STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY [Abstract]

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

7. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Restricted Stock

The Company has two stock incentive plans:  a Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP") and a Non-Employee Directors Restricted Stock Plan (the "Non-Employee Directors Plan").

Under the LTIP, certain employees received awards of restricted shares of common stock based on service and performance.  The number of shares granted to each employee is based on the fair market value of a share of common stock on the date of grant.

All service-based restricted shares granted prior to February 23, 2011 vest ratably on the first through fifth anniversaries of the grant date.  The service-based restricted shares granted on or after February 23, 2011 vest ratably on the grant date and the first through fourth anniversaries of the grant date except for the service-based restricted shares granted on March 2, 2012 which vest fully on the first anniversary of the grant date.

On April 29, 2011, performance-based shares were granted which vest over four years based upon the attainment of (i) a specified operating income margin during any one or more of the fiscal years in the period beginning January 1, 2011 and ending December 31, 2014 and (ii) the attainment of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization targets during each of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2011 through 2014.  There is no vesting period on the right to vote or the right to receive dividends on any of the restricted shares.

Pursuant to the Non-Employee Directors Plan, each non-employee director of the Company receives an annual award of restricted shares of common stock on the date of the Company's annual meeting of shareholders.  The number of shares granted to each non-employee director is based on the fair market value of a share of common stock on that date.  The restricted shares vest ratably on the first through third anniversary of the grant date; however, there is no vesting period on the right to vote or the right to receive dividends on these restricted shares.  Beginning in 2010, all new awards of restricted shares of common stock granted under the Non-Employee Directors Plan vest fully on the first anniversary of the grant date.

For the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company completed a net share settlement for 56,635 and 20,659 restricted shares and stock options exercised, respectively, on behalf of certain employees that participate in the LTIP upon the vesting of the restricted shares pursuant to the terms of the LTIP or exercise of the stock options.  The net share settlement was in connection with income taxes incurred on restricted shares or stock option exercises that vested and were transferred to the employee during 2013 and/or 2012, creating taxable income for the employee.   At the employees' request, the Company will pay these taxes on behalf of the employees in exchange for the employees returning an equivalent value of restricted shares or stock options to the Company.  These transactions resulted in a decrease of approximately $0.4 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, to equity on the consolidated balance sheets as the cash payment of the taxes effectively was a repurchase of the restricted shares or stock options granted in previous years.

The following is a summary of transactions pertaining to restricted stock:

	Shares			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
Nonvested restricted stock outstanding at December 31, 2012		1,341,084		$	7.79
Canceled		(33,529	)		16.70
Vested		(143,464	)		10.49
Nonvested restricted stock outstanding at March 31, 2013		1,164,091			7.15

The restricted stock expense for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 was $1.2 million and $0.8 million, respectively. The unrecognized restricted stock expense as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was $6.8 million and $8.6 million, respectively.  As of September 30, 2012, outstanding restricted shares under the LTIP had aggregate intrinsic value of $2.5 million.

Stock Options

The fair value of the stock options used to compute stock-based compensation is the estimated present value at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.  The following is a summary of transactions pertaining to stock options:

	Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)
Outstanding at December 31, 2012		655,875		$	14.72	4.89 years	$	-
Canceled		(11,000	)		20.82			-
Outstanding at March 31, 2013		644,875			14.61	4.64 years		-
Vested or expected to vest		623,210			14.81	4.49 years		-
Exercisable as of March 31, 2013		536,552			15.75	3.80 years		-

As of March 31, 2013, the unrecognized pre-tax compensation expense for all unvested stock option awards was $0.2 million.  This amount will be expensed over the weighted-average period of approximately 2.70 years.

The following table presents a summary of stock options outstanding:

		At March 31, 2013
		Stock Options Outstanding						Stock Options Exercisable
Range of Exercise Prices		Shares		Contractual Weighted Average Life (years)		Weighted Average Price		Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price
$	4.00-$13.99		262,792		6.87	$	9.63		164,801	$	10.72
$	14.00-$19.99		277,083		2.95		16.42		277,083		16.42
$	20.00-$25.00		105,000		3.52		22.33		94,668		22.52
			644,875		4.64		14.61		536,552		15.75