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Stock-based Compensation
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2020
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Stock-based Compensation
Stock-based Compensation

The Company has a stock-based compensation plan (the “Stock Plan”) that allows for the grant of common stock of the Company to members of management, key executives and non-employee directors. The fair value of such awards is based on the fair value of the Company’s stock on the date of grant and all are classified as equity awards.

Performance Awards

Certain restricted stock grants are made to management each December under the Stock Plan based on the achievement of certain annual financial performance and other criteria achieved during the previous fiscal year (“Performance Awards”). The performance grants are based on a percentage of the employee’s base salary divided by the stock price on the grant date once the performance criteria has been met, and generally vest over a two-year period as service is provided. There were no shares of common stock granted to management under the Stock Plan for fiscal year 2019 performance because the financial performance and other criteria were not met.

Executive Awards

Certain restricted stock grants are made to key executives under the Stock Plan (“Executive Awards”). These grants generally vest over a three to five-year period as service is provided. During December 2019, the Company granted 95,000 shares of common stock with a per share price of $18.87 to key executives under the Stock Plan. The related compensation expense of approximately $1,793,000 will be recognized equally over the next three years as the shares vest.

Director Awards

The Company issues shares of common stock to non-employee directors under the Stock Plan on an annual basis that vest upon grant (“Director Awards”). During January 2020 and 2019, 17,841 and 15,642 shares, respectively, of common stock were granted as Director Awards. The Company recognized $358,000 and $339,000 of stock-based compensation to non-employee directors during the three months ended January 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

During the three months ended January 31, 2020 and 2019, members of management exchanged 11,314 and 20,119 shares, respectively, of common stock with fair values of $213,000 and $305,000, respectively, at the date of the exchanges, for the payment of payroll taxes associated with the vesting of shares under the Company’s stock-based compensation programs.