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Stock Options
12 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2014
Stock Options

Note 8. Stock Options

Upon recommendation of the Board of Directors of the Company, on August 25, 2006, the shareholders of the Company approved the Video Display Corporation 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (“Plan”), whereby options to purchase up to 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock may be granted and up to 100,000 restricted common stock shares may be awarded. Options may not be granted at a price less than the fair market value, determined on the day the options are granted. Options granted to a participant who is the owner of ten percent or more of the common stock of the Company may not be granted at a price less than 110% of the fair market value, determined on the day the options are granted. The exercise price of each option granted is fixed and may not be re-priced. The life of each option granted is determined by the plan administrator, but may not exceed the lesser of five years from the date the participant has the vested right to exercise the option, or seven years from the date of the grant. The life of an option granted to a participant who is the owner of ten percent or more of the common stock of the Company may not exceed five years from the date of grant. All full-time or part-time employees, and Directors of the Company, are eligible for participation in the Plan. In addition, any consultant or advisor who renders bona fide services to the Company, other than in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction, is eligible for participation in the Plan. The plan administrator is appointed by the Board of Directors of the Company, and must include two or more outside, independent Directors of the Company. The Plan may be terminated by action of the Board of Directors, but in any event will terminate on the tenth anniversary of its effective date.

Prior to expiration on May 1, 2006, the Company maintained an incentive stock option plan whereby options to purchase up to 1.2 million shares could be granted to directors and key employees at a price not less than fair market value at the time the options were granted. Upon vesting, options granted are exercisable for a period not to exceed ten years. No further options may be granted pursuant to the plan after the expiration date; however, those options outstanding at that date will remain exercisable in accordance with their respective terms.

Information regarding the stock option plans is as follows:

 

     Number of Shares
(in thousands)
    Average Exercise Price
Per Share
 

Outstanding at February 29, 2012

     59      $ 4.46   

Granted

     9        4.00   

Forfeited or expired

     (6     3.27   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Outstanding at February 28, 2013

     62      $ 4.50   

Granted

     19        3.83   

Forfeited or expired

     (9     4.19   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Outstanding at February 28, 2014

     72      $ 4.37   

Options exercisable

    

February 28, 2013

     44      $ 4.79   

February 28, 2014

     53        4.56   

 

    Options Outstanding     Options Exercisable  
Range
of Exercise Prices
  Number
Outstanding at
February 28, 2014
(in thousands)
    Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
(in years)
    Weighted
Average

Exercise Price
    Number
Exercisable at
February 28, 2014

(in thousands)
    Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
 
$3.20 - 3.27     7        4.3      $ 3.20        7      $ 3.20   
  3.59 - 3.65     27        3.1        3.61        18        3.62   
  4.00 - 4.20     27        5.1        4.07        17        4.09   
  7.65 - 7.71     11        2.8        7.68        11        7.68   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    72        3.9      $ 4.37        53      $ 4.56   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Company estimates the fair value of stock options granted using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, which requires the Company to estimate the expected term of the stock option grants and expected future stock price volatility over the term. The term represents the expected period of time the Company believes the options will be outstanding based on historical information. Estimates of expected future stock price volatility are based on the historic volatility of the Company’s common stock. The Company calculates the historic volatility based on the weekly stock closing price, adjusted for dividends and stock splits. The fair value of the stock options is based on the stock price at the time the option is granted, the annualized volatility of the stock and the discount rate at the grant date.