The average 20 day stock price as of January 1, 2010 is $38.24 (based upon stock prices from December 3, 2009 to December 31, 2009). As of May 18, 2012, the 20 day historical stock price is $50.92 (based upon stock prices from April 23, 2012 to May 18, 2012). Further, Company ABC has paid out $1.51 in dividends through the Performance Period. All dividends are assumed to have been re-invested at the ex-dividend date. Therefore, Company ABC has yielded a TSR of 33.15% calculated as follows:
| TSR = 33.15% = | $50.92 − $38.24 |
| $38.24 |
Comparatively against the components of the S&P 500 during the same Performance Period, this ranks # 197 of 446, or the 56th Percentile. Therefore, based on the 56th Percentile, as of May 18, 2012 it is expected that 124% of Target Awards will vest. In summary of the S&P 500, the TSR at the payout thresholds are the following:
| S&P 500 Ranking | TSR |
|---|---|
| 75th percentile | 51.91% |
| 50th percentile | 27.49% |
| 25th percentile | 3.27% |
Note that this number will change dependent on performance over the remainder of the performance period. (To download the 20 day preceding TSR of each member of the S&P 500 since January 1, 2010 by stock symbol, please click here.)
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