STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

6.STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Stock Incentive Plans

The Company’s Stock Incentive Plans provide for the granting of stock awards, including restricted stock, stock options and stock appreciation rights, to employees and non-employees, including directors of the Company.

Restricted Stock

For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, 76,714 shares of unvested restricted stock were awarded at a weighted average market value of $27.37. Of the restricted shares granted, 41,792 shares have performance based vesting conditions. The value of the shares is amortized to compensation expense over the related service period, which is normally three years, or over the estimated performance period. Shares of unvested restricted stock are forfeited if a recipient leaves the Company before the vesting date. Shares that are forfeited become available for future awards.

The following is a summary of restricted stock activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2015:

	Number of shares
Outstanding at beginning of period	487,678
Awarded	76,714
Vested	(140,465	)
Forfeited	(6,700	)

Outstanding at end of period	417,227

Stock based compensation expense, net of forfeitures of $410 and $370 was recorded for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, stock compensation expense, net of forfeitures, of $1,336 and $1,137 was recorded, respectively.