Equity (Deficit)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Equity (Deficit)

Equity (Deficit)

14.  Equity (Deficit)

Equity Incentive Plans

In April 2009, the Company adopted the 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Plan”) pursuant to which awards of the Company’s common stock may be made to officers, directors, employees, consultants and agents of the Company and its subsidiaries.  The Company recognizes stock-based compensation costs using a graded vesting attribution method whereby costs are recognized over the requisite service period for each separately vesting portion of the award.

The following table summarizes the status of the Company’s restricted stock grants issued under the Equity Plan at March 31, 2012 and changes during the three months then ended:

Restricted Stock Grants	Number of Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
Outstanding at December 31, 2011	223,000		$	11.54
Granted during the period	24,000		9.24
Restrictions lifted during the period	(21,000	)	11.70
Forfeited during the period	(5,000	)	6.19
Outstanding at March 31, 2012	221,000		$	11.39

The restricted stock granted during the period was granted to a new officer hired during the period.  One third of the restricted stock granted will vest on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date, provided the officer continues to serve the Company at that time.  Restrictions were lifted during the period on grants made to a Company officer as a result of his retirement.

For the three months ended March 31, 2012 the Company recognized approximately $0.2 million of compensation expense related to the restricted stock grants.  The Company expects to recognize additional compensation expense related to these awards of approximately $1.1 million over the next 34 months.

The following table summarizes the status of the Company’s stock option grants issued under the Equity Plan at March 31, 2012 and changes during the three months then ended:

Equity Plan Options	Number of Shares	Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share
Outstanding at December 31, 2011	136,810	$	8.01
Granted during period	—	—
Forfeited or expired during period	—	—
Exercised during period	—	—
Outstanding at March 31, 2012	136,810	8.01
Exercisable at end of period	136,800	8.01
Granted and vested	136,800	8.01

As a result of the ECU Transaction (see Note 19) all of the stock options outstanding on the September 2, 2011 closing date vested on that date, and the awards were fully expensed at that time.  Consequently no compensation expense related to stock option grants was recorded during the three month period ended March 31, 2012.

Also, pursuant to the Equity Plan, the Company’s board of directors adopted the Non-Employee Director’s Deferred Compensation and Equity Award Plan (the “Deferred Compensation Plan”).  Pursuant to the Deferred Compensation Plan the non-employee directors receive a portion of their compensation in the form of Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) issued under the Equity Plan. The RSUs vest on the first anniversary of the grant and each vested RSU entitles the director to receive one unrestricted share of common stock upon the termination of the director’s board service.

The following table summarizes the status of the RSU grants issued under the Deferred Compensation Plan at March 31, 2012 and changes during the three months then ended:

Restricted Stock Units	Number of Underlying Shares	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
Outstanding at December 31, 2011	63,781	$	11.57
Granted during the period	—	—
Restrictions lifted during the period	—	—
Forfeited during the period	—	—
Outstanding at March 31, 2012	63,781	$	11.57

As a result of the ECU Transaction (see Note 19) all of the RSU grants outstanding on the September 2, 2011 closing date vested on that date, and the awards were fully expensed at that time.  Consequently no compensation expense related to RSU grants was recorded during the three month period ended March 31, 2012.