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STOCK OPTIONS AND STOCK-BASED EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

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4. STOCK OPTIONS AND STOCK-BASED EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION

Employee and Director Stock Option Plans

In 1995, the Company adopted the 1995 Stock Option Plan (the “1995 Plan”) for employees and directors. In August 1999, the Company adopted the 1999 Stock Option Plan (the “1999 Plan”) and in 2010, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the 2010 Stock Option Plan (the “2010 Plan”) (collectively, “the Plans”). The 2010 Plan was approved by the shareholders of the Company at the 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and an amendment to the 2010 Plan increasing the number of shares to 800,000 was approved by the shareholders at the 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The options granted under the Plans may be either incentive stock options, or non-qualified options. The Plans are administered by the Board of Directors or by a compensation committee of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors has the exclusive power to select individuals to receive grants, to establish the terms of the options granted to each participant, provided that all options granted shall be granted at an exercise price equal to at least 85% of the fair market value of the common stock covered by the option on the grant date and to make all determinations necessary or advisable under the Plans.

The compensation costs recognized for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 were $12,381 and zero, respectively, and were $33,019 and zero for the nine months then ended, respectively. There were zero and 25,000 stock option exercises for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. There were no stock option grants for the nine month period ended June 30, 2011. On June 27, 2012, the Company issued 100,000 options to the Company’s directors. These options become exercisable in June 2013, have a strike price of $8.78 per share and expire in June 2014. The fair value of these options were estimated to be $160,488 at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model using the following weighted average assumptions:

Volatility	37	%
Expected life	1.5 years
Expected dividend yield	-
Risk free rate	0.31	%

The Black-Scholes option valuation model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options, which have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. In addition, option valuation models require the input of highly subjective assumptions including the expected stock price volatility. Because changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, in management's opinion, the existing models do not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of its employee stock options. The expected life of awards granted represents the period of time that they are expected to be outstanding. The Company determined the initial expected life based on a simplified method in accordance with ASC 718 (also formerly SAB No. 110, Shared-Based Payment), giving consideration to the contractual terms, vesting schedules and pre-vesting and post-vesting forfeitures. The Company has utilized the simplified method in accordance with ASC 718 for the following reasons. Earlier in the Company’s existence, longer-term options (generally 5-year lives) were issued to employees, Directors and outsiders. In more recent years, option terms have generally become shorter (1-3 year lives) and options were issued principally to management and Directors. Then in 2010, short-term options (2-year lives) were issued to Directors, management and a substantial number of employees. Due to the changes in the terms of the option grants and the type of persons receiving the options, we believe that the historical exercise data may no longer provide a reasonable basis upon which to estimate expected term. Therefore, the Company believes that the use of the simplified method for determining the expected term of the Company’s options has been appropriate.

Stock Option Activity

The following is a summary of all stock option transactions for the nine months ended June 30, 2012:

(in thousands, except for per share and year information)	Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding as of September 30, 2011		520		$	10.04
Granted		100		$	8.78
Forfeited		(5	)	$	7.15
Exercised		-			-
Outstanding as of June 30, 2012		615		$	9.83		0.58	$	0
Options exercisable as of June 30, 2012		485		$	10.21		0.25	$	0