Note 4 - Stock Based Compensation |
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| Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block] |
Note 4. Stock Based Compensation The Company recorded $226,767 of compensation expense related to current and past option grants, restricted stock grants and the Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) for the three months ended December 31, 2015 of which $204,881 is included in selling, general and administrative expense, and $21,886 is included in cost of sales. The Company recorded $283,627 of compensation expense related to current and past equity awards for the three months ended December 31, 2014. For the three months ended December 31, 2014, all of this expense is included in selling, general and administrative expense. As of December 31, 2015, $4,131,512 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested equity awards is expected to be recognized over a period of approximately 8.8 years. There were no stock options granted during the three-month periods ended December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014. The following is a summary of stock option activity during the three months ended December 31, 2015:
The intrinsic value of an option is the amount by which the fair value of the underlying stock exceeds its exercise price. At December 31, 2015, the weighted average remaining contractual term for all outstanding and exercisable stock options was 1.3 years and their aggregate intrinsic value was $2,358,173. During the three months ended December 31, 2015, the Company received proceeds of $34,990 from the exercise of stock options. During the three months ended December 31, 2014, exercised stock options totaled 1,450 shares, resulting in $1,276 of proceeds to the Company. Restricted Stock The Company’s 2007 Stock Compensation Plan permits its Compensation Committee to grant stock-based awards, including stock options and restricted stock, to key employees and non-employee directors. The Company has made restricted stock grants that vest over one to ten years. During the three-month period ended December 31, 2015, the Company granted employees restricted stock awards totaling 8,500 shares of common stock, with a vesting term of five years and a fair value of $13.64 per share. During the three-month period ended December 31, 2014, the Company granted employees restricted stock awards totaling 3,000 shares of common stock, with a vesting term of ten years and a fair value of $13.33 per share. Restricted stock transactions during the three-month period ended December 31, 2015 are summarized as follows:
Employee Stock Purchase Plan Clearfield, Inc.’s ESPP allows participating employees to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at a discount through payroll deductions. The ESPP is available to all employees subject to certain eligibility requirements. Terms of the ESPP provide that participating employees may purchase the Company’s common stock on a voluntary after-tax basis. Employees may purchase the Company’s common stock at a price that is no less than the lower of 85% of the fair market value of one share of common stock at the beginning or end of each stock purchase period or phase. The ESPP is carried out in six month phases, with phases beginning on January 1 and July 1 of each calendar year. For the phases that ended on December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, employees purchased 10,352 and 10,097 shares at a price of $11.40 and $10.46 per share, respectively. After the employee purchase on December 31, 2015, 155,088 shares of common stock were available for future purchase under the ESPP.
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