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Stock-Based Compensation
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Stock-Based Compensation
9.
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

On May 14, 2019, the Company’s shareholders approved the LINKBANCORP, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan”). The 2019 Plan authorizes the issuance or delivery to participants of up to 450,000 shares of LINKBANCORP common stock pursuant to grants of incentive and non-statutory stock options. The 2019 Plan is administered by the members of LINKBANCORP’s Compensation Committee (the "Committee"). Unless the Committee specifies a different vesting schedule, awards under the 2019 Plan shall be granted with a vesting rate of 20 percent per year. Vesting may be accelerated under certain conditions or at the discretion of the Committee at any time. Employees and directors of LINKBANCORP or its subsidiaries are eligible to receive awards under the 2019 Plan, except that nonemployees may not be granted incentive stock options. Stock options are either “incentive” stock options or “nonqualified” stock options. Incentive stock options have certain tax advantages and must comply with the requirements of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code. The 2019 Plan was frozen such that no new awards would be granted under the 2019 Plan following receipt of shareholder approval of the LINKBANCORP, Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan described within this footnote. The table below provides details of the Company's stock options under the 2019 Plan at September 30, 2022.

 

 

 

Number
of Stock
Options

 

 

Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price

 

 

Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term in
Years

 

 

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
(in ‘000s)

 

Outstanding, December 31, 2021

 

 

421,500

 

 

$

10.46

 

 

 

7.9

 

 

$

780

 

Granted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expired/terminated

 

 

(5,600

)

 

 

12.00

 

 

 

8.1

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(12,000

)

 

 

10.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding, September 30, 2022

 

 

403,900

 

 

$

10.86

 

 

 

7.1

 

 

$

 

Exercisable at period end

 

 

195,900

 

 

$

10.08

 

 

 

6.8

 

 

$

 

 

 

The exercise prices for options outstanding as of September 30, 2022 ranged from $10.00 to $14.50. Because the stock options issued by the Company historically relate to LINKBANK employees and given the reverse acquisition accounting described in Note 1 paired with the timing of the Merger between the Company and GNBF, the Company recognized no compensation expense during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021. The Company recognized compensation expense of $19 and $59 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022. At September 30, 2022, the total unrecognized stock-based compensation costs totaled $146 and will be recognized ratably as expense through December 31, 2026.

On May 26, 2022, the Company's shareholders approved the LINKBANCORP, Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2022 Plan"). The 2022 Plan authorizes the issuance or delivery to participants of up to 475,000 shares of the Company's common stock pursuant to grants of restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock options, and non-qualified stock options. The 2022 Plan is administered by the members of LINKBANCORP’s Compensation Committee (the "Committee"). At least 95% of the awards under the 2022 Plan will vest no earlier than one year after the grant date. As of September 30, 2022, no awards have been granted under the 2022 Plan.