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Equity-Based Compensation of the Company (Tables)

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Equity-Based Compensation of the Company (Tables) - Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. [Member]
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs
We recorded equity-based compensation expense in general and administrative expenses in our consolidated statements of operations as follows (in thousands):
 
 
Three months ended
 
 
March 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
Restricted common shares
 
$
2,376

 
$
2,349

Notional unit performance awards
 
937

 
882

Options
 
79

 
61

Total equity-based compensation
 
$
3,392

 
$
3,292



Equity-based compensation expense capitalized as a part of rental property and deferred lease costs were as follows (in thousands):
 
 
Three months ended
 
 
March 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
Equity-based compensation expense capitalized
 
$
264

 
$
246

Schedule of Nonvested Performance-based Units Activity
The following table sets forth 2018 OPP performance targets and other relevant information about the 2018 OPP:
Performance targets (1)
 
 
Absolute portion of award:
 
 
Percent of total award
 
33.3%
Absolute total shareholder return range
 
19.1% - 29.5%
Percentage of units to be earned
 
20%-100%
 
 
 
Relative portion of award:
 
 
Percent of total award
 
66.7%
Percentile rank of peer group range(2)
 
30th - 80th
Percentage of units to be earned
 
20%-100%
 
 
 
Maximum number of restricted common shares that may be earned
 
409,972

Grant date fair value per share
 
$
12.42

(1)
The number of restricted common shares received under the 2018 OPP will be determined on a pro-rata basis by linear interpolation between total shareholder return thresholds, both for absolute total shareholder return and for relative total shareholder return amongst the Company's peer group.
(2)
The peer group is based on companies included in the FTSE NAREIT Retail Index.
Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions
The fair values of the 2018 OPP awards granted during the three months ended March 31, 2018 were determined at the grant dates using a Monte Carlo simulation pricing model and the following assumptions:
Risk free interest rate (1)
 
2.40
%
Expected dividend yield (2)
 
4.8
%
Expected volatility (3)
 
27
%
(1)
Represents the interest rate as of the grant date on US treasury bonds having the same life as the estimated life of the restricted unit grants.
(2)
The dividend yield is calculated utilizing the dividends paid for the previous five-year period.
(3)
Based on a mix of historical and implied volatility for our common shares and the common shares of our peer index companies over the measurement period.