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Note 9 - Employee Benefits | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements |
Compensation and Employee Benefit Plans [Text Block] |
( 9 ) | Employee Benefits
Health Insurance Coverage The Company contracts for health insurance coverage for employees and their dependents through third -party administrators. During the years ended October 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, total expense of $3,360,633, $3,042,441 and $3,665,320, respectively, was incurred under the Company’s insured health care program. 401 (k) Plan The Company maintains a 401 (k) retirement savings plan for the benefit of its eligible employees. Substantially all of the Company’s employees who meet certain service and age requirements are eligible to participate in the plan. The Company’s plan document provides that the Company’s matching contributions are discretionary. The Company made or accrued matching contributions to the plan of $52,524, $29,396 and $145,181 for the years ended October 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Stock Incentives for Key Employees and Non-Employee Directors Optical Cable Corporation uses stock incentives to increase the personal financial interest that key employees and non-employee Directors have in the future success of the Company, thereby aligning their interests with those of other shareholders and strengthening their desire to remain with the Company. In March 201 7, the Company’s shareholders approved the Optical Cable Corporation 2017 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”) that was recommended for approval by the Company’s Board of Directors. The 2017 Plan reserves 500,000 new common shares of the Company for issuance under the 2017 Plan and succeeds and replaces the Optical Cable Corporation Second Amended and Restated 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2011 Plan”). As of October 31, 2017, there were approximately 584,000 remaining shares available for grant under the 2017 Plan. Share-based compensation expense for employees, a consultant and non-employee members of the Company ’s Board of Directors recognized in the consolidated statements of operations for the years ended October 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 was $787,100, $800,520 and $1,078,563, respectively. Restricted and Other Stock Awards The Company has granted, and anticipates granting, from time to time, restricted stock awards to employees, subject to approval by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The restricted stock awards granted under the 2017 Plan vest over time if certain operational performance-based criteria are met. Failure to meet the criteria required for vesting will result in a portion or all of the shares being forfeited. The Company recognizes expense on service-based shares each quarter based on the actual number of shares vested during the quarter multiplied by the closing price of the Company ’s shares of common stock on the date of grant. The Company recognizes expense on operational performance-based shares each quarter using an estimate of the shares expected to vest multiplied by the closing price of the Company’s shares of common stock on the date of grant. The Company recorded compensation expense related to its restricted stock awards granted to employees and a consultant totaling $734,016, $599,450 and $948,190 during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. A summary of the status of the Company ’s nonvested shares granted to employees under the 2017 Plan as of October 31, 2017, and changes during the year ended October 31, 2017, is as follows:
Nonvested shares |  | Shares |  |  | Weighted- average grant date fair value |
Balance at October 31, 2016 |  |  | 667,048 |  |  | $ | 3.89 |
Granted |  |  | 391,211 |  |  |  | 3.41 |
Vested |  |  | (108,467 | ) |  |  | 3.85 |
Forfeited |  |  | (112,834 | ) |  |  | 3.63 |
Balance at October 31, 2017 |  |  | 836,958 |  |  | $ | 3.66 |
As of October 31, 201 7, the estimated amount of compensation cost related to nonvested equity-based compensation awards in the form of service-based and operational performance-based shares that the Company will recognize over a 2.9 year weighted-average period is approximately $2.3 million. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2017, stock awards to non-employee Directors under the 2017 Plan totaling 31,380 shares were approved by the Board of Directors of the Company. During the fiscal years ended October 31, 2016 and 2015, stock awards to non-employee Directors under the 2011 Plan totaling 86,296 shares and 33,515 shares, respectively, were approved by the Board of Directors of the Company. The shares are part of the non-employee Directors’ annual compensation for service on the Board of Directors. The shares granted under the 2017 Plan are subject to a one -year vesting period. The shares granted under the 2011 Plan vested immediately upon grant, but could not be sold, transferred, pledged, or otherwise encumbered or disposed of until six months after the date of the grant. The Company recorded compensation expense equal to the number of shares multiplied by the closing price of the Company’s shares of common stock on the date of grant. The Company recorded compensation expense totaling $53,084, $201,070 and $130,373 during the years ended October 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

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