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The Incentive Stock Plans
6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]  
The Incentive Stock Plans

12.

THE INCENTIVE STOCK PLANS:

During February 2020, our shareholders approved a proposal to amend the 2011 Stock-Based Compensation Plan (“2011 Plan”) to increase the 3,200,456 share threshold by 1,000,000 shares to 4,200,456 shares.  During January 2011, our shareholders approved a proposal to authorize our 2011 Plan, which replaced our 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan (“2007 Plan”). Our 2011 Plan provides for the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, stock units, bonus stock, dividend equivalents, other stock related awards, and performance awards (collectively “awards”), that may be settled in cash, stock, or other property. Our 2011 Plan is designed to attract, motivate, retain, and reward our executives, employees, officers, directors, and independent contractors by providing such persons with annual and long-term performance incentives to expend their maximum efforts in the creation of shareholder value. Subsequent to the February 2020 amendment described above, the total number of shares of our common stock that may be subject to awards under the 2011 Plan is equal to 4,000,000 shares, plus: (i) any shares available for issuance and not subject to an award under the 2007 Plan, which was 200,456 shares at the time of approval of the 2011 Plan; (ii) the number of shares with respect to which awards granted under the 2011 Plan and the 2007 Plan terminate without the issuance of the shares or where the shares are forfeited or repurchased; (iii) with respect to awards granted under the 2011 Plan and the 2007 Plan, the number of shares

that are not issued as a result of the award being settled for cash or otherwise not issued in connection with the exercise or payment of the award; and (iv) the number of shares that are surrendered or withheld in payment of the exercise price of any award or any tax withholding requirements in connection with any award granted under the 2011 Plan or the 2007 Plan. The 2011 Plan terminates in February 2030, and awards may be granted at any time during the life of the 2011 Plan. The dates on which awards vest are determined by the Board of Directors or the Plan Administrator. The Board of Directors has appointed the Compensation Committee as the Plan Administrator. The exercise prices of options are determined by the Board of Directors or the Plan Administrator and are at least equal to the fair market value of shares of common stock on the date of grant. The term of options under the 2011 Plan may not exceed ten years. The options granted have varying vesting periods. To date, we have not settled or been under any obligation to settle any awards in cash.

The following table summarizes activity from our incentive stock plans from September 30, 2020 through March 31, 2021:

 

 

 

Shares

Available

for Grant

 

 

Options Outstanding

 

 

Aggregate

Intrinsic Value

(in thousands)

 

 

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

 

 

Weighted

Average

Remaining Contractual

Life

 

Balance as of September 30, 2020

 

 

1,275,415

 

 

 

196,329

 

 

$

2,636

 

 

$

12.12

 

 

 

2.5

 

Options granted

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

Options cancelled/forfeited/expired

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

(10,000

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

Options exercised

 

 

-

 

 

 

(71,079

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted stock awards issued

 

 

(336,591

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted stock awards forfeited

 

 

5,975

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

Additional shares of stock issued

 

 

(3,374

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of March 31, 2021

 

 

951,425

 

 

 

115,250

 

 

$

4,531

 

 

$

11.66

 

 

 

2.2

 

Exercisable as of March 31, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

115,250

 

 

$

4,531

 

 

$

11.66

 

 

 

2.2

 

 

No options were granted for the six months ended March 31, 2020 and 2021. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the six months ended March 31, 2020 and 2021, was $0.2 million and $1.6 million, respectively.

 

We used the Black-Scholes model to estimate the fair value of options granted. The expected term of options granted is estimated based on historical experience. Volatility is based on the historical volatility of our common stock. The risk-free rate for periods within the contractual term of the options is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.