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The estimated dividend rate (a percentage of the share price) to be paid (expected dividends) to holders of the underlying shares over the officers' and non-employee directors' option's term.

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The expected term assumption that is used in valuing an option on its own shares for employees.

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The expected term assumption that is used in valuing an option on its own shares for officers and non-employee directors.

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For employees, the estimated measure of the percentage by which a share price is expected to fluctuate during a period. Volatility also may be defined as a probability-weighted measure of the dispersion of returns about the mean. The volatility of a share price is the standard deviation of the continuously compounded rates of return on the share over a specified period. That is the same as the standard deviation of the differences in the natural logarithms of the stock prices plus dividends, if any, over the period.

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For officers and non-employee directors, the estimated measure of the percentage by which a share price is expected to fluctuate during a period. Volatility also may be defined as a probability-weighted measure of the dispersion of returns about the mean. The volatility of a share price is the standard deviation of the continuously compounded rates of return on the share over a specified period. That is the same as the standard deviation of the differences in the natural logarithms of the stock prices plus dividends, if any, over the period.

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The risk-free interest rate assumption that is used in valuing an option on its own shares for employees.

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The risk-free interest rate assumption that is used in valuing an option on its own shares for officers and non-employee directors.

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Equity-based compensation cost during the period with respect to the award, which will be recognized in income (as well as the total recognized tax benefit) or capitalized as part of the cost of an asset.

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