SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

Share-based compensation activity during year-to-date 2017 included the following:



SHARES IN THOUSANDS	Granted	Vested
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)	763	710
Performance Share Units (PSUs)	348	160

A total of 4.5 million shares of common stock were issued as a result of RSU vesting, PSU vesting and stock option exercises.

RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

The weighted average fair value of the RSUs granted in 2017 was $32.79. The vesting provisions for RSUs granted in 2017 were as follows:


•	vest ratably over four years;


•	immediately vest in the event of death while employed or disability;


•	continue to vest upon retirement at an age of at least 62, but a portion of the grant is forfeited if retirement occurs before the one-year anniversary of the grant;


•	continue vesting for one year in the event of involuntary termination when the retirement criteria has not been met; and


•	will be entirely forfeited upon termination of employment in all other situations including early retirement prior to age 62.

PERFORMANCE SHARE UNITS

The weighted average grant date fair value of PSUs granted in 2017 was $37.93.

The final number of shares granted in 2017 will range from 0 percent to 150 percent of each grant's target, depending upon actual company performance.

The ultimate number of PSUs earned is based on two measures:


•	our relative total shareholder return (TSR) ranking measured against the S&P 500 over a three year period and


•	our relative TSR ranking measured against an industry peer group of companies over a three year period.

The vesting provisions for PSUs granted in 2017 were as follows:


•	vest 100 percent on the third anniversary of the grant date if the individual remains employed by the company;


•	fully vest in the event the participant dies or becomes disabled while employed;


•	continue to vest upon retirement at an age of at least 62, but a portion of the grant is forfeited if retirement occurs before the one year anniversary of the grant;


•	continue vesting for one year in the event of involuntary termination when the retirement criteria has not been met and the employee has met the second anniversary of the grant date; and


•	will be entirely forfeited upon termination of employment in all other situations including early retirement prior to age 62.

Weighted Average Assumptions Used in Estimating the Value of Performance Share Units Granted in 2017



	Performance Share Units
Performance period	1/1/2017 - 12/31/2019
Valuation date average stock price ⁽¹⁾	$	32.79
Expected dividends	3.74					%
Risk-free rate	0.68		%	–	1.55	%
Expected volatility	22.71		%	–	24.07	%

(1) Calculated as an average of the high and low prices on grant date.

STOCK OPTIONS AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

We granted no stock options or stock appreciation rights during 2017, nor do we expect to make any such grants during the remainder of 2017.

VALUE MANAGEMENT AWARDS

Value Management Awards (VMAs) are relative performance equity incentive awards granted to certain former employees of Plum Creek and assumed by the company in connection with the Plum Creek merger. In accordance with the terms of the merger, all VMAs outstanding on December 31, 2017, will vest at “target” level performance of $100 per unit and will be paid in the first quarter of 2018. The VMAs are classified and accounted for as liabilities, as they will be settled in cash upon vesting. The expense recognized over the remaining performance period will equal the cash value of an award as of the last day of the performance period multiplied by the number of awards that are earned. Expense for VMAs will continue to be recognized over the remaining service period unless a qualifying termination occurs. A qualifying termination of any holder of a VMA award before December 31, 2017, will accelerate vesting and expense recognition in the period that the qualifying termination occurs.