Employee Benefit Plans

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Employee Benefit Plans

Note 19 – Employee Benefit Plans

The Company has a defined contribution plan (the "401k Plan") which covers substantially all of its employees. The plan provides for an annual contribution of 3% of salaries, with a discretionary contribution of up to an additional 3%. The expense related to the 401k Plan for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 was $492,047, $382,400 and $362,160, respectively.

The Company makes matching contributions in the form of Company common stock equal to 10% of each participant’s elective deferrals in the 401k Plan. The Company contributed shares of common stock valued at $57,245, $57,590 and $52,719 for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. In addition, a portion of the 401k Plan consists of an Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP") that covers most employees. The ESOP receives contributions of common stock from the Company each year as determined by the Board of Directors. The contribution is recorded based on the current market price of the Company’s common stock. The Company made no contributions for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012.

The Company has sponsored a defined postretirement health benefit plan (the "Retiree Health Plan") providing health and life insurance benefits to eligible retirees. The Plan pays eligible retirees (post-65 years of age) up to $125 per month in lieu of contracting for health and life insurance benefits. The amount of this payment is fixed and will not increase with medical trends or inflation. In addition, the Retiree Health Plan allows retirees between the ages of 60 and 65 and their spouses to remain on the same medical plan as active employees by contributing 125% of the current COBRA rate to retain this coverage. The amounts paid in excess of the current COBRA rate is held in a VEBA trust account, and benefits for this plan are paid from assets held in the VEBA Trust account. The Company discontinued contributions in 2006 and is no longer required to fund the Retiree Health Plan. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the value of plan assets was $132,717 and $155,750, respectively. The assets remaining in the trust will be used to fund the plan until these assets are exhausted.