Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
    
N O T E  1 0  -  S t o c k  O p t i o n s  a n d  R e s t r i c t e d  S t o c k
The Company has a plan under which stock options may be granted to officers and key employees for the purchase of a maximum of 3,000,000 shares of common stock. Under the terms of the plan, options may be either incentive or non-qualified. The options have a term of ten years. The exercise price per share, determined by a committee of the Board of Directors, may not be less than the fair market value on the grant date. The options are exercisable over periods determined when granted.

The Company applies APB Opinion No. 25 "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees" and related interpretations in accounting for its stock option plan. Accordingly, no compensation cost has been recognized in the Company's financial statements. Had compensation cost for the Company's stock option plan been determined based on the fair value of such awards at the grant dates, consistent with the methods of Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 123 "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation," the Company's total and per share net income would have been reduced as follows:


(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)  
2000
1999
1998
Net income (loss) As reported
$
(29,175)
$
70,901
$
59,583
  Pro forma
(29,351)
67,852
57,364
Basic earnings per share As reported
$
(1.06)
$
2.53
$
2.10
  Pro forma
(1.07)
2.42
2.02
Diluted earnings per share As reported
$
(1.06)
$
2.52
$
2.08
  Pro forma
(1.07)
2.41
2.00

The weighted average fair values of options granted in fiscal years 2000, 1999 and 1998 were estimated at $3.05, $7.82, and $9.75 per share, respectively, using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model based on the following assumptions:

 
2000
1999
1998
Risk-free interest rate
5.8%
5.5%
4.7% & 5.4%
Dividend yield
4.6%
2.8%
2.0%
Expected life
5 years
5 years
5 years
Expected volatility
30.9%
29.5%
29.8%

The following summarizes stock option activity during fiscal years 2000, 1999, and 1998:

 
2000
1999
1998
 
Shares
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
Shares
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
Shares
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
Outstanding, beginning of year
1,564,890 
$ 30.424
1,757,340 
$ 30.385
924,420 
$ 26.836
Granted
912,870 
13.157
18,000 
29.049
979,500 
33.217
Exercised
-
(40,950)
20.125
(54,180)
22.069
Canceled
(340,668)
29.862
(169,500)
32.363
(92,400)
31.478
Outstanding, end of year
2,137,092 
23.070
1,564,890 
30.424
1,757,340 
30.385

Following is a summary of the status of stock options outstanding at December 31, 2000:

 
Number
Outstanding
Number
Exercisable
Exercise
Price
Remaining
Term
 
282,890
282,890
$ 20.125
5 years
 
136,000
132,800
32.375
6 years
 
140,200
128,000
35.313
7 years
 
489,700
196,000
34.125
8 years
 
178,932
154,698
30.250
8 years
 
13,000
8,000
29.118
9 years
 
160,000
-
15.438
10 years
 
736,370
-
12.625
10 years

On November 1, 2000, the Company awarded 168,839 restricted shares of common stock to its chief executive officer. The market value of the shares awarded was $2,079. This amount was recorded as unearned compensation-restricted stock and is shown as a reduction of shareholders' equity. Unearned compensation is being amortized to expense over vesting periods of three, four and five years. Fiscal 2000 amortized expense amounted to $98.