Note 14: Restricted Stock Plan

During 2008, the Company’s stockholders authorized the adoption of the United Bancorp, Inc. 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2008 Plan”). No more than 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock may be issued under the 2008 Plan. The shares that may be issued may be authorized but unissued shares or treasury shares. The 2008 Plan permits the grant of incentive awards in the form of options, stock appreciation rights, restricted share and share unit awards, and performance share awards. The 2008 Plan contains annual limits on certain types of awards to individual participants. In any calendar year, no participant may be granted awards covering more than 25,000 shares.

The Company believes that such awards better align the interests of its employees with those of its stockholders. Stock options are generally granted with an exercise price, and restricted stock awards are valued, equal to the market price of the Company’s stock at the date of grant; stock option awards generally vest within 9.25 years of continuous service and have a 9.5 year contractual term. Restricted stock awards generally vest over a 9.5 year contractual term, or over the period to retirement, whichever is shorter. Restricted stock awards have no post-vesting restrictions. Restricted stock awards provide for accelerated vesting if there is a change in control (as defined in the Plans).

A summary of the status of the Company’s nonvested restricted shares as of December 31, 2015, and changes during the year then ended, is presented below:

			Weighted-
			Average
			Grant-Date
	Shares		Fair Value

Nonvested, beginning of year		160,000	$	8.44
Granted		15,000		8.17
Vested		(20,000)		8.40
Forfeited		(15,000)		9.09
Nonvested, end of year		140,000	$	8.39

Total compensation cost recognized in the income statement for share-based payment arrangements during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 was $158,000 and $152,000, respectively. The recognized tax benefits related thereto were $54,000 and $52,000, for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, there was $412,000 and $654,000, respectively, of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the Plan. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 4.3 years.

The Company’s Employee Share Option Plan, which was stockholder approved, permitted the grant of share options to it employees. During 2015 the remaining 53,714 that were previously granted expired without being exercised.