Stockholders' Equity

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Stockholders' Equity

Stockholders' Equity

6.  Stockholders’ Equity

As of March 31, 2020, the Company had 107,269,201 shares of common stock outstanding. The Company declared and paid dividends as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Dividends Per		Total
Quarter Paid	Share		Dividends
First quarter of 2020	$	0.09	$	9,654
First quarter of 2019	$	0.09	$	9,651

Equity-Based Compensation

On May 20, 2002, the stockholders of the Company approved the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan is an equity-based incentive compensation plan, and provides for the grants of up to a maximum of 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (“Awards”). All of the Company’s employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors are eligible to be granted Awards. Awards under the Plan are made at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors, and have no vesting requirements. Upon granting an Award, the Company will recognize compensation cost equal to the fair value of the Company’s common stock, as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors, on the date of the grant. The Company granted 55,572 shares under the Plan between 2002 and 2005 and made no grants between 2006 and 2018.

On December 10, 2019, the Company granted 38,046 shares under the Plan to non-employee directors at a compensation cost of approximately $337,000. Such shares were fully vested on the date of issuance. There are currently 1,906,382 shares available for grant under the Plan.

	Shares Available		Compensation
(in thousands)	for Grant		Cost
Balance, December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018		1,944,428
Shares granted 2019		(38,046)	$	337,000
Balance December 31, 2019 and March 31, 2020		1,906,382	$	337,000