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Note 11 - Stockholders' Equity
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]

11. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY


a)

Stock Option Plan


In connection with its 2007 Director Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan for non-employee directors, there are outstanding options to purchase our common stock. The plan provides for the granting of non-qualified options at the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. Options are granted at the fair market value of the underlying common stock at the date of grant and vest after six months. We have reserved 100,000 shares of common stock for issuance under this plan.


We had two other stock options plans from 1995 which provided stock option grants to officers, key employees, and non-employee directors. These plans expired in 2005. The expiration of the plans had no effect on the options previously granted.


All options expire ten years from date of grant and are exercisable at any time after vesting. Of the 100,000 shares available for issuance, there are 21,400 un-optioned shares available for future grants.


A summary of stock option transactions for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012, and 2011, is as follows:


   

2013

   

2012

   

2011

 
           

Weighted

           

Weighted

           

Weighted

 
           

Average

           

Average

           

Average

 
   

Option

   

Exercise

   

Option

   

Exercise

   

Option

   

Exercise

 
   

Shares

   

Price

   

Shares

   

Price

   

Shares

   

Price

 

Outstanding at January 1

    121,600     $ 4.53       115,600     $ 4.40       103,600     $ 4.35  

Granted

    12,000       6.87       12,000       5.27       12,000       4.80  

Forfeited or expired

    -       -       -       -       -       -  

Exchanged

    -       -       -       -       -       -  

Exercised

    (49,000 )     4.23       (6,000 )     3.50       -       -  

Outstanding at December 31

    84,600     $ 5.04       121,600     $ 4.53       115,600     $ 4.40  

Exercisable at end of year

    84,600     $ 5.04       121,600     $ 4.53       115,600     $ 4.40  

Weighted-average fair value of options granted during year

  $ 0.97             $ 0.83             $ 1.19          

The following table summarizes outstanding options into groups based upon exercise price ranges at December 31, 2013:


         

Options Outstanding

   

Options Exercisable

 
                 

Weighted

   

Weighted

           

Weighted

   

Weighted

 
                 

Average

   

Average

           

Average

   

Average

 
Exercise Price Range    

Option

Shares

   

Exercise

Price

   

Maturity

(Years)

   

Option

Shares

   

Exercise

Price

   

Maturity

(Years)

 
$2.72 to $3.90       2,000     $ 3.87       0.99       2,000     $ 3.87       0.99  
$3.91 to $5.30       82,600       5.07       7.37       82,600       5.07       7.37  
            84,600     $ 5.04       7.22       84600     $ 5.04       7.22  

We have a restricted stock plan that was adopted by our Board of Directors in January 2013 and approved by our stockholders in June 2013. The plan reserves up to 300,000 shares of our common stock for restricted stock awards to our executive officers, non-employee directors and other key employees. Awards granted under the plan may be stock awards or performance awards, and may be subject to a graded vesting schedule with a minimum vesting period of four years. No awards had been made as of December 31, 2013.


b)

Cash Dividend


In February 2012, our Board of Directors authorized a $0.25 per share special one-time cash dividend that was paid to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 1, 2012. We released the funds used to pay for the special one-time cash dividend on March 29, 2012 and the dividend, totaling $2.5 million, was paid to stockholders on April 2, 2012.


Our Board will determine future cash dividends after giving consideration to our then existing levels of profit and cash flow, capital requirements, current and forecasted liquidity, as well as financial and other business conditions existing at the time.


c)

Stockholder Rights Plan


On June 6, 2013, our Board of Directors authorized and declared a dividend of one preferred share purchase right (a “Right”) for each outstanding share of our common stock, par value $0.0024 per share, to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 16, 2013. Each Right entitles the registered holder to purchase from us one one-thousandth of a newly created series of preferred stock at an exercise price of $30.00 per right. The Rights are exercisable in the event any person or group acquires 20% or more of our outstanding common stock, or commences a tender offer or exchange offer that would results in such person becoming an Acquiring Person. An exception is included in the Rights Plan in order to ensure that certain owners are not by virtue of their share ownership automatically deemed to be an Acquiring Person upon adoption of the plan unless any such owner subsequently accrues additional shares of our common stock and after giving effect to such acquisition owns 20% or more of our outstanding common stock. The Rights will expire at 5:00 P.M. Eastern on June 6, 2016, unless such date is advanced or extended or unless the Rights are earlier redeemed or exchanged by our Board.