SHARE-BASED PAYMENT (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Assumptions used to calculate the fair value of awards

The following table shows the weighted-average assumptions we used to calculate fair value of share-based options using the Black-Scholes model, as well as the weighted-average fair value of options granted and the weighted-average intrinsic value of options exercised. We granted 15,400 options from the Plan during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and during the six months ended March 31, 2013, we granted 362,900 options from the Plan.

	Three months ended March 31,						Six months ended March 31,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Weighted-average assumptions used in Black-Scholes model:
Expected period that options will be outstanding (in years)		5.00			5.00			5.00			5.00
Interest rate (based on U.S. Treasury yields at time of grant)		0.90	%		0.73	%		0.63	%		0.93	%
Volatility		47.88	%		49.09	%		48.09	%		48.76	%
Dividend yield		—			—			—			—
Weighted-average fair value of options granted	$	2.49		$	1.86		$	2.16		$	1.53
Weighted-average intrinsic value of options exercised (in thousands)	$	14		$	0		$	46		$	0

Stock option activity

Stock option activity for all option grants for the six months ended March 31, 2013 is as follows:

				Weighted-average
(in thousands, except per share data)	Shares under option			Exercise price		Remaining contractual term		Aggregate intrinsic value
Options outstanding at September 30, 2012		3,160		$	5.94
Granted		363			5.26
Exercised		(81	)		4.97			$	46
Forfeitures or expirations		(196	)		8.73
Options outstanding at March 31, 2013		3,246		$	5.72		7.35 years	$	1,949
Options vested and expected to vest at March 31, 2013		2,813		$	5.83		7.48 years	$	763
Options exercisable at March 31, 2013		1,704		$	6.48		6.3 years	$	737

Restricted stock units awards outstanding

In accordance with our Board compensation package, our non-employee Board members are awarded 9,000 restricted stock units annually upon their election to our Board at our annual meeting. The following awards are outstanding as of March 31, 2013:

		Total restricted stock units awarded			Vesting date
2012 annual meeting			63,000		April 13, 2013

The following table provides information on the expense related to the restricted stock unit awards to the Board of Directors:

(in thousands)	2012 annual meeting
Expense recognized for the quarter ended March 31, 2013	$	91
Expense recognized through March 31, 2013		342
Expense to be recognized through vesting date		351