Note 2 - Stock Compensation

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2019

2.	Stock Compensation

For the

nine

months ended

July 31, 2019,

the Company’s total stock-based compensation expense was

$0.2

million and for the

three

and

nine

months ended

July 31, 2018,

$0.6

million and

$2.7

million, respectively. For the

three

months ended

July 31, 2019,

there was stock-based compensation income of

$1.0

million (pre and post-tax), as a result of the cancellation of certain market stock units awards based on performance conditions which were

not

met. Included in the total stock-based compensation expense was the vesting of stock options of

$0.4

million and

$0.7

million for the

three

and

nine

months ended

July 31, 2019,

respectively, and

$0.9

million and

$1.1

million for the

three

and

nine

months ended

July 31, 2018,

respectively.