Share-Based Payments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Share-Based Payments [Abstract]

Share-Based Payments

8. Share-Based Payments:

The Company maintains a stock option program for key employees, executives and directors. The plans, all of which have been approved by shareholder vote, provide for the granting of both nonqualified and incentive options. Options granted under the plans typically have a six year term and vest over a four to five-year period. The fair value of shares vested during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 aggregated $0.52 million and $0.05 million, respectively. Compensation cost is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for the entire award. It is generally our policy to issue new shares upon exercise of stock options.

The following table sets forth information with respect to nonvested options for the nine month period ended September 30, 2012:

	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested options - beginning of period		456,923		$	4.40
Nonvested options granted		4,500		$	4.99
Nonvested options vested or forfeited		(141,593	)	$	3.92
Nonvested options - end of period		319,830		$	4.62

Share-based payment expense decreased income before income taxes by $0.20 million and $0.63 million for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2012, respectively, as compared to $0.27 million and $0.81 million for the corresponding periods of the prior year. Share-based payment expense decreased income attributable to Inter Parfums, Inc. by $0.11 million and $0.35 million for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2012, respectively, as compared to $0.14 million and $0.45 million for the corresponding periods of the prior year.

The following table summarizes stock option information as of September 30, 2012:

	Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at January 1, 2012		823,275		$	13.20
Options granted		4,500			17.07
Options cancelled		(9,730	)		15.37
Options exercised		(34,920	)		11.91
Outstanding at September 30, 2012		783,125		$	13.25
Options exercisable		463,295		$	12.18
Options available for future grants		717,025

As of September 30, 2012, the weighted average remaining contractual life of options outstanding is 2.39 years (1.32 years for options exercisable), the aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding and options exercisable is $4.0 million and $2.8 million, respectively and unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options outstanding of Inter Parfums, Inc. aggregated $1.1 million. The amount of unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options outstanding of our majority-owned subsidiary, Interparfums SA, was $0.61 million. Options under Interparfums SA plans vest over a four-year period.

Cash proceeds, tax benefits and intrinsic value related to stock options exercised during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011 were as follows:

(In thousands)	September 30, 2012		September 30, 2011
Cash proceeds from stock options exercised	$	416	$	1,184
Tax benefits		55		-
Intrinsic value of stock options exercised		154		708

No tax benefit was realized or recognized from stock options exercised in 2011 as valuation reserves were allocated to those potential benefits.

The weighted average fair values of the options granted by Inter Parfums, Inc. during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 were $4.99 and $5.27 per share, respectively, on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model to calculate the fair value of options granted. The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes pricing model for the periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 are set forth in the following table:

	September 30, 2012			September 30, 2011
Weighted average expected stock-price volatility		40	%		38	%
Weighted average expected option life		4.5 years			4.5 years
Weighted average risk-free interest rate		.84	%		2.0	%
Weighted average dividend yield		1.7	%		1.7	%

Expected volatility is estimated based on historic volatility of the Company's common stock. The expected term of the option is estimated based on historic data. The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of the grant of the option and the dividend yield reflects the assumption that the dividend payout as authorized by the Board of Directors would increase as the earnings of the Company and its stock price increases.