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Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Components of Stock-Based Compensation Expense

The components of stock-based compensation expense are as follows:

 

 

 

Year ended December 31,

 

(in millions)

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

Stock-based compensation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted stock and RSUs

 

$

484

 

 

$

421

 

 

$

415

 

Long-term incentive plans to be funded by PNC

 

 

30

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

33

 

Total stock-based compensation

 

$

514

 

 

$

453

 

 

$

448

 

 

Restricted Stock and RSU Activity

Restricted stock and RSU activity for 2015 is summarized below.

 

Outstanding at

 

Restricted

Stock and

Units

 

 

Weighted

Average

Grant-Date

Fair Value

 

December 31, 2014

 

 

3,401,909

 

 

$

257.01

 

Granted

 

 

1,377,263

 

 

$

343.49

 

Converted

 

 

(1,639,078

)

 

$

231.26

 

Forfeited

 

 

(72,357

)

 

$

306.41

 

December 31, 2015(1)

 

 

3,067,737

 

 

$

308.42

 

 

(1)

At December 31, 2015, approximately 2.8 million awards are expected to vest and 0.2 million awards have vested but have not been converted.

Summary of RSUs/Restricted Stock Granted under Award Plan

RSUs/restricted stock granted under the Award Plan primarily related to the following:

 

 

 

Year ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

Awards granted as part of annual incentive compensation that vest ratably over three

   years from the date of grant

 

 

952,329

 

 

 

1,022,295

 

 

 

1,172,381

 

Awards granted that cliff vest 100% on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

370,812

 

January 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

287,963

 

 

 

 

January 31, 2018

 

 

303,999

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,256,328

 

 

 

1,310,258

 

 

 

1,543,193

 

 

Stock Option Activity

Stock option activity for 2015 is summarized below.

 

Outstanding and Exercisable at

 

Shares

under

option

 

 

Weighted

average

exercise

price

 

December 31, 2014

 

 

906,719

 

 

$

167.76

 

Exercised

 

 

(752,625

)

 

$

167.76

 

December 31, 2015

 

 

154,094

 

 

$

167.76

 

 

The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised during 2015, 2014 and 2013 was $128 million, $4 million and $19 million, respectively.

Market Performance-based RSUs [Member]  
Restricted Stock and RSU Activity

Market performance-based RSU activity for 2015 is summarized below.

 

Outstanding at

 

Market

Performance-

Based RSUs

 

 

Weighted

Average

Grant-Date

Fair Value

 

December 31, 2014

 

 

1,425,319

 

 

$

137.31

 

Forfeited

 

 

(47,142

)

 

$

144.27

 

December 31, 2015(1)

 

 

1,378,177

 

 

$

137.07

 

 

(1)

At December 31, 2015, approximately 1.3 million awards are expected to vest and an immaterial amount of awards have vested and have not been converted.  

Schedule of Fair Value of Market Performance-Based Award at Grant Date

The fair value was calculated using a Monte Carlo simulation with the following assumptions:

 

Grant

Year

 

Risk-Free

Interest

Rate

 

 

Performance

Period

 

 

Expected

Stock

Volatility

 

 

Expected

Dividend

Yield

 

2013

 

 

1.05

%

 

 

6

 

 

 

25.85

%

 

 

2.89

%

2014

 

 

2.05

%

 

 

6

 

 

 

27.40

%

 

 

2.42

%

 

Performance-Based RSUs [Member]  
Restricted Stock and RSU Activity

Performance-based RSU activity for 2015 is summarized below.

 

Outstanding at

 

Performance-

Based RSUs

 

 

Weighted

Average

Grant-Date

Fair Value

 

December 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

$

 

Granted

 

 

262,847

 

 

$

343.86

 

Forfeited

 

 

(6,979

)

 

$

343.86

 

December 31, 2015

 

 

255,868

 

 

$

343.86