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STOCK OPTIONS - Note 21
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Notes to Financial Statements  
STOCK OPTIONS - Note 21

NOTE 21 — STOCK OPTIONS

Previous Plan

Prior to the acquisition of Gold Lion, the Company issued stock options to its previous employees, officers and directors. Pursuant to terms of the Share Exchange Agreement, outstanding stock options at the closing of the acquisition will remain valid for the full life of the options regardless if the employee, officer and director will or will not remain in any capacity with the Company. There were 423,100 shares of options outstanding as of September 22, 2009, the effective date of the reverse merger between Zoom and Gold Lion, with expiration in 3 years from the date of grant and in various stages of vesting. The non-cash compensation charges of these stock options will be recorded by the spun-off subsidiary, Zoom Telephonics, and shall not be expensed by the Company.

On the closing of the acquisition, 30,000 stock options were granted to 4 exiting directors of the Company, for their anticipated cooperation with post-acquisition management, including the provision of any historical information about the Company that may be needed in future activities. Such options are exercisable at $10.14 per share, vest in 6 months from the date of grant and will expire in 2 years. The non-cash compensation charges of these 30,000 shares of options will be expensed by the Company.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2010, 100,000 options held by the previous employees, executives and directors of the Company prior to the merger transaction on September 22, 2009, were exercised at the weighted average price of $3.24 per share.

 

During the quarter ended March 31, 2011, 23,900 stock options held by the previous employees, executives, and directors of the Company prior to the merger transaction on September 22, 2009, were exercised at the weighted average price of $3.51 per share.

 

During the quarter ended June 30, 2011, 10,500 stock options held by the previous employees, executives and directors of the Company prior to the merger transaction on September 22, 2009, were exercised at the weighted average price of $1.68 per share.

 

The following summary represents options activity during the quarter ended June 30, 2011 under the previous plan.

 

        Weighted      
    Under   Average     Aggregate
    Previous   Exercise     Intrinsic
    Plan   Price     Value
               
Balance, December 31, 2010   211,650    $ 3.25    $ 427,612 
               
     Granted          
     Lapsed   (11,100)        
     Exercised   (34,400)   $ 2.95       
Balance, June 30, 2011   166,150    $ 3.20    $ 94,878 

 

The following represents options summary as of June 30, 2011 under the previous plan.

 

    Options Outstanding   Options Exercisable
        Weighted Average     Weighted         Weighted
        Remaining     Average         Average
    Number   Contractual     Exercise   Number     Exercise
    Outstanding   Life     Price   Exercisable     Price
                         
Options   166,150    0.48 years   $ 3.29    166,150    $ 3.29 

 

THE 2009 EQUITY INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

 

On December 10, 2009, the Company's Board of Directors ("BOD") approved and adopted the 2009 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan (the "New Plan"), and a total of 1,100,000 options were granted on the same day to current employees, executives and directors of the Company, with an exercise price of $6.18 per share, expiration between 1 and 3 years, and vesting over the life of the options.

 

On November 28, 2010, the Company's BOD approved re-pricing of the outstanding options from the exercise price of $6.18 to $3.75 per share.

 

On December 1, 2010, the Company's BOD approved of the granting of 677,000 options to current employees and executives of the Company, with an exercise price of $3.75 per share, vesting over 3 years and expiration in 3.25 years.

 

The following summary represents options activity during the quarter ended June 30, 2011 under the New Plan.

 

    Under   Weighted      
    the   Average     Aggregate
    New   Exercise     Intrinsic
    Plan   Price     Value
               
Balance, December 31, 2010   1,767,000    $ 3.75    $ 1,265,040 
               
     Granted            
     Lapsed   (235,000)        
     Exercised          
Balance, June 30, 2011   1,532,000    $ 3.75    $

 

The following represents options summary as of June 30, 2011 under the New Plan.

 

    Options Outstanding   Options Exercisable
        Weighted Average     Weighted         Weighted
        Remaining     Average         Average
    Number   Contractual     Exercise   Number     Exercise
    Outstanding   Life     Price   Exercisable     Price
                         
Options   1,532,000    2.12 years   $ 3.75    356,250    $ 3.75 

 

 

The Company determined the grant date fair value of 865,000 options of $1.80 per share which was calculated using the Black Scholes Options Pricing Model as follows: Stock price of $6.18 per share, exercise price of $6.18 per share, expected life of 3.25 years, volatility of 39.18% and discount rate of 1.26%.

 

For the re-pricing of the above 865,000 options on November 28, 2010, from the exercise price of $6.18 to $3.75 per share, the Company determined the incremental fair value of $0.48 per share which was calculated by taking the difference between the Black Scholes values of the new exercise price and that of the old exercise price. Other data used in the calculations include: the stock market price of $3.54, expected of 2.28 years, volatility of 33.59% and discount rate of 0.78%.

 

The Company determined the grant date fair value of 235,000 options of $1.20 per share which was calculated using the Black Scholes Options Pricing Model as follows: Stock price of $6.18 per share, exercise price of $6.18 per share, expected life of 1.5 years, volatility of 39.18% and discount rate of 0.78%.

 

For the re-pricing of the above 235,000 options on November 28, 2010, from the exercise price of $6.18 to $3.75 per share, the Company determined the incremental fair value of $0.26 per share which was calculated by taking the difference between the Black Scholes values of the new exercise price and that of the old exercise price. Other data used in the calculations include: the stock market price of $3.54, expected of 0.53 years, volatility of 33.59% and discount rate of 0.28%.

 

The Company determined the grant date fair value of 677,000 options of $0.74 per share which was calculated using the Black Scholes Options Pricing Model as follows: Stock price of $3.45 per share, exercise price of $3.75 per share, expected life of 3.25 years, volatility of 33.42% and discount rate of 0.84%.