Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

SHARE BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

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SHARE BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Share Based Compensation Plans
Transactions in connection with the Company’s share-based compensation plans during the six months ended June 30, 2013 were as follows:
Director stock awards granted
45,510

Restricted stock awards granted
221,800

Restricted stock awards canceled
2,500

Stock option activities:
 
Outstanding as of December 31, 2012

Converted stock options
169,058

Granted
200,000

Exercised
(33,166
)
Forfeited

Expired

Outstanding as of June 30, 2013
335,892

Schedule of Stock Options Valuation Assumptions
The following table shows the assumptions used to compute the share-based compensation expense for stock options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2013:
Risk free interest rate
 
0.81
%
Expected life (years)
 
5

Volatility
 
50
%
Dividend yield
 
%
Weighted average exercise price of options granted
 
$18.95 per option

Weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted
 
$7.87 per option