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Context: management 2019s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations 82 fifth third bancorp to 100 million shares of its outstanding common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions , and to utilize any derivative or similar instrument to affect share repurchase transactions . this share repurchase authorization replaced the board 2019s previous authorization . on may 21 , 2013 , the bancorp entered into an accelerated share repurchase transaction with a counterparty pursuant to which the bancorp purchased 25035519 shares , or approximately $ 539 million , of its outstanding common stock on may 24 , 2013 . the bancorp repurchased the shares of its common stock as part of its 100 million share repurchase program previously announced on march 19 , 2013 . at settlement of the forward contract on october 1 , 2013 , the bancorp received an additional 4270250 shares which were recorded as an adjustment to the basis in the treasury shares purchased on the acquisition date . on november 13 , 2013 , the bancorp entered into an accelerated share repurchase transaction with a counterparty pursuant to which the bancorp purchased 8538423 shares , or approximately $ 200 million , of its outstanding common stock on november 18 , 2013 . the bancorp repurchased the shares of its common stock as part of its board approved 100 million share repurchase program previously announced on march 19 , 2013 . the bancorp expects the settlement of the transaction to occur on or before february 28 , 2014 . on december 10 , 2013 , the bancorp entered into an accelerated share repurchase transaction with a counterparty pursuant to which the bancorp purchased 19084195 shares , or approximately $ 456 million , of its outstanding common stock on december 13 , 2013 . the bancorp repurchased the shares of its common stock as part of its board approved 100 million share repurchase program previously announced on march 19 , 2013 . the bancorp expects the settlement of the transaction to occur on or before march 26 , 2014 . on january 28 , 2014 , the bancorp entered into an accelerated share repurchase transaction with a counterparty pursuant to which the bancorp purchased 3950705 shares , or approximately $ 99 million , of its outstanding common stock on january 31 , 2014 . the bancorp repurchased the shares of its common stock as part of its board approved 100 million share repurchase program previously announced on march 19 , 2013 . the bancorp expects the settlement of the transaction to occur on or before march 26 , 2014 . table 61 : share repurchases .
|for the years ended december 31|2013|2012|2011|
|shares authorized for repurchase at january 1|63046682|19201518|19201518|
|additional authorizations ( a )|45541057|86269178|-|
|share repurchases ( b )|-65516126 ( 65516126 )|-42424014 ( 42424014 )|-|
|shares authorized for repurchase at december 31|43071613|63046682|19201518|
|average price paid per share|$ 18.80|$ 14.82|n/a|
( a ) in march 2013 , the bancorp announced that its board of directors had authorized management to purchase 100 million shares of the bancorp 2019s common stock through the open market or in any private transaction . the authorization does not include specific price targets or an expiration date . this share repurchase authorization replaces the board 2019s previous authorization pursuant to which approximately 54 million shares remained available for repurchase by the bancorp . ( b ) excludes 1863097 , 2059003 and 1164254 shares repurchased during 2013 , 2012 , and 2011 , respectively , in connection with various employee compensation plans . these repurchases are not included in the calculation for average price paid and do not count against the maximum number of shares that may yet be repurchased under the board of directors 2019 authorization . stress tests and ccar the frb issued guidelines known as ccar , which provide a common , conservative approach to ensure bhcs , including the bancorp , hold adequate capital to maintain ready access to funding , continue operations and meet their obligations to creditors and counterparties , and continue to serve as credit intermediaries , even in adverse conditions . the ccar process requires the submission of a comprehensive capital plan that assumes a minimum planning horizon of nine quarters under various economic scenarios . the mandatory elements of the capital plan are an assessment of the expected use and sources of capital over the planning horizon , a description of all planned capital actions over the planning horizon , a discussion of any expected changes to the bancorp 2019s business plan that are likely to have a material impact on its capital adequacy or liquidity , a detailed description of the bancorp 2019s process for assessing capital adequacy and the bancorp 2019s capital policy . the capital plan must reflect the revised capital framework that the frb adopted in connection with the implementation of the basel iii accord , including the framework 2019s minimum regulatory capital ratios and transition arrangements . the frb 2019s review of the capital plan will assess the comprehensiveness of the capital plan , the reasonableness of the assumptions and the analysis underlying the capital plan . additionally , the frb reviews the robustness of the capital adequacy process , the capital policy and the bancorp 2019s ability to maintain capital above the minimum regulatory capital ratios as they transition to basel iii and above a basel i tier 1 common ratio of 5 percent under baseline and stressful conditions throughout a nine- quarter planning horizon . the frb issued stress testing rules that implement section 165 ( i ) ( 1 ) and ( i ) ( 2 ) of the dfa . large bhcs , including the bancorp , are subject to the final stress testing rules . the rules require both supervisory and company-run stress tests , which provide forward- looking information to supervisors to help assess whether institutions have sufficient capital to absorb losses and support operations during adverse economic conditions . in march of 2013 , the frb announced it had completed the 2013 ccar . for bhcs that proposed capital distributions in their plan , the frb either objected to the plan or provided a non- objection whereby the frb concurred with the proposed 2013 capital distributions . the frb indicated to the bancorp that it did not object to the following proposed capital actions for the period beginning april 1 , 2013 and ending march 31 , 2014 : f0b7 increase in the quarterly common stock dividend to $ 0.12 per share ; f0b7 repurchase of up to $ 750 million in trups subject to the determination of a regulatory capital event and replacement with the issuance of a similar amount of tier ii-qualifying subordinated debt ; f0b7 conversion of the $ 398 million in outstanding series g 8.5% ( 8.5 % ) convertible preferred stock into approximately 35.5 million common shares issued to the holders . if this conversion were to occur , the bancorp would intend to repurchase common shares equivalent to those issued in the conversion up to $ 550 million in market value , and issue $ 550 million in preferred stock; .
Question: what is the growth rate in the average price paid per share from 2012 to 2013?


Answer: The answer is:0.26856