Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share Based Payments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2018

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

The following table summarizes the most recent compensation grants as of January 31, 2018:



Date of Grant	Type of Grant	Shares Granted	Recipients	Vesting Date	Fair Value at Grant Date

June 6, 2014	Restricted Stock Units	91,000	Officers & Key employees	June 6, 2017	$6,584
June 6, 2014	Restricted Stock	30,538	Officers & Key employees	Immediate (Annual performance goal)	$2,209
September 19, 2014	Restricted Stock	13,955	Non-employee board members	Immediate	$990
June 5, 2015	Restricted Stock Units	104,200	Officers & Key employees	June 5, 2018	$9,135
June 5, 2015	Restricted Stock	48,913	Officers & Key employees	Immediate (Annual performance goal)	$4,288
September 18, 2015	Restricted Stock	7,748	Non-employee board members	Immediate	$856
April 12, 2016	Restricted Stock	10,000	CEO	2,000 Shares each May 1st from 2017-2021	$1,060
June 3, 2016	Restricted Stock Units	111,150	Officers & Key employees	June 3, 2019	$13,849
June 3, 2016	Restricted Stock	40,996	Officers & Key employees	Immediate (Annual performance goal)	$5,108
September 16, 2016	Restricted Stock	8,941	Non-employee board members	Immediate	$1,064
June 1, 2017	Restricted Stock Units	63,699	Key Employees	June 15, 2020	$7,388
July 14, 2017	Restricted Stock Units ***	61,126	Officers	June 15, 2020	$6,912
September 15, 2017	Restricted Stock	8,344	Non-employee board members	Immediate	$920

*** This grant of restricted stock units includes time-based, performance-based and market-based awards. The performance-based awards included in the figure above represent a “target” amount; the final amount earned is based on the satisfaction of certain performance measures over a three-year performance period and will range from 0% to 200% of the “target". The market-based awards incorporate market conditions in determining fair value as of the grant date. Total market-based expense of approximately $2.6 million will be recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period, subject to acceleration for retirement provisions.

Schedule of Stock Options Activity

Information concerning the issuance of stock options under the Plan and Prior Plans is presented in the following table:



	Number of option shares	Weighted average option exercise price
Outstanding at April 30, 2017	222,050	$	38.51
Granted	—	—
Exercised	24,535	32.65
Forfeited	—	—
Outstanding at January 31, 2018	197,515	$	39.24

Schedule of Restricted Stock Units Award Activity

Information concerning the unvested restricted stock units under the Plan is presented in the following table:




Unvested at April 30, 2017	303,400
Granted	124,825
Vested	(88,200	)
Forfeited	(2,194	)
Unvested at January 31, 2018	337,831