Stock Compensation (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Shareholders' Equity and Share-based Payments [Text Block]

. Stock Based Compensation

The Company grants stock-based compensation to employees, directors, and other key service providers under the Hexion Holdings Corporation 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2019 Incentive Plan”). Under the 2019 Incentive Plan, the Company may grant stock options, restricted stock units, performance stock units and other equity-based awards to be awarded from time to time as the Board of Directors of Hexion Holdings (the “Board”) determines. The restricted and performance stock units are deemed to be equivalent to one share of common stock of Hexion Holdings. The awards contain restrictions on transferability and other typical terms and conditions.

In the first quarter of 2020, Hexion Holdings granted 821,758 Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) to certain employees and non-employee directors that time vest over three years with a weighted average grant date fair value of $15.80 per share. Additionally, Hexion Holdings granted 823,619 Performance Stock Units (“PSUs”) to certain employees that vest based on performance conditions with a weighted average grant date fair value of $15.80. Compensation cost will be recognized over the service period of the PSUs once the satisfaction of the applicable performance condition is deemed probable. As of March 31, 2020, the Company performance conditions underlying the PSU's were not considered probable of occurring and thus no expense has been recorded.

As of March 31, 2020, there were no RSUs or PSUs forfeited and all units were unvested.

The Company recognized a total of $5 of stock-based compensation costs for the Successor three months ended March 31, 2020 and there were no stock-based compensation costs for the Predecessor three months ended March 31, 2019. The amounts are included in “Selling, general and administrative expense” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.