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Share-Based Awards
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Share-Based Awards
Share-Based Awards
Employee Stock Option and Incentive Plans
In October 2005, our shareholders approved a stock option and incentive plan (the “2005 Plan”) under which 4,800,000 shares of common stock were reserved for the issuance of awards, including incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, unrestricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares, performance units (including performance options) and other share-based awards. The 2005 Plan provides that our employees and directors may, at the discretion of the Board of Directors or a duly designated compensation committee, be granted certain share-based awards. In the case of option awards granted under the 2005 Plan, the exercise price of each option is determined based on the date of grant and expire no later than 10 years from the date of grant. Awards granted pursuant to the 2005 Plan are subject to the vesting schedule or performance metrics set forth in the agreements pursuant to which they are granted. Upon a change of control of our Company, as such term is defined in the 2005 Plan, awards under the 2005 Plan will fully vest under certain circumstances. The 2005 Plan expired on May 25, 2015. As of December 31, 2015, there were 1,702,326 outstanding options and 26,279 outstanding shares of restricted stock, restricted stock units and performance based restricted stock under the 2005 Plan.
In August 2015, our shareholders approved a stock option and incentive plan (the “2015 Plan”) under which 11,500,000 shares of common stock were reserved for the issuance of awards, including incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards and restricted stock unit awards, performance stock awards and other share-based awards. The 2015 Plan provides that our employees and directors may, at the discretion of the Board of Directors or a duly designated compensation committee, be granted certain share-based awards. In the case of option awards granted under the 2015 Plan, the exercise price of each option is determined based on the date of grant and expire no later than 10 years from the date of grant. Awards granted pursuant to the 2015 Plan are subject to the vesting schedule or performance metrics set forth in the agreements pursuant to which they are granted. Upon a change of control of our Company, as such term is defined in the 2015 Plan, awards under the 2015 Plan will fully vest under certain circumstances. As of December 31, 2015, there were 150,000 outstanding options, 92,934 outstanding shares of restricted stock awards and 11,551,215 shares available for future grant under the 2015 Plan.
A summary of stock option transactions during the nine months ended December 31, 2015 follows:
 
 
Number of
Shares
 
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
per Share
 
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (years)
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
(in thousands)
Outstanding, April 1, 2015
 
1,636,176

 
$
24.82

 
5.5
 

Granted
 
564,000

 
15.44

 
7.5
 


Exercised
 
(300
)
 
15.99

 
6.4
 
$

Forfeited/Canceled
 
(497,550
)
 
24.75

 
4.8
 


Outstanding, December 31, 2015
 
1,702,326

 
$
21.79

 
5.6
 
$
552

Vested and expected to vest, December 31, 2015
 
1,570,577

 
$
22.11

 
5.6
 
$
485

Exercisable, December 31, 2015
 
633,116

 
$
28.16

 
4.2
 
$
10



We utilize the Black-Scholes valuation model for estimating the fair value of share-based compensation with the following assumptions:
 
 
Nine Months Ended December 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014
Expected term
 
 3.8 - 3.9 years
 
 4.8 years
Expected volatility
 
38.3% - 38.9%
 
36.4% - 36.6%
Expected dividends
 
4.1% - 5.3%
 
4.3% - 4.4%
Risk-free rate
 
1.3% - 1.6%
 
1.7%

The weighted-average grant date fair value of stock options granted during the nine months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 was $3.33 and $3.50 per share, respectively.
During the nine months ended December 31, 2015, a total of 564,000 options to purchase shares of common stock were granted under the 2005 and 2015 Plans at an exercise price equal to the market price of our common stock on the date of grant. A summary of stock options granted under the 2005 and 2015 Plans during fiscal years 2016 and 2015 is as follows:
Option Grant Date
 
Number of Shares
 
Exercise Price
 
Vesting Terms (1)
 
Expires
August 17, 2015
 
150,000

 
$
12.80

 
Five years
 
August 17, 2023
May 22, 2015
 
414,000

 
$
16.64

 
Five years
 
May 22, 2023
Fiscal year 2016 option grants
 
564,000

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
March 11, 2015
 
10,000

 
$
15.84

 
Five years
 
March 11, 2023
September 2, 2014
 
20,000

 
$
15.63

 
Five years
 
September 2, 2022
June 3, 2014
 
439,650

 
$
15.99

 
Five years
 
June 3, 2022
Fiscal year 2015 option grants
469,650

 
 
 
 
 
 
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(1) Options vest in equal annual installments on each grant anniversary date commencing one year following the date of grant with the exception of the August 17, 2015 grant which vests in five equal annual installments beginning on July 1, 2016.
Employee Share Purchase Plan
On August 11, 2014, our shareholders approved an Employee Share Purchase Plan (the “Purchase Plan”) under which 4,000,000 shares of common stock were reserved for future grant.  The Purchase Plan allows eligible employees to purchase shares through payroll deductions of up to 15% of total base salary at a price equal to 90% of the lower of the fair market values of the shares as of the beginning or the end of the corresponding offering period.  Any shares purchased under the Purchase Plan are subject to a six-month holding period.  Employees are limited to purchasing no more than 1,500 shares on any single purchase date and no more than $25,000 in total fair market value of shares during any one calendar year. As of December 31, 2015, we have issued 95,190 shares under the Purchase Plan and 3,904,810 shares are available for future issuance.
Share-based compensation expense recorded for the employee share purchase plan was $70 for the three months ended December 31, 2015 and $50 for the three months ended December 31, 2014
Share-based compensation expense recorded for the employee share purchase plan was $216 for the nine months ended December 31, 2015 and $59 for the nine months ended December 31, 2014.
Performance-Based Awards
On May 14, 2015, the Compensation Committee approved our fiscal year 2016 Executive Compensation Program (the "Program") for our named executive officers for fiscal year 2016, on May 20, 2015, our Compensation Committee approved the Program for our Interim Chief Financial Officer, and on June 3, 2015, our Compensation Committee approved the Program for our Chief Executive Officer (effective July 1, 2015). Under the incentive portion of the Program, the executive officers are eligible to receive cash bonuses based on meeting certain target increases in revenue and non-GAAP earnings per share for fiscal year 2016 and certain equity incentive awards, including a potential award of up to an aggregate of 320,000 restricted performance shares of our common stock vesting over a three year period based on the achievement of target average daily share prices for the thirty calendar day period ending April 30th of each of the subsequent three fiscal years. In addition, under the Program, a target pool of up to 400,000 options is available for new hires, promotions, and for certain high-performing, non-executive employees based on achievement in performance targets.
Share-based compensation expense associated with the restricted performance shares with market conditions under the Program is based on the grant date fair value measured at the underlying closing share price on the date of grant using a Monte Carlo-based valuation model.
Share-based compensation expense associated with the target pool of options under our equity incentive programs are initially based on the number of options expected to vest after assessing the probability that the performance criteria will be met. Cumulative adjustments are recorded quarterly to reflect subsequent changes in the estimated outcome of performance-related conditions. We utilize the Black-Scholes option valuation model with the assumptions in the table below to calculate the share-based compensation expense related to the options.
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Nine Months Ended December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Expected term
3.8 years
 
4.8 years
 
 3.8 - 3.9 years
 
 4.8 years
Expected volatility
39.2%
 
36.2%
 
37.7% - 39.2%
 
36.2% - 36.5%
Expected dividends
—%
 
4.4%
 
0.0% - 5.5%
 
4.3% - 5.0%
Risk-free rate
1.5%
 
1.7%
 
1.1% - 1.6%
 
1.6% - 1.8%

Share-based compensation expense recorded for our performance-based awards was $143 for the three months ended December 31, 2015 and $133 for the three months ended December 31, 2014
Share-based compensation expense recorded for our performance-based awards was $290 for the nine months ended December 31, 2015 and $345 for the nine months ended December 31, 2014.
Non-vested stock option award activity, including employee stock options and performance-based awards, during the nine months ended December 31, 2015 is summarized as follows:
 
 
Non-Vested
Number of
Shares
 
Weighted-
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
per Share
Outstanding, April 1, 2015
 
1,068,290

 
$
5.81

Granted
 
564,000

 
3.33

Vested
 
(274,400
)
 
5.70

Forfeited/Canceled
 
(288,680
)
 
5.34

Outstanding, December 31, 2015
 
1,069,210

 
$
4.39


As of December 31, 2015, $3,459 of total unrecognized compensation costs related to stock options is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.4 years. This amount does not include the cost of new options that may be granted in future periods or any changes in our forfeiture percentage. The total fair value of options vested during the nine months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 was $1,564 and $1,633, respectively.
Director Awards
On May 20, 2015, the Board of Directors approved our 2016 Director Compensation Program, pursuant to which each non-employee director is to be granted shares of restricted stock upon election or re-election to the Board of Directors. The shares of restricted stock will be granted promptly following shareholder approval and registration of our 2015 Equity Incentive Plan. The shares of restricted stock will be issued according to a standard form of restricted stock award agreement and pursuant to our 2015 Equity Incentive Plan, will carry a restriction requiring that the restricted stock vest in two equal installments over two consecutive years with the vesting dates being the next two meeting dates of our annual shareholders’ meeting following election or re-election to the Board of Directors.
Share-based compensation expense related to restricted stock was $249 for the three months ended December 31, 2015 and $245 for the three months ended December 31, 2014
Share-based compensation expense related to restricted stock was $664 for the nine months ended December 31, 2015 and $637 for the nine months ended December 31, 2014.
Restricted stock activity for the nine months ended December 31, 2015 is summarized as follows:
 
 
Number of
Shares
 
Weighted-
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
per Share
Outstanding, April 1, 2015
 
78,205

 
$
17.94

Granted
 
92,934

 
12.86

Vested
 
(50,426
)
 
19.98

Canceled
 
(1,500
)
 
17.95

Outstanding, December 31, 2015
 
119,213

 
$
13.88


The weighted-average grant date fair value for the restricted stock was estimated using the market price of the common stock on the date of grant. The fair value of the restricted stock is amortized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period.
As of December 31, 2015, $1,264 of total unrecognized compensation costs related to restricted stock is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.6 years. This amount does not include the cost of new restricted stock that may be granted in future periods.