rates of 5% and 0% have been used for grants to employees and executive officers, respectively.

The total grant-date fair value of options that vested during the six months ended June 30, 2011 was approximately $4.7 million. There were 694,744 stock options exercised during the six months ended June 30, 2011 with an intrinsic value of $12.2 million. The fair value of restricted shares that vested during the six months ended June 30, 2011 was approximately $1.0 million.

The components of pre-tax stock-based compensation expense are as follows (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2011      2010      2011      2010  

Stock options

   $ 2,057       $ 2,288       $ 4,147       $ 4,514   

Restricted stock

     228         228         453         453   

RSUs

     891         —           1,769         —     

Stock issued to non-employee directors

     84         72         233         145   
                                   

Total stock-based compensation expense

   $ 3,260       $ 2,588       $ 6,602       $ 5,112   
                                   

The following table sets forth the total stock-based compensation expense included in the accompanying Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2011     2010     2011     2010  

Cost of goods sold

   $ 79      $ 73      $ 168      $ 143   

Facility and warehouse expenses

     623        540        1,234        1,067   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     2,558        1,975        5,200        3,902   
                                
     3,260        2,588        6,602        5,112   

Income tax benefit

     (1,252     (1,017     (2,555     (2,009
                                

Total stock-based compensation expense, net of tax

   $ 2,008      $ 1,571      $ 4,047      $ 3,103   
                                

 

We have not capitalized any stock-based compensation costs during either of the six month periods ended June 30, 2011 or 2010.

At June 30, 2011, a total of 7,251,079 options with a weighted average exercise price of $12.65 and a weighted average remaining contractual life of 6.0 years were expected to vest. As of June 30, 2011, 111,000 shares of restricted stock with a weighted average remaining contractual life of 2.1 years were expected to vest. As of June 30, 2011, 790,939 RSUs with a weighted average remaining contractual life of 4.5 years were expected to vest. Unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options, restricted stock and RSUs at June 30, 2011 is expected to be recognized as follows (in thousands):

 

     Stock
Options
     Restricted
Stock
     RSUs      Total  

Remainder of 2011

   $ 4,109       $ 460       $ 1,820       $ 6,389   

2012

     6,930         913         3,785         11,628   

2013

     4,743         208         3,785         8,736   

2014

     3,117         139         3,700         6,956   

2015

     78         —           3,652         3,730   

2016

     —           —           149         149   
                                   

Total unrecognized compensation expense

   $ 18,977       $ 1,720       $ 16,891       $ 37,588   
                                   

The following table summarizes information about outstanding and exercisable stock options at June 30, 2011:

 

Range of Exercise Prices

   Outstanding      Exercisable  
   Shares      Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Yrs)
     Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
     Shares      Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Yrs)
     Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 

$0.75 - $5.00

     1,600,290         2.6       $ 3.75         1,600,290         2.6       $ 3.75   

$5.01 - $10.00

     618,820         4.5         9.31         618,820         4.5         9.31   

$10.01 - $15.00

     2,254,118         6.8         11.33         1,190,198         6.4         11.04   

$15.01 - $20.00

     2,786,918         7.7         19.56         996,392         7.1         19.33   

$20.01 +

     25,500         6.9         21.43         14,900         6.9         21.47   
                             
     7,285,646         6.0       $ 12.68         4,420,600         4.9       $ 10.06   
                             

The aggregate intrinsic value (market value of stock less option exercise price) of outstanding, expected to vest and exercisable stock options at June 30, 2011 was $97.7 million, $97.5 million and $70.8 million, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value, based on the Company's closing stock price of $26.09 on June 30, 2011. This amount changes based upon the fair market value of our common stock.