Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Note 4 - Share-based Compensation

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Note 4 - Share-based Compensation
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Notes to Financial Statements  
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]
Note 4. Share-based Compensation:
 
During the quarters ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company granted 736,000 and 467,000 stock options at weighted average grant prices of $106.66 and $93.95 and weighted average fair values of $18.48 and $13.93, respectively. During the quarter ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company granted 35,000 and 34,000 restricted stock units at a weighted average fair value of $105.01 and $93.70, respectively. During the quarter ended September 30, 2015, the Company granted 12,000 shares of restricted common stock at a fair value of $108.49.
 
Stock-based compensation expense of $2.0 million and $1.4 million was included in selling, general and administrative expenses for the quarters ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. As of September 30, 2015, there was $21.7 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options, non-vested restricted stock units and non-vested restricted stock. The weighted average period over which the compensation cost is expected to be recognized is 2.8 years.
 
Stock options for 12,500 and 28,000 shares of common stock with total intrinsic values of $0.5 million and $0.2 million were exercised during the quarters ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.