Stock-Based Compensation | NOTE E – Stock-Based Compensation Our equity compensation plans provide for the grant of incentive and nonqualified stock options, as well as other stock-based awards including restricted stock and restricted stock units, to employees, non-employee directors and other consultants who provide services to us. Restricted stock awards result in the issuance of new shares when granted. For other stock-based awards, new shares are issued when the award is exercised, vested or released according to the terms of the agreement. In January 2015, 980,924 additional shares were reserved for future issuance under our 2010 Equity Incentive Plan. At June 30, 2015, there were approximately 3.3 million shares available for grant under approved equity compensation plans. We recorded stock-based compensation expense of $1.6 million and $3.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and $1.4 million and $2.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively. This expense was allocated as follows (in thousands): Three Months Ended Six Months Ended 2015 2014 2015 2014 Cost of revenues $ 288 $ 152 $ 460 $ 305 Operating expenses Sales and marketing 482 472 1,024 954 Research and development 173 95 308 188 General and administrative 704 640 1,354 1,251 Total stock-based compensation expense $ 1,647 $ 1,359 $ 3,146 $ 2,698 At June 30, 2015, there was approximately $14.4 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense under our equity compensation plans, which is expected to be recognized on a straight line basis over a weighted average period of 2.9 years. Stock Options Stock options generally vest over four years and have a contractual term of seven to ten years from the date of grant. Our stock option activity was as follows: Options Weighted Average Outstanding at December 31, 2014 1,085,463 $ 26.53 Granted 177,864 67.37 Exercised (157,569 ) 15.20 Forfeited (12,683 ) 41.56 Outstanding at June 30, 2015 1,093,075 34.64 Of the total outstanding options at June 30, 2015, 719,418 were exercisable with a weighted average exercise price of $22.88 per share. The total outstanding options had a weighted average remaining contractual life of 5.1 years. The weighted average fair value per share of options granted during the first six months of 2015 was $23.06 and this was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions: Volatility 39.0 % Dividend yield 0 % Life (in years) 4.5 Risk-free interest rate 1.36%-1.40 % As discussed in Note J to our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, beginning in 2015, the volatility assumption used for the Black-Scholes option pricing model is now based solely on the historical volatility of our common stock. Previously, we estimated volatility based partially on the historical volatilities of the publicly traded shares of a selected peer group and partially on the historical volatility of our common stock. Restricted Stock Units and Awards Restricted stock units vest over four years and, upon vesting, the holder is entitled to receive shares of our common stock. With restricted stock awards, shares of our common stock are issued when the award is granted and the restrictions lapse over one year. Our restricted stock units activity was as follows: Restricted Stock Weighted Average Outstanding at December 31, 2014 115,133 $ 45.25 Granted 66,454 67.34 Vested and common stock issued (37,537 ) 40.86 Forfeited (3,422 ) 49.08 Outstanding at June 30, 2015 140,628 56.77 The number of restricted stock units outstanding at June 30, 2015 included 12,487 units that have vested but for which shares of common stock have not yet been issued pursuant to the terms of the agreement. Our restricted stock awards activity was as follows: Restricted Stock Weighted Average Outstanding at December 31, 2014 1,338 $ 51.74 Restricted common stock issued 4,110 67.37 Restrictions lapsed (2,364 ) 58.52 Forfeited — — Outstanding at June 30, 2015 3,084 67.37 Employee Stock Purchase Plan Our employee stock purchase plan allows participating employees to purchase shares of our common stock at a discount through payroll deductions. The plan is available to all employees subject to certain eligibility requirements. Participating employees may purchase common stock, on a voluntary after tax basis, at a price that is the lower of 85% of the fair market value of one share of common stock at the beginning or end of each stock purchase period. The plan consists of two six-month offering periods, beginning on January 1 and July 1 of each calendar year. A total of 1.2 million shares of common stock are reserved for issuance under the plan. For the offering period that began on January 1, 2015 and ended June 30, 2015, we withheld approximately $748,000 from employees participating in the plan. On June 30, 2015, approximately $741,000 of these funds was used to purchase 15,398 shares on behalf of the employees participating in the plan. The remaining funds are expected to be refunded to employees pursuant to the requirements of the plan. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, we recorded approximately $113,000 and $209,000, respectively, of stock-based compensation expense associated with the employee stock purchase plan. The fair value was estimated based on the market price of our common stock at the beginning of each offering period and using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions: Volatility 32.0 % Dividend yield 0 % Life (in years) 0.50 Risk-free interest rate 0.12 % |