Share-Based Compensation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Share-Based Compensation

10. Share-Based Compensation

As of the Effective Date, the Board of Directors adopted the LTIP with a share reserve equal to 6,800,000 shares of common stock. The LTIP provides for the grant of RSUs, restricted stock awards, stock options, stock appreciation rights, performance awards and other stock awards to the Company’s employees and non-employee directors.

Restricted Stock Units. During the Current Quarter, we granted RSUs to employees and non-employee directors under the LTIP, which will vest over a three-year period and one-year period, respectively. The fair value of RSUs is based on the closing sales price of our common stock on the date of grant, and compensation expense is recognized ratably over the requisite service period. A summary of the changes in unvested RSUs is presented below:

	Unvested Restricted Stock Units	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
	(in thousands)
Unvested as of December 31, 2023	940	$	73.08
Granted	413	$	83.47
Vested	(242)	$	72.84
Forfeited	(6)	$	67.61
Unvested as of March 31, 2024	1,105	$	77.05

The aggregate intrinsic value of RSUs that vested during the Current Quarter was approximately $20 million based on the stock price at the time of vesting.

As of March 31, 2024, there was approximately $71 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested RSUs. The expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 2.51 years.

Performance Share Units. During the Current Quarter, we granted PSUs to senior management under the LTIP, which will generally vest over a three-year period and will be settled in shares. The performance criteria include total shareholder return (“TSR”) and relative TSR (“rTSR”) and could result in a total payout between 0% - 200% of the target units. The fair value of the PSUs was measured on the grant date using a Monte Carlo simulation, and compensation expense is recognized ratably over the requisite service period because these awards depend on a combination of service and market criteria.

The following table presents the assumptions used in the valuation of the PSUs granted in 2024.

Assumption	TSR, rTSR
Risk-free interest rate	4.55	%
Volatility	39.36	%

A summary of the changes in unvested PSUs is presented below:

	Unvested Performance Share Units	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
	(in thousands)
Unvested as of December 31, 2023	394	$	85.78
Granted	134	$	95.33
Vested	—	$	—
Forfeited	—	$	—
Unvested as of March 31, 2024	528	$	88.20

As of March 31, 2024, there was approximately $24 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested PSUs. The expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 2.29 years.

RSU and PSU Compensation.

We recognized the following compensation costs, net of actual forfeitures, related to RSUs and PSUs for the periods presented:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2024		2023
General and administrative expenses	$	8	$	6
Natural gas and oil properties	2		1
Production expense	1		1
Total RSU and PSU compensation	$	11	$	8
Related income tax benefit	$	2	$	1