Finward Bancorp Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stock Based Compensation

Stock Based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]

Note 10 - Stock Based Compensation

The Bancorp’s 2004 Stock Option Plan (the Plan), which is stockholder-approved, permits the grant of share options to its employees for up to 250,000 shares of common stock. Awards granted under the Plan may be in the form of incentive stock options, non-incentive stock options, or restricted stock awards.

As required by the Stock Compensation Topic, companies are required to record compensation cost for stock options and awards provided to employees in return for employment service. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, stock based compensation expense of $46 thousand was recorded, compared to $27 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. It is anticipated that current outstanding vested and unvested options and awards will result in additional compensation expense of approximately $15 thousand in 2014 and $60 thousand in 2015.

There were no incentive stock options granted during the first nine months of 2014 or 2013. When options are granted, the cost is measured at the fair value of the options when granted, and this cost is expensed over the employment service period, which is normally the vesting period of the options or awards. A summary of incentive option activity under the Bancorp’s incentive stock option plan for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 follows:

					Weighted-
			Weighted-		Average
			Average		Remaining		Aggregate
			Exercise		Contractual		Intrinsic
Incentive options	Shares		Price		Term		Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2014		6,350	$	29.82
Granted		-		-
Exercised		-		-
Forfeited		-		-
Expired		(5,600)	$	30.00
Outstanding at September 30, 2014		750	$	28.50		3.4		-
Exercisable at September 30, 2014		750	$	28.50		3.4		-

There were 4,175 shares of restricted stock granted during the first nine months of 2014 compared to 8,450 shares granted during the first nine months of 2013. Restricted stock awards are issued with an award price equal to the market price of the Bancorp’s common stock on the award date and with a five year vesting period. Forfeiture provisions exist for personnel that separate employment before the vesting period expires. A summary of restricted stock activity under the Bancorp’s incentive stock option plan for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 follows:

			Weighted-		Weighted-
			Average		Average		Aggregate
			Exercise		Grant Date		Intrinsic
Restricted stock	Shares		Price		Fair Value		Value
Nonvested at January 1, 2014	$	11,100	$	21.54	$	21.54	$	46,750
Granted		4,175		26.32		23.33		375
Vested		(2,500)		18.86		18.86		(17,225)
Forfeited		-		-		-		-
Nonvested at September 30, 2014	$	12,775	$	23.63	$	22.65	$	29,900

- Definition

The entire disclosure for compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation, which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details.

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