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Note 11. Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP")

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2012

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Note 11. Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP")

11.          EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN (“ESOP”)

The Company sponsors an ESOP that covers all U.S. employees who are employed by the Company on August 31 of each year and who have at least one thousand hours with the Company in the twelve months preceding that date.  The ESOP formerly held common shares of the Company and granted to participants in the plan certain ownership rights in, but not possession of, or voting control of, any common stock of the Company held by the Trustee of the Plan.  Shares of common stock were allocated annually to participants in the ESOP pursuant to a prescribed formula. The Company records compensation expense based on the market price of the Company's shares when they were allocated.  Any dividends on allocated ESOP shares are recorded as a reduction of retained earnings.  Beginning in fiscal 2010, the ESOP began its investment in diversified mutual funds. During fiscal 2011 and 2012, all of the Company’s shares held by the ESOP were sold, with the majority repurchased by the Company and cancelled under the 10b5-1 share repurchase plans. Effective June 30, 2012, the ESOP has been terminated, subject to the approval of the Internal Revenue Service.  No further contributions shall be made to the ESOP.  Upon receipt of approval from the Internal Revenue Service, the remaining assets shall be distributed to the participants pursuant to the terms of the Plan.

ESOP compensation expense was $Nil and $141,518 for the fiscal years ended August 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and is included in wages and employee benefits.  The ESOP shares are as follows:

	August 31, 2012	August 31, 2011
Shares owned by ESOP	Nil	224,939

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The entire disclosure for accounts comprising shareholders' equity, comprised of portions attributable to the parent entity and noncontrolling interest, if any, including other comprehensive income (as applicable). Also includes disclosure of compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details, and employee stock purchase plan details.

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