Note 7-Stock Based Compensation

Stock Options issued to Employees, Officers and Directors

The Optex Systems Holdings 2009 Stock Option Plan provides for the issuance of up to 75,000 shares to the Company’s officers, directors, employees and to independent contractors who provide services to Optex Systems Holdings as either incentive or non-statutory stock options determined at the time of grant. As of July 1, 2018, there were 60,000 fully vested stock options outstanding at an exercise price of $10 per share. During the nine months ended July 1, 2018, 3,750 stock options vested, and 10 stock options forfeited.

Restricted Stock Units issued to Officers and Employees

The following table summarizes the status of Optex Systems Holdings’ aggregate non-vested restricted stock units granted under the Company’s 2016 Restricted Stock Unit Plan: 

During the nine months ended July 1, 2018, there were 83,000 shares vested in relation to restricted stock units issued to Danny Schoening, Karen Hawkins, and Bill Bates, and there were 55,902 common shares issued in settlement of the vested shares, net of 27,098 shares representing $30 thousand of tax obligations withheld. During the nine months ended July 2, 2017, there were 68,000 shares vested in relation to restricted stock units issued to Danny Schoening and Karen Hawkins and there were 45,799 common shares issued in settlement of the vested shares, net of 22,201 shares representing $15 thousand of tax obligations withheld.

There were no new grants of restricted stock units during the nine months ended July 1, 2018 and 50,000 restricted stock units granted to Bill Bates in the twelve months ending October 1, 2017.

Stock Based Compensation Expense

Equity compensation is amortized based on a straight line basis across the vesting or service period as applicable. The recorded compensation costs for options and shares granted and restricted stock units awarded as well as the unrecognized compensation costs are summarized in the table below: