In its $10Q$ dated February $4,2022,$ LLL$,$ Incorporated, had outstanding employee stock options representing over $287$ million shares of its stock. LLL accountants estimated the value of these options using the Black$-$Scholes$-$Merton formula and the following assumptions:

$S=$ current stock price $=$$$26\mathrm{.}18$

$K=$ option strike price $=$$$28\mathrm{.}61$

$r=$ risk$-$free interest rate $=0\mathrm{.}052$

$=$ stock volatility $=0\mathrm{.}32$

$T=$ time to expiration $=3\mathrm{.}5$ years

What was the estimated value of these employee stock options per share of stock? $($Note: LLL pays no dividends.$)$

Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to $2$ decimal places.

Option value per share