Share-Based Compensation

The Company has three share based compensation plans as described below. Share-based compensation cost recognized for those plans was $52,000 and $61,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The recognized tax benefits for the share based compensation expense were $12,000 and $1,000, respectively, for the three month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.

The Central Valley Community Bancorp 2000 Stock Option Plan (2000 Plan) expired on November 15, 2010. The Central Valley Community Bancorp 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan (2005 Plan) was adopted in May 2005 and expired March 16, 2015. While outstanding arrangements to issue shares under these plans, including options, continue in force until their expiration, no new options will be granted under these plans.

The Central Valley Community Bancorp 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan (2015 Plan) was adopted in May 2015. The plan provides for awards in the form of incentive stock options, non-statutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, and restricted stock. The plan also allows for performance awards that may be in the form of cash or shares of the Company, including restricted stock. Outstanding arrangements to issue shares under this plan including options, will continue in force until expiration according to their respective terms.

Stock Option Plan

The Company bases the fair value of the options granted on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes Merton option pricing model that uses assumptions based on expected option life and the level of estimated forfeitures, expected stock volatility, risk free interest rate, and dividend yield. The expected term and level of estimated forfeitures of the Company’s options are based on the Company’s own historical experience. Stock volatility is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s stock. The risk-free rate is based on the U. S. Treasury yield curve for the periods within the contractual life of the options in effect at the time of grant. The compensation cost for options granted is based on the weighted average grant date fair value per share.

No options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock were granted during the three month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.

A summary of the combined activity of the Company’s Stock Option Compensation Plans for the three month periods ended March 31, 2016 follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):



	Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (In thousands)
Options outstanding at January 1, 2016	240,695		$	6.83
Options exercised	(21,590	)	$	6.64
Options forfeited	(1,260	)	$	8.02
Options outstanding at March 31, 2016	217,845		$	6.84	4.05	$	934
Options vested or expected to vest at March 31, 2016	216,023		$	6.83	4.03	$	928
Options exercisable at March 31, 2016	186,785		$	6.65	3.64	$	838

Information related to the stock option plan is as follows (in thousands):



	For the Quarter Ended March 31,
	2016		2015
Intrinsic value of options exercised	$	114	$	—
Cash received from options exercised	$	143	$	—
Excess tax benefit realized for option exercises	$	5	$	—

As of March 31, 2016, there was $70,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements granted under all plans. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.47 years. No options vested during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.

Restricted Common Stock Awards

The 2005 and 2015 Plans provide for the issuance of restricted common stock to directors and officers. Restricted common stock grants typically vest over a five-year period. Restricted common stock (all of which are shares of our common stock) is subject to forfeiture if employment terminates prior to vesting. The cost of these awards is recognized over the vesting period of the awards based on the fair value of our common stock on the date of the grant.

The following table summarizes restricted stock activity for the three month period ended March 31, 2016 as follows:



	Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested outstanding shares at January 1, 2016	53,028		$	12.34
Granted	8,850		$	11.30
Vested	(3,635	)	$	11.01
Forfeited	(984	)	$	12.95
Nonvested outstanding shares at March 31, 2016	57,259		$	12.25

During the three month period ended March 31, 2016, 8,850 shares of restricted common stock were granted from the 2005 Plan. The restricted common stock had a fair market value of $11.30 per share on the date of grant. During the three month period ended March 31, 2015, 9,268 shares of restricted common stock were granted from the 2005 Plan. The restricted common stock had a fair market value of 10.79 per share on the date of grant.These restricted common stock awards vest 20% after Year 1. Thereafter, 20% of the remaining restricted stock will vest on each anniversary of the initial award commencement date and will be fully vested on the fifth such anniversary.

As of March 31, 2016, there were 57,259 shares of restricted stock that are nonvested and expected to vest. As of March 31, 2016, there was $602,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested restricted common stock. Restricted stock compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average remaining period of 3.60 years and will be adjusted for subsequent changes in estimated forfeitures. Restricted common stock awards had an intrinsic value of $637,000 at March 31, 2016.