Stockholders' Equity

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity

Note 8. Stockholder’s Equity

Stock Options

The following table represents the stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2013:

	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price per Share		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)
Outstanding options at December 31, 2012		9,529,597		$	3.05		3.63	$	12,595
Granted		256,550		$	4.37
Exercised		(3,771,188	)	$	2.53
Forfeited		(216,049	)	$	4.33
Outstanding options at September 30, 2013		5,798,910		$	3.40		3.51	$	12,436
Options vested and expected to vest		5,742,681		$	3.40		3.48	$	12,347
Exercisable at September 30, 2013		4,541,237		$	3.23		2.95	$	10,420

The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value that would have been received by the option holders had they all exercised their options on September 30, 2013. This amount changes based on the fair market value of our stock.  The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised under our stock option plans was $3.5 million and $8.1  million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, and $195,000 and $401,000 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.  Total fair value of options vested was $398,000 and $1.6 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, and $891,000 and $2.9 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.

At September 30, 2013, there was $1.7 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to existing stock options outstanding which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.13 years.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

In the second quarter of 2011, to advance the interests of the Company and its stockholders by providing an incentive to attract, retain and reward eligible employees and by motivating such persons to contribute to the growth and profitability of the Company, the Company’s Board of Directors and stockholders approved an ESPP and reserved 1,000,000 shares of our common stock for issuance effective as of May 15, 2011. The ESPP continues in effect for ten (10) years from its effective date unless terminated earlier by the Company. The ESPP consists of six-month offering periods during which employees may enroll in the plan.  The purchase price on each purchase date shall not be less than eighty‑five percent (85%) of the lesser of (a) the fair market value of a share of stock on the offering date of the offering period or (b) the fair market value of a share of stock on the purchase date.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, 38,915 shares were granted under ESPP.

Restricted Stock Units

The following table represents RSU activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2013:

	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding RSUs at December 31, 2012		98,363		$	2.82
Granted		1,443,112		$	5.05
Vested		(108,363	)	$	2.98
Forfeited		(16,300	)	$	5.89
Outstanding RSUs at September 30, 2013		1,416,812		$	5.04

On August 5, 2013, pursuant to approval by the Company’s Compensation Committee, the Company issued 725,000 RSUs to its corporate employees. These RSUs vest annually in three equal tranches over three years.

On May 23, 2013, the Board of Directors of the Company approved, based on recommendations of the Compensation Committee, a grant of 48,851 RSUs to non-employee directors based on a fair market value of $4.70 per share which represents the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (“Nasdaq”) on May 23, 2013.  These RSUs vest upon the first anniversary of the grant date.

During the first quarter of 2013, the Company’s Compensation Committee approved the grant of RSUs to certain key executives. The RSUs granted to these executives included (i) 249,750 time-based RSUs that vest over a required service period of three years, and (ii) 399,750 performance-based RSUs contingent upon a required service period of three years and as well as the Company’s achievement of specified annual performance targets for fiscal year 2013. We measured the grant-date fair value of the performance-based RSUs based upon the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq as of the grant date. We expense the fair value of the performance-based RSUs that are probable of being earned based on our forecasted annual performance for fiscal year 2013.

At September 30, 2013, there was $5.5 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to RSUs which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.26 years.

Stock Repurchase Program

On April 27, 2005, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 2,000,000 outstanding shares of our common stock. As of September 30, 2013 the maximum number of shares remaining that can be repurchased under this program was 1,807,402. The Company does not intend to repurchase shares without a further approval from its Board of Directors.

Repurchase of Shares

On February 19, 2013, the Company entered into an agreement with Joshua Pickus, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to which Mr. Pickus sold directly to the Company on that day an aggregate 1,000,000 shares of its common stock acquired by him in a same-day exercise of fully vested options which were due to expire at the end of their seven-year term on April 6, 2013.  Under the agreement, the purchase price per share was established as an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the closing price of the Company’s common stock in regular trading hours on the day of the sale as reported by Nasdaq less 5%, or (b) the thirty-day simple moving average price of the Company’s common stock on the day of the sale.  This formula produced a purchase price per share of $4.114, less the aggregate strike price due on exercise of the options underlying the repurchased shares of $2.32 per share, which then resulted in a net cash outlay by the Company to acquire the shares of approximately $1.8 million (or $1.794 per share). The agreement was approved by the independent members of the Company’s Board of Directors. The share repurchase amounted to $4.1 million and is classified under treasury stock within stockholders’ equity of the condensed consolidated balance sheets.