Note 5 - Stock-based Compensation

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Text Block]

5. Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-based compensation expense was recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations as follows:  

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
	(Unaudited - In thousands)
General and administrative expense	$	740	$	441	$	985	$	527
	$	740	$	441	$	985	$	527

Stock-based compensation consists of time based awards to employees, liability based awards to employees to be settled in stock, performance based awards to employees, other non-employee grants and liability based awards to Directors for quarterly and annual services.  During the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company awarded 64 thousand and 67 thousand restricted stock awards, respectively to non-employee directors for compensation.  The Company also issued 30 thousand shares for employee services and 4 thousand shares for non-employee services during the six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively, based on the terms of service agreements.