STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

9 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

7. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense as follows:

	For The Three Months Ended					For The Nine Months Ended
	March 31,			March 31,		March 31,			March 31,
	2014			2013		2014			2013
	(Amounts in thousands)					(Amounts in thousands)
Stock options	$	88		$	113	$	356		$	370
Stock appreciation rights	316			378		980			1,196
Restricted stock	389			613		2,437			2,392
Performance stock	(1,263		)	805		(2,484		)	1,850
Total stock-based compensation expense	$	(470	)	$	1,909	$	1,289		$	5,808

Stock-based compensation expense is included within general and administrative in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

As of March 31, 2014, unrecognized compensation expense (expressed in thousands below) and weighted-average vesting period for each of our stock-based compensation awards was as follows:

	Unrecognized compensation expense		Weighted- average vesting period (years)
Stock options	$	633	1.9
Stock appreciation rights	1,931		2.0
Restricted stock	5,863		3.3
Performance stock	—		—

- Definition

The entire disclosure for compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation, which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details.

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