Note 5 - Stock-Based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

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

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

5. Stock-Based Compensation

Under the Company’s equity incentive plans, directors and eligible employees may be granted incentive or non-statutory stock options and/or restricted stock units, or awarded non-vested stock. As of September 30, 2013, the only options granted by the Company were non-statutory stock options to selected Bank officers and non-employee directors at exercise prices equal to the fair market value of a share of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. Such options have a maximum ten-year term and vest in 20% annual increments (subject to early termination in certain events) except certain options granted to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company in 2005 and 2008. If such options expire or terminate without having been exercised, any shares not purchased will again be available for future grants or awards. There were no options granted during the first nine months of 2013 or during 2012.

Option compensation expense was zero for the three months ended September 30, 2013, and $194,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2012. For the nine months ended September 30, option compensation expense totaled $129,000 for 2013 and $581,000 for 2012. Stock-based compensation is recognized ratably over the requisite service period for all awards. All unrecognized stock-based compensation expense was fully recognized as of September 30, 2013.

No stock options were exercised in the first nine months of 2013 compared to 39,784 shares issued on the exercise of stock options in the first nine months 2012. Cash received totaled $647,000 and the aggregate intrinsic value totaled $34,000 from the exercise of stock options during the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The table below summarizes stock option activity for the periods indicated:

	Shares			Weighted-average exercise price		Weighted-average remaining contractual life (in years)		Aggregate intrinsic value (in thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2012		3,996,630		$	29.45		2.2	$	-
Exercised		-			-
Forfeited		(339,340	)		20.45
Balance, March 31, 2013		3,657,290		$	30.28		2.2	$	-
Exercised		-			-
Forfeited		(2,980	)		30.79
Balance, June 30, 2013		3,654,310		$	30.28		1.9	$	-
Forfeited		(21,970	)		32.81
Balance, September 30, 2013		3,632,340		$	30.27		1.7	$	-
Exercisable, September 30, 2013		3,632,340		$	30.27		1.7	$	-

At September 30, 2013, 2,655,759 shares were available under the Company’s 2005 Incentive Plan for future grants.

The Company granted restricted stock units for 125,133 shares at an average closing price of $18.24 per share in 2012. The Company granted restricted stock units for 14,416 shares on March 14, 2013, at the closing price of $20.57, 6,729 shares on April 15, 2013, at the closing price of $18.91, and 1,454 shares on May 17, 2013, at the closing price of $20.63. The restricted stock units granted in 2012 and 2013 are scheduled to vest two years from grant date.

The following table presents information relating to the restricted stock units as of September 30, 2013:

	Units
Balance at December 31, 2012		256,616
Granted		22,599
Forfeited		-
Vested		(66,539	)
Balance at September 30, 2013		212,676

The compensation expense related to the restricted stock units was $476,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2013, compared to $459,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2012. For the nine months ended September 30, compensation expense recorded related to the restricted stock units was $1.6 million in 2013 and $1.2 million in 2012. Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to restricted stock units was $1.6 million at September 30, 2013, and is expected to be recognized over the next 1.1 years.

The following table summarizes the tax short-fall from share-based payment arrangements:

	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2013			2012			2013			2012
Short-fall of tax deductions in excess of grant-date fair value	$	(63	)	$	(114	)	$	(143	)	$	(679	)
Benefit of tax deductions on grant-date fair value		95			114			702			777
Total benefit of tax deductions	$	32		$	-		$	559		$	98