Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stockholders' Equity

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Stockholders' Equity
3 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2022
Equity [Abstract]  
Stockholders' Equity

Note 7 – Stockholders’ Equity

Employee Stock Incentive Plan

The Company maintains the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2006 Plan”) under which it has reserved 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for issuance pursuant to stock options, restricted stock, stock-appreciation rights (commonly referred to as “SARs”) and stock awards (i.e., performance options to purchase shares and performance units). As of February 28, 2022, and November 30, 2021, there were 45,000 and 75,000 options issued, but not yet exercised, under the 2006 Plan, respectively. As of February 28, 2022, there were no shares available for future issuance under the 2006 Plan. The 2006 Plan will remain in effect as long

as any awards under it are outstanding; however, no awards may be granted under the 2006 Plan on or after the 10-year anniversary of the effective date of the Plan.

The Company maintains the 2012 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2012 Plan”) which became effective December 1, 2011 as approved by the Board of Directors and approved by the stockholders at the 2012 Annual Meeting on July 10, 2012. The 2012 Plan originally reserved 1,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for issuance pursuant to stock options, restricted stock, SARs, and other stock awards (i.e., performance shares and performance units). In August 2012, the Board of Directors approved an amendment to the 2012 Plan to increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock reserved for issuance to 2,500,000 shares. In October 2019, the Board of Directors approved amendments to the plan, subject to ratification by the stockholders, which occurred at the Company’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on November 21, 2019. As of February 28, 2022, there were 428,427 service-based options issued, 129,729 service-based restricted common shares granted, 530,851 performance-based and 116,218 market-based restricted common shares granted under the 2012 Plan. As of November 30, 2021, there were 460,943 service-based options issued, 129,729 service-based restricted common shares granted, 530,851 performance-based and 116,218 market-based restricted common shares granted under the 2012 Plan. As of February 28, 2022, there were no shares available for future issuance under the 2012 Plan. The 2012 Plan will remain in effect as long as any awards under it are outstanding; however, no awards may be granted under the 2012 Plan on or after the 10-year anniversary of the effective date of the 2012 Plan, which is December 1, 2011.

Service-based vesting condition options

The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes valuation model that uses the assumptions noted in the following table. Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s stock over the most recent period commensurate with the expected life of the Company’s stock options. The Company uses historical data to estimate option exercise and employee termination within the valuation model. The risk-free rate for periods within the contractual life of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. The expected term of options granted to employees is based upon historical exercise data. Expected dividends are based on the historical trend of the Company not issuing dividends.

There were no options granted during the three months ended February 28, 2022 and 2021.

 

Stock option activity for options with only service-based vesting conditions for the three months ended February 28, 2022, was as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

Weighted
Average
Remaining

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

Contractual

 

 

Aggregate

 

 

 

Options

 

 

Exercise
Price

 

 

Term
(Years)

 

 

Intrinsic
Value

 

Outstanding at November 30, 2021

 

 

537,443

 

 

$

5.76

 

 

5.22

 

 

$

3,564,067

 

Granted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(10,000

)

 

 

3.20

 

 

 

 

 

 

87,000

 

Expired/forfeited

 

 

(52,516

)

 

 

5.06

 

 

 

 

 

 

180,926

 

Outstanding at February 28, 2022

 

 

474,927

 

 

$

5.89

 

 

 

4.58

 

 

$

1,151,473

 

Exercisable at February 28, 2022

 

 

420,911

 

 

$

5.46

 

 

 

4.37

 

 

$

1,148,491

 

 

The aggregate intrinsic value represents the total value of the difference between the Company’s closing stock price on the last trading day of the period and the exercise price of the options, multiplied by the number of in-the-money stock options that would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options on either February 28, 2022 or November 30, 2021 as applicable. The intrinsic value of the Company’s stock options changes based on the closing price of the Company’s stock.

During the three months ended February 28, 2022, the Company issued 10,000 common shares to option holders who exercised options for $32,000.

During the three months ended February 28, 2021, the Company issued 25,300 common shares to option holders who exercised options for $191,622.

Significant option groups outstanding and exercisable at February 28, 2022 and related price and contractual life information are as follows:

 

 

 

Outstanding

 

 

Exercisable

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted
Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remaining

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

Range of Exercise Prices

 

Outstanding

 

 

Contractual
Life
(Years)

 

 

Average
Exercise
Price

 

 

Outstanding

 

 

Average
Exercise
Price

 

$1.01 to $2.00

 

 

7,500

 

 

 

1.39

 

 

$

1.95

 

 

 

7,500

 

 

$

1.95

 

$2.01 to $3.00

 

 

15,000

 

 

 

1.38

 

 

$

2.22

 

 

 

15,000

 

 

$

2.22

 

$3.01 to $4.00

 

 

179,729

 

 

 

4.02

 

 

$

3.14

 

 

 

179,729

 

 

$

3.14

 

$6.01 to $7.00

 

 

3,833

 

 

 

4.35

 

 

$

6.52

 

 

 

3,833

 

 

$

6.52

 

$7.01 to $8.00

 

 

230,381

 

 

 

4.96

 

 

$

7.63

 

 

 

207,445

 

 

$

7.59

 

$9.01 to $10.00

 

 

27,000

 

 

 

5.95

 

 

$

9.40

 

 

 

2,100

 

 

$

9.10

 

$12.01 to $13.00

 

 

11,484

 

 

 

8.90

 

 

$

12.63

 

 

 

5,304

 

 

$

12.63

 

 

 

 

474,927

 

 

 

4.58

 

 

$

5.89

 

 

 

420,911

 

 

$

5.46

 

 

A summary of the status of the Company’s non-vested options as of February 28, 2022, and changes during the three months ended February 28, 2022, is presented below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted
Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grant-Date

 

 

 

Options

 

 

Fair Value

 

Non-vested at November 30, 2021

 

 

63,034

 

 

$

4.99

 

Granted

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vested

 

 

(4,602

)

 

 

6.27

 

Forfeited

 

 

(4,416

)

 

 

7.98

 

Non-vested at February 28, 2022

 

 

54,016

 

 

$

4.63

 

 

As of February 28, 2022, there was approximately $171,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the 2006 Plan and the 2012 Plan. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.59 years as of February 28, 2022. The total fair value of shares vested during the three months ended February 28, 2022 was approximately $29,000.

During the second fiscal quarter of 2018, the Company entered into Amended and Restated Employment Agreements (“2018 Employment Agreements”) with each of the Company’s Co-CEOs. Per the Employment Agreements, each of the Co-CEOs is to receive base grant equity awards in the form of qualified stock options of the Company’s common stock. As of December 20, 2019, David Portnoy and Mark Portnoy were granted 23,636 and 20,000 stock options of the Company’s common stock, respectively. The options were issued under the Company’s 2012 Stock Plan and vested 1/3 upon grant, 1/3 on December 1, 2020 and the remaining 1/3 on November 30, 2021. The fair value of the options that vested through the three months ended February 28, 2022 and 2021 was approximately $0 and $40,000, respectively, and is reflected as selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statement of income. As of February 28, 2022, there was no unrecognized compensation cost related to the non-vested options of common stock.

 

Performance and market-based vesting condition options

There were no market-based vesting condition options for the three months ended February 28, 2022 and 2021.

On May 18, 2018, the Company entered into an Amendment Agreement (the "Amendment Agreement"), effective December 1, 2017, amending certain terms of Oleg Mikulinsky's Employment Agreement dated March 5, 2012, as previously amended. Per the Amendment Agreement, based upon certain performance criteria, the Company is required to grant Oleg Mikulinsky a percentage of up to 8,000 of qualified stock options of the Company’s common stock. For performance-based vesting condition options, the Company estimated the fair value of the qualified stock options that met certain performance targets by the end of the requisite service period using a Black-Scholes valuation model. As of September 4, 2019, the Company granted Oleg Mikulinsky 4,444 of qualified stock options of the Company’s common stock based upon certain performance criteria met by the end of the fiscal 2018 service period and per the Amendment Agreement. These options were issued under the Company’s 2012 Stock Plan and vested 1/3 upon date of grant, 1/3 on December 1, 2019 and 1/3 on November 30, 2020. The fair of these options that vested through the three months ended February

28, 2022 and February 28, 2021 was approximately $0 and $200 and is reflected as selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statement of income. As of February 27, 2020, the Company granted Oleg Mikulinsky 1,333 of qualified stock options of the Company’s common stock based upon certain performance criteria met by the end of the fiscal 2019 service period and per the Amendment Agreement. These options were issued under the Company’s 2012 Stock Plan and vested 1/3 upon date of grant, 1/3 on December 1, 2020 and 1/3 on November 30, 2021. The fair value of these options that vested through three months ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021 was approximately $0 and $1,000, respectively, and is reflected as selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statement of income. As of February 28, 2022, there was no unrecognized compensation cost related to the non-vested options of common stock.