9. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The Board of Directors adopted the 2002 Incentive Stock Option Plan (the “2002 Plan”) in June of 2002. The 2002 Plan also authorized us to grant up to 2,000,000 stock options. Options granted under the 2002 Plan vest at date of grant and are exercisable up to ten years from the date of grant. The exercise price on options granted is equal to the market price at the date of grant. Options outstanding at February 28, 2019 expire in December 2019.

A summary of the status of our 2002 Plan as of February 28, 2019 and 2018, and changes during the years then ended is presented below:

	February 28,
	2019				2018
			Weighted				Weighted
			Average				Average
			Exercise				Exercise
	Shares		Price		Shares		Price

Outstanding at beginning of year		10,000	$	2.63		20,000	$	2.63
Exercised		-		-		10,000		2.63
Expired		-		-		-		-
Outstanding at end of year		10,000	$	2.63		10,000	$	2.63

At February 28, 2019, all options outstanding are exercisable with an aggregate intrinsic value of $54,300 and weighted-average remaining contractual terms of options outstanding of 0.8 years.

In July 2018, our shareholders approved the Company’s 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan (“2019 LTI Plan”). The 2019 LTI Plan establishes up to 600,000 shares of restricted stock which can be granted to certain members of management based on exceeding specified net revenues and pre-tax performance metrics during fiscal years 2019, 2020 and 2021. The first award of 200,000 shares of restricted stock will be made for exceeding the initial annual net revenues target of $100,000,000. The second award of an additional 200,000 shares of restricted stock will begin to be awarded for exceeding annual net revenues of $112,500,000 up to the full award of shares for reaching the second targeted annual net revenues of $130,000,000. The third award of 200,000 shares of restricted stock will begin to be awarded for exceeding annual net revenues of $146,250,000 up to the full award of shares for reaching the third targeted annual net revenues of $160,000,000. Should the Company’s annual net revenues exceed $160,000,000 in any of the three years under the plan, the 2019 LTI Plan calls for the full award of the 600,000 shares of restricted stock to be issued. Awards of restricted stock will be made based on interpolation for years that net revenues exceed an established net revenues target but do not fully reach the next net revenues target. Net revenues under the 2019 LTI Plan is defined as gross sales, less discounts plus transportation revenue, similarly as presented on the Company’s Statement of Earnings. Awards of shares will be delayed if the Company does not achieve a minimum pre-tax profit of 3.0% in any fiscal year. Delayed awards will be made to participants upon the Company achieving the minimum profitability during the next completed fiscal year. Restricted shares granted under the 2019 LTI Plan “cliff vest” after five years of continued employment.

The restricted share awards granted under the 2019 LTI Plan contain both service and performance conditions. The Company recognizes share compensation expense only for the portion of the restricted share awards that are considered probable of vesting. Shares are considered granted, and the service inception date begins, when a mutual understanding of the key terms and conditions between the Company and the employee have been established. The fair value of these awards is determined based on the closing price of the shares on the grant date. The probability of restricted share awards granted with future performance conditions is evaluated at each reporting period and compensation expense is adjusted based on the probability assessment.

For certain awards that provide discretion to adjust the allocation of the restricted shares, the service-inception date for such awards could precede the grant date as a mutual understanding of the key terms and conditions between the Company and the employee has not yet been established. For awards in which the service-inception date precedes the grant date, compensation cost is accrued beginning on the service-inception date. The Company estimates the award's fair value on each subsequent reporting date, until the grant date, based on the closing market price of the Company’s common stock. On the grant date, the award's fair value is fixed, subject to the remaining performance conditions, and the cumulative amount of previously recognized compensation expense is adjusted to the fair value at the grant date.

During fiscal year 2019, the Company granted approximately 308,000 restricted shares under the 2019 LTI Plan with an average grant-date fair value of $9.94 per share. During fiscal year 2019, the Company recognized $401,800 of compensation expense associated with the shares granted. The remaining compensation expense for these awards, totaling approximately $2,660,500, will be recognized ratably over the remaining vesting period of approximately 48 months.

A summary of compensation expense recognized in connection with restricted share awards follows:

	Year Ended February 28,
	2019		2018

Share-based compensation expense	$	401,800	$	-