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Note 5 - Shareholders' Equity

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Note 5 - Shareholders' Equity
 6 Months Ended
Feb. 29, 2012
Notes To Financial Statements  
Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]
NOTE 5 – SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 
The Company maintains the 2004 Incentive Plan (the “Equity Plan”), which was approved by shareholders in April 2004.  Executives, eligible employees, consultants and non-employee directors are eligible to receive options and stock grants pursuant to the Equity Plan. Pursuant to the Equity Plan, options to purchase shares of stock and restricted stock awards can be granted with exercise prices, vesting conditions and other performance criteria determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board.  The Company initially reserved 1.6 million shares of common stock for issuance under the Equity Plan. At February 29, 2012, the Company had 1,290,800 common shares that can be granted to eligible participants pursuant to the Equity Plan.

The following table summarizes the stock option activity for the Equity Plan for the six months ended February 29, 2012:
 
     
Number of
Options
   
Weighted-
Average
Exercise Price
   
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
   
Approximate
Aggregate
Instrinsic
Value
 
Oustanding at beginning of period
    280,000     $ 6.10              
 
Granted
    12,500     $ 1.85              
 
Exercised
    –     $ –              
 
Forfeited or expired
    (17,500 )   $ 5.99              
Outstanding at February 29, 2012
    275,000     $ 5.92       5.6       *  
Options exercisable at February 29, 2012
    230,500     $ 6.52       5.1       *  
                                   
*
Intrinisic value less than $0
                               
 
The following table summarizes the activity and value of non-vested options as of and for the three and six months ended February 29, 2012:
 
   
Number of
Options
   
Weighted-
Average Grant
Date Fair Value
 
Non-vested options oustanding at beginning of period
    49,500     $ 2.86  
Granted
    12,500     $ 1.23  
Vested
    (12,500 )   $ 3.11  
Forfeited
    (5,000 )   $ 3.11  
Options not vested at February 29, 2012
    44,500     $ 2.30  
 
All non-vested options are expected to vest.  The total fair value of options vested during the three and six months ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011 was $38,900 and $31,200, respectively.

Stock-based compensation expense for the three months ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011, was $21,300 and $22,600, respectively. Stock-based compensation expense for the six months ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011, was $40,100 and $44,100, respectively.
 
At February 29, 2012, the Company has unrecognized expenses relating to non-vested options that are expected to vest totaling $52,100, which have a weighted average life of 1.5 years.  The Company has not recorded any excess tax benefits to additional paid in capital.