Stock Compensation

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Stock Compensation [Abstract]

Stock Compensation

Note H: Stock Compensation

Our net income includes the following compensation costs related to our stock compensation arrangements (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Gross compensation cost	$	1,508		$	1,113		$	11,536		$	3,457
Income tax benefits		(499	)		(385	)		(3,952	)		(1,216	)
Stock compensation cost, net of tax benefit	$	1,009		$	728		$	7,584		$	2,241

Included in the compensation cost for the nine months ended June 30, 2011 is $7.3 million for the accelerated vesting of restricted stock upon the retirement of our former Chief Executive Officer on October 31, 2010, and a related $2.5 million income tax benefit. In the three months ended June 30, 2011, stock option exercises resulted in the issuance of 17,000 shares of our Class A Non-voting Common Stock for total proceeds of $0.2 million. In the nine months ended June 30, 2011, stock option exercises resulted in the issuance of 40,800 shares of our Class A Non-voting Common Stock for total proceeds of $0.4 million. All options and restricted stock relate to our Class A Non-voting Common Stock.