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9. Stock-Based
Compensation
We
maintained the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan") for
employees, outside directors and consultants until April 30,
2012, at which point future awards could no longer be granted
under the Plan. At March 31, 2012, 250,847 options
were outstanding under the Plan with exercise prices ranging
from $0.04 to $4.80 per share. The requisite
service periods for the options to vest vary from six months
to four years and the options expire ten years from the date
of grant. At March 31, 2012, 36,713 shares
remained available for grant under the Plan, including
forfeitures.
During
the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, no options
were granted.
Compensation
expense associated with stock options and restricted stock
grants for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 was
$182,000 and $164,000, respectively.
The
weighted average remaining contractual life of the options
outstanding under the Plan at March 31, 2012 was 3.44 years
and for those outstanding options that were exercisable at
March 31, 2012 was 3.07 years.
As
of March 31, 2012, compensation costs related to non-vested
awards under the Plan totaled $1.2 million for non-vested
restricted shares and $0.1 million for non-vested options,
which are expected to be recognized over a weighted average
period of 2.2 years.
The
compensation costs of restricted stock awards under the Plan
were determined based on the fair value of our common stock
on the date of grant and expensed over each award's
respective vesting period. Restricted stock
vesting periods vary from immediate to four years from the
date of grant. During the three months ended March
31, 2012, no restricted shares were
granted.
Below
is a summary of restricted stock grant and vesting
activity:
Due
to the passage of The American Jobs Creation Act and the
subsequent IRS Section 409A rules, stock options that were
issued at a strike price less than market value at the date
of grant will now be considered deferred compensation by the
IRS and the individual who was granted the options will incur
adverse tax consequences, including, but not limited to
excise taxes, unless the individual designated a specific
future exercise date of the unvested stock options at
December 31, 2004 and made this election before December 31,
2005. As a result of the compliance with The
American Job Creation Act, a summary of these designated
future exercise dates is as follows:
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