STOCK OPTIONS

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

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

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

11. STOCK OPTIONS

The Company has options outstanding under two stock option plans, the 2004 Stock Option Plan (the “2004 Plan”) and the 2010 Stock Option Plan (the “2010 Plan”), which was approved by shareholders in the second quarter of 2010. Effective with this approval, the Company terminated the 2004 Plan. This action terminated the 400 authorized but unissued options under the 2004 Plan, but it did not affect any of the options previously issued under the 2004 Plan. Options granted under the 2004 Plan are exercisable at prices at least equal to the fair market value of such stock on the dates the options were granted. The options expire ten years after the date of grant. Options granted under the 2010 Plan are exercisable at prices at least equal to the fair market value of such stock on the dates the options were granted. The options expire ten years after the date of grant.

On April 5, 2016, the shareholders of the Company approved the 2016 Stock Option Plan and the Section 162(m) Cash Bonus Plan. Under the 2016 Stock Option Plan, 500,000 options were authorized for future grant and are exercisable at prices at least equal to the fair market value of such stock on the dates the options were granted. The options expire ten years after the date of grant. Under the Section 162(m) Cash Bonus Plan, compensation paid in excess of $1,000,000 to any employee who is the chief executive officer, or one of the three highest paid executive officers on the last day of that tax year (other than the chief executive officer or the chief financial officer) will meet certain “performance-based” requirements of Section 162(m) and the related IRS regulations in order for it to be tax deductible.

During the year ended September 30, 2017, options to purchase 90,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $32.15 per share expired unexercised.

No options were granted during the years ended September 30, 2017 and October 1, 2016. The following table summarizes stock option activity under all plans:

	2017									2016
	Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Contractual Term		Aggregate Intrinsic Value		Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding, beginning of year		518,608		$	20.33		5.1 Years				523,800		$	20.29
Options:
Granted		—									—
Exercised		(6,808	)	$	17.15						(5,192	)	$	16.26
Canceled or expired		(90,000	)	$	32.15						—
Outstanding and expected to vest, end of year		421,800		$	17.86		5.2 Years	$	2,745,156		518,608		$	20.33	$	1,979,232
Exercisable, end of year		421,800		$	17.86		5.2 Years	$	2,745,156		518,608		$	20.33	$	1,979,232
Shares available for future grant		500,000									500,000

Compensation cost charged to operations for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2017 and October 1, 2016 for share-based compensation programs was approximately $0 and $286,000, respectively. The compensation cost recognized is classified as a general and administrative expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income. As of September 30, 2017, there was no unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options.

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding as of September 30, 2017:

	Options Outstanding and Exercisable
Range of Exercise Prices	Number of Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining contractual life (in years)
$12.04		66,000	$	12.04		1.6
$14.40		156,300	$	14.40		4.7
$22.50		199,500	$	22.50		6.7
		421,800	$	20.33		5.2