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Share-Based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Summary of RSUs Outstanding Under LTIP

A summary of the RSUs outstanding under the LTIP for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 is as follows:

		Restricted Share Units
		Performance and Service Required (1)				Service Required				Total Restricted Share Units				Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Nonvested as of January 1, 2017			130,168				15,974				146,142			$	38.46
Granted			80,247				10,560				90,807				54.60
Vested			0				0				0				0.00
Forfeited			(9,843	)			(2,461	)			(12,304	)			46.86
Nonvested as of September 30, 2017			200,572				24,073				224,645			$	44.53

(1) Nonvested performance-based RSUs are reflected at the maximum performance achievement level.

Long Term Incentive Plan [Member]

Stock Option Activity in Company's Plan

Stock option activity under the Company’s LTIP for nine months ended September 30, 2017 was as follows:

		Number of Shares				Weighted Average Exercise Price per Share				Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)				Aggregate Intrinsic Value (000's)
Outstanding at January 1, 2017			52,750			$	54.54
Granted			5,000			$	48.00
Exercised		0				$	0.00
Forfeited		0				$	0.00
Outstanding (vested and expected to vest) at September 30, 2017			57,750			$	53.98				6.8			$	821
Exercisable at September 30, 2017			44,625			$	56.34				6.2			$	541

Stock Options [Member]

Stock Option Activity in Company's Plan

Activity in the Company’s 1999 Stock Option Plan for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 as follows:

		Number of Shares				Weighted Average Exercise Price per Share				Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)				Aggregate Intrinsic Value (000's)
Outstanding at January 1, 2017			5,550			$	48.35
Granted			0			$	0.00
Exercised		0				$	0.00
Forfeited			0			$	0.00
Outstanding (exercisable and vested) at September 30, 2017			5,550			$	48.35				1.1			$	41

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