STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Share based Payments [Abstract]

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

4. STOCK–BASED COMPENSATION

In connection with our 2010 second step conversion and related stock offering, the ESOP purchased an additional 41,614 shares for the exclusive benefit of eligible employees. The ESOP borrowed funds from the Company in an amount sufficient to purchase the 41,614 shares (approximately 4% of the common stock issued in the offering). The loan is secured by the shares purchased and will be repaid by the ESOP with funds from contributions made by the Bank and dividends received by the ESOP, with funds from any contributions on ESOP assets. Contributions will be applied to repay interest on the loan first, and the remainder will be applied to principal. The loan is expected to be repaid over a period of up to 20 years. Shares purchased with the loan proceeds are held in a suspense account for allocation among participants as the loan is repaid. Contributions to the ESOP and shares released from the suspense account are allocated among participants in proportion to their compensation, relative to total compensation of all active participants. Participants will vest on a pro-rata basis and reach 100% vesting in the accrued benefits under the ESOP after six years. Vesting is accelerated upon retirement, death, or disability of the participant or a change in control of the Bank. Forfeitures will be reallocated to remaining plan participants. Benefits may be payable upon retirement, death, disability, separation from service, or termination of the ESOP. Since the Bank’s annual contributions are discretionary, benefits payable under the ESOP cannot be estimated.

The Company is accounting for its ESOP in accordance with ASC Topic 718, “Employers Accounting for Employee Stock Ownership Plans.” Accordingly, the debt of the ESOP is eliminated in consolidation and the shares pledged as collateral are reported as unearned ESOP shares in the consolidated balance sheet. Contributions to the ESOP shall be sufficient to pay principal and interest currently due under the loan agreement. As shares are committed to be released from the collateral, the Company reports compensation expense equal to the average market price of the shares for the respective period, and the shares become outstanding for earnings per share computations. Dividends, if any, on unallocated shares are recorded as a reduction of debt and accrued interest.

A summary of ESOP shares at September 30, 2015 and 2014 is shown below.

	September 30, 2015		September 30, 2014
Unearned shares		21,553		25,392
Shares committed for release		1,719		1,683
Allocated shares		57,535		56,222
Total ESOP shares		80,807		83,297
Fair value of unearned shares	$	562,252	$	603,773

On April 24, 2012, our shareholders approved the 2012 Stock Option Plan. On this same date, the compensation committee of the board of directors approved the awards of 104,035 options to purchase Company common stock. The stock options vest over a five-year period and expire ten years after issuance. Apart from the vesting schedule, there are no performance-based conditions or any other material conditions applicable to the options issued.

The following table summarizes stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

						Weighted
				Weighted		Average
				Average		Remaining		Aggregate
				Exercise		Contractual		Instrinsic
	Options			Price/Share		Life (in years)		Value
Outstanding, December 31, 2014		85,835		$	15.65
Granted		-			-
Exercised		(16,965	)		15.65
Forfeited		-			-
Outstanding, September 30, 2015		68,870		$	15.65		6.50	$	586,084
Exercisable, September 30, 2015		26,785		$	15.65		6.50	$	227,940

Intrinsic value for stock options is defined as the difference between the current market value and the exercise price. The value is based upon a closing price of $24.16 per share on September 30, 2015.