Note 5 - Stock-based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 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 September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
	(Unaudited - In thousands)
General and administrative expense	$	484	$	452	$	1,469	$	979
	$	484	$	452	$	1,469	$	979

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 nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company awarded 74 thousand and 79 thousand restricted stock awards, respectively to non-employee directors for compensation.  The Company also issued 45 thousand shares for employee services and 13 thousand shares for non-employee services during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, based on the terms of service agreements.