Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Stock-Based Employee Compensation

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Stock-Based Employee Compensation
12 Months Ended
Feb. 29, 2012
Stock-Based Employee Compensation [Abstract]  
STOCK-BASED EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION
17. STOCK-BASED EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION:

The Company has four stock-based employee compensation plans (as further discussed below). Total compensation cost and income tax benefits recognized for the Company’s stock-based awards are as follows:

 

                         
    For the Years Ended  
    February 29,
2012
    February 28,
2011
    February 28,
2010
 
(in millions)                  

Total compensation cost for stock-based awards recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations

  $ 47.6     $ 48.2     $ 56.3  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income tax benefit recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for stock-based compensation

  $ 16.3     $ 18.7     $ 18.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total compensation cost for stock-based awards capitalized in inventory in the Consolidated Balance Sheets

  $ 3.7     $ 3.9     $ 5.1  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Long-term stock incentive plan –

Under the Company’s Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan, nonqualified stock options, restricted stock, performance shares and other stock-based awards may be granted to employees, officers and directors of the Company. The aggregate number of shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock and Class 1 Common Stock available for awards under the Company’s Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan is 108,000,000 shares. The exercise price, vesting period and term of nonqualified stock options granted are established by the committee administering the plan (the “Committee”). The exercise price of any nonqualified stock option may not be less than the fair market value of the Company’s Class A Common Stock on the date of grant. Nonqualified stock options generally vest and become exercisable over a four-year period from the date of grant. Nonqualified stock options expire at the times established by the Committee, but not later than ten years after the grant date.

Grants of restricted stock, performance shares and other stock-based awards may contain such vesting, terms, conditions and other requirements as the Committee may establish. Restricted stock awards are generally based on service and vest over one to four years from the date of grant. Performance share awards are based on service and the satisfaction of certain performance goals, and vest over one to three years from the date of grant. The actual number of units to be awarded at the end of each performance period will range between 0% and 200% of the target, based upon a measure of performance as determined by the Committee. Performance share awards granted during the years ended February 29, 2012, and February 28, 2011, reflect the award at target.

In July 2009, the stockholders of the Company approved, among other things, an increase in the aggregate number of shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock and Class 1 Common Stock available for awards under the Company’s Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan from 94,000,000 shares to 108,000,000 shares.

Incentive stock option plan –

The Company’s Incentive Stock Option Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock to employees, including officers, of the Company. Grants, in the aggregate, may not exceed 8,000,000 shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock. The exercise price of any incentive stock option may not be less than the fair market value of the Company’s Class A Common Stock on the date of grant. The vesting period and term of incentive stock options granted are established by the Committee. Incentive stock options generally vest and become exercisable over a four-year period from the date of grant. Incentive stock options expire at the times established by the Committee, but not later than ten years after the grant date. While unexercised incentive stock options are currently held by certain grant recipients, under the current terms of the Incentive Stock Option Plan, no additional grants of incentive stock options are permitted.

 

A summary of stock option activity under the Company’s Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan and the Incentive Stock Option Plan is as follows:

 

                                 
    Number
of
Options
Outstanding
    Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
    Number
of
Options
Exercisable
    Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 

Balance, February 28, 2009

    34,095,963     $ 19.39       17,499,016     $ 17.99  
                   

 

 

         

Granted

    7,632,249     $ 11.87                  

Exercised

    (1,453,431   $ 8.43                  

Forfeited

    (2,683,940   $ 18.51                  

Expired

    (2,744,746   $ 22.12                  
   

 

 

                         

Balance, February 28, 2010

    34,846,095     $ 18.05       19,277,958     $ 18.95  
                   

 

 

         

Granted

    3,340,413     $ 16.69                  

Exercised

    (5,100,677   $ 12.22                  

Forfeited

    (1,331,443   $ 17.42                  

Expired

    (1,910,783   $ 22.54                  
   

 

 

                         

Balance, February 28, 2011

    29,843,605     $ 18.63       18,148,632     $ 20.31  
                   

 

 

         

Granted

    2,745,309     $ 20.62                  

Exercised

    (3,438,706   $ 14.75                  

Forfeited

    (550,203   $ 16.91                  

Expired

    (1,668,708   $ 24.03                  
   

 

 

                         

Balance, February 29, 2012

    26,931,297     $ 19.03       18,198,577     $ 20.18  
   

 

 

           

 

 

         

A summary of restricted Class A Common Stock activity under the Company’s Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan is as follows:

 

                         
    Restricted Stock Awards  
    Number of
Restricted
Stock Awards
Outstanding
    Weighted
Average
Grant-Date
Price
    Fair
Value of
Shares
Vested
 

Nonvested balance, February 28, 2009

    460,036     $ 19.25          

Granted

    1,365,460     $ 12.35          

Vested

    (180,641   $ 18.06     $ 2,336,708  

Forfeited

    (136,497   $ 13.89          
   

 

 

                 

Nonvested balance, February 28, 2010

    1,508,358     $ 13.63          

Granted

    739,388     $ 16.67          

Vested

    (399,566   $ 13.79     $ 7,302,455  

Forfeited

    (37,864   $ 14.23          
   

 

 

                 

Nonvested balance, February 28, 2011

    1,810,316     $ 14.83          

Granted

    622,092     $ 20.63          

Vested

    (529,118   $ 14.87     $ 11,826,372  

Forfeited

    (105,402   $ 16.56          
   

 

 

                 

Nonvested balance, February 29, 2012

    1,797,888     $ 16.72          
   

 

 

                 

 

                         
    Restricted Stock Units  
    Number of
Restricted
Stock Units
Outstanding
    Weighted
Average
Grant-Date
Price
    Fair
Value of
Shares
Vested
 

Nonvested balance, February 28, 2009

    152,300     $ 20.05          

Granted

    368,966     $ 12.89          

Vested

    (38,255   $ 20.01     $ 444,870  

Forfeited

    (100,165   $ 15.69          
   

 

 

                 

Nonvested balance, February 28, 2010

    382,846     $ 14.29          

Granted

    125,349     $ 16.35          

Vested

    (77,408   $ 14.12     $ 1,414,244  

Forfeited

    (211,289   $ 14.60          
   

 

 

                 

Nonvested balance, February 28, 2011

    219,498     $ 15.23          

Granted

    80,970     $ 20.60          

Vested

    (60,928   $ 15.43     $ 1,364,178  

Forfeited

    (36,458   $ 16.93          
   

 

 

                 

Nonvested balance, February 29, 2012

    203,082     $ 17.01          
   

 

 

                 

 

                         
    Performance Stock Units  
    Number of
Performance
Stock Units
Outstanding
    Weighted
Average
Grant-Date
Price
    Fair
Value of
Shares
Vested
 

Nonvested balance, February 28, 2010

    —       $ —            

Granted

    407,750     $ 16.67          

Vested

    —       $ —       $ —    

Forfeited

    (3,340   $ 16.67          
   

 

 

                 

Nonvested balance, February 28, 2011

    404,410     $ 16.67          

Granted

    319,880     $ 20.60          

Vested

    (202,205   $ 16.67     $ 4,527,370  

Forfeited

    (33,875   $ 18.93          
   

 

 

                 

Nonvested balance, February 29, 2012

    488,210     $ 19.09          
   

 

 

                 

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding at February 29, 2012:

 

                                 

Range of Exercise Prices

  Number
of
Options
    Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
    Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
    Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 

$11.70 – $15.35

    5,687,571       6.1 years     $ 11.90          

$15.51 – $19.12

    8,485,037       6.2 years     $ 17.89          

$20.05 – $22.99

    6,964,924       6.6 years     $ 20.80          

$23.02 – $26.24

    4,296,356       4.3 years     $ 24.96          

$27.24 – $30.52

    1,497,409       3.1 years     $ 27.40          
   

 

 

                         

Options outstanding

    26,931,297       5.8 years     $ 19.03     $ 97,479,088  
   

 

 

                   

 

 

 

Options exercisable

    18,198,577       4.9 years     $ 20.18     $ 52,093,296  
   

 

 

                   

 

 

 

 

Other information pertaining to stock options is as follows:

 

                         
    For the Years Ended  
    February 29,
2012
    February 28,
2011
    February 28,
2010
 

Weighted average grant-date fair value of stock options granted

  $ 7.41     $ 6.19     $ 4.19  

Total fair value of stock options vested

  $ 31,140,184     $ 37,360,244     $ 41,841,484  

Total intrinsic value of stock options exercised

  $ 23,139,194     $ 33,134,478     $ 7,016,315  

Tax benefit realized from stock options exercised

  $ 10,835,473     $ 7,810,198     $ 2,619,418  

The fair value of options is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:

 

                         
    For the Years Ended  
    February 29,
2012
    February 28,
2011
    February 28,
2010
 

Expected life

    5.9 years       5.9 years       5.9 years  

Expected volatility

    32.0     32.2     31.7

Risk-free interest rate

    2.7     3.2     2.6

Expected dividend yield

    0.0     0.0     0.0

For the years ended February 29, 2012, February 28, 2011, and February 28, 2010, the Company used a projected expected life for each award granted based on historical experience of employees’ exercise behavior for similar type grants. Expected volatility for the years ended February 29, 2012, February 28, 2011, and February 28, 2010, is based primarily on historical volatility levels of the Company’s Class A Common Stock. The risk-free interest rate for the years ended February 29, 2012, February 28, 2011, and February 28, 2010, is based on the implied yield currently available on U.S. Treasury zero coupon issues with a remaining term equal to the expected life.

Employee stock purchase plans –

The Company has a stock purchase plan under which 9,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock may be issued. Under the terms of the plan, eligible employees may purchase shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock through payroll deductions. The purchase price is the lower of 85% of the fair market value of the stock on the first or last day of the purchase period. During the years ended February 29, 2012, February 28, 2011, and February 28, 2010, employees purchased 272,560 shares, 304,916 shares and 388,294 shares, respectively, under this plan.

The weighted average fair value of purchase rights granted during the years ended February 29, 2012, February 28, 2011, and February 28, 2010, was $4.92, $4.05 and $3.55, respectively. The fair value of purchase rights granted is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:

 

                         
    For the Years Ended  
    February 29,
2012
    February 28,
2011
    February 28,
2010
 

Expected life

    0.5 years       0.5 years       0.5 years  

Expected volatility

    30.6     25.8     32.4

Risk-free interest rate

    0.2     0.2     0.2

Expected dividend yield

    0.0     0.0     0.0

 

The Company has a stock purchase plan under which 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock may be issued to eligible employees and directors of the Company’s U.K. subsidiaries (the “U.K. Sharesave Scheme”). Under the terms of the plan, participants may purchase shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock through payroll deductions. The purchase price may be no less than 80% of the closing price of the stock on the day the purchase price is fixed by the committee administering the plan. There were 6,801 shares and 291 shares purchased under this plan during the year ended February 29, 2012, and February 28, 2011, respectively. There were no shares purchased under this plan during the year ended February 28, 2010.

There were no purchase rights granted during the years ended February 29, 2012, February 28, 2011, and February 28, 2010. As of February 29, 2012, there were no purchase rights currently held by grant recipients. Under the current terms of the U.K. Sharesave Scheme, no additional grants of purchase rights are permitted.

As of February 29, 2012, there was $59.9 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested stock-based compensation arrangements granted under the Company’s four stock-based employee compensation plans. This cost is expected to be recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations over a weighted-average period of 2.1 years. With respect to the issuance of shares under any of the Company’s stock-based compensation plans, the Company has the option to issue authorized but unissued shares or treasury shares.