. the a0program provided for restricted stock awards to be made to plan participants if the holders of our common equity achieved a total return in excess of 40% ( 40 % ) over a 48-month period commenc- ing april a01 , 2003 . in april 2007 , the compensation committee determined that under the terms of the 2003 outperformance plan , as of march a031 , 2007 , the performance hurdles had been met and the maximum performance pool of $ 22825000 , taking into account forfeitures , was established