ANNUAL REPORT 2011 - Connacher Oil and Gas
ANNUAL REPORT 2011 - Connacher Oil and Gas
ANNUAL REPORT 2011 - Connacher Oil and Gas
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AR <strong>2011</strong><br />
PG 75<br />
The following table shows the changes in stock options <strong>and</strong> the related weighted average exercise prices:<br />
For the year ended December 31 <strong>2011</strong> 2010<br />
Number of Options<br />
Weighted Average<br />
Exercise Price<br />
Number of Options<br />
Weighted Average<br />
Exercise Price<br />
Outst<strong>and</strong>ing, beginning of year 24,413,668 $ 1.50 22,579,045 $ 1.72<br />
Granted 5,075,064 1.18 10,263,154 1.36<br />
Exercised (810,088) 0.93 (2,017,836) 0.96<br />
Forfeited (3,129,409) 1.39 (3,153,695) 2.15<br />
Expired (475,500) 4.36 (3,257,000) 2.31<br />
Outst<strong>and</strong>ing, end of year 25,073,735 $ 1.41 24,413,668 $ 1.50<br />
Exercisable, end of year 17,668,872 $ 1.49 13,166,750 $ 1.73<br />
The weighted average share price on the date of exercise for the options exercised in <strong>2011</strong> was $1.38 per common share (2010 : $1.47).<br />
The following table summarizes stock options outst<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>and</strong> exercisable under the plan.<br />
As at December 31 <strong>2011</strong> 2010<br />
Range of Exercise Prices<br />
Number<br />
Outst<strong>and</strong>ing<br />
Number<br />
Outst<strong>and</strong>ing<br />
Weighted<br />
Average<br />
Exercise Price<br />
Weighted<br />
Average<br />
Remaining<br />
Contractual Life<br />
Weighted<br />
Average Exercise<br />
Price<br />
Weighted<br />
Average<br />
Remaining<br />
Contractual Life<br />
$ 0.28 – $ 0.99 3,926,926 $ 0.72 2.9 3,598,599 $ 0.75 3.3<br />
$ 1.00 – $ 1.99 18,699,151 1.27 3.2 17,691,857 1.26 3.9<br />
$ 2.00 – $ 2.99 15,000 2.10 1.8 15,000 2.10 2.8<br />
$ 3.00 – $ 3.99 2,253,649 3.62 0.6 2,573,703 3.62 1.5<br />
$ 4.00 – $ 4.99 179,009 4.16 0.6 366,509 4.14 1.0<br />
$ 5.00 – $ 5.99 – – – 168,000 5.04 0.2<br />
25,073,735 $ 1.41 2.9 24,413,668 $ 1.50 3.5<br />
At the date of grant, the weighted average fair value of stock options granted in <strong>2011</strong> was $0.45 per option (2010 : $0.66 per option). The fair value of<br />
stock options granted was estimated on the date of grant using the Black–Scholes option pricing model using the following weighted average assumptions.<br />
For the year ended ended December 31 <strong>2011</strong> 2010<br />
Weighted average share <strong>and</strong> exercise price ($ per share) $ 1.18 $ 1.36<br />
Risk free interest rate (percent) 1.8 1.9<br />
Expected option life (year) 3.0 3.0<br />
Expected volatility (percent) 54 72<br />
Dividend yield (percent) – –<br />
Forfeiture rate (percent) 6.5 6.0<br />
The expected volatility measured at the st<strong>and</strong>ard deviation of continuously compounded share returns was based on statistical analysis of the daily<br />
share prices over the last two years (2010 : three years).<br />
18.2 Share Award Incentive Plan<br />
Under the Share Award Incentive Plan, share units may be granted to non–employee directors of the company in amounts determined by the Board of<br />
Directors on the recommendation of the Governance Committee. Share units have a one year vesting period <strong>and</strong> are settled by issuing common shares<br />
from treasury, subject to certain limitations. The Board of Directors may alternatively elect to pay cash equal to the fair market value of the common<br />
shares to be delivered to non–employee directors, upon vesting of such share units, in lieu of delivering common shares. The awards granted in <strong>2011</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> 2010 were expected to be settled by delivery of common shares <strong>and</strong> accordingly, were considered an equity–settled awards for accounting<br />
purposes. The maximum number of common shares reserved for issuance under the Share Award Incentive Plan is four million common shares.<br />
The following table summarizes the changes in Share Award Incentive Plan:<br />
For the year ended December 31 <strong>2011</strong> 2010<br />
Outst<strong>and</strong>ing, beginning of year 380,598 648,916<br />
Granted 375,000 380,598<br />
Vested <strong>and</strong> settled by issuing common shares (282,209) (638,496)<br />
Vested <strong>and</strong> settled in cash (1) (124,431) –<br />
Cancelled (36,458) (10,420)<br />
Outst<strong>and</strong>ing, end of year 312,500 380,598<br />
(1) In satisfaction of withholding tax requirements.