STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs, Share-Based Payments [Abstract]

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]

3. STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

Stock Options - The following table summarizes the options that had been granted to certain key executives in accordance with the Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan that was approved by shareholders at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 6, 2000.

			Weighted Average
	Shares		Exercise Price
Options Outstanding, January 1, 2013		396,835	$	17.57
Granted		-		-
Exercised		-		-
Forfeited		63,335		13.20
Options Outstanding, March 31, 2013		333,500	$	18.40
Options Exercisable, March 31, 2013		333,500	$	18.40

Stock Only Stock Appreciation Rights (SOSARs) - On January 2, 2013, 106,000 Stock Only Stock Appreciation Rights (SOSARs) were awarded to certain executives in accordance with the MBT 2008 Stock Incentive Plan that was approved by shareholders on May 1, 2008. The SOSARs have a term of ten years and vest in three equal annual installments beginning on December 31, 2013. The fair value of $1.43 for the SOSARs was estimated at the date of the grant, using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, with the following assumptions: expected option lives of 7 years, expected volatility of 62.09%, a risk free interest rate of 1.25% and dividend yield of 0.00%.

On January 2, 2013, 6,369 SOSARs were issued to a director in exchange for $10,000 of his 2013 annual retainer. The SOSARs have a term of ten years and vest on December 31, 2013.

SOSARs granted under the plan are structured as fixed grants with the exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying stock on the date of the grant.

The following table summarizes the SOSARs that have been granted:

			Weighted Average
	Shares		Exercise Price
SOSARs Outstanding, January 1, 2013		410,666	$	3.53
Granted		112,369		2.35
Exercised		1,998		1.85
Forfeited		-		-
SOSARs Outstanding, March 31, 2013		521,037	$	3.28
SOSARs Exercisable, March 31, 2013		317,632	$	4.02

Restricted Stock Unit Awards– On January 2, 2013, performance restricted stock units were awarded to certain key executive officers in accordance with the MBT 2008 Stock Incentive Plan that was approved by shareholders on May 1, 2008. Each Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) is equivalent to one share of MBT Financial Corp. common stock. Stock will be issued to the participants following a two year performance period that ends on December 31, 2014. Up to 50% of the aggregate RSUs granted may be earned in each year of the performance period subject to satisfying weighted performance thresholds. Earned RSUs vest on December 31, 2015.

The total expense for equity based compensation was $73,000 in the first quarter of 2013 and $40,000 in the first quarter of 2012.