Equity Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Equity Plans

Equity PlansThe Incentive Plan allows SJW Group to provide employees, non-employee board members or the board of directors of any parent or subsidiary, consultants, and other independent advisors who provide services to the company or any parent or

subsidiary the opportunity to acquire an equity interest in SJW Group. SJW Group also maintains stock plans in connection with its acquisition of CTWS which are no longer granting new awards under the plan. As of March 31, 2022, 179,833 shares are issuable upon the vesting of outstanding restricted stock units and deferred restricted stock units and an additional 625,071 shares are available for award issuances under the Incentive Plan.

A summary of compensation costs charged to income and proceeds from the exercise of restricted stock and similar instruments that are recorded to additional paid-in capital and common stock, by award type, are presented below for the three months ended March 31, 2022, and 2021:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2022		2021
Compensation costs charged to income:
ESPP	$	185	181
Restricted stock and deferred restricted stock	1,367		1,099
Total compensation costs charged to income	$	1,552	1,280
ESPP proceeds	$	1,049	1,026

Restricted Stock and Deferred Restricted Stock

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, and 2021, SJW Group granted under the Incentive Plan 31,399 and 33,701, respectively, one year and three year service-based restricted stock awards with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $68.37 and $64.22, respectively, per unit.

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, and 2021, SJW Group granted under the Incentive Plan 33,621 and 29,459 target units, respectively, performance-based and market-based restricted stock awards granted with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $70.35 and $66.35, respectively, per unit. Based upon actual attainment relative to the target performance metric, the number of shares issuable can range between 0% to 150% of the target number of shares for performance-based restricted stock awards, or between 0% and 200% of the target number of shares for market-based restricted stock awards.

As of March 31, 2022, the total unrecognized compensation costs related to restricted and deferred restricted stock plans amounted to $7,618. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.14 years.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

SJW Group’s recorded expenses were $93 and $88 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, related to the ESPP. The total unrecognized compensation costs related to the semi-annual offering period that ends July 29, 2022, for the ESPP is approximately $132. This cost is expected to be recognized during the second and third quarters of 2022.