Stock-Based Compensation

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2015

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

6.	Stock-Based Compensation

In April 2011, our shareholders approved the Calavo Growers, Inc. 2011 Management Incentive Plan (the “2011 Plan”). All directors, officers, employees and consultants (including prospective directors, officers, employees and consultants) of Calavo and its subsidiaries are eligible to receive awards under the 2011 Plan. Up to 1,500,000 shares of common stock may be issued by Calavo under the 2011 Plan.

On February 6, 2015, our executive officers were granted a total of 55,394 restricted shares. These shares have full voting rights and participate in dividends as if unrestricted. The closing price of our stock on such date was $40.17. These shares vest in one-third increments, on an annual basis, beginning January 8, 2016. These shares were granted pursuant to our 2011 Management Incentive Plan. The total recognized stock-based compensation expense for these grants was $0.2 million for the three and six months ended April 30, 2015.

On January 20, 2015, all 12 of our non-employee directors were granted 1,750 restricted shares each (total of 21,000 shares). These shares have full voting rights and participate in dividends as if unrestricted. The closing price of our stock on such date was $40.39. On January 1, 2016, as long as the directors are still serving on the board, these shares lose their restriction and become non-forfeitable and transferable. These shares were granted pursuant to our 2011 Management Incentive Plan. The total recognized stock-based compensation expense for these grants was $0.3 million for the three and six months ended April 30, 2015.

Stock options are granted with exercise prices of not less than the fair market value at grant date, generally vest over one to five years and generally expire two to five years after the grant date. We settle stock option exercises with newly issued shares of common stock.

We measure compensation cost for all stock-based awards at fair value on the date of grant and recognize compensation expense in our consolidated statements of operations over the service period that the awards are expected to vest. We measure the fair value of our stock based compensation awards on the date of grant.

A summary of stock option activity, related to our 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, is as follows (in thousands, except for per share amounts):


	Number of Shares			Weighted-Average Exercise Price		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at October 31, 2014		17		$	17.22
Exercised		(6	)	$	16.00

Outstanding at April 30, 2015		11		$	17.94	$	559

Exercisable at April 30, 2015		9		$	19.28	$	457

At April 30, 2015, outstanding stock options had a weighted-average remaining contractual term of 3.5 years. At April 30, 2015, exercisable stock options had a weighted-average remaining contractual term of 3.1 years. The total recognized stock-based compensation expense was insignificant for the three months ended April 30, 2015.

A summary of stock option activity, related to our 2011 Management Incentive Plan, is as follows (in thousands, except for per share amounts):


	Number of Shares			Weighted-Average Exercise Price		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at October 31, 2014		20		$	22.64
Exercised		(6	)	$	21.80

Outstanding at April 30, 2015		14		$	23.00	$	389

Exercisable at April 30, 2015		4		$	23.48	$	109

At April 30, 2015, outstanding stock options had a weighted-average remaining contractual term of 5.8 years. At April 30, 2015, exercisable stock options had a weighted-average remaining contractual term of 4.2 years. The total recognized stock-based compensation expense was $0.1 million for the three and six months ended April 30, 2015.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation, which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details.

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