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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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