Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS (Tables)

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SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Restricted Stock Activity
The transactions for restricted shares and restricted share units for the year ended September 30, 2023 were as follows:
Shares Weighted-
average
Grant-date
Fair Value
Non-vested at September 30, 2022 1,459,233  $ 33.78 
Granted 618,050  27.69 
Vested (211,158) 34.94 
Expired or forfeited (137,428) 40.89 
Non-vested at September 30, 2023 1,728,697  $ 30.90 
Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions The following table indicates the assumptions used in estimating the fair value of certain stock-based awards granted during the year ended September 30, 2021.
Restricted
Share Units
Stock
Options
Expected volatility 42.9  % 41.9  %
Dividend yield 3.2  % 3.1  %
Average risk-free interest rate 0.2  % 0.5  %
Average expected term (years) 3.0 5.0