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Share-Based Compensation
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]  
Share-Based Compensation

12. Share-Based Compensation

During 2019, we adopted our 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”). The purpose of the ESPP is to provide eligible employees an opportunity to purchase shares of our Class A common stock over time through regular payroll deductions. The ESPP initially reserved and authorized the issuance of up to a total of 300,000 shares of our Class A common stock to participating employees, subject to certain adjustments. The number of shares of Class A common stock available for issuance under the ESPP will be increased on the first day of each year beginning with 2020 in an amount equal to the number of shares issued under the ESPP in the prior year.  No participant may purchase more than 1,000 shares of our Class A common stock during any offering period under the ESPP. In addition, under applicable tax rules, an employee may purchase no more than $25,000 worth of shares of our Class A common stock, valued at the start of the offering period, under the ESPP for each calendar year.

Also during 2019, we adopted the 2019 Plan, which replaced our 2009 Plan. The authority to grant new options under the 2009 Plan expired on April 23, 2019. The purpose of the 2019 Plan is to advance the interests of our company and its shareholders by providing incentives to certain employees and other key individuals who perform services for us, including those who contribute significantly to the strategic and long-term performance objectives and growth of our company. No more than 1.8 million shares of our Class A common stock, subject to certain adjustments, may be issued under the 2019 Plan, and the 2019 Plan terminates no later than April 25, 2029.

In 2015, we commenced issuing restricted stock units (RSUs). The RSUs entitle the recipient to receive one share of Class A common stock for each RSU upon vesting. The RSUs are issued with cliff vesting in five years for employees and one year for directors, provided that the recipient is still an employee or director of Gaia on such date. The RSUs will be automatically forfeited and of no further force and effect if the vesting conditions are not met. We use intrinsic value method for RSUs, which due to the nature of these awards, is typically market price of our common stock on the date of grant. Since 2019, we have only granted restricted stock units. No options were granted during 2020 or 2019. The exercise price of our outstanding options is generally equal to the closing market price of our stock at the date of the grant. We recognize the compensation expense related to share-based payment awards on a straight-line basis over the requisite service periods of the awards, which are generally five years for employees, and one year for board members.

The table below presents a summary of activity under the 2009 Plan and the 2019 Plan, as of December 31, 2020, and changes during the year then ended:

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

Shares

 

 

Weighted-

Average

Exercise

Price

 

 

Weighted-

Average

Remaining

Contractual

Term (Years)

 

 

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

 

Outstanding at January 1, 2020

 

 

1,335,034

 

 

$

7.60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Option grants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted stock unit grants

 

 

452,274

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised options

 

 

(32,200

)

 

 

5.63

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted stock unit vesting

 

 

(330,432

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cancelled or forfeited options

 

 

(1,800

)

 

 

7.40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cancelled or forfeited restricted stock units

 

 

(47,078

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2020

 

 

1,375,798

 

 

$

7.87

 

 

 

5.1

 

 

$

13,592,884

 

Exercisable options at December 31, 2020

 

 

314,396

 

 

$

7.87

 

 

 

5.0

 

 

$

3,106,232

 

The table below presents our valuation data:

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Valuation Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average fair value (per share)

 

$

10.55

 

 

$

6.41

 

Total stock-based compensation expense

 

$

2,338

 

 

$

1,812

 

Total income tax impact on provision

 

$

240

 

 

$

372

 

 

 

The table below presents our outstanding RSU’s by vest date:

Vest Date

 

RSU's

 

January 1, 2021

 

 

8,196

 

April 30, 2021

 

 

19,184

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

349,886

 

January 1, 2023

 

 

8,196

 

March 31, 2024

 

 

238,050

 

March 31, 2026

 

 

433,090

 

 

 

 

1,056,602

 

 

We issue new shares upon the exercise of options and vesting of RSUs. We received approximately $181,000 and $235,000 in cash from stock options exercised during 2020 and 2019, respectively. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during 2020 and 2019 was $13,000 and $36,000, respectively. The total fair value of options vested was $24,000 and $231,000 during 2020 and 2019, respectively.

As of December 31, 2020, there was $7.4 million of unrecognized cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the 2009 and 2019 Plans. We expect that cost to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 4.22 years.