Share-Based Compensation

The Company records share-based compensation awards using a fair value method and recognizes compensation expense for an amount equal to the fair value of the share-based payment issued in its financial statements. The Company’s share-based compensation plans include programs for stock options, stock appreciation rights (SARs), restricted stock units (RSUs), performance share units (PSUs) and deferred compensation.

Compensation Expense

Share-based compensation expense relates to continuing operations and is included in Selling and administrative expenses. The expenses recognized for the three months ended March 31 were as follows:



	Three months ended
In millions	2014			2013
Stock options	$	6.5		$	7.9
RSUs	10.2			10.1
Perfomance shares	9.6			3.9
Deferred compensation	0.4			0.4
Other	(0.4		)	0.7
Pre-tax expense	26.3			23.0
Tax benefit	(10.1		)	(8.8		)
After-tax expense	$	16.2		$	14.2
Amounts recorded in continuing operations	$	16.2		$	13.1
Amounts recorded in discontinued operations	—			1.1
Total	$	16.2		$	14.2

Stock Options/RSUs

Eligible participants may receive (i) stock options, (ii) RSUs or (iii) a combination of both stock options and RSUs. For the stock options and RSUs granted prior to the spin-off, the number granted and weighted average fair value in the table below reflect historical information. Grants issued during the three months ended March 31 were as follows:



	2014			2013
	Number granted	Weighted- average fair value per award		Number granted	Weighted- average fair value per award
Stock options	1,150,982	$	14.29	1,318,418	$	16.51
RSUs	372,259	$	59.83	527,923	$	52.32

The fair value of each of the Company’s stock option and RSU awards is expensed on a straight-line basis over the required service period, which is generally the 3-year vesting period. However, for stock options and RSUs granted to retirement eligible employees, the Company recognizes expense for the fair value at the grant date. Included within the 2013 grant are 139,649 stock options and 56,547RSUs related to Allegion employees.

The average fair value of the stock options granted is determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The following assumptions were used during the three months ended March 31:



	2014		2013
Dividend yield	1.67	%	1.60	%
Volatility	31.43	%	42.15	%
Risk-free rate of return	1.46	%	0.85	%
Expected life	4.9 years		5.1 years

Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility from traded options on the Company's stock. The risk-free rate of return is based on the yield curve of a zero-coupon U.S. Treasury bond on the date the award is granted with a maturity equal to the expected term of the award. Historical data is used to estimate forfeitures within the Company's valuation model. The expected life of the Company's stock option awards is derived from historical experience and represents the period of time that awards are expected to be outstanding.

PSUs

The Company has a Performance Share Program for key employees. The program provides awards in the form of PSUs based on performance against pre-established objectives. The annual target award level is expressed as a number of the Company's ordinary shares. All PSUs are settled in the form of ordinary shares. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company granted PSUs with a maximum award level of approximately 0.4 million shares.

Awards granted in 2011 are based upon the Company's relative earnings-per-share (EPS) growth as compared to the industrial group of companies in the S&P 500 Index over the three-year performance period.

Awards granted after 2011 are based 50% upon a performance condition, measured at each reporting period by relative EPS growth to the industrial group of companies in the S&P 500 Index and the fair market value of the Company's stock on the date of grant, and 50% upon a market condition, measured by the Company's relative total shareholder return (TSR) as compared to the TSR of the industrial group of companies in the S&P 500 Index over the three-year performance period. The fair value of the market condition is estimated using a Monte Carlo Simulation approach in a risk-neutral framework based upon historical volatility, risk-free rates and correlation matrix.

Deferred Compensation

The Company allows key employees to defer a portion of their eligible compensation into a number of investment choices, including its ordinary share equivalents. Any amounts invested in ordinary share equivalents will be settled in ordinary shares of the Company at the time of distribution.

Other Plans

The Company has not granted stock appreciation rights (SARs) since 2006 and does not anticipate additional grants in the future. As of March 31, 2014, there were 71,067 SARs outstanding, all of which are vested and expire 10 years from the date of grant. All SARs exercised are settled with the Company’s ordinary shares.

The Company has issued stock grants as an incentive plan to certain key employees, with varying vesting periods. All stock grants are settled with the Company’s ordinary shares.