Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS (Tables)

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STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Weighted-average fair value of options granted and the weighted-average assumptions used in the Black Scholes Merton option pricing model for such grants
The weighted-average fair value of stock options granted during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 and the weighted-average assumptions used in the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model for such grants were as follows:
Year Ended December 31, 2021 2020 2019
Fair value of stock options on grant date $ 5.08  $ 6.44  $ 4.94 
Dividend yield1
3.3  % 2.7  % 3.5  %
Expected volatility2
18.0  % 16.0  % 15.5  %
Risk-free interest rate3
0.9  % 1.4  % 2.6  %
Expected term of stock options4
6 years 6 years 6 years
1The dividend yield is the calculated yield on the closing market price per share of the Company’s stock on the grant date.
2The expected volatility is based on implied volatilities from traded options on the Company’s stock, historical volatility of the Company’s stock and other factors.
3The risk-free interest rate for the period matching the expected term of the stock options is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect on the grant date.
4The expected term of the stock options represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding and is derived by analyzing historical exercise behavior.
Stock option activity
Stock option activity during the year ended December 31, 2021 was as follows:
Shares
(In millions)
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price
Weighted-Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
(In millions)
Outstanding on January 1, 2021 88  $ 40.55     
Granted 50.59     
Exercised (19) 36.32     
Forfeited/expired (1) 54.18     
Outstanding on December 31, 2021 75  $ 42.43  4.2 years $ 1,264 
Expected to vest 74  $ 42.32  4.1 years $ 1,256 
Exercisable on December 31, 2021 59  $ 40.08  3.1 years $ 1,138 
Summary of information about outstanding nonvested performance share units based on target award levels The following table summarizes information about outstanding nonvested performance share units based on the target award levels:
Performance Share Units
(In thousands)
Weighted-Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Nonvested on January 1, 2021 3,771  $ 48.29 
Granted 2,728  47.04 
Vested1
(1,846) 40.29 
Forfeited (467) 49.18 
Nonvested on December 31, 20212
4,186  $ 50.90 
1Represents the target level of performance share units vested at December 31, 2021 for the 2019-2021 performance period. Upon certification in February 2022 of the financial results for the performance period, the final number of shares earned will be determined and released.
2The outstanding nonvested performance share units as of December 31, 2021 at the threshold award and maximum award levels were approximately 1,725,000 and 9,759,000, respectively.
Summary of information about vested performance share units based on the certified award level
The following table summarizes information about vested performance share units based on the certified award level:
2017-2020 Award 2018-2020 Award
Performance Share Units
(In thousands)
Weighted-
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Performance Share Units
(In thousands)
Weighted-
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Certified 3,728  $ 35.30  1,014  $ 41.02 
Released during 2021 (3,720) 36.31  (1,008) 41.72 
Forfeited during 2021 (8) 35.30  (6) 41.02 
Summary of information about outstanding nonvested time-based restricted stock and restricted stock units
The following table summarizes information about outstanding nonvested time-based restricted stock and restricted stock units:
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units
(In thousands)
Weighted-Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Nonvested on January 1, 2021 4,162  $ 44.18 
Granted 1,242  46.20 
Vested and released (1,495) 41.91 
Forfeited (515) 46.46 
Nonvested on December 31, 2021 3,394  $ 46.56