Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Share Based Compensation (Tables)

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Share Based Compensation (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Share-Based Compensation [Abstract]  
Weighted average assumptions used in the option pricing model

The following table illustrates the weighted average assumptions used in the option-pricing model for options granted in the three years ended December 31, 2011, 2010, and 2009.

      2011       2010       2009  
Assumptions                      
  Risk-free interest rate   1.95 %     2.30 %     2.70 %
  Expected dividend yield   2.63       0.68       0.96  
  Expected volatility of Huntington's common stock   30.0       38.5       51.8  
  Expected option term (years)   6.0       6.0       6.0  
                         
Weighted-average grant date fair value per share $ 1.40     $ 2.20     $ 1.95  
Share based compensation expense and related tax benefit

The following table illustrates total share-based compensation expense and related tax benefit for the three years ended December 31, 2011, 2010, and 2009:

 

(dollar amounts in thousands)   2011       2010       2009  
Share-based compensation expense $ 19,666     $ 15,453     $ 8,492  
Tax benefit   6,708       5,408       2,972  
Stock option activity and related information

Huntington's stock option activity and related information for the year ended December 31, 2011, was as follows:

 

                Weighted-      
          Weighted-     Average      
          Average     Remaining     Aggregate
          Exercise     Contractual     Intrinsic
(amounts in thousands, except years and per share amounts)   Options     Price     Life (Years)     Value
                       
Outstanding at January 1, 2011   21,862   $ 15.96            
Granted   10,918     6.00            
Exercised   (124)     4.03            
Forfeited/expired   (5,451)     18.70            
                       
Outstanding at December 31, 2011   27,205   $ 11.47     4.2   $ 3,542
                       
Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2011 (1)   26,075   $ 11.71     4.1   $ 3,469
                       
Exercisable at December 31, 2011   13,649   $ 17.03     2.1   $ 1,968
(1) The number of options expected to vest includes an estimate of expected forfeitures.
Summary of restricted stock units and restricted stock awards

The following table summarizes the status of Huntington's restricted stock units and awards as of December 31, 2011, and activity for the year ended December 31, 2011:

 

        Weighted-         Weighted-
        Average         Average
  Restricted     Grant Date   Restricted     Grant Date
  Stock     Fair Value   Stock     Fair Value
(amounts in thousands, except per share amounts) Units     Per Share   Awards (1)     Per Share
Nonvested at January 1, 2011 5,511   $ 5.78   466   $ 5.24
Granted 3,886     6.24   ---     ---
Vested (1,467)     5.26   (453)     5.31
Forfeited (339)     6.29   (13)     3.11
Nonvested at December 31, 2011 7,591   $ 6.09   ---   $ ---
                   
(1) Includes restricted stock awards granted under the Amended and Restated 2007 Stock and Long-Term Incentive Plan to certain executives as a portion of their annual base salary. These awards are 100% vested as of the grant date and are not subject to any requirement of future service. However, the shares are subject to restrictions regarding sale, transfer, pledge, or disposition until certain conditions are met. All awards vested in the 2011 second quarter.
Summary of options by exercise price range

The following table presents additional information regarding options outstanding as of December 31, 2011

(amounts in thousands, except years and per share amounts) Options Outstanding     Exercisable Options
          Weighted-                  
          Average     Weighted-           Weighted-
          Remaining     Average           Average
Range of         Contractual     Exercise           Exercise
Exercise Prices   Shares     Life (Years)     Price     Shares     Price
$1.28 to $5.39   3,312     4.8   $ 4.42     1,539   $ 4.21
$5.40 to $6.02   10,489     6.5     6.01     78     5.66
$6.03 to $20.00   6,299     2.8     12.34     4,927     14.01
$20.01 to $24.65   7,105     1.6     22.03     7,105     22.03
Total   27,205     4.2   $ 11.47     13,649   $ 17.03