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SHARE-BASED EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]  
SHARE-BASED EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION

(K) Share-BASED EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION

On August 7, 2013, our stockholders approved the Eagle Materials Inc. Amended and Restated Incentive Plan (the Plan), which increased the shares we are authorized to issue as awards by 3,000,000 (1,500,000 of which may be stock awards). Under the terms of the Plan, we can issue equity awards, including stock options, restricted stock units (RSUs), restricted stock, and stock appreciation rights to employees of the Company and members of the Board of Directors. Awards that were already outstanding prior to the approval of the Plan on August 7, 2013 remain outstanding. The Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors specifies the terms for grants of equity awards under the Plan.

Long-Term Compensation Plans

OPTIONS

In May 2019, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors approved the granting of an aggregate of 100,849 performance-vesting stock options (the Fiscal 2020 Employee Performance Stock Option Grant) to certain officers and key employees that will be earned only if certain performance conditions are satisfied. The performance criteria for the Fiscal 2020 Employee Performance Stock Option Grant is based upon the achievement of certain levels of return on equity (as defined in the option agreements), ranging from 10.0% to 20.0%, for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020. All stock options will be earned if the return on equity is 20.0% or greater, and the percentage of shares earned will be reduced proportionately to approximately 66.7% if the return on equity is 10.0%. If the Company does not achieve a return on equity of at least 10.0%, all stock options granted will be forfeited. Following any such reduction, restrictions on the earned stock options will lapse ratably over four years, with the initial fourth lapsing promptly following the determination date, and the remaining restrictions lapsing on March 31, 2021 through 2023. The stock options have a term of ten years from the date of grant. The Compensation Committee also approved a grant to the same officers and key employees of 84,043

time-vesting stock options, which vest ratably over four years (the Fiscal 2020 Employee Time-Vesting Stock Option Grant).  

The weighted average assumptions used in the Black-Scholes model to value the option awards in fiscal 2020 are as follows:  

 

 

 

 

Dividend Yield

 

 

1.3

%

Expected Volatility

 

 

31.4

%

Risk Free Interest Rate

 

 

2.32

%

Expected Life

 

6.0 years

 

Stock option expense for all outstanding stock option awards totaled approximately $1.2 million and $3.5 million for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2019, respectively, and $0.9 million and $3.0 million for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2018, respectively. At December 31, 2019, there was approximately $8.4 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to outstanding stock options, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.6 years.

The following table represents stock option activity for the nine months ended December 31, 2019:

 

 

Number

of Shares

 

 

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

 

Outstanding Options at Beginning of Year

 

 

1,042,925

 

 

$

76.88

 

Granted

 

 

184,892

 

 

$

91.58

 

Exercised

 

 

(57,255

)

 

$

87.99

 

Cancelled

 

 

(7,883

)

 

$

102.69

 

Outstanding Options at December 31, 2019

 

 

1,162,679

 

 

$

80.25

 

Options Exercisable at December 31, 2019

 

 

732,860

 

 

$

73.27

 

Weighted Average Fair Value of Options Granted

During the Year

 

 

 

 

 

$

27.37

 

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding at December 31, 2019:

 

 

 

Options Outstanding

 

 

Options Exercisable

 

Range of Exercise Prices

 

Number of

Shares

Outstanding

 

 

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual

Life (in years)

 

 

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

 

 

Number of

Shares

Outstanding

 

 

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

 

$23.17 - $29.84

 

 

65,912

 

 

 

1.60

 

 

$

23.27

 

 

 

65,912

 

 

$

23.27

 

$33.43 - $37.34

 

 

57,728

 

 

 

2.46

 

 

$

34.03

 

 

 

57,728

 

 

$

34.03

 

$53.22 - $77.67

 

 

272,834

 

 

 

5.53

 

 

$

72.22

 

 

 

201,712

 

 

$

71.84

 

$79.73 - $106.24

 

 

766,205

 

 

 

6.99

 

 

$

91.49

 

 

 

407,508

 

 

$

87.63

 

 

 

 

1,162,679

 

 

 

6.12

 

 

$

80.25

 

 

 

732,860

 

 

$

73.27

 

At December 31, 2019, the aggregate intrinsic values for the outstanding and exercisable options were approximately $15.3 million and $13.8 million, respectively. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the nine months ended December 31, 2019 was approximately $2.0 million.

RESTRICTED STOCK

In May 2019, the Compensation Committee approved the granting of an aggregate of 51,112 shares of performance vesting restricted stock to certain officers and key employees (the Fiscal 2020 Employee Restricted Stock Performance Award) that will be earned only if certain performance conditions are satisfied. The performance criteria for the Fiscal 2020 Employee Restricted Stock Performance Award is based upon the achievement of certain levels of return on equity (as defined in the award agreement), ranging from 10.0% to 20.0%, for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020. All restricted shares will be earned if the return on equity is 20.0% or greater, and the percentage of shares earned will be reduced proportionately to approximately 66.7% if the return on equity is 10.0%. If the Company does not achieve a return on equity of at least 10.0%, all awards will be forfeited. Following any such reduction, restrictions on the earned shares will lapse ratably over four years,

with the initial fourth lapsing promptly following the determination date, and the remaining restrictions lapsing on March 31, 2021 through 2023. The Compensation Committee also approved a grant to the same officers and key employees of 42,591 shares of time-vesting restricted stock (the Fiscal 2020 Employee Restricted Stock Time-Vesting Award), which vest ratably over four years. The Fiscal 2020 Employee Restricted Stock Performance Award and the Fiscal 2020 Employee Restricted Stock Time-Vesting Award were valued at the closing price of the stock on the date of grant and are being expensed over a four-year period.

In August 2019, we granted to members of the Board of Directors 24,589 shares of restricted stock which vest six months after the grant date (the Board of Directors Fiscal 2020 Restricted Stock Award). The Board of Directors Fiscal 2020 Restricted Stock Award was valued at the closing price of the stock at the date of the grant and is being expensed over a six-month period.

The fair value of restricted stock is based on the stock price at the date of grant. The following table summarizes the activity for nonvested restricted shares during the nine months ended December 31, 2019:

 

 

Number of Shares

 

 

Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value

 

Restricted Stock Beginning of Year

 

 

300,115

 

 

$

78.94

 

Granted

 

 

118,292

 

 

$

90.08

 

Vested

 

 

(83,307

)

 

$

95.01

 

Forfeited

 

 

(15,940

)

 

$

58.64

 

Nonvested Restricted Stock at December 31, 2019

 

 

319,160

 

 

 

 

 

Expense related to restricted shares was approximately $3.1 million and $12.9 million for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2019, respectively, and $3.1 million and $8.6 million for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2018, respectively. At December 31, 2019, there was approximately $15.4 million of unearned compensation from restricted stock, which will be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.1 years.

The number of shares available for future grants of stock options, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, and restricted stock under the Plan was 3,758,359 at December 31, 2019.