text: **Stock Options**
  
  The Company accounts for its stock-based compensation using the intrinsic value method prescribed by 
  Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, ""Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees'' (""APB 25''), and 
  related interpretations. No stock-based employee compensation cost is reÖected in net income for stock option 
  grants, as all options granted under the 1998 Stock Incentive Plan for the periods presented had an exercise 
  price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock at the date of grant. Compensation expense 
  resulting from grants of restricted stock or stock units is calculated in accordance with APB 25 based on the 
  market value of the underlying shares as of the grant date and is amortized ratably over the vesting period. 
  Had compensation cost for stock option, restricted stock and stock unit grants under the Company's 1998 
  Stock Incentive Plan been determined pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, 
  ""Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation'' (""SFAS 123''), the Company's net income would have 
  decreased accordingly. Using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, the Company's pro forma net income, 
  earnings per share and weighted-average fair value of options, restricted stock and stock units granted during 
  the period, with related assumptions, are as follows: 