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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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The following table presents a summary of our stock option activity as of and for the year ended May 29, 2016:
Weighted-Average Weighted-Average Aggregate
Options Exercise Price Remaining Intrinsic Value
(in millions) Per Share Contractual Life (Yrs) (in millions)
Outstanding beginning of period 7.71 $44.18 6.08 $164.6
Awards issued in conversion as a result of the
separation of Four Corners 0.97
Options granted 0.44 64.85
Options exercised (2.61) 36.21
Options canceled (0.19) 46.77
Outstanding end of period 6.32 $42.04 6.00 $160.6
Exercisable 4.66 $40.23 5.29 $127.0
The total intrinsic value of options exercised during fiscal 2016, 2015
and 2014 was $73.6 million, $90.2 million and $39.9 million, respectively.
Cash received from option exercises during fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014
was $94.4 million, $154.6 million and $50.9 million, respectively. Stock
options generally vest over 4 years and have a maximum contractual period
of 10 years from the date of grant. We settle employee stock option exercises
with authorized but unissued shares of Darden common stock or treasury
shares we have acquired through our ongoing share repurchase program.
As of May 29, 2016, there was $8.9 million of unrecognized
compensation cost related to unvested stock options granted under our
stock plans. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average
period of 1.5 years. The total fair value of stock options that vested during
fiscal 2016 was $7.0 million.
Restricted stock and RSUs are granted at a value equal to the market
price of our common stock on the date of grant. Restrictions lapse with regard
to restricted stock, and RSUs are settled in shares, at the end of their vesting
periods, which generally range from one to four years.
The following table presents a summary of our restricted stock and
RSU activity as of and for the fiscal year ended May 29, 2016:
Weighted-Average
Shares Grant Date Fair
(in millions) Value Per Share
Outstanding beginning of period 0.10 $51.19
Shares granted 0.06 62.38
Shares vested (0.03) 47.95
Shares canceled (0.02) 61.97
Outstanding end of period 0.11 $55.46
As of May 29, 2016, there was $2.9 million of unrecognized
compensation cost related to unvested restricted stock and RSUs granted
under our stock plans. This cost is expected to be recognized over a
weighted-average period of 2.3 years. The total fair value of restricted stock
and RSUs that vested during fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014 was $1.6 million,
$4.8 million and $2.3 million, respectively.
Darden stock units are granted at a value equal to the market price of
our common stock on the date of grant and will be settled in cash at the end
of their vesting periods, which range between four and five years, at the then
market price of our common stock. Compensation expense is measured
based on the market price of our common stock each period, is amortized
over the vesting period and the vested portion is carried as a liability on our
accompanying consolidated balance sheets. We also entered into equity for-
ward contracts to hedge the risk of changes in future cash flows associated
with the unvested, unrecognized Darden stock units granted (see Note 8 for
additional information).
The following table presents a summary of our Darden stock unit activity
as of and for the fiscal year ended May 29, 2016:
Units Weighted-Average
(All units settled in cash) (in millions) Fair Value Per Unit
Outstanding beginning of period 1.37 $65.54
Awards issued in conversion as a result
of the separation of Four Corners 0.18
Units granted 0.32 64.75
Units vested (0.34) 63.91
Units canceled (0.10) 47.75
Outstanding end of period 1.43 $67.48
As of May 29, 2016, our total Darden stock unit liability was $50.7 million,
including $17.1 million recorded in other current liabilities and $33.6 million
recorded in other liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets. As of May 31,
2015, our total Darden stock unit liability was $46.1 million, including
$16.2 million recorded in other current liabilities and $29.9 million recorded
in other liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets.
Based on the value of our common stock as of May 29, 2016, there was
$33.7 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to Darden stock
units granted under our incentive plans. This cost is expected to be recognized
over a weighted-average period of 2.8 years. The total fair value of Darden
stock units that vested during fiscal 2016 was $21.5 million.