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Stock-Based Compensation
3 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2020
Stock-Based Compensation [Abstract]  
Stock-Based Compensation NOTE 6 – STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Our stock-based compensation was comprised of the following for the periods presented (in thousands):

Quarter Ended

November 30,

November 30,

2020

2019

Long-term incentive awards

$

946 

$

1,636 

Restricted stock awards

175 

175 

Employee stock purchase plan

37 

40 

$

1,158 

$

1,851 

During the quarter ended November 30, 2020, we issued 236,133 shares of our common stock under various stock-based compensation arrangements, including our employee stock purchase plan (ESPP). Our stock-based compensation plans also allow shares to be withheld to cover statutory income taxes if so elected by the award recipient. During the first quarter of fiscal 2021, we withheld 88,704 shares of our common stock for taxes on stock-based compensation arrangements, which had a fair value of $1.5 million.

Due to the significant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our results of operations in the third quarter of fiscal 2020 and uncertainties surrounding the economic recovery from the pandemic, we determined that the long-term incentive plan (LTIP) award tranches which vest based on qualified adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (Adjusted EBITDA) for our various LTIP awards would not vest before the end of their respective service periods. On October 2, 2020, the Organization and Compensation Committee (the Compensation Committee) of the Board of Directors modified the terms of our performance-based LTIP award tranches to extend the service period of each tranche by two years and increase each Adjusted EBITDA vesting target by $2.0 million. No time-based vesting LTIP tranches were modified. At November 30, 2020, we reassessed the probability that the modified award tranches would vest and concluded the modified award tranches would vest prior to the end of their respective service periods. We accounted for the modifications in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance and are recognizing compensation cost for awards expected to vest over the remaining service period of each award.

Fiscal 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan Award

On October 2, 2020, the Compensation Committee granted a new LTIP award to our executive officers and members of senior management. The fiscal 2021 LTIP award has two tranches, one with a time-based vesting condition and one with a performance-based vesting condition as described below:

Time-Based Award SharesTwenty-five percent of the 2021 LTIP award shares vest to participants on August 31, 2023. The total number of shares that may be earned by participants at the end of the service period totals 52,696 shares. The number of shares awarded in this tranche does not fluctuate based on the achievement of financial measures.

Performance-Based Award Shares – The remaining tranche of the fiscal 2021 LTIP award is based on the highest rolling four-quarter level of qualified Adjusted EBITDA in the three-year period ending August 31, 2023. The number of shares that will vest to participants for this tranche is variable and may be 50 percent of the award (minimum award threshold) or up to 200 percent of the participant’s award (maximum threshold) depending on the level of qualified Adjusted EBITDA achieved. The number of shares that may be earned for achieving 100 percent of the performance-based objective totals 158,088 shares. The maximum number of shares that may be awarded in connection with the performance-based tranche of the 2021 LTIP totals 316,176 shares.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

We have an employee stock purchase plan that offers qualified employees the opportunity to purchase shares of our common stock at a price equal to 85 percent of the average fair market value of our common stock on the last trading day of each fiscal quarter. During the quarter ended November 30, 2020, we issued 15,097 shares of our common stock to participants in the ESPP.