Note 5 - Stock-Based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

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,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
	(Unaudited - In thousands)
General and administrative expense	$	560	$	484	$	1,136	$	1,469
	$	560	$	484	$	1,136	$	1,469

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, 2022 and 2021, the Company awarded 142 thousand and 74 thousand restricted stock awards, respectively to non-employee directors for compensation.  The Company also issued 162 thousand shares for employee services and 15 thousand shares for non-employee services during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively, based on the terms of service agreements.