9. Stock Option Plan and Stock Based Compensation

The Company grants stock options and restricted stock to key executives and managerial employees and non-employee directors. At November 30, 2013, the Company had one stock option plan, the 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan of Ennis, Inc., as amended and restated as of June 30, 2011, formerly the 1998 Option and Restricted Stock Plan amended and restated as of May 14, 2008 (the “Plan”). The Company has 862,742 shares of unissued common stock reserved under the Plan for issuance as of November 30, 2013. The exercise price of each stock option granted under the Plan equals a referenced price of the Company’s common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on the date of grant, and an option’s maximum term is ten years. Stock options and restricted stock may be granted at different times during the year and vest ratably over various periods, from grant date up to five years. The Company uses treasury stock to satisfy option exercises and restricted stock awards.

The Company recognizes compensation expense for stock options and restricted stock grants on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. For the three months ended November 30, 2013 and November 30, 2012, the Company included in selling, general and administrative expenses, compensation expense related to share based compensation of $0.4 million ($0.2 million net of tax), and $0.4 million ($0.3 million net of tax), respectively. For the nine months ended November 30, 2013 and November 30, 2012, the Company included in selling, general and administrative expenses, compensation expense related to share based compensation of $1.2 million ($0.7 million net of tax), and $1.1 million ($0.7 million net of tax), respectively.

Stock Options

The Company had the following stock option activity for the nine months ended November 30, 2013:


						Weighted
	Number			Weighted		Average		Aggregate
	of			Average		Remaining		Intrinsic
	Shares			Exercise		Contractual		Value(a)
	*(exact quantity)*			Price		Life *(in years)*		*(in thousands)*
Outstanding at February 28, 2013		363,000		$	15.79		6.4	$	421
Granted		36,155			14.05
Terminated		(7,750	)		13.30
Exercised		(10,000	)		8.94

Outstanding at November 30, 2013		381,405		$	15.86		6.1	$	1,055

Exercisable at November 30, 2013		269,194		$	15.99		5.1	$	717

(a)	Intrinsic value is measured as the excess fair market value of the Company’s common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange over the applicable exercise price.

The following is a summary of the assumptions used and the weighted average grant-date fair value of the stock options granted during the nine months ended November 30, 2013 and November 30, 2012:


	November 30,
	2013			2012
Expected volatility		30.41	%		37.02	%
Expected term (years)		3			3
Risk free interest rate		0.35	%		0.43	%
Dividend yield		4.63	%		4.42	%
Weighted average grant-date fair value	$	1.96		$	2.83

A summary of the stock options exercised and tax benefits realized from stock based compensation is presented below (in thousands):


	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	November 30,				November 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Total cash received	$	44	$	9	$	89	$	35
Income tax benefits		—		—		—		—
Total grant-date fair value		8		1		16		6
Intrinsic value		44		6		90		23

A summary of the status of the Company’s unvested stock options at February 28, 2013, and changes during the nine months ended November 30, 2013 is presented below:


				Weighted
				Average
	Number			Grant Date
	of Options			Fair Value
Unvested at February 28, 2013		169,954		$	3.20
New grants		36,155			1.96
Vested		(93,898	)		3.08
Forfeited		—			—

Unvested at November 30, 2013		112,211		$	2.89

As of November 30, 2013, there was $0.2 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options granted under the Plan. The weighted average remaining requisite service period of the unvested stock options was 1.5 years. The total fair value of shares underlying the options vested during the nine months ended November 30, 2013 was $1.7 million.

Restricted Stock

The Company had the following restricted stock grant activity for the nine months ended November 30, 2013:


				Weighted
				Average
	Number of			Grant Date
	Shares			Fair Value
Outstanding at February 28, 2013		187,048		$	16.49
Granted		55,607			14.05
Terminated		—			—
Vested		(61,753	)		16.40

Outstanding at November 30, 2013		180,902		$	15.77

As of November 30, 2013, the total remaining unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted stock granted under the Plan was approximately $1.5 million. The weighted average remaining requisite service period of the unvested restricted stock awards was 1.3 years. As of November 30, 2013, the Company’s outstanding restricted stock had an underlying fair value at date of grant of $2.9 million.