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Common shares which could be granted pursuant to full value awards based on the 3.45 to 1.0 fungible unit-to-full value award conversion ratio.

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Maximum authorized purchase amount of shares during any plan year per participant for our employee share purchase plan.

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Employee Share Purchase Program maximum shares available under the 2018 ESPP Share plan

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The full value award in the fungible unit to full value award conversion ratio regarding the shares from the 2002 share incentive plan transferred into the 2011 share incentive plan.

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The award conversion ratio regarding the shares from the 2002 share incentive plan transferred into the 2011 share incentive plan.

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The percentage of market value per share at which shares may be purchased under our employee share purchase plan

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The total amount of share awards held in a Rabbi Trust.

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The total amount of share awards held in a non-qualified deferred compensation plan.

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Equity-based compensation cost during the period with respect to the award, which was recognized in income.

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shares diversified

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Market value of trading securities held in a rabbi trust.

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An option, right, or other award which does not deliver the full value at date of grant and expires five years or less from the date of grant counts against the Fungible Pool Limit as this portion of a fungible pool unit

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Amount of cost for defined contribution plan.

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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based compensation awards.

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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Fair value of share-based awards for which the grantee gained the right by satisfying service and performance requirements, to receive or retain shares or units, other instruments, or cash.

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Amount of accumulated difference between fair value of underlying shares on dates of exercise and exercise price on options exercised (or share units converted) into shares.

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Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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