Stock- Based Awards and Stock-Based Employee Compensation Expense | 3. Stock- Based Awards and Stock-Based Employee Compensation Expense Our stock-based awards include stock options, restricted stock awards (“Restricted Stock”), and restricted stock units (“RSU’s”). During our annual meeting held June 24, 2015, our shareholders approved the Zix Corporation Amended and Restated 2012 Incentive Plan which increased the number of shares available for grant by 3,600,000. As of June 30, 2015, the Company had 3,298,333 stock options outstanding and 3,943,348 shares available for grant. Stock Option Activity There were 740,539 and 1,146,551 stock options exercised for the three and six month period ended June 30, 2015, respectively. There were 7,500 and 23,973 stock options exercised for the three and six month period ended June 30, 2014, respectively. There was no excess tax benefit recorded in the three or six month period ended June 30, 2015, related to the 740,539 or 1,146,551 option exercises, respectively. The following is a summary of all stock option transactions during the three months ended June 30, 2015: Options Weighted Average Exercise Weighted Remaining Contractual Term (Yrs) Outstanding at March 31, 2015 4,044,497 $ 3.39 Granted at market price — — Cancelled or expired (5,625 ) $ 2.49 Exercised (740,539 ) $ 2.91 Outstanding at June 30, 2015 3,298,333 $ 3.50 4.24 Options exercisable at June 30, 2015 3,076,144 $ 3.55 4.02 At June 30, 2015, we had 3,298,333 stock options outstanding and 3,061,588 options exercisable with an exercise price lower than the market price of the Company’s common stock on that date. The aggregate intrinsic value of these options was $5.5 million and $4.9 million, respectively. Restricted Stock Activity The following is a summary of all Restricted Stock activity during the three months ended June 30, 2015: Restricted Shares Weighted Average Fair Value Non-vested at March 31, 2015 473,000 $ 3.36 Granted at market price — — Vested — — Cancelled (40,250 ) 3.57 Unvested restricted stock at June 30, 2015 432,750 $ 3.34 Restricted Stock Unit Activity The following is a summary of all RSU activity during the three months ended June 30, 2015: Restricted Stock Weighted Average Fair Value Non-vested at March 31, 2015 360,250 $ 3.69 Granted at market price — — Vested — — Cancelled (32,500 ) 3.88 Unvested restricted stock units at June 30, 2015 327,750 $ 3.68 Performance Unit Activity The following is a summary of all performance unit (“PU”) activity during the three months ended June 30, 2015: Performance Units Weighted Average Fair Value Non-vested at March 31, 2015 215,000 $ 3.88 Granted at market price — — Vested — — Cancelled (32,500 ) 3.88 Unvested performance units at June 30, 2015 182,500 $ 3.88 The weighted average grant-date fair value of awards of Restricted Stock, RSU’s, and PU’s is based on the quoted market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. Stock-Based Compensation Expense For the three and six month period ended June 30, 2015, the total stock-based employee compensation expense resulting from stock options, Restricted Stock, RSU’s, and PU’s was recorded to the following line items of the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of income: (In thousands) Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Cost of revenues $ 47 $ 99 Research and development 61 126 Selling, general and administrative 257 608 Stock-based compensation expense $ 365 $ 833 A deferred tax asset totaling $223 thousand and $254 thousand, resulting from stock-based compensation expense associated with awards relating to the Company’s U.S. operations, was recorded for the six month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. As of June 30, 2015, there was $2.9 million of total unrecognized stock-based compensation related to non-vested stock-based compensation awards granted under the incentive plans. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.45 years. For additional information regarding the Company’s Equity Awards and Stock-based Employee Compensation, see Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014. |