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EQUITY
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
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EQUITY

11. EQUITY

Common Stock

        The Company has paid quarterly dividends on its common stock since January 1999.

Treasury Stock

        During 2011, 2012 and 2013, the Company repurchased the following shares from employees to satisfy tax withholding and stock options exercise obligations incurred in connection with the vesting of restricted stock awards and the exercise of stock options:

Year Ended December 31
  Shares
Repurchased
  Aggregate
Cost
(in thousands)
  Average
Repurchase Price
 

2011

    5,470     218     39.90  

2012

    9,175     344     37.51  

2013

    163,222     8,103     49.64  

Stock-Based Compensation

        In May 2008, at the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the Company's stockholders approved the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2008 Plan") to replace the previous 1998 Stock Option Plan (collectively with the 2008 Plan, the "Share Based Plans"). The 2008 Plan allows for the grant of stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock equivalents and awards of shares of common stock that are not subject to restrictions or forfeiture. The 2008 Plan was amended in 2011 to increase the total number of shares reserved to be granted under the 2008 Plan from 1,500,000 to 2,000,000.

Stock Options

        Stock options issued under the Share Based Plans have a term of ten years and vest annually and ratably over a period of four years.

        The following table summarizes stock option activity under the Company's Share-Based Plans for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013:

Year Ended December 31, 2012  
 
  Number of
Options
  Weighted Avg.
Exercise Price
  Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (Years)
  Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
 

Outstanding at January 1, 2012

    720,648   $ 33.07              

Granted

    64,000     37.36              

Forfeited

    (1,625 )   32.02              

Exercised

    (62,575 )   23.22              
                   

Outstanding at December 31, 2012

    720,448     34.31     6.3     3,499,252  
                   
                   

Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2012

    713,728     34.28     6.3     3,488,633  
                   
                   

Exercisable at December 31, 2012

    453,698     32.02     5.3     2,987,705  
                   
                   


 

Year Ended December 31, 2013  
 
  Number of
Options
  Weighted Avg.
Exercise
Price
  Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (Years)
  Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
 

Outstanding at January 1, 2013

    720,448   $ 34.31              

Exercised

    (303,536 )   30.64              

Forfeited—Vested

    (11,625 )   46.01              

Forfeited—Unvested

    (4,000 )   45.22              
                   

Outstanding at December 31, 2013

    401,287     36.63     6.0   $ 8,000,149  
                   
                   

Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2013

    398,036     35.86     6.0   $ 7,934,478  
                   
                   

Exercisable at December 31, 2013

    241,662     35.86     5.2   $ 5,004,299  
                   
                   

        The unvested options as of December 31, 2013 represent $1.4 million in unamortized stock-based compensation which will be recognized over a weighted average term of 1.5 years.

        The following table summarizes information relating to options granted and exercised during 2011, 2012 and 2013 (in thousands, except fair value of options granted data):

 
  2011   2012   2013  

Weighted-average fair value of options granted

  $ 13.18   $ 15.27     N/A  

Aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised

    822     938     6,111  

Cash proceeds received upon exercise of options

    1,175     1,452     2,669  

Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation

        362     (2,102 )

        The aggregate intrinsic value represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value (the difference between our closing common stock price on December 31st and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of the in-the-money stock options) that would have been received by the stock option holders had all stock options holders exercised their stock options on December 31st. The amount of aggregate intrinsic value will change based on the fair market value of our common stock.

        The estimated fair value of the options granted were determined using a Black Scholes option pricing model, based on the following weighted average assumptions:

 
  Options Granted in
 
  2011   2012

Risk-free interest rate

  2.1%   1.4%

Expected dividend yield

  2.7%   2.5%

Expected life

  6.25 years   6.25 years

Expected volatility

  51%   53%

        The Company recognized $1.6 million, $1.8 million and $1.4 million, respectively, of stock compensation expense relating to the granted options during 2011, 2012 and 2013, respectively.

Restricted Stock

        Restricted stock issued under the Share Based Plans vest ratably over four years.

        The following table summarizes restricted stock activity during the year ended December 31, 2012:

 
  Shares   Weighted Avg.
Fair Value
 

Unvested as of January 1, 2012

    68,773     41.39  

Granted

    72,083     36.93  

Forfeited

    (1,499 )   38.60  

Vested and issued

    (35,504 )   37.58  
           

Unvested as of December 31, 2012

    103,853     39.63  
           
           

        The following table summarizes restricted stock activity during the year ended December 31, 2013:

 
  Shares   Weighted Avg.
Fair Value
 

Unvested as of January 1, 2013

    103,853     39.63  

Granted

    100,902     48.54  

Forfeited

    (250 )   46.85  

Vested and issued

    (49,986 )   43.96  
           

Unvested as of December 31, 2013

    154,519     44.04  
           
           

        In connection with the grant of restricted shares, the Company recognized $1.6 million, $1.8 million and $3.1 million of compensation expense within its income statements for 2011, 2012 and 2013, respectively.

        The unvested shares as of December 31, 2013 represent $5.1 million in unamortized stock based compensation which will be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.8 years.