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



		Quarter Ended
		November 30,		November 30,
		2023		2022
Long-term incentive awards	$	2,464	$	2,339
Strive acquisition compensation		195		166
Unvested stock awards		180		165
Employee stock purchase plan		58		65
	$	2,897	$	2,735

During the quarter ended November 30, 2023, we issued 600,717 shares of our common stock under various stock-based compensation arrangements, including our employee stock purchase plan (ESPP).

On October 6, 2023, the Compensation Committee granted a new Long-Term Incentive Plan (the 2024 LTIP) award to our executive officers and members of senior management. The fiscal 2024 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 Shares – Twenty-five percent of the 2024 LTIP award shares vest to participants on August 31, 2026. The number of shares that may be earned by participants at the end of the service period totals 28,272 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 shares of the fiscal 2024 LTIP award are earned based on the highest rolling four-quarter level of qualified Adjusted EBITDA achieved in the three-year measurement period ending on August 31, 2026. The number of shares that will vest to participants for this tranche is variable and may be 50% of the award (minimum award threshold) or up to 200% 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% of the performance-based objective totals 84,784 shares. The maximum number of shares that may be awarded in connection with the performance-based tranche of the 2024 LTIP totals 169,568 shares.

In fiscal 2023, we introduced a new long-term equity incentive plan for client partners, managing directors, and certain other associates that we believe are critical to our long-term success. These awards are generally based on the achievement of specified sales goals, are granted following the completion of the fiscal year, and one-third of the shares vest on August 31 of each year following the grant. We granted a total of 48,740 unvested share units in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 to participants in this long-term incentive plan for achievements in fiscal 2023, which will vest over the next three years. The compensation cost of these awards is included in the long-term incentive awards category in the preceding table.

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% 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, 2023, we issued 9,697 shares of our common stock to participants in the ESPP.