Stock-based Payments and Director Fees (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Schedule of management fees and director fees

The following table sets forth the Company’s stock-based management fees and independent director fees ($ in thousands except share amounts):

Stock-based Management Fees and Director Fees


	For the three months ended March 31,
	2020				2019
	Number of shares	Amount of expense recognized⁽¹⁾		Number of shares	Amount of expense recognized⁽¹⁾
Management fees	—	$	—	62,301	$	728
Independent director fees	3,468	40		2,764	38
Totals	3,468	$	40	65,065	$	766

(1)All management fees and independent director fees are fully expensed in the period in which the relevant service is received by the Company.

Schedule of activity in restricted stock

The following table sets forth the activity in the Company’s restricted stock plans ($ in thousands, except per share amounts):


	Total Grants				Current period activity					Non-vested shares at March 31, 2020			Fully-vested shares at March 31, 2020
Three months ended March 31, 2020	Total shares granted	Total expected cost of grant		Shares granted during the year	Grant expense recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2020		Shares	Per share grant date fair value		Shares	Per share grant date fair value
Employee and Service Provider Grant 2017^(1,4)	38,667	$	539	—	$	44	12,667	$	13.95	26,000	$	13.95
Employee and Service Provider Grant 2018^(2,5)	34,000	462		—	38		22,667	13.58		11,333	13.58
Employee and Service Provider Grant 2019⁽³⁾	79,000	1,101		—	92		79,000	13.94		—	—
Totals	151,667	$	2,102	—	$	174	114,334	$	13.87	37,333	$	13.84

(1)Vesting is ratable over three-year period from grant date. Weighted average remaining life of grant at March 31, 2020 is 0.3 years.

(2)Vesting is ratable over three-year period from grant date. Weighted average remaining life of grant at March 31, 2020 is 1.4 years.

(3)Vesting is ratable over three-year period from grant date. Weighted average remaining life of grant at March 31, 2020 is 2.3 years.

(4)Total is shown net of 2019 forfeitures of 333 shares.

(5)Total is shown net of 2019 forfeitures of 2,500 shares.


	Total Grants				Current period activity					Non-vested shares at March 31, 2019			Fully-vested shares at March 31, 2019
Three months ended March 31, 2019	Total shares granted	Total expected cost of grant		Shares granted during the year	Grant expense recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2019		Shares	Per share grant date fair value		Shares	Per share grant date fair value
Directors’ Grants 2018⁽¹⁾	12,000	$	162	—	$	14	—	$	13.48	12,000	$	13.48
Employee and Service Provider Grant 2016^(2,5)	146,334	1,976		—	163		47,889	13.50		98,445	13.50
Employee and Service Provider Grant 2017⁽³⁾	39,000	544		—	45		26,000	13.95		13,000	13.95
Employee and Service Provider Grant 2018⁽⁴⁾	36,500	496		—	41		36,500	13.58		—	—
Totals	233,834	$	3,178	—	$	263	110,389	$	13.63	123,445	$	13.55

(1)Half of the 12,000 shares granted vested immediately on the grant date while the remaining shares vest ratably over a one-year period. Grant is fully vested at March 31, 2019.

(2)Vesting is ratable over three-year period from grant date. Weighted average remaining life of grant at March 31, 2019 is 0.4 years.

(3)Vesting is ratable over three-year period from grant date. Weighted average remaining life of grant at March 31, 2019 is 1.3 years.

(4)Vesting is ratable over three-year period from grant date. Weighted average remaining life of grant at March 31, 2019 is 2.4 years.

(5)Total is shown net of 2017 forfeitures of 4000 shares and 2018 forfeitures of 2666 shares.