Note 9 – Equity Compensation Plans

Stock-based awards are outstanding under the Company’s 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2008 Plan”) and the Company’s 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2014 Plan,” and together with the 2008 Plan, the “Plans”). The 2014 Plan was approved at the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders; a maximum of 375,000 shares were authorized to be issued under this plan. Following approval of the 2014 Plan, no further awards will be granted under the 2008 Plan or any other Company equity compensation plan. At the May 2016 annual stockholders meeting, an amendment to the 2014 Plan authorized an additional 600,000 shares to be issued, which resulted in a total of 975,000 shares authorized for issuance under this plan. The 2014 Plan authorizes the granting of qualified stock options, non-qualified stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, and stock appreciation rights. Awards may be granted to selected directors and officers or employees under the 2014 Plan at the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors. As of September 30, 2016, 596,007 shares remained available for issuance under the 2014 Plan.

Total compensation cost that has been charged for the Plans was $482,000 in the first nine months of 2016.

There were no stock options granted in the third quarter of 2016 and 2015. All stock options are granted for a term of ten years. There were no stock options exercised during the third quarter of 2016 and 2015 or for the first nine months of 2016 and 2015. There is no unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options as all stock options of the Company’s common stock have fully vested.

A summary of stock option activity in the Plans for the nine months ending September 30, 2016, is as follows:


				Weighted-
		Weighted		Average
		Average		Remaining
		Exercise		Contractual	Aggregate
	Shares	Price		Term (years)	Intrinsic Value

Beginning outstanding	162,500	$	27.03
Canceled	-		-
Expired	-		-
Ending outstanding	162,500	$	27.03	0.9	$	-

Exercisable at end of period	162,500	$	27.03	0.9	$	-

Generally, restricted stock and restricted stock units granted under the Plans vest three years from the grant date, but the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors has discretionary authority to change some terms including the amount of time until the vest date.

Awards under the 2008 Plan will become fully vested upon a merger or change in control of the Company. Under the 2014 Plan, upon a change in control of the Company, if (i) the 2014 Plan is not an obligation of the successor entity following the change in control, or (ii) the 2014 Plan is an obligation of the successor entity following the change in control and the participant incurs an involuntary termination, then the stock options, stock appreciation rights, stock awards and cash incentive awards under the 2014 Plan will become fully exercisable and vested. Performance-based awards generally will vest based upon the level of achievement of the applicable performance measures through the change in control.

The Company granted restricted stock under its equity compensation plans beginning in 2005 and it began granting restricted stock units in February 2009. Restricted stock awards under the Plans generally entitle holders to voting and dividend rights upon grant and are subject to forfeiture until certain restrictions have lapsed including employment for a specific period. Restricted stock units under the Plans are also subject to forfeiture until certain restrictions have lapsed including employment for a specific period, but do not entitle holders to voting rights until the restricted period ends and shares are transferred in connection with the units.

There were 130,000 restricted awards issued under the Plans during the nine months ending September 30, 2016. There were 101,500 restricted awards issued during the nine months ending September 30, 2015. Compensation expense is recognized over the vesting period of the restricted award based on the market value of the award on the issue date.

A summary of changes in the Company’s unvested restricted awards for the nine months ending September 30, 2016, is as follows:


	September 30, 2016
		Weighted
	Restricted	Average
	Stock Shares	Grant Date
	and Units	Fair Value
Nonvested at January 1	348,000	$	4.50
Granted	130,000		6.89
Vested	(105,500)		3.28
Forfeited	(1,500)		6.81
Nonvested at September 30	371,000	$	5.68

Total unrecognized compensation cost of restricted awards was $1.1 million as of September 30, 2016, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.99 years. Total unrecognized compensation cost of restricted awards was $869,000 as of September 30, 2015, which was expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.12 years.