Share-based compensation | 13. Share-based compensation Share-based compensation In determining the grant date fair value of equity awards, the Company is required to make estimates of expected dividends to be issued, expected volatility of Fabrinet’s ordinary shares, expected forfeitures of the awards, risk free interest rates for the expected term of the awards and expected terms of the awards. Forfeitures are estimated at the time of grant and revised if necessary in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. The fair value of restricted share units is based on the market value of our ordinary shares on the date of grant. The effect of recording share-based compensation expense for the three and nine months ended March 30, 2018 and March 31, 2017 was as follows: Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended (amount in thousands) March 30, March 31, March 30, 2018 March 31, 2017 Share-based compensation expense by type of award: Restricted share units $ 3,904 $ 6,540 $ 13,338 $ 18,993 Performance share units 1,422 1,188 4,366 2,943 Total share-based compensation expense 5,326 7,728 17,704 21,936 Tax effect on share-based compensation expense — — — — Net effect on share-based compensation expense $ 5,326 $ 7,728 $ 17,704 $ 21,936 Share-based compensation expense was recorded in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income as follows: Three Months ended Nine Months Ended (amount in thousands) March 30, March 31, March 30, March 31, 2017 Cost of revenue $ 1,564 $ 1,657 $ 5,277 $ 4,185 Selling, general and administrative expense 3,762 6,071 12,427 17,751 Total share-based compensation expense $ 5,326 $ 7,728 $ 17,704 $ 21,936 The Company did not capitalize any share-based compensation expense as part of any asset costs during the three and nine months ended March 30, 2018 and March 31, 2017. Share-based award activity Fabrinet maintains the following equity incentive plans: the Amended and Restated 2010 Performance Incentive Plan (the “2010 Plan”) and the 2017 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan (the “2017 Inducement Plan”). On March 12, 2010, Fabrinet’s shareholders adopted the 2010 Plan. On December 20, 2010, December 20, 2012 and December 14, 2017, Fabrinet’s shareholders adopted amendments to the 2010 Plan to increase the number of ordinary shares authorized for issuance under the 2010 Plan by 500,000 shares, 3,700,000 shares and 2,100,000 shares, respectively. As of March 30, 2018, there were an aggregate of 32,326 share options outstanding, 1,050,811 restricted share units outstanding and 508,586 performance share units outstanding under the 2010 Plan. As of March 30, 2018, there were 2,504,131 ordinary shares available for future grant under the 2010 Plan. On November 2, 2017, Fabrinet adopted the 2017 Inducement Plan with a reserve of 160,000 ordinary shares authorized for future issuance solely for the granting of inducement share options and equity awards to new employees. The 2017 Inducement Plan was adopted without shareholder approval in reliance on the “employment inducement exemption” provided under the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual. As of March 30, 2018, there were an aggregate of 48,653 restricted share units outstanding and 97,306 performance share units outstanding under the 2017 Inducement Plan. As of March 30, 2018, there were 14,041 ordinary shares available for future grant under the 2017 Inducement Plan. Share options Share options have been granted to directors and employees. Fabrinet’s board of directors has the authority to determine the type of option and the number of shares subject to an option. Options generally vest and become exercisable over four years and expire, if not exercised, within seven years of the grant date. In the case of a grantee’s first grant, 25 percent of the underlying shares vest 12 months after the vesting commencement date and 1/48 of the underlying shares vest monthly over each of the subsequent 36 months. In the case of any additional grants to a grantee, 1/48 of the underlying shares vest monthly over four years, commencing one month after the vesting commencement date. The following summarizes share option activity: Number of Shares Number of Weighted- Per Share Weighted- Per Share Balance as of June 30, 2017 96,688 96,688 $ 15.70 Granted — — — Exercised (62,862 ) $ 15.80 Forfeited — — Expired (1,500 ) $ 25.05 Balance as of March 30, 2018 32,326 32,326 $ 15.05 Number of Shares Number of Weighted- Per Share Weighted- Per Share Balance as of June 24, 2016 464,334 464,334 $ 15.95 Granted — — — Exercised (367,641 ) $ 16.02 Forfeited — — Expired (5 ) $ 5.75 Balance as of March 31, 2017 96,688 96,688 $ 15.70 The following summarizes information for share options outstanding as of March 30, 2018 under the 2010 Plan: Range of Exercise Number of Weighted- Aggregate (amount in thousands) $ 14.12 21,638 0.61 $ 15.16 5,138 0.38 $ 18.60 5,550 0.92 Options outstanding 32,326 0.63 $ 528 Options exercisable 32,326 0.63 $ 528 As of March 30, 2018, there was no unrecognized compensation cost for share options issued under the 2010 Plan. Restricted share units and performance share units Restricted share units and performance share units have been granted under the 2010 Plan and the 2017 Inducement Plan. Restricted share units granted to employees generally vest in equal installments over three or four years on each anniversary of the vesting commencement date. Restricted share units granted to non-employee Performance share units granted to executives will vest, if at all, at the end of a two-year pre-defined The following summarizes restricted share unit activity under the 2010 Plan and the 2017 Inducement Plan: Number of Shares Weighted-Average Per Share Balance as of June 30, 2017 1,058,605 $ 31.59 Granted 474,777 36.04 Issued (337,937 ) 28.01 Forfeited (95,981 ) 33.52 Balance as of March 30, 2018 1,099,464 $ 34.44 Number of Shares Weighted-Average Per Share Balance as of June 24, 2016 1,181,402 $ 18.34 Granted 796,298 39.42 Issued (835,785 ) 21.01 Forfeited (69,726 ) 25.33 Balance as of March 31, 2017 1,072,189 $ 31.57 The following summarizes performance share unit activity under the 2010 Plan and the 2017 Inducement Plan: Number of Shares Weighted- Per Share Balance as of June 30, 2017 227,268 $ 40.48 Granted 378,624 (1) 37.16 Issued — — Forfeited — — Balance as of March 30, 2018 605,892 $ 38.41 Number of Shares Weighted- Per Share Balance as of June 24, 2016 — — Granted 234,678 (1) $ 40.48 Issued — — Forfeited — — Balance as of March 31, 2017 234,678 $ 40.48 (1) This represents the target number of performance share units (“PSUs”) granted. The actual number of PSUs that may be earned, if any, is dependent upon performance and may range from 0% to 100% percent of the target. As of March 30, 2018, there was $15.9 million and $2.6 million of unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to restricted share units and performance share units, respectively, under the 2010 Plan and the 2017 Inducement Plan that are expected to be recorded over a weighted-average period of 2.55 years and 1.03 years, respectively. For the nine months ended March 30, 2018 and March 31, 2017, the Company withheld an aggregate of 101,080 shares and 33,276 shares, respectively, upon the vesting of restricted share units, based upon the closing share price on the vesting date to settle the employees’ minimum statutory obligation for the applicable income and other employment taxes. For the nine months ended March 30, 2018 and March 31, 2017, the Company then remitted cash of $4.0 million and $1.3 million, respectively, to the appropriate taxing authorities, and presented it as a financing activity within the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. The payment had the effect on shares issued by the Company as it reduced the number of shares that would have been issued on the vesting date and was recorded as a reduction of additional paid-in |