8. Equity-Based Compensation

The Tellabs, Inc. Amended and Restated 2004 Incentive Compensation Plan (2004 Plan) provides for the grant of short-term and long-term incentives, including stock options, stock appreciation rights (SARs), restricted stock and performance stock units (PSUs). Equity-based grants vest over one to four years, with the majority vesting over a three-year period. We recognize compensation expense for stock options and restricted stock on a straight-line basis over the service period based on the fair value on the grant date. Stock options and SARs granted but unexercised expire 10 years from the grant date. Stockholders previously approved 53,889,977 shares for grant under the 2004 Plan, of which 16,819,606 remain available for grant at March 30, 2012.

Stock Options

We estimate the fair value of stock options using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. This model requires the use of assumptions that will have a significant impact on the fair value estimate. The following table summarizes the assumptions used to compute the weighted average fair value of stock option grants:


	3/30/12			4/1/11
Expected volatility		43.3	%		46.8	%
Risk-free interest rate		0.9	%		2.2	%
Expected term (in years)		5.3			5.3
Expected dividend yield		2.0	%		1.5	%

We based our calculation of expected volatility on a combination of historical and implied volatility for options granted. We based the risk-free interest rate on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the date of grant. We estimated the expected term of the options using their vesting period, post-vesting employment termination behavior and historical exercise patterns. We based the expected dividend yield on the option's exercise price and annualized dividend rate at the date of grant.

The following is a summary of stock option activity during 2012 as of March 30, 2012:


	Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in millions)
Outstanding – beginning of year		20,719,482		$	7.68
Granted		1,801,219		$	3.99
Exercised		(49,195	)	$	0.40
Forfeited/expired		(513,060	)	$	7.85

Outstanding – end of period		21,958,446		$	7.39		4.2	$	0.6


Exercisable – end of period		17,483,104		$	7.93		3.0	$	0.5
Shares vested or expected to vest		21,559,758		$	7.44		4.1	$	0.6

The aggregate intrinsic value in the preceding table represents the total pretax intrinsic value, based on our closing stock price as of March 30, 2012, that the option holders would have received had all holders exercised their options as of that date. The aggregate intrinsic value of exercised stock options during the first quarter of 2012 was $0.2 million.

The weighted average fair value of stock options granted during the first quarter of 2012 was $1.30.

Cash-Settled Stock Appreciation Rights

The 2004 Plan provides for the granting of cash-settled SARs in conjunction with, or independent of, the stock options under the 2004 Plan. These SARs allow the holder to receive in cash the difference between the cash-settled SARs' grant price (the market value of our stock on the grant date) and the market value of our stock on the date the holder exercises the SAR. There were no cash payments during the first quarters of 2012 and 2011.

The following is a summary of cash-settled SARs activity during 2012 as of March 30, 2012:


	Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding – beginning of year		492,131		$	6.81
Granted		16,200		$	3.98
Forfeited/expired		(15,736	)	$	7.58

Outstanding – end of period		492,595		$	6.69

Restricted Stock

The fair market value of restricted stock vested was $3.2 million in the first quarter of 2012. The weighted average grant date fair value of restricted stock was $3.99 per share in the first quarter of 2012 and $5.43 per share in the first quarter of 2011.

The following is a summary of restricted stock activity during 2012 as of March 30, 2012:


	Shares			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Non-vested – beginning of year		4,854,587			$6.29
Granted		1,959,811			$3.99
Vested		(803,100	)		$5.38
Forfeited		(392,670	)		$5.96

Non-vested – end of period		5,618,628			$5.64

Performance Stock Units

The 2004 Plan provides for the granting of PSUs. We granted 1,887,064 PSUs in the first quarter of 2012 and 1,611,541 PSUs in the first quarter of 2011. The PSUs granted in the first quarter of 2012 entitle the recipients to receive shares of our common stock commencing in the first quarter of 2013, contingent on the achievement of operating earnings targets and strategic goals for the 2012 fiscal year. Following achievement of these measures and subject to continued employment, one-third of such shares will be issued in annual installments beginning in the first quarter of 2013. At maximum target performance, we will issue two shares for each PSU granted. The weighted average price of PSUs granted in the first quarter of 2012 was $3.99 per share and the weighted average price of PSUs granted in the first quarter of 2011 was $5.42 per share.

The PSUs granted in 2011 entitle the recipients to receive shares of our common stock commencing in the first quarter of 2012, contingent on the achievement of strategic goals for 2011. Performance is based upon achieving market share and market penetration gains, product development achievement, and a customer service objective with respect to strategic goals. Under the executive plan, 50% of the PSUs were earned and 0.50 shares for each PSU will be paid out, subject to continued employment. We issued one-third (99,420 shares) of the total shares in the first quarter of 2012 and generally, one-third of such shares will be issued in annual installments in the first quarter of 2013 and the first quarter of 2014. Since 2011 minimum strategic goals were not met for the mobile internet plan, none of the PSUs were earned, no expense was incurred, and no amounts will be paid out with respect to them.

The following is a summary of PSU activity during 2012 as of March 30, 2012:


	Shares			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Non-vested – beginning of year		2,269,410			$5.51
Granted		1,887,064			$3.99
Vested		(734,185	)		$5.15
Forfeited		(1,134,913	)		$5.37

Non-vested – end of period		2,287,376			$4.44

Equity-Based Compensation Expense

The following table sets forth the total equity-based compensation expense resulting from stock options, SARs, restricted stock, and PSUs by line item on the Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income:


	First Quarter
	3/30/12			4/1/11
Cost of revenue – products	$	0.4		$	0.5
Cost of revenue – services		0.5			0.6
Research and development		1.8			2.5
Sales and marketing		0.9			1.3
General and administrative		2.0			2.7

Equity-based compensation expense before income taxes		5.6			7.6
Income tax benefit		(0.1	)		(1.4	)

Total equity-based compensation expense after income taxes	$	5.5		$	6.2

The following table sets forth the total equity-based compensation expense by type:


	First Quarter
	3/30/12		4/1/11
Stock options	$	1.1	$	1.3
Cash-Settled SARs		0.1		(0.1	)
Restricted Stock		3.4		4.4
Performance stock units		1.0		2.0

Total	$	5.6	$	7.6

As of March 30, 2012, we had $31.3 million of unrecognized equity-based compensation cost that we expect to recognize over a weighted average period of 1.9 years.