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Stock-Based Compensation
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Stock-Based Compensation [Abstract]  
Stock-Based Compensation

Note H: Stock-Based Compensation

 

We compensate officers, directors, key employees and consultants with stock-based compensation under the Image Sensing Systems, Inc. 2014 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the "2014 Plan"), which was approved by our shareholders and is administered under the supervision of our Board of Directors. The Image Sensing Systems, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2005 Plan") expired in 2015, and there are no options or other awards outstanding under the 2005 Plan.  Stock option awards are granted at exercise prices equal to the closing price of our stock on the day before the date of grant. Generally, options vest ratably over periods of three to five years from the dates of the grant, beginning one year from the date of grant, and have a contractual term of nine to 10 years.

 

Compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures, is recognized ratably over the vesting period. Stock-based compensation expense included in general and administrative expense for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 was $59,000 and $50,000, respectively. At March 31, 2020, 5,331,799 shares were available for grant under the Company's 2014 Plan.

 

Stock Options

 

A summary of the stock option activity for the first three months of 2020 is as follows:

 

   

Number of

Shares

  Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price per
Share
  Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (in years)
  Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
Options outstanding at December 31, 2019
    16,000     $ 4.73       3.97     $ 3,505  
Granted
        $           $  
Exercised
      $           $  
Expired
    $           $  
Forfeited
   
$           $  




 


                 
Options outstanding at March 31, 2020     16,000  
$ 4.73
    3.72
  $
Options exercisable at March 31, 2020     16,000     $ 4.73       3.72
  $  


There were no stock options exercised during the three-month period ended March 31, 2020 and there were stock options exercised to purchase 1,000 shares in the three-month period ended March 31, 2019. During each of the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, we recognized no stock-based compensation expense related to stock options. As of March 31, 2020, there was no unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options.

 

Restricted Stock Awards and Stock Awards

 

Restricted stock awards are granted under the 2014 Plan at the discretion of the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors. We issue restricted stock awards to executive officers and key consultants. These awards may contain certain performance conditions or time-based vesting criteria. The restricted stock awards granted to executive officers vest if the various performance or time-based metrics are met. Stock-based compensation is recognized for the number of awards expected to vest at the end of the period and is expensed beginning on the grant date through the end of the vesting period. At the time of vesting of the restricted stock awards, the recipients of common stock may request to receive a net of the number of shares required for employee withholding taxes, which can be withheld up to the relevant jurisdiction's maximum statutory rate. Compensation expense related to any stock awards issued to employees is determined on the grant date based on the publicly-quoted fair market value of our common stock and is charged to earnings on the grant date.  

 

We also issue stock awards as a portion of the annual retainer for each director on a quarterly basis. The stock awards are fully vested at the time of issuance. 

 

The following table summarizes restricted stock award activity for the first three months of 2020:

 


 

Number of
Shares

 

 

Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value

Awards outstanding December 31, 2019

 

58,961



$

4.32

 

Granted

 

8,950




3.49

 

Vested

 

(26,802

)



3.75

 

Forfeited

 




 

Awards outstanding at March 31, 2020

 

41,109



$

4.52

 

 

As of March 31, 2020, the total stock-based compensation expense related to non-vested awards not yet recognized was $152,000, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.8 years. During the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019, we recognized $59,000 and $50,000, respectively, of stock-based compensation expense related to restricted stock awards.