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EMPLOYEE STOCK BASED COMPENSATION PLANS | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012
EMPLOYEE STOCK BASED COMPENSATION PLANS [Abstract] |
EMPLOYEE STOCK BASED COMPENSATION PLANS | 6. EMPLOYEE STOCK BASED COMPENSATION PLANS Stock Options On July 20, 2009, shareholders approved our 2009 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2009 Plan"), which provides for the granting of stock options to employees and officers and authorizes the issuance of common stock upon exercise of such options for up to 140,000 shares. All options are granted at or above market price, generally expire up to ten years from the date of grant and are generally exercisable on or after the first anniversary of the date of grant in five annual installments. Options to purchase 38,750 shares at a price of $76.74 (market price at the time of the grant) were granted on October 19, 2009 and remain outstanding. Additionally, options to purchase 20,000 shares at a price of $95.79 (market price at time of the grant) were granted on March 22, 2010, options to purchase 15,000 shares at a price of $88.20 were granted on July 19, 2010 and options to purchase 10,000 shares at a price of $96.92 were granted on July 18, 2011. All 83,750 options remain outstanding, thus leaving 56,250 options available for grant under the 2009 plan. We previously granted stock options under its 1999 Stock Option Plan (the "1999 Plan"), as approved by shareholders on July 19, 1999. The 1999 Plan expired on April 19, 2009. Options previously made under our 1999 Stock Option Plan and outstanding on July 20, 2009 continue in effect governed by provisions of the 1999 Plan. All options granted under the 1999 Plan were granted at or above market price, generally expire up to ten years from the date of grant and are generally exercisable on or after the first anniversary of the date of grant in five to ten annual installments. We recognize compensation cost over the straight-line method for all share-based payments granted on or after that date and for all awards granted to employees prior to April 1, 2006 that remain unvested on that date. The fair value of stock options are determined on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes pricing model and are expensed over the vesting period of the related stock options. Share-based compensation cost for restricted stocks is measured based on the closing fair market value of our Company's common stock on the date of the grant. Accordingly, for the years ended March 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, we recognized stock option compensation expense of $1,009,922, $957,168 and $675,210 respectively. As of March 31, 2012, the total remaining unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options was $2,113,807, which will be amortized over the weighted-average service period of approximately 2.5 years. The following table summarizes the 2009 Plan and the 1999 Plan price per option at grant date using the Black-Scholes pricing model:
|  |  |  |  | Black-Scholes Pricing Model Assumptions |  |  |  |
Date of Issuance |  | Weighted Average Fair Value |  |  | Expected Dividend Yield |  |  | Risk-Free Interest Rate |  |  | Expected Volatility |  |  | Expected Life (in years) |
2009 Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
July 18, 2011 |  | $ | 33.07 |  |  |  | 0.83 | % |  |  | 1.45 | % |  |  | 40.0 | % |  |  | 5 |
July 19, 2010 |  | $ | 28.58 |  |  |  | 0.91 | % |  |  | 1.73 | % |  |  | 37.5 | % |  |  | 5 |
March 22, 2010 |  | $ | 32.56 |  |  |  | 0.84 | % |  |  | 2.43 | % |  |  | 37.8 | % |  |  | 5 |
October 19, 2009 |  | $ | 25.36 |  |  |  | 1.04 | % |  |  | 2.36 | % |  |  | 37.6 | % |  |  | 5 |
1999 Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
July 30, 2008 |  | $ | 29.93 |  |  |  | 0.62 | % |  |  | 3.36 | % |  |  | 20.2 | % |  |  | 5 |
July 21, 2008 |  | $ | 27.35 |  |  |  | 0.67 | % |  |  | 3.41 | % |  |  | 20.2 | % |  |  | 5 |
July 16, 2007 |  | $ | 41.78 |  |  |  | 0.39 | % |  |  | 4.95 | % |  |  | 19.9 | % |  |  | 5 |
July 17, 2006 |  | $ | 33.05 |  |  |  | 0.61 | % |  |  | 5.04 | % |  |  | 21.2 | % |  |  | 7 |
May 15, 2006 |  | $ | 31.28 |  |  |  | 0.64 | % |  |  | 5.08 | % |  |  | 21.1 | % |  |  | 7 |
The following table summarizes activity in the 2009 Plan and the 1999 Plan as of March 31, 2012:
|  | Number of Shares |  |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price |
2009 Plan |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at March 31, 2010 |  |  | 58,750 |  |  | $ | 83.23 |
Granted |  |  | 15,000 |  |  |  | 88.20 |
Exercised |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Canceled |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Balance at March 31, 2011 |  |  | 73,750 |  |  | $ | 84.24 |
Granted |  |  | 10,000 |  |  |  | 96.92 |
Exercised |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Canceled |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Balance at March 31, 2012 |  |  | 83,750 |  |  | $ | 85.75 |
1999 Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at March 31, 2010 |  |  | 107,900 |  |  | $ | 114.78 |
Granted |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Exercised |  |  | (11,400 | ) |  |  | 65.37 |
Canceled |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Balance at March 31, 2011 |  |  | 96,500 |  |  | $ | 114.78 |
Granted |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Exercised |  |  | (1,500 | ) |  |  | 65.70 |
Canceled |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Balance at December 31, 2011 |  |  | 95,000 |  |  | $ | 113.63 |
Combined Balance at March 31, 2012 |  |  | 178,750 |  |  | $ | 104.74 |
March 31, 2012 | Weighted Average Aggregate Intrinsic Remaining Contractual Term |  | Value |
Outstanding | 2.5 years |  | $ | 5,382,148 |
Exercisable | 2.1 years |  | $ | 2,731,427 |
At March 31, 2012, the range of exercise prices and weighted-average remaining contractual life of outstanding options was $76.74 to $152.98 and 2.5 years, respectively. The number of options exercisable under the 2009 Plan and the 1999 Plan, at March 31, 2012, was 87,590 with a weighted-average exercise price of $112.25. During the year ended March 31, 2012, 1,500 options were exercised with exercise price at $65.70 per share and 11,400 options were exercised with exercise prices ranging from $65.00 to $65.70 per share during the year ended March 31, 2011. New shares were issued for $98,550 and $745,200 cash received from options exercised during the year ended March 31, 2012 and the year ended March 31, 2011, respectively. There were no options exercised during the year ended March 31, 2010. At March 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, the number of options exercisable was 87,590, 54,325 and 38,960, respectively, and the weighted average price of those options was $112.25, $115.57 and $107.94, respectively. Stock Awards On January 15, 2012, our Board of Directors approved the issuance of shares of restricted stock to certain key employees pursuant to the Capital Southwest Corporation 2010 Restricted Stock Award Plan. A restricted stock award is an award of shares of our common stock (which have full voting and dividend rights but are restricted with regard to sale or transfer), the restrictions over which lapse ratably over a specified period of time (generally five years). Restricted stock awards are independent of stock option grants and are subject to forfeit if employment terminates prior to these restrictions lapsing. These shares vest over a five-year period from the grant date and are expensed over the five-year service period starting on the grant date. The following table summarizes the restricted stock issuances approved by our Board of Directors and the remaining shares of restricted stock available for issuance as of March 31, 2012:
Restricted stock authorized under the plan: |  |  | 47,000 |
Less restricted stock granted on 1/16/2012: |  |  | 9,650 |
Restricted stock available for issuance as of |  |  | 37,350 |
March 31, 2012 |  |  |  |
We expense the cost of the restricted stock awards, which is determined to equal the fair value of the restricted stock award at the date of the grant on a straight-line basis over the vesting period in which the restrictions on these stock awards lapse. For these purposes, the fair value of the restricted stock award is determined based on the closing price of our common stock on the date of grant. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012, we recognized total share based compensation expense of $40,377 related to the restricted stock issued to our employees and officers. For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, no restricted stock was issued. As of March 31, 2012, the total remaining unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested restricted stock awards was $766,403, which will be amortized over the weighted-average service period of approximately 4.8 years. The following table represents a summary of the activity for our restricted stock awards for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012:
Restricted Stock Awards |  | Number of Shares |  |  | Weighted Average Fair Value Per Share |  |  | Weighted Average Remaining Vesting Term (in Years) |
Unvested at March 31, 2011 |  |  | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  |  | - |
Granted |  |  | 9,650 |  |  |  | 83.60 |  |  |  | 4.8 |
Vested |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Forfeited or expired |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |
Unvested at March 31, 2012 |  |  | 9,650 |  |  | $ | 83.60 |  |  |  | 4.8 |
Phantom Stock Plan On January 16, 2012, our Board of Directors approved the issuance of Phantom stock options to certain key employees pursuant to the Capital Southwest Corporation Phantom Stock Option Plan. Under the plan, awards vest on the fifth anniversary of the award date. Upon exercise of the phantom option, a cash payment in an amount for each Phantom share equal to estimated fair market value minus the phantom option exercise price will be distributed to plan participants. On January 16, 2012, 26,000 shares of phantom stock options were issued to provide deferred compensation to certain key employees. The exercise price of each phantom share is $146.95 (Net Asset Value at December 31, 2011), and estimated fair market value of phantom stock awards is calculated based on our net asset value as of December 31 of each year. The following table represents a summary of the activity for our phantom stock plan for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012:
|  | Number of Shares |  |  | Exercise Price Per Share |  |  | Weighted Average Remaining Vesting Term (in Years) |
Unvested at March 31, 2011 |  |  | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  |  | - |
Granted |  |  | 26,000 |  |  |  | 146.95 |  |  |  | 4.8 |
Vested |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Forfeited or expired |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |
Unvested at March 31, 2012 |  |  | 26,000 |  |  | $ | 146.95 |  |  |  | 4.8 |

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