Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS (Tables)

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CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Capital Transactions  
Summary of repurchases of common shares
The following is a summary of the Company’s repurchases of common shares during the year ended December 31, 2015 (dollar and share amounts in thousands, except for per share information):
Period
 
Number of
Shares
 
Average
Price Paid per Share (includes commissions)
 
Program Balance Used
for Repurchases
January 1 — March 31, 2015
 
203

 
$
14.06

 
$
2,853

April 1 — June 30, 2015
 
94

 
13.13

 
1,228

July 1 — September 30, 2015
 
162

 
12.64

 
2,045

October 1 — December 31, 2015
 
42

 
12.07

 
519

 
 
501

 
$
13.26

 
$
6,645

Schedule of stock option activity
Stock option activity for 2015, 2014, and 2013 consisted of the following (share amounts in thousands, except for per share information):
 
Number of
Shares
 
Weighted Average Exercise
Price Per Share
Options outstanding at January 1, 2013
1,784

 
$
11.81

Granted
832

 
15.85

Forfeited or canceled
(184
)
 
13.65

Exercised
(506
)
 
8.56

Options outstanding at December 31, 2013
1,926

 
12.54

Granted
258

 
15.38

Forfeited or canceled
(23
)
 
13.33

Exercised
(124
)
 
6.42

Options outstanding at December 31, 2014
2,037

 
11.69

Granted
335

 
14.04

Forfeited or canceled
(284
)
 
14.07

Exercised
(405
)
 
9.78

Options outstanding at December 31, 2015
1,683

 
$
12.21

Schedule of weighted-average assumptions using Black-Scholes option-pricing model for estimating fair value of each option granted
The fair value of each option grant was estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013:
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Weighted average grant date fair value of grants
$
4.79

 
$
6.53

 
$
6.55

Expected life (in years)
5.0 to 6.0

 
6.0

 
5.0 to 6.0

Risk-free interest rate
1.5 to 1.8

 
1.5

 
0.6 to 1.5

Expected volatility
42.6 to 52.3

 
56.7

 
55.9 to 58.2

Dividend yield
2.8 to 3.6

 
2.6

 
2.1 to 2.7

Summary of options outstanding and exercisable
The following table summarizes information about options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2015 (share amounts in thousands, except per share information):
 
 
Options Outstanding
 
Options Exercisable
Range of Option
Prices Per Share
 
Options
Outstanding
 
Weighted-Avg.
Remaining
Contractual Life
 
Weighted-Avg.
Exercise Price
Per Share
 
Options
Exercisable
 
Weighted-Avg.
Remaining
Contractual Life
 
Weighted-Avg.
Exercise Price
Per Share
$2.35 to $9.99
 
179

 
4.3
 
$
4.97

 
179

 
4.3
 
$
4.97

$10.00 to $11.99
 
505

 
7.0
 
11.79

 
249

 
7.1
 
11.73

$12.00 to $13.99
 
579

 
6.7
 
12.85

 
405

 
6.2
 
12.52

$14.00 to $17.70
 
420

 
8.7
 
14.95

 
125

 
4.7
 
15.79

 
 
1,683

 

 


 
958

 

 


Schedule of restricted stock unit activity
Restricted stock unit activity for the period ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013 is as follows: (share amounts in thousands, except per share information):
 
Number of
Shares
 
Weighted Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Units outstanding at January 1, 2013
18

 
$
12.07

Granted
17

 
12.90

Issued
(3
)
 
12.07

Forfeited

 

Units outstanding at December 31, 2013
32

 
12.47

Granted
156

 
10.73

Issued

 

Forfeited
(8
)
 
15.37

Units outstanding at December 31, 2014
180

 
15.09

Granted
679

 
12.61

Issued
(30
)
 
13.63

Forfeited
(85
)
 
12.84

Units outstanding at December 31, 2015
744

 
12.48

Schedule of stock appreciation right activity
Stock appreciation right activity for the period ended December 31, 2015, is as follows (share amounts in thousands, except per share information):
 
Number of
Shares
 
Weighted Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Units outstanding at January 1, 2015
30

 
$
5.47

Granted

 

Forfeited or canceled
(10
)
 
5.86

Exercised

 

Units outstanding at December 31, 2015
20

 
5.27