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Shareholders' Equity

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Shareholders' Equity
9 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2013
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
Shareholders' Equity
Shareholders’ Equity
 
Stock options:  On May 12, 2011, our shareholders approved and adopted the 2011 Stock Compensation Plan (the “2011 Plan”).  The 2011 Plan authorizes the granting of awards in any of the following forms: (i) stock options, (ii) stock appreciation rights, and (iii) other share-based awards, including but not limited to restricted stock, restricted stock units or performance shares and expires on the earlier of May 12, 2021, or the date that all shares reserved under the 2011 Plan are issued or no longer available. 

The 2011 Plan provides for the issuance of up to 700 shares of Common Stock pursuant to awards granted under the 2011 Plan.  Options granted to employees typically vest over two years while grants to non-employee directors vest in six months.  As of September 28, 2013, 367 options were outstanding under the 2011 Plan.  Our 2006 Stock Option Plan (the “2006 Plan”) expired on June 30, 2011, but the options outstanding under the 2006 Plan continue to be exercisable in accordance with their terms.  As of September 28, 2013, 391 options were outstanding under the 2006 Plan.  Our Restated 1997 Stock Option Plan (the “1997 Plan”) has expired, but the options outstanding under the expired 1997 Plan continue to be exercisable in accordance with their terms.  As of September 28, 2013, options to purchase an aggregate of 8 shares were outstanding under the 1997 Plan.

On May 9, 2013, we granted 30 stock options from our 2011 Plan to non-employee directors with an exercise price of $1.89 per share, a vesting period of six months and a weighted average fair value of $1.66 per share. Also on May 9, 2013, we granted 185 stock options from our 2011 Plan to management with an exercise price of $1.89 per share and a weighted average fair value of $1.47 per share. The stock options granted to management have both time and performance vesting, of which 135 stock options vest equally over two years and 50 stock options vest based on the achievement of performance targets. For performance-based options, the Company evaluates the likelihood of the targets being met and records the expense over the probable vesting period.

On July 22, 2013, we granted 100 stock options from our 2011 Plan to management with an exercise price of $2.65 per share and a weighted average fair value of $2.06 per share. The stock options granted to management have both time and performance vesting, of which 50 stock options vest equally over 3 years and 50 stock options vest based on the achievement of performance targets. For performance-based options, the Company evaluates the likelihood of the targets being met and records the expense over the probable vesting period.

The following table summarizes the weighted-average assumptions used to estimate the fair value of stock options granted using the Black-Scholes Model:
 
May 9,
2013
July 22,
2013
Expected dividend yield


Expected stock price volatility
90.93
%
89.60
%
Risk-free interest rate
1.28
%
1.88
%
Expected life of options
7.42

7.00


Stock warrants:  As of September 28, 2013, we had 278 warrants outstanding that were fully vested and have exercise prices ranging from $0.73 per share to $3.55 per share, which begin to expire in October 2019.
 
Preferred Stock:  Our amended Articles of Incorporation authorize two million shares of Preferred Stock that may be issued from time to time in one or more series having such rights, powers, preferences and designations as the Board of Directors may determine.  To date no such preferred shares have been issued.