STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

9 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

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,
	2016		2015			2016		2015
	(Amounts in thousands)					(Amounts in thousands)
Stock options	$	116	$	112		$	339	$	331
Stock appreciation rights	430		361			1,246		1,054
Restricted stock	747		637			2,892		1,964
Performance stock	1,047		(274		)	3,312		311
Total stock-based compensation expense	$	2,340	$	836		$	7,789	$	3,660

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

As of March 31, 2016, 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	$	625	1.9
Stock appreciation rights	2,322		1.9
Restricted stock	6,177		3.1
Performance stock	3,053		1.5