Note 3 - Stock-Based Compensation

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]

Note 3 – Stock-Based Compensation

During the second quarter of 2012, the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors approved equity-based compensation to executive officers and other key employees.  These awards included a grant of 871,181 time-vesting shares of stock, which vest equally over a three-year period.  The fair value on the date of grant for these awards was $5.57 per share.  Non-employee directors received shares of restricted stock totaling 117,115 shares, which will vest in full on the first anniversary of the grant date.

Additionally, 1,438,158 stock options were granted to executive officers and other key employees at an exercise price of $5.57, which provides for equal vesting over a three-year period with a term of ten years.  The estimated fair value of the stock options on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model was $2.89.  The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes model included a risk free interest rate of 0.68%, expected life of 5.22 years and expected volatility of 60.3%.