Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

SHARE-BASED BENEFIT PLANS

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SHARE-BASED BENEFIT PLANS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Share-Based Compensation [Abstract]  
SHARE-BASED BENEFIT PLANS
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SHARE-BASED BENEFIT PLANS
 
Compensation Cost. We recognized stock compensation expense of $37,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to $78,000 during the prior-year period. Share-based compensation expense is included in selling, general and administrative expense. As of March 31, 2015, there was approximately $0.6 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options granted by the Company. This unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.8 years.
 
Stock Options. The following table summarizes information related to our common stock options, all of which remain unvested as of March 31, 2015. The Company filed a registration statement on SEC Form S-8 on March 26, 2015 to register the shares issuable upon exercise of the nonqualified stock options.
                 
   
Number
of Stock
Options
   
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
 
Options outstanding at January 1, 2015
    943,834     $ 1.25  
Granted
    300,000     $ 1.37  
Exercised
    --       --  
Canceled/Forfeited
    --       --  
Options outstanding at March 31, 2015
    1,243,834     $ 1.28  
Options exercisable at March 31, 2015
    --     $ 1.28  
 
 
On January 30, 2015, we entered into an employment agreement with Lewis Fanger to serve as the Company’s Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. In connection with entering into the employment agreement, Mr. Fanger was granted, outside of the 2006 Plan and qualifying as inducement options, nonqualified stock options covering 300,000 shares of Company common stock with an exercise price of $1.37, the closing price per share on the grant date. The stock options will vest with respect to 25% of the shares on January 30, 2016 and will continue to vest with respect to an additional 1/48th of the shares on each monthly anniversary thereafter, subject to Mr. Fanger’s continued service through the applicable vesting date. The stock options will vest in full on a change in control of the Company.
 
The aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding was $0.3 million at March 31, 2015, none of which were exercisable. The aggregate intrinsic value represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value that would have been realized by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options on the applicable date. The intrinsic value of a stock option is the excess of our closing stock price on that date over the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options.
 
We estimated the fair value of each stock option award on the grant date using the Black-Scholes valuation model. Option valuation models require the input of highly subjective assumptions. Changes in assumptions used can materially affect the fair value estimate. Option valuation assumptions for Mr. Fanger’s options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2015 were as follows:
 
Vesting commencement date:
 
January 30, 2016
Expected volatility:
 
60%
Expected dividend yield:
 
0%
Expected life (in years):
 
3 years
Weighted average risk free rate:
 
0.88%
 
Restricted Stock. There are 11,000 shares of common stock available for future issuance under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2006 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2006 Plan”), which expires on January 1, 2016. All previously issued shares have vested. See Note 13 for additional information.