ROWAN COMPANIES PLC | 2013 | FY | 3


SARs activity for the year ended December 31, 2013, is summarized below:

 
Number of shares under SARs
 
Weighted-average exercise price
 
Weighted-average remaining contractual term (in years)
 
Aggregate intrinsic value (in thousands)
Outstanding at January 1, 2013
1,416,969

 
$
29.01

 
 
 
 
Granted
461,751

 
34.34

 
 
 
 
Exercised
(32,232
)
 
19.74

 
 
 
 
Forfeited or expired
(14,793
)
 
37.28

 
 
 
 
Outstanding at December 31, 2013
1,831,695

 
$
30.45

 
6.3
 
$
10,182

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exercisable at December 31, 2013
1,168,212

 
$
27.65

 
4.9
 
$
10,054


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