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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

NOTE 8. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

In September 2016, our Board approved the establishment of the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan, which was approved by our shareholders at our 2016 Annual Meeting. The 2016 Equity Incentive Plan provides for the award of up to 1,500,000 shares of our common stock in the form of incentive stock options, nonstatutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted shares, restricted stock units, performance awards, and other stock-based awards.

Performance Awards

 

In December 2017, the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors granted 200,000 performance awards to our employees under our 2016 Equity Incentive Plan, which will generally be paid in shares of our common stock. Whether any performance awards vest, and the amount that does vest, is tied to the completion of service periods that range from 7 months to 9.5 years at inception and the achievement of our common stock trading at certain pre-determined prices. The weighted-average fair value of the performance awards granted was $4.46, calculated using the weighted-average fair market value for each award, using a Monte Carlo simulation. In February 2020, the Compensation Committee reallocated 48,000 previously forfeited awards, having the same remaining terms and conditions, to certain employees. The weighted-average fair value of the performance awards reallocated in 2020 was $16.90, calculated using the weighted-average fair market value for each award, using a Monte Carlo simulation. In December 2021, the Compensation Committee reallocated an additional 17,500 previously forfeited awards, having the same remaining terms and conditions, to other employees. The weighted average fair value of the performance awards reallocated in 2021 was $20.34, calculated using the weighted average fair market value for each award, using a Monte Carlo simulation. In October 2023, the Compensation Committee reallocated an additional 15,200 previously forfeited awards, having the same remaining terms and conditions, to other employees. The weighted average fair value of the performance awards reallocated in 2023 was $10.04, calculated using the weighted average fair market value for each award, using a Monte Carlo simulation. We recorded share-based compensation expense of $7,000 and $15,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, related to these performance awards. On September 30, 2024, there was approximately $48,000 of unrecognized compensation cost related to these non-vested performance awards, which is expected to be expensed over the weighted-average period of 1.75 years.

On July 1, 2024, it was determined by the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors that the vesting of performance awards for 40,000 shares of common stock had been achieved. Each participant elected a net issuance to cover their individual withholding taxes and therefore we issued 25,134 shares and paid $273,000 of participant-related payroll tax liabilities.

Non-Qualified Stock Options

In December 2020, the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors granted 310,000 non-qualified stock options to our directors and certain employees under the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan. The vesting of these stock options is tied to the completion of service periods that range from 18 months to 10.5 years from inception and the achievement of our common stock trading at certain pre-determined prices. We recorded compensation expense of $104,000 and $168,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, related to these stock options. The weighted-average fair value of the stock option awards granted was $16.72, calculated using a Monte Carlo simulation. As of September 30, 2024, none of these stock options had vested and there was approximately $1.5 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to these non-vested stock options.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

In September 2014, our Board approved the establishment of an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”). The ESPP conforms to the provisions of Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code, has coterminous offering and purchase periods of six months, and bases the pricing to purchase shares of our common stock on a formula so as to result in a per-share purchase price that approximates a 15% discount from the market price of a share of our common stock at the end of the purchase period. Our Board of Directors also approved the provision that shares formerly reserved for issuance under former stock option plans in excess of shares issuable pursuant to outstanding options, aggregating 704,715 shares, be reserved for issuance pursuant to the ESPP. The ESPP was approved by our shareholders at our 2014 Annual Meeting.

In October 2023, our Board approved an amendment to the ESPP (the “ESPP Amendment”), which extended the term of the ESPP for an additional ten years from January 2025 to January 2035. The ESPP Amendment was approved by our shareholders at our 2023 Annual Meeting.

During the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, 940 and 2,021 shares were purchased, respectively, under the ESPP and allocated to employees based upon their contributions at discount prices of $16.22 and $15.82, respectively, per share. As of September 30, 2024, on a cumulative basis, since the inception of the ESPP plan, employees have purchased a total of 36,442 shares. During the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, we recorded stock compensation expense in the amount of $3,000 and $6,000, respectively, relating to the ESPP.