Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLAN (Tables)

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLAN (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLAN  
Compensation cost from continuing operations under the Stock Incentive Plan

        The compensation cost from continuing operations under the Stock Incentive Plan for our Company and Huntsman International were as follows (dollars in millions):

                                                                                                                                                                                    

 

 

Year ended
December 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

Huntsman Corporation
compensation cost

 

$

28 

 

$

29 

 

$

27 

 

Huntsman International
compensation cost

 

 

27 

 

 

28 

 

 

26 

 

 

Assumptions used to calculate fair value of each stock option award estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes valuation model

 

                                                                                                                                                                                    

 

 

Year ended December 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

Dividend yield

 

 

2.4 

%

 

2.8 

%

 

3.0 

%

Expected volatility

 

 

60.3 

%

 

62.5 

%

 

65.3 

%

Risk-free interest rate

 

 

1.7 

%

 

1.0 

%

 

1.3 

%

Expected life of stock options granted during the period

 

 

5.7 years

 

 

5.6 years

 

 

6.6 years

 

 

Summary of stock option activity under the Stock Incentive Plan

 

                                                                                                                                                                                    

Option Awards

 

Shares

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

 

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term

 

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

(years)

 

(in millions)

 

Outstanding at January 1, 2014

 

 

10,019

 

$

15.39

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

 

1,116

 

 

21.22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(2,300

)

 

20.25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

(54

)

 

17.51

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

​  

​  

Outstanding at December 31, 2014

 

 

8,781

 

 

14.84

 

 

5.2

 

$

70

 

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

Exercisable at December 31, 2014

 

 

6,451

 

 

13.47

 

 

4.1

 

 

60

 

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

 

Summary of status of nonvested shares under the Stock Incentive Plan

 

                                                                                                                                                                                    

 

 

Equity Awards

 

Liability Awards

 

 

 

Shares

 

Weighted
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value

 

Shares

 

Weighted
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Nonvested at January 1, 2014

 

 

1,830

 

$

15.31

 

 

574

 

$

16.03

 

Granted

 

 

754

 

 

21.22

 

 

237

 

 

21.22

 

Vested

 

 

(735)

(1)

 

16.16

 

 

(284

)

 

15.98

 

Forfeited

 

 

(28

)

 

18.29

 

 

(35

)

 

17.00

 

​  

​  

​  

​  

Nonvested at December 31, 2014

 

 

1,821

 

 

17.37

 

 

492

 

 

18.50

 

​  

​  

​  

​  

​  

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(1)

As of December 31, 2014, a total of 388,299 restricted stock units were vested but not yet issued, of which 44,534 vested during 2014. These shares have not been reflected as vested shares in this table because, in accordance with the restricted stock unit agreements, shares of common stock are not issued for vested restricted stock units until termination of employment.