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Note 10 - Stock-Based Compensation
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements  
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]
Note
10
.
Stock-
Based Compensation
 
The Company maintains the 2006 Stock Plan (“2006 Plan”) and the 2011 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“2011 ESPP”).
 
In connection with the acquisition of
Fidelity, the Company assumed the Fidelity 2004 Long Term Incentive Plan and the 2005 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “Fidelity Plans”).
 
In connection with the acquisition of Virginia Heritage, the Company assumed the Virginia Heritage 2006 Stock Option Plan and the 2010 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “Virginia Heritage Plans”).
 
No additional options may be granted under the Fidelity Plans or the Virginia Heritage Plans.
 
The 2006 Plan provides for the issuance of awards of incentive stock options, non-qualifying stock options, restricted stock and stock appreciation rights to selected key employees and members of the Board. As amended, 1,996,500 shares of common stock are subject to issuance pursuant to awards under the 2006 Plan. Stock options and restricted stock awards are made with an exercise price equal to the average of the high and low price of the Company’s shares at the date of grant.
 
For awards that are service based, compensation expense is being recognized over the service (vesting) period based on fair value, which for stock option grants is computed using the Black-Scholes model, and for restricted stock awards is based on the average of the high and low stock price of the Company’s shares on the date of grant. For awards that are performance-based, compensation expense is recorded based on the probability of achievement of the goals underlying the grant.
 
 
In February 2016, the Company awarded 80,365 shares of time vested restricted stock to senior officers, and certain employees. The shares vest in three substantially equal installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.
 
In February 2016 the Company awarded senior officers a targeted number of 34,957 performance vested restricted stock units (PRSU’s). PRSU’s are subject to the satisfaction of certain performance conditions based on the achievement of pre-established average targets for earnings per share growth, total shareholder return and return on average assets over or at the end of a three-year vesting period (2016-2018).
 
In March 2016, the Company awarded 24,410 shares of time vested restricted stock to directors. The shares vest in three substantially equal installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.
 
Below is a summary of changes in stock option shares pursuant to our equity compensation plans for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. The information excludes restricted stock units and awards.
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
 
2016
 
 
2015
 
 
 
Shares
 
 
Weighted-
Average
Exercise Price
 
 
Shares
 
 
Weighted-
Average
Exercise Price
 
                                 
Beginning balance
    298,740     $ 9.97       759,683     $ 11.36  
Issued
    -       -       -       -  
Exercised
    (16,759 )     11.80       (280,425 )     12.40  
Forfeited
    (1,100 )     15.48       -       -  
Expired
    (6,037 )     13.57       (8,007 )     16.90  
Ending balance
    274,844     $ 9.76       471,251     $ 10.65  
 
The following summarizes information about stock options outstanding at March 31, 2016. The information excludes restricted stock units and awards.
 
 
Outstanding:
 
Stock Options
   
Weighted-Average
   
Weighted-Average
Remaining
 
Range of Exercise Prices
 
Outstanding
   
Exercise Price
   
Contractual Life
 
$5.76
  $9.21     157,495     $ 5.76       2.78  
$9.22
  $15.47     96,544       12.61       1.41  
$15.48
  $22.66     11,657       19.05       4.68  
$22.67
  $49.50     9,148       36.61       7.40  
          274,844     $ 9.76       2.53  
  
Exercisable:
 
Stock Options
   
Weighted-Average
 
Range of Exercise Prices
 
Exercisable
   
Exercise Price
 
$5.76
  $9.21     105,448     $ 5.76  
$9.22
  $15.47     96,544       12.61  
$15.48
  $22.66     10,337       18.93  
$22.67
  $49.50     2,648       24.59  
          214,977     $ 9.70  
 
 
The fair value of each stock option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the assumptions as shown in the table below used for grants during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. There were no grants of stock options during the three months ended March 31, 2016.
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
 
 
March 31, 2016
 
 
2015
 
 
2014
 
Expected volatility
    n/a       31.21 %     34.25 %
Weighted-Average volatility
    n/a       31.21 %     34.25 %
Expected dividends
    0.0 %     0.0 %     0.0 %
Expected term (in years)
    n/a       7.0       9.4  
Risk-free rate
    n/a       1.64 %     2.26 %
Weighted-average fair value (grant date)
    n/a     $ 16.73     $ 13.49  
Weighted-average fair value (grant date)
for Virginia Heritage Bank ("VHB") options assumed
    n/a       n/a     $ 24.89  
 
The expected lives are based on the “simplified” method allowed by ASC Topic 718
“Compensation
,”
whereby the expected term is equal to the midpoint between the vesting period and the contractual term of the award.
 
The total intrinsic value of outstanding stock options was $10.5 million at March 31, 2016. The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 was $604 thousand and $6.0 million, respectively. The total fair value of stock options vested was $40 thousand and $79 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to stock options totaled $121 thousand at March 31, 2016. At such date, the weighted-average period over which this unrecognized stock option expense is expected to be recognized was 3.10 years.
 
The Company has unvested restricted stock awards and PRSU grants of 312,871 shares under the 2006 Plan at March 31, 2016. Unrecognized stock based compensation expense related to restricted stock awards totaled $10.1 million at March 31, 2016. At such date, the weighted-average period over which this unrecognized expense was expected to be recognized was 2.0 years. The following table summarizes the unvested restricted stock awards at March 31, 2016 and 2015.
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
 
2016
 
 
2015
 
 
 
Shares
 
 
Weighted-
Average Grant
Date Fair Value
 
 
Shares
 
 
Weighted-
Average Grant
Date Fair Value
 
                                 
Unvested at beginning
    369,093     $ 24.43       509,336     $ 21.58  
Issued
    139,732       46.17       78,070       36.06  
Forfeited
    (766 )     37.48       (339 )     28.09  
Vested
    (195,188 )     22.53       (193,338 )     20.66  
Unvested at end
    312,871     $ 35.29       393,729     $ 24.90  
 
Approved by shareholders in May 2011, the 2011 ESPP reserved 550,000 shares of common stock (as adjusted for stock dividends) for issuance to employees. Whole shares are sold to participants in the plan at 85% of the lower of the stock price at the beginning or end of each quarterly offering period. The 2011 ESPP is available to all eligible employees who have completed at least one year of continuous employment, work at least 20 hours per week and at least five months a year. Participants may contribute a minimum of $10 per pay period to a maximum of $6,250 per offering period or $25,000 annually (not to exceed more than 10% of compensation per pay period). At March 31, 2016, the 2011 ESPP had 429,837 shares remaining for issuance.
 
Included in salaries and employee benefits the Company recognized $1.4 million and $1.1 million in stock-based compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Stock-based compensation expense is recognized ratably over the requisite service period for all awards.