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STOCK OPTIONS
9 Months Ended
Jun. 29, 2019
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Stock Options
STOCK OPTIONS
The Company has options outstanding under two stock option plans, the 2010 Stock Option Plan (the “2010 Plan”) and the 2016 Stock Option Plan (the “2016 Plan”). Options granted under both plans are exercisable at prices at least equal to the fair market value of such stock on the dates the options were granted and expire ten years after the date of grant.

During the 13-week period ended June 29, 2019, options to purchase 23,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $19.61 per share were granted to employees of the Company.  Such options are exercisable as to 50% of the shares commencing on the date of grant and as to an additional 50% commencing on the first anniversary of the date of grant. Such options had an aggregate grant date fair value of $3.48 per share and totaled approximately $80,000.    

During the 13-week period ended June 29, 2019, options to purchase 11,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $20.18 per share were granted to employees of the Company.  Such options are exercisable as to 25%  of the shares commencing on the first anniversary of the date of grant and 25% on the second, third and fourth anniversary thereof.  Such options had an aggregate grant date fair value of $3.55 per share and totaled approximately $39,000.  

During the 13 weeks ended June 29, 2019, options to purchase 19,500 shares of common stock with a strike price of $12.04 were exercised on a net issue basis as provided in the 2010 Plan. Accordingly, 11,774 shares were immediately repurchased and retired from treasury.

The Company generally issues new shares upon the exercise of employee stock options.
 
The fair value of each of the Company’s stock options is estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model that uses assumptions that relate to the expected volatility of the Company’s common stock, the expected dividend yield of our stock, the expected life of the options and the risk free interest rate. The assumptions used for the above grants include a risk free interest rate of 2.52% - 2.61%, volatility of 30.6%, a dividend yield of 5.1% and an expected life of 10 years.
The Company also maintains a Section 162(m) Cash Bonus Plan. Under the Company's Section 162(m) Cash Bonus Plan, compensation paid in excess of $1,000,000 to any employee who is the chief executive officer, or one of the three highest paid executive officers on the last day of that tax year (other than the chief executive officer or the chief financial officer) is not tax deductible.
A summary of stock option activity is presented below:
 
2019
 
Shares
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 
Weighted
Average
Contractual
Term
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
Outstanding, beginning of period
378,750

 
$18.46
 
4.8 Years
 
 

Options:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Granted
34,000

 
$19.79
 
9.7 Years
 
 

Exercised
(40,500
)
 
$12.42
 
0.5 Years
 
 

Canceled or expired
(6,000
)
 
$18.73
 
3.6 Years
 
 

Outstanding and expected to vest, end of period
366,250

 
$19.25
 
5.0 Years
 
$
832,000

Exercisable, end of period
331,250

 
$19.11
 
4.1 Years
 
$
819,000

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shares available for future grant
441,000

 
 
 
 
 
 


Compensation cost charged to operations for the 13 weeks ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018 for share-based compensation programs was approximately $65,000 and $0, respectively, and for the 39 weeks ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018 was approximately $89,000 and $0, respectively. The compensation cost recognized is classified as a general and administrative expense in the consolidated condensed statements of operations.
As of June 29, 2019, there was approximately $77,000 of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options, which is expected to be recognized over a period of four years.