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STOCK OPTIONS AND RESTRICTED SHARES
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]  
STOCK OPTIONS AND RESTRICTED SHARES

NOTE 17 — STOCK OPTIONS AND RESTRICTED SHARES

At Orion’s 2019 annual meeting of shareholders held on August 7, 2019, Orion’s shareholders approved the Orion Energy Systems, Inc. 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (the “Amended 2016 Plan”). The Amended 2016 Plan increased the number of shares of Orion’s common stock available for issuance under the Amended 2016 Plan from 1,750,000 shares to 3,500,000 shares (an increase of 1,750,000 shares); added a minimum vesting period for all awards granted under the Amended 2016 Plan (with limited exceptions); and added a specific prohibition on the payment of dividends and dividend equivalents on unvested awards.

The Amended 2016 Plan authorizes grants of equity-based and incentive cash awards to eligible participants designated by the Plan's administrator. Awards under the Amended 2016 Plan may consist of stock options, stock appreciation rights, performance shares, performance units, common stock, restricted stock, restricted stock units, incentive awards or dividend equivalent units.

Prior to the 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan, Orion maintained its 2004 Stock and Incentive Awards Plan, as amended, which authorized the grant of cash and equity awards to employees (the “2004 Plan”). No new awards are being granted under the 2004 Plan; however, all awards granted under the 2004 Plan that are outstanding will continue to be governed by the 2004 Plan. Forfeited awards originally issued under the 2004 Plan are canceled and are not available for subsequent issuance under the 2004 Plan or under the Amended 2016 Plan. The Amended 2016 Plan and the 2004 Plan also permit accelerated vesting in the event of certain changes of control of Orion as well as under other special circumstances.

Certain non-employee directors have from time to time elected to receive stock awards in lieu of cash compensation pursuant to elections made under Orion’s non-employee director compensation program.

The following amounts of stock-based compensation were recorded (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

June 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Cost of product revenue

 

$

1

 

 

$

1

 

General and administrative

 

 

250

 

 

 

155

 

Sales and marketing

 

 

2

 

 

 

3

 

Research and development

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

Total

 

$

254

 

 

$

160

 

 

During the first three months of fiscal 2022, Orion had the following activity related to its stock-based compensation:

 

 

 

Restricted Shares

 

 

Stock Options

 

Awards outstanding at March 31, 2022

 

 

450,458

 

 

 

142,428

 

Awards granted

 

 

756,738

 

 

 

 

Awards vested or exercised

 

 

(125,744

)

 

 

(26,646

)

Awards forfeited

 

 

 

 

 

 

Awards outstanding at June 30, 2022

 

 

1,081,452

 

 

 

115,782

 

Per share weighted average price on grant date

 

$

2.18

 

 

 

 

 

As of June 30, 2022, the amount of deferred stock-based compensation expense to be recognized, over a remaining period of 3.0 years, was approximately $2.1 million.