NOTE Stock Compensation Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

NOTE Share Based Compensation [Abstract]

Disclosure of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award [Text Block]

NOTE 4 – STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS

The Company's 1998 Incentive Plan (“Option Plan”) that provided for the issuance of up to 3,250,000 shares of common stock expired in June 2008. The Option Plan provided for grants of non-statutory options, incentive stock options, restricted stock awards and stock appreciation rights. All stock option grants had a ten-year term. Stock options issued to executives and management generally vested over a four-year period, one-fifth at grant date and one-fifth at December 31 of each year until they were fully vested. Stock options issued to directors under the Option Plan vested quarterly over a one-year period. As of May 15, 2012, 775,000 shares of common stock remained subject to outstanding awards previously granted under the Option Plan.

In June 2009, the Company's stockholders approved the 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (“Equity Plan”) that provides for the issuance of up to 480,000 shares of common stock. The Equity Plan provides for grants of non-statutory options, incentive stock options, restricted stock awards, performance shares, performance units, restricted stock units and other stock-based awards. Grants to employees generally vest over a four-year period, one-fourth at December 31 of each year until they are fully vested. Grants to non-employee directors vest quarterly over a one-year period coinciding with their service term. In April 2012, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors approved an increase of 500,000 shares to 980,000 shares, subject to stockholder approval. As of May 15, 2012, 319,766 shares of restricted stock have been granted under the Equity Plan, of which 133,115 remain subject to outstanding awards. Unvested restricted stock awards and restricted stock units are included in diluted earnings per share until the shares have been vested. The vested shares are then included in basic earnings per share.

Total share-based compensation expense of approximately $86,000 and $100,000 was recognized during the three-months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Share-based compensation expense is reported in selling, general and administrative expense.

Stock Options

No compensation expense related to outstanding non-vested stock option awards under the Option Plan was recognized during the three month period ending March 31, 2012.

The following table summarizes stock option activity through the first quarter of 2012:

	Number of Options	Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (000's)*
Balance at December 31, 2011	775,000	$	6.84	4.1	$	264
Granted	—	—		—	—
Exercised	—	—		—	—
Canceled or expired	—	—		—	—
Balance at March 31, 2012	775,000	$	6.79	3.9	$	340
Exercisable at March 31, 2012	755,000	$	6.67	4.4	$	340

*Based on average stock price through the first quarter of 2012 of $2.21 per share. The average stock price for the same period in 2011 was $4.59 per share. The total fair value of vested options outstanding as of March 31, 2012 and 2011 was $0.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively.

There were no options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2012 or the three months ended March 31, 2011.

Restricted Stock Awards

Restricted stock awards granted to directors are intended to compensate and retain the director over the one-year service period commencing July 1 of the year of service. These awards vest in quarterly installments beginning September 30 of the year of service, so long as the grantee continues to serve as a director of the Company. Restricted stock awards granted to employees vest in four equal annual installments beginning December 31 in the year granted, so long as the grantee remains employed full-time with the Company as of each vesting date. During 2011, the Company granted restricted stock awards per the following table. The Company did not grant any restricted stock awards during the three months ended March 31, 2012.

Date Issued	Issued to	Number of Individuals	Number of Shares	Market Price		Fair Value		Grants Forfeited
June 16, 2011	Employee	1	22,866	$	3.28	$	75,000	—
June 16, 2011	Director	3	73,170	$	3.28	$	240,000	—
November 7, 2011	Employee	9	48,953	$	2.86	$	140,000	(9,186	)

The amount of compensation expense related to all restricted stock awards that had not been recognized at March 31, 2012, totaled $290,000. This compensation expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 23 months.