STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

17. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Subsequent to the amendment approved at our Annual General Meeting on May 20, 2019, our 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2015 Plan"), has 16,000,000 shares of Class A common stock authorized for grants of stock options, restricted stock units ("RSU"), restricted stock and stock appreciation rights to employees and non-employee directors. Under the 2015 Plan, awards are made to employees and directors at the discretion of the Compensation Committee.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, we recognized charges for stock-based compensation of US$ 0.9 million and US$ 3.1 million; and US$ 3.9 million and US$ 6.1 million respectively, presented as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses in our condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income / loss. Share-based compensation expense recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 includes US$ 2.9 million related to the accelerated vesting of RSUs with performance conditions in accordance with the terms of the corresponding award agreement following the completion of sale of the Company's Croatian operations on July 31, 2018.

Stock Options

Grants of options allow the holders to purchase shares of Class A common stock at an exercise price, which is generally the market price prevailing at the date of the grant, with vesting between one and four years after the awards are granted. There was no option activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The summary of stock options outstanding as at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 is presented below:



	Shares	Weighted Average Exercise Price per Share		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2018	2,011,392	$	2.32	6.58	$	916
Outstanding at September 30, 2019	2,011,392	2.32		5.83	4,375
Vested and expected to vest	2,011,392	2.32		5.83	4,375
Exercisable at September 30, 2019	1,908,544	$	2.32	5.80	$	4,165

When options are vested, holders may exercise them at any time up to the maximum contractual life of the instrument which is specified in the option agreement. At September 30, 2019, the maximum life of options that were issued under the 2015 Plan was ten years. Upon providing the appropriate written notification, holders pay the exercise price and receive shares. Shares delivered in respect of stock option exercises are newly issued shares.

The aggregate intrinsic value (the difference between the stock price on the last day of trading of the third quarter of 2019 and the exercise prices multiplied by the number of in-the-money options) represents the total intrinsic value that would have been received by the option holders had they exercised all in-the-money options as at September 30, 2019. This amount changes based on the fair value of our Class A common stock. As at September 30, 2019, there was US$ 0.1 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 0.44 years with all options vesting by March 2020.

Restricted Stock Units with Time-Based Vesting

Each RSU represents a right to receive one share of Class A common stock of the Company for each RSU that vests in accordance with a time-based vesting schedule, generally between one to four years from the date of grant. Holders of RSU awards are not entitled to receive cash dividend equivalents prior to the vesting of awards and are not entitled to vote shares underlying awards.

The following table summarizes information about unvested RSUs as at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:



	Number of Shares / Units		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested at December 31, 2018	1,996,355		$	3.68
Granted	1,191,586		3.57
Vested	(855,260	)	3.49
Unvested at September 30, 2019	2,332,681		$	3.69

The intrinsic value of unvested RSUs was US$ 10.5 million as at September 30, 2019. Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested RSUs as at September 30, 2019 was US$ 6.8 million and is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.4 years.

Restricted Stock Units with Performance Conditions

Each RSU with performance conditions (“PRSU”) represents a right to receive one share of Class A common stock of the Company for each PRSU that vests in accordance with a performance-based vesting schedule. The performance-based vesting schedule sets forth specified objectives for unlevered free cash flow and OIBDA over defined periods and by defined dates. Holders of PRSU awards are not entitled to receive cash dividend equivalents prior to the vesting of awards and are not entitled to vote shares underlying awards.

On December 4, 2018, the 2018 PRSU Award was granted with unlevered free cash flow and OIBDA targets corresponding to two, three and four-year performance periods ending December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022, respectively. The maximum achievement under the 2018 PRSU Award is 200% of the shares allotted to the corresponding target. There was no PRSU activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and we have not recognized any related compensation cost to date.