Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stock-Based Compensation

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Stock-Based Compensation
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Stock-Based Compensation [Abstract]  
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
10. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company’s 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2011 Plan”) and the 2003 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2003 Plan”) provide for the granting of incentive stock options, non-statutory stock options, and nonvested stock awards to key employees of the Company and its subsidiaries. The 2011 and 2003 Plans authorize shares, which may be awarded to employees of the Company and its subsidiaries in the form of incentive stock options intended to comply with the requirements of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (“incentive stock options”), non-statutory stock options, and nonvested stock. The 2003 Plan expires in June 2013. Under both plans, the option price cannot be less than the fair market value of the stock on the grant date. The Company issues new shares to satisfy stock-based awards. A stock option’s maximum term is ten years from the date of grant and vests in equal annual installments of 20% over a five year vesting schedule. The following table summarizes the shares available in each plan as of March 31, 2013:

 

                 
    2003 Plan  (1)     2011 Plan  

Beginning Authorization

    525,000       1,000,000  

Granted

    (626,425     (372,999

Expired, forfeited, or cancelled

    106,267       25,108  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Remaining available for grant

    4,842       652,109  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) 

The 2003 Plan expires in June 2013.

For the three month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of approximately $318,000 and $238,000 ($235,000 and $176,000, net of tax), respectively. These expenses were approximately $0.01 per common share for both three month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2013, respectively.

Stock Options

The following table summarizes the stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2013:

 

                 
    Number of Stock
Options
    Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
 

Options outstanding, December 31, 2012

    500,578     $ 16.92  

Expired

    (43,450     18.88  
   

 

 

         

Options outstanding, March 31, 2013

    457,128       16.73  
   

 

 

         

Options exercisable, March 31, 2013

    200,095       20.22  
   

 

 

         

The fair value of each stock option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option valuation model that uses the assumptions noted in the following table. No options have been granted since first quarter ended March 31, 2012:

 

                 
    Three Months Ended March 31,  
    2013     2012  

Dividend yield (1)

    —         2.47

Expected life in years (2)

    —         7.0  

Expected volatility (3)

    —         41.53

Risk-free interest rate (4)

    —         1.24
     

Weighted average fair value per option granted

  $ —       $ 4.76  

 

(1) Calculated as the ratio of historical dividends paid per share of common stock to the stock price on the date of grant.
(2) Based on the average of the contractual life and vesting schedule for the respective option.
(3) Based on the monthly historical volatility of the Company’s stock price over the expected life of the options.
(4) Based upon the U.S. Treasury bill yield curve, for periods within the contractual life of the option, in effect at the time of grant.

 

The following table summarizes information concerning stock options issued to the Company’s employees that are vested or are expected to vest and stock options exercisable as of March 31, 2013:

 

                 
    Stock Options
Vested or
Expected to Vest
    Exercisable  

Stock options

    440,374       200,095  

Weighted average remaining contractual life in years

    6.54       4.66  

Weighted average exercise price on shares above water

  $ 14.22     $ 14.74  

Aggregate intrinsic value

  $ 1,784,177     $ 94,712  

Nonvested Stock

The 2003 and the 2011 Stock Incentive Plans permit the granting of nonvested stock but are limited to one-third of the aggregate number of total awards granted. This equity component of compensation is divided between restricted (time-based) stock grants and performance-based stock grants. Generally, the restricted stock vests 50% on each of the third and fourth anniversaries from the date of the grant. The performance-based stock is subject to vesting on the fourth anniversary of the date of the grant based on the performance of the Company’s stock price. The value of the nonvested stock awards was calculated by multiplying the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on grant date by the number of shares awarded. Employees have the right to vote the shares and to receive cash or stock dividends (restricted stock), if any, except for the nonvested stock under the performance-based component (performance stock).

The following table summarizes the nonvested stock activity for the three months ended March 31, 2013:

 

                 
    Number of
Shares of
Restricted Stock
    Weighted
Average Grant-
Date Fair Value
 

Balance, December 31, 2012

    187,700     $ 13.15  

Granted

    111,577       18.12  

Vested

    (5,299     12.83  

Forfeited

    (2,289     17.42  
   

 

 

         

Balance, March 31, 2013

    291,689       15.73  
   

 

 

         

The estimated unamortized compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures, related to nonvested stock and stock options issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2013 that will be recognized in future periods is as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

                         
    Stock Options     Restricted
Stock
    Total  

For the remaining nine months of 2013

  $ 256     $ 952     $ 1,208  

For year ending December 31, 2014

    332       942       1,274  

For year ending December 31, 2015

    253       670       923  

For year ending December 31, 2016

    147       360       507  

For year ending December 31, 2017

    27       48       75  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,015     $ 2,972     $ 3,987