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 (“RSUs”). 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 September 30, 2015, the Company had 3,044,068 stock options outstanding and 3,901,308 shares available for grant. Stock Option Activity There were 252,861 and 1,399,412 stock options exercised for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2015, respectively. There were 217,468 and 241,441 stock options exercised for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2014, respectively. There was no excess tax benefit recorded in the three or nine month periods ended September 30, 2015, related to the option exercises. The following is a summary of all stock option transactions during the three months ended September 30, 2015: Options Weighted Average Exercise Price Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Yrs) Outstanding at June 30, 2015 3,298,333 $ 3.50 Granted at market price — — Cancelled or expired (1,404 ) $ 4.87 Exercised (252,861 ) $ 2.70 Outstanding at September 30, 2015 3,044,068 $ 3.56 3.84 Options exercisable at September 30, 2015 2,863,818 $ 3.61 3.65 At September 30, 2015, we had 2,041,732 stock options outstanding and 1,861,482 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 $2.6 million and $2.3 million, respectively. Restricted Stock Activity The following is a summary of all Restricted Stock activity during the three months ended September 30, 2015: Restricted Shares Weighted Average Fair Value Non-vested at June 30, 2015 432,750 $ 3.34 Granted at market price — — Vested (109,500 ) 2.84 Cancelled — — Non-vested restricted stock at September 30, 2015 323,250 $ 3.51 Restricted Stock Unit Activity The following is a summary of all RSU activity during the three months ended September 30, 2015: Restricted Stock Units Weighted Average Fair Value Non-vested at June 30, 2015 327,750 $ 3.68 Granted at market price — — Vested (28,250 ) 2.49 Cancelled — — Non-vested restricted stock units at September 30, 2015 299,500 $ 3.79 Performance Unit Activity The following is a summary of all performance unit (“PU”) activity during the three months ended September 30, 2015: Performance Units Weighted Average Fair Value Non-vested at June 30, 2015 182,500 $ 3.88 Granted at market price — — Vested — — Cancelled — — Non-vested performance units at September 30, 2015 182,500 $ 3.88 The weighted average grant-date fair value of awards of Restricted Stock, RSUs, and PUs 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 nine month periods ended September 30, 2015, the total stock-based employee compensation expense resulting from stock options, Restricted Stock, RSUs, and PUs was recorded to the following line items of the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of income: (In thousands) Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 Cost of revenues $ 38 $ 136 Research and development 57 183 Selling, general and administrative 243 852 Stock-based compensation expense $ 338 $ 1,171 A deferred tax asset totaling $312 thousand and $368 thousand, resulting from stock-based compensation expense associated with awards relating to the Company’s U.S. operations, was recorded for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. As of September 30, 2015, there was $2.5 million of total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to non-vested stock-based compensation awards granted under the incentive plans. This expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.34 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. |