Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stock Based Compensation

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Stock Based Compensation
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Stock Based Compensation

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 June 30, 2019, there were 25,000 fully vested stock options outstanding at an exercise price of $10 per share and an expiration date of December 18, 2020. During the nine months ended June 30, 2019, 34,980 vested stock options expired (forfeited) unexercised. There were no new grants of stock options during the nine months ended June 30, 2019.

 

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:

 

    Outstanding
Unvested
RSU’s
 
Unvested as of October 1, 2017     182,000  
Granted - year ended September 30, 2018      
Vested - year ended September 30, 2018     (83,000 )
Unvested as of September 30, 2018     99,000  
Granted – nine months ended June 30, 2019     200,000  
Vested - nine months ended June 30, 2019     (82,500 )
Unvested as of June 30, 2019     216,500  

 

Pursuant to the executive compensation package approved by our board of directors on November 20, 2018:

 

  On January 2, 2019, the Company granted 150,000 and 50,000 restricted stock units with a January 2, 2019 grant date, to Danny Schoening and Karen Hawkins, respectively, vesting as of January 1 each year subsequent to the grant date over a three year period at a rate of 34% in year one, and 33% each year thereafter. The stock price at grant date was $1.32 per share. The Company will amortize the grant date fair market value of $264 thousand to stock compensation expense on a straight line basis across the three year vesting period beginning on January 2, 2019.
     
  Effective as of January 1, 2019, Danny Schoening, CEO and Karen Hawkins, CFO received an 8% salary increase.

 

On January 7, 2019, the Company issued 55,565 common shares the three directors and officers, net of tax withholding of $37 thousand, in settlement of 82,500 restricted stock units which vested on January 1, 2019.

 

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:

 

Stock Compensation

(thousands)

 

    Recognized Compensation Expense     Unrecognized
Compensation Expense
 
    Three months ended     Nine months ended     As of period ended  
    June 30,
2019
    July 1,
2018
    June 30,
2019
    July 1,
2018
    June 30,
2019
    September 30,
2018
 
                                     
Stock Options   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 8     $ -     $ -  
Restricted Stock Units     26       36       84       109       227       49  
Total Stock Compensation   $ 26     $ 36     $ 84     $ 117     $ 227     $ 49