STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

3 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

5. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense as follows:


	Three Months Ended
	September 30,		September 30,
	2018		2017
		(Amounts in thousands)
Stock options	$	120	$	91
Stock appreciation rights		766		488
Restricted stock		1,280		1,426
Performance stock		278		368
Total stock-based compensation expense	$	2,444	$	2,373

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

During the three months ended September 30, 2018, the Company granted the following stock-based compensation awards:


	Three Months Ended
	September 30,	September 30,
	2018	2017
	(Number of shares)
Stock options	6,430	6,858
Stock appreciation rights	69,360	71,262
Restricted stock	42,260	50,380
Performance stock (at maximum 200% attainment)	57,420	68,020
Total equity awards granted	175,470	196,520

As of September 30, 2018, unrecognized compensation expense (expressed in thousands below) and weighted-average vesting period for each of our stock-based compensation awards were as follows:


	Unrecognized		Weighted-
	compensation		average vesting
	expense		period (years)
Stock options	$	227		2.2
Stock appreciation rights		2,949		2.2
Restricted stock		6,307		3.4
Performance stock		1,736		2.1