The Carrier reports that the total system-wide productivity fund payout this year was in excess of $38 million. Based on our calculations, the former Frisco districts this year totaled $5,101,666.10, and there were 576 protected employees who received checks. Twenty-two employees had offsets for the 1/3 earnings maximum, totaling $54,831.76 in offsets. Thus, the net amount actually distributed was $5,046,834.40. Those 576 protected employees had a total of 114,781 shares, for an overall average share value of $43.97. The overall average check this year was $8,761.87.