Note 12 - Employee Benefit Plans

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]

12.	EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

The Company sponsors a

401

(k) Plan (the

"401

(k) Plan")

. The

401

(k) Plan allows participants to defer a portion of their compensation on a pre-tax basis, subject to the statutory annual contribution limit. For

2017

and

2016,

the Company made “safe harbor” contributions on behalf of participants in the form of a match that was equal to

100%

of each participant’s elective deferrals, up to a maximum of

of the participant’s eligible compensation. The

401

(k) Plan also allows the Company to make discretionary matching contributions on behalf of participants equal to

of each participant’s elective deferrals.

discretionary match was made in

2017

2016.

The Company’s matching contributions to the

401

(k) Plan totaled

$0.4

million in both

2017

and

2016.

Participants can elect to invest up to

20%

of incoming contributions (measured at the time of investment) in the

401

(k) Plan in the form of Company stock. The

410

(k) Plan held

312,253

and

254,182

shares of Company stock as of

December 31, 2017

and

2016,

respectively. These shares are allocated to participants in the

401

(k) Plan and, accordingly, are included in the earnings per share calculations.