Stock-based Compensation

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Stock-based Compensation

Stock-based Compensation

Note 8. Stock-based Compensation

Stock Options

At June 30, 2011, the Company had three stock option plans that reserved shares of common stock for issuance to executives and key employees: the 1992 Key Employee Stock Option Plan, the 1995 Executive Stock Option Plan, and the 2004 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan. All of these plans were approved by the Company’s stockholders. Collectively, these plans authorized the grant of up to 4.0 million shares of the Company’s common stock. Options issued under these plans usually vest in one or two years and expire ten years from the grant date.  Stock options granted to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer on January 27, 2010 vest 50% on June 30, 2014 and 50% on June 30, 2015.

The compensation expense associated with stock-based compensation for the quarters ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 were recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations as follows (amounts in thousands):

	Quarters Ended June 30,
	2011		2010
Cost of sales	$	84	$	38
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,107		111
Total stock-based compensation expense	$	1,191	$	149

In the “Operating activities” section of the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, stock-based compensation expense was treated as an adjustment to Net income (loss) for the quarters ended June 30, 2011 and 2010. Approximately 9 thousand stock options were exercised in the quarter ended June 30, 2011.  No stock options were exercised during the quarter ended June 30, 2010.

Restricted Stock

The Company grants shares of its common stock as restricted stock to members of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer. Restricted stock granted to the Board of Directors vests in one year while restricted stock granted to the Chief Executive Officer on January 27, 2010 vest 50% on June 30, 2014 and 50% on June 30, 2015. Once vested, restricted shares cannot be sold until 90 days after the Chief Executive Officer or the member of the Board of Directors resigns from his position.  The contractual term on restricted stock is indefinite. In the second quarter of fiscal year 2011, 47 thousand shares of restricted stock were granted to the non-management members of the Board of Directors.  As of June 30, 2011, unrecognized compensation costs related to the unvested restricted stock share based compensation arrangements granted was $0.4 million. The expense is to be recognized over the respective vesting periods.

2012/2013 LTIP

During the first quarter of fiscal year 2012, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the 2012/2013 LTIP , a new long-term incentive plan based upon the achievement of an Adjusted EBITDA target for the two-year period comprised of fiscal years ending in March 2012 and 2013.  At the time of the award, participants will receive restricted shares of the Company’s common stock of up to 100% of the award earned.  The Company assesses the likelihood of meeting the Adjusted EBITDA financial metric on a quarterly basis and recorded expense of $0.7 million and the related liability is reflected in the line item “Additional paid-in capital” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, based on this assessment.  The Company will continue to monitor the likelihood of whether the Adjusted EBITDA financial metric will be realized and will adjust compensation expense to match expectations.

2011/2012 LTIP

During the first quarter of fiscal year 2011, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the 2011/2012 LTIP , a long-term incentive plan based upon the achievement of an Adjusted EBITDA target for the two-year period comprised of fiscal years ending in March 2011 and 2012.  At the time of the award, participants will receive at least 10% of the award in restricted shares of the Company’s common stock; and the remainder will be realized in cash.  The Company assesses the likelihood of meeting the Adjusted EBITDA financial metric on a quarterly basis and recorded expense of $1.3 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2011, based on this assessment.  As of June 30, 2011, the Company has accrued $5.6 million and the related liability is reflected in the line item “Accrued expenses” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and $0.6 million in the line item “Additional paid-in capital” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.  The Company will continue to monitor the likelihood of whether the Adjusted EBITDA financial metric will be realized and will adjust compensation expense to match expectations.

2010/2011 LTIP

During the second quarter of fiscal year 2010, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the 2010/2011 LTIP, a long-term incentive plan based upon the achievement of an Adjusted EBITDA target for the two-year period comprised of fiscal years ending in March 2010 and 2011.  At the time of the award and at the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee, participants may receive up to 15% of the award in restricted shares of the Company’s common stock, and the remainder of the award will be realized in cash.  The Company had accrued $4.5 million based upon this assessment and the related liability is reflected in the line item “Accrued expenses” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and $0.5 million in the line item “Additional paid-in capital” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.