NOTE 6—RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENTS

Restricted Stock Agreements, and stock awards thereunder, are authorized by the Compensation and Nominating Committee (the "Committee") and the Board of Directors of Torotel (the "Board"). The terms of the Restricted Stock Agreements afford the grantees all of the rights of a stockholder with respect to the award shares, including the right to vote such shares and to receive dividends and other distributions payable with respect to such shares since the date of award. Under the terms of each agreement, the non-vested shares are restricted as to disposition and subject to forfeiture under certain circumstances. The Restricted Stock Agreements further provide, subject to certain conditions, that if prior to all of the restricted shares having vested, we undergo a change in control, then all of the restricted shares shall be vested and no longer subject to restrictions under the Restricted Stock Agreements. The restricted shares are treated as non-vested stock; accordingly, the fair value of the restricted stock at the date of award is offset against capital in excess of par value in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets under stockholders' equity.

Restricted Stock Grants

On September 21, 2016, we entered into Restricted Stock Agreements (“2016 Agreements”) with three key employees for the grant of an aggregate total of 730,000 restricted shares of the Company's common stock (the “Shares”). The Shares were granted, and the 2016 Agreements were entered into, pursuant to the Company’s Stock Award Plan (the “Plan”). The award of the Shares was authorized by both the Committee and the Board as a whole on September 19, 2016. Except for the number of shares granted to each recipient, the terms of each of the 2016 Agreements are identical. In fiscal year 2017, 350,000 shares of restricted common stock granted under the Plan in 2013 were reverted to treasury shares because it was determined that it was unlikely that the requisite financial performance metrics for the restrictions on such shares to lapse would be achieved.

The Shares were granted subject to restrictions that prohibit them from being sold, assigned, pledged or otherwise disposed of until the restrictions lapse. The restrictions will lapse on the fifth anniversary of the date of grant if during the five year restriction period, (1) the Company's cumulative annual growth in revenue is at least 10%, and (2) the average economic value added as a percentage of revenue is at least 2%. The economic value added, which attempts to capture the true economic profit, will be calculated as the operating profit less the cost of capital with adjustments made for taxes. The restrictions will also lapse, if prior to the fifth anniversary of the date of grant, (1) the grantee's employment with the Company is terminated by reason of disability, (2) the grantee dies, or (3) the Committee, in its sole discretion, terminates the restrictions. If the restrictions on the Shares have not lapsed by the fifth anniversary of the date of grant, the Shares will be forfeited to the Company.

Stock Compensation Costs and Restricted Stock Activity

Total stock compensation cost for the nine months ended January 31, 2018 and 2017 was $81,000 and $33,000,

respectively.

Restricted stock activity for each nine month period through January 31 is summarized as follows:


	2018			2017
	Restricted	Weighted		Restricted	Weighted
	Shares	Average		Shares	Average
	Under	Grant		Under	Grant
	Option	Price		Option	Price
Outstanding at May 1	730,000	$	0.740	350,000	$	0.500
Granted	—		—	730,000		0.740
Vested	—		—	—		—
Forfeited	—		—	(350,000)		0.500
Outstanding at January 31	730,000	$	0.740	730,000	$	0.740