Stock Compensation

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

STOCK COMPENSATION

NOTE 7: STOCK COMPENSATION

On May 1, 2010 our Board of Directors approved the adoption of the EZCORP, Inc. 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2010 Plan”). As of September 30, 2018, the 2010 Plan permitted grants of options, restricted stock awards and stock appreciation rights covering up to 5,085,649 shares of our Class A Common Stock. In November 2018, the Board of Directors and the voting stockholder approved the addition of 400,000 shares to the 2010 Plan.

In April 2019, we granted our six new non-employee directors a total of 51,504 restricted stock awards. In November 2018, we granted 1,008,998 restricted stock unit awards to employees and 59,812 restricted stock awards to non-employee directors with a grant date fair value of primarily $9.18 per share. The number of long-term incentive award shares and units granted are generally determined based on our share price as of October 1 each year, which was $10.51 for these fiscal 2019 awards. The awards granted to employees vest on September 30, 2021, subject to the achievement of certain adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share performance targets. As of December 31, 2018, we considered the achievement of these performance targets probable. The awards granted to non-employee directors vest on September 30, 2019 and are subject only to service conditions.