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STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS [Abstract]  
STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS
NOTE 3 – STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS

On December 9, 2015, the Company's stockholders approved the 2015 Equity Compensation Plan, or the 2015 Plan, which replaced the 2005 Equity Compensation Plan, or the 2005 Plan that expired on May 24, 2015. The 2015 Plan provides that grants may be in any of the following forms: incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, stock units, stock awards, dividend equivalents and other stock-based awards. The 2015 Plan is administered and interpreted by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, or the Committee. The Committee has the authority to determine the individuals to whom grants will be made under the 2015 Plan, the type, size and terms of the grants, the time when grants will be made and the duration of any applicable exercise or restriction period (subject to the limitations of the 2015 Plan), and deal with any other matters arising under the 2015 Plan. The Committee presently consists of three directors, each of whom is a non-employee director of the Company. All of the employees of the Company and its subsidiaries and non-employee directors of the Company are eligible for grants under the 2015 Plan. 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 compensation expense of approximately $293,000 and $327,000 was recorded for restricted stock awards issued in May 2016 and May 2017, as well as unrestricted stock awards issued in June 2017.  For both the three months and six months ended June 30, 2016, compensation expense of approximately $22,000 was recorded for restricted stock awards issued in May 2016. Costs were determined based on the fair value at the grant date and those costs were charged to income over the service period associated with the grants.  There was no stock compensation cost capitalized as part of an asset.

On May 3, 2017, 5,000 shares of Class A common stock, or Class A Stock, were granted as restricted stock awards.  The fair value per share was $38.10, the closing price of the Class A Stock as recorded on the Nasdaq Global Market on May 3, 2017.  The restricted shares are subject to a one year vesting period from the date of grant.  Prior to their release date, these restricted stock awards may be subject to forfeiture in the event of the recipient's termination of service.

On May 4, 2016, 5,000 shares of Class A common stock, or Class A Stock, were granted as restricted stock awards.  The fair value per share was $27.70, the closing price of the Class A Stock as recorded on the Nasdaq Global Market on May 4, 2016.  The restricted shares are subject to a one year vesting period from the date of grant.  Prior to their release date, these restricted stock awards may be subject to forfeiture in the event of the recipient's termination of service.

On June 28, 2017, 6,568 shares of Class A common stock were issued as fully vested unrestricted stock awards. The fair market value per share was $38.06, the closing price of the Class A common stock as recorded on the Nasdaq Global Market on June 28, 2017.

The following summary reflects changes in the shares of Class A Stock underlying options and restricted stock awards for the six months ended June 30, 2017:

  
Options
  
Restricted Awards
 
  
Option Shares
  
Weighted Average Exercise Price
  
Weighted Average Remaining Life (Yrs.)
  
Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)
  
Outstanding Restricted Stock Awards
  
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair
Value
 
Plan options/restricted stock awards
                  
Outstanding at January 1, 2017
  
231,755
  
$
19.32
     
$
2,925
   
5,000
   
27.70
 
Granted
  
–
   
–
      
–
   
11,568
  
$
38.08
 
Exercised/vested and released
  
(37,405
)
  
18.09
      
742
   
(11,568
)
  
33.58
 
Expired/cancelled
  
–
   
–
      
–
   
–
   
–
 
Outstanding at June 30, 2017
  
194,350
  
$
19.55
   
4.41
  
$
3,515
   
5,000
  
$
38.10
 
                         
Exercisable/vested at June 30, 2017
  
194,350
  
$
19.55
   
4.41
  
$
3,515
   
–
   
–
 


The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the six months ended June 30, 2017 was approximately $742,000.

There were no unvested option shares outstanding under the 2015 Plan during the six months ended June 30, 2017.

As of June 30, 2017, there was no unrecognized expense related to non-vested option shares granted under the 2015 Plan.  

As of June 30, 2017, there was $160,000 total unrecognized expense related to non-vested awards of restricted shares awarded under the 2015 Plan.  The cost will be recognized over 0.84 years, the remaining vesting period for the restricted stock awards.

The total intrinsic value of awards released during the six months ended June 30, 2017 was approximately $441,000.