Stock-Based Compensation - Restricted Stock Awards

Compensation expense recorded for the first quarter of fiscal 2016 and fiscal 2015 relating to restricted stock grants was $117,000 and $348,000, respectively. As of April 30, 2016, there was $1,157,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested restricted stock grants. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average expected life of 1.9 years. The total fair value of restricted stock vested during the first three months of fiscal 2016 and fiscal 2015 was $23,000 and $88,000, respectively.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2016, the Company granted a total of 188,991 shares of time-based restricted stock awards to certain key employees as part of the Company's long-term incentive program. The restricted stock will vest in three equal annual installments beginning March 28, 2017. The aggregate market value of the restricted stock at the date of the award was $187,101 and is being amortized as compensation expense over the three-year vesting period.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2016, the Company also granted a total of 179,156 shares of market-based restricted stock performance units to certain executives as part of the Company's long-term incentive program. The number of restricted stock units earned is based on the Company's total shareholder return ("TSR") relative to a group of industry peers over a three-year performance measurement period. The total grant date fair value was estimated to be $223,571, or $0.98 - $1.72 per share and is being amortized over the three-year performance period. Grant date fair values were determined using a Monte Carlo valuation model based on assumptions, which included a weighted average risk-free interest rate of 0.9% - 1.0%, a weighted average expected life of three years and an implied volatility of 71% - 73%. The percent of the target market-based performance vested restricted stock unit award that will be earned based on the Company's TSR relative to the peer group is as follows:



Percentile Rank		Percentage of Units Vested
< 33%		0%
33%		50%
50%		100%
100%		150%

During the first quarter of fiscal 2015, the Company granted a total of 67,786 shares of time-based restricted stock awards to certain key employees as part of the Company's long-term incentive program. The restricted stock will vest in three equal annual installments beginning March 20, 2016. The aggregate market value of the restricted stock at the date of the award was $417,593 and is being amortized as compensation expense over the three-year vesting period.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2015, the Company also granted a total of 106,963 shares of market-based restricted stock performance units to certain executives as part of the Company's long-term incentive program. The number of restricted stock units earned is based on the Company's total shareholder return ("TSR") relative to a group of industry peers over a three-year performance measurement period. The total grant date fair value was estimated to be $776,865, or $7.26 per share and is being amortized over the three-year performance period. Grant date fair values were determined using a Monte Carlo valuation model based on assumptions, which included a weighted average risk-free interest rate of 0.9%, a weighted average expected life of three years and an implied volatility of 54% - 55%. The percent of the target market-based performance vested restricted stock unit award that will be earned based on the Company's TSR relative to the peer group is as follows:



Percentile Rank		Percentage of Units Vested
< 33%		0%
33%		50%
50%		100%
100%		150%

A summary of the status of the Company’s non-vested restricted stock activity as of April 30, 2016 and changes during the three-month period then ended is as follows:



	Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Non-vested outstanding, January 30, 2016	861,000		$4.46
Granted	368,000		$1.12
Vested	(28,000	)	$5.76
Forfeited	(267,000	)	$5.60
Non-vested outstanding, April 30, 2016	934,000		$2.77