Note 5 - Stock Options and LTIP Units

9 Months Ended

Nov. 10, 2013

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

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

NOTE 5 - STOCK OPTIONS AND LTIP UNITS

On April 2, 1999, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a Stock Option Plan for Executives and Managers. Under the plan 145,500 shares were reserved for the grant of options. The Stock Option Plan for Executives and Managers provides for grants to eligible participants of nonqualified stock options only. The exercise price for any option awarded under the Plan is required to be not less than 100% of the fair market value of the shares on the date that the option is granted. Options are granted by the Stock Option Committee of the Company. Options for 145,150 shares were granted to executives and managers of the Company on April 2, 1999 at an exercise price of $4.125, all of which have either expired or been exercised. Options for 350 common shares were granted on November 6, 2008 at the closing price on that day of $1.50 per share all of which are currently outstanding. The options vested in six months and expire ten years after date of issue.

At the Company’s annual meeting on June 25, 1999 the shareholders approved the Key Employees Stock Option Plan. This plan allows the granting of options covering 291,000 common shares and has essentially the same provisions as the Stock Option Plan for Executives and Managers which was discussed above. Options for 129,850 shares were granted to executives and managers of the Company on January 7, 2000 at an exercise price of $3.00. Options for 11,500 shares were granted to executives on April 27, 2001 at an exercise price of $.85, all of which have either expired or been exercised. Options for 149,650 common shares were granted on November 6, 2008 at the closing price on that day of $1.50 per share of which 114,317 are currently outstanding. The options vested in six months and expire ten years after date of issue.

As of November 10, 2013, a total of 114,667 options were outstanding, fully vested and exercisable at a weighted average exercise price of $1.50 per share. Options for 8,000 shares were exercised during the third quarter of fiscal 2014. No options are available for grant and no options were granted during the current year period. The Company recorded no compensation expense during the current year period related to stock options.

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding at November 10, 2013:

Exercise Prices		Outstanding 11-10-13		Average Life		Number Exercisable
	1.50		114,667		4.9		114,667

On April 9, 2013, the Board of Directors approved a Long-Term Incentive Plan, (“LTIP”) reserving 150,000 common shares of the Company for issuance under the LTIP. On April 9, 2013, 30,569 restricted common shares were granted under the LTIP to outside directors of the Company, leaving 119,431 shares available for future grant under the LTIP. The shares issued under the LTIP vest in six months and compensation expense related to such shares totaled $36,000 for the third quarter and $107,000 for the full year which completes the compensation expense for the grants. Additional information regarding the LTIP may be found in a report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 15, 2013.