under the terms of the ansys , inc .long-term incentive plan , in the first quarter of 2012 , 2011 and 2010 , the company granted 100000 , 92500 and 80500 performance-based restricted stock units , respectively .vesting of the full award or a portion thereof is based on the company 2019s performance as measured by total shareholder return relative to the median percentage appreciation of the nasdaq composite index over a specified measurement period , subject to each participant 2019s continued employment with the company through the conclusion of the measurement period .the measurement period for the restricted stock units granted pursuant to the long-term incentive plan is a three-year period beginning january 1 of the year of the grant .each restricted stock unit relates to one share of the company 2019s common stock .the value of each restricted stock unit granted in 2012 , 2011 and 2010 was estimated on the grant date to be $ 33.16 , $ 32.05 and $ 25.00 , respectively .the estimate of the grant-date value of the restricted stock units was made using a monte carlo simulation model .the determination of the fair value of the awards was affected by the grant date and a number of variables , each of which has been identified in the chart below .share-based compensation expense based on the fair value of the award is being recorded from the grant date through the conclusion of the three-year measurement period .on december 31 , 2012 , employees earned 76500 restricted stock units , which will be issued in the first quarter of 2013 .total compensation expense associated with the awards recorded for the years ended december 31 , 2012 , 2011 and 2010 was $ 2.6 million , $ 1.6 million and $ 590000 , respectively .total compensation expense associated with the awards granted for the years ending december 31 , 2013 and 2014 is expected to be $ 2.2 million and $ 1.2 million , respectively. .
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in accordance with the merger agreement , the company granted performance-based restricted stock units to key members of apache management and employees , with a maximum value of $ 13.0 million to be earned annually over a three-fiscal-year period beginning january 1 , 2012 .additional details regarding these awards are provided within note 3 .14 .stock repurchase program in february 2012 , ansys announced that its board of directors approved an increase to its authorized stock repurchase program .under the company 2019s stock repurchase program , ansys repurchased 1.5 million shares during the year ended december 31 , 2012 at an average price per share of $ 63.65 , for a total cost of $ 95.5 million .during the year ended december 31 , 2011 , the company repurchased 247443 shares at an average price per share of $ 51.34 , for a total cost of $ 12.7 million .as of december 31 , 2012 , 1.5 million shares remained authorized for repurchase under the program .15 .employee stock purchase plan the company 2019s 1996 employee stock purchase plan ( the 201cpurchase plan 201d ) was adopted by the board of directors on april 19 , 1996 and was subsequently approved by the company 2019s stockholders .the stockholders approved an amendment to the purchase plan on may 6 , 2004 to increase the number of shares available for offerings to 1.6 million shares .the purchase plan was amended and restated in 2007 .the purchase plan is administered by the compensation committee .offerings under the purchase plan commence on each february 1 and august 1 , and have a duration of six months .an employee who owns or is deemed to own shares of stock representing in excess of 5% ( 5 % ) of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of the company may not participate in the purchase plan .during each offering , an eligible employee may purchase shares under the purchase plan by authorizing payroll deductions of up to 10% ( 10 % ) of his or her cash compensation during the offering period .the maximum number of shares that may be purchased by any participating employee during any offering period is limited to 3840 shares ( as adjusted by the compensation committee from time to time ) .unless the employee has previously withdrawn from the offering , his accumulated payroll deductions will be used to purchase common stock on the last business day of the period at a price equal to 90% ( 90 % ) of the fair market value of the common stock on the first or last day of the offering period , whichever is lower .under applicable tax rules , an employee may purchase no more than $ 25000 worth of common stock in any calendar year .at december 31 , 2012 , 1233385 shares of common stock had been issued under the purchase plan , of which 1184082 were issued as of december 31 , 2011 .the total compensation expense recorded under the purchase plan during the years ended december 31 , 2012 , 2011 and 2010 was $ 710000 , $ 650000 and $ 500000 , respectively .table of contents .

Question: what was the average shares granted as part of the long-term incentive plan , in the first quarter of 2012 , 2011 and 2010\\n
Answer: 91000