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Stock-based Compensation
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements  
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]

9.     Stock-Based Compensation

On January 31, 2019, the Board of Directors approved a 2019 long-term incentive compensation program for certain Company executive officers that includes grants of performance-based restricted stock units (“PRSUs”) in addition to time-based restricted stock units (“RSU”). Under the terms of the PRSU Agreement, the number of PRSUs that may be earned depends on the extent to which performance goals for the award are achieved over a three-year performance period, as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board. The number of PRSUs that may be earned ranges from 0% to 150% of the target award, with no PRSUs earned for below threshold-level performance, 50% of PRSUs earned for threshold-level performance, 100% of PRSUs earned for target-level performance, and 150% of PRSUs earned for maximum-level performance. As of March 31, 2020, PRSU’s granted in 2020 are being accrued at target and PRSU’s granted in 2019 are being accrued above target. The different levels of accrual are commensurate with the projected performance of the respective grant.

For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company’s net income, as reported, included $2.5 million and $4.0 million, respectively, of stock-based compensation costs and $0.6 million and $1.0 million of income tax benefits, respectively, related to the stock-based compensation plans in each of the periods. During the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company granted 170,228 and 263,574 in RSU awards, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company granted 72,143 and 57,870 in PRSU awards, respectively. The Company has not granted stock options since 2009 and at March 31, 2020, had none outstanding.

The Company uses the fair value of the common stock on the date of award to measure compensation cost for restricted stock unit awards. Compensation cost is recognized over the vesting period of the award using the straight-line method.

The following table summarizes the Company’s RSU and PRSU awards at or for the three months ended March 31, 2020:

 

RSU Awards

    

PRSU Awards

 

Weighted-Average

 

Weighted-Average

 

Grant-Date

 

Grant-Date

    

Shares

    

Fair Value

    

Shares

    

Fair Value

Non-vested at December 31, 2019

 

428,295

$

24.42

 

34,186

$

22.38

Granted

 

170,228

 

19.79

 

72,143

 

20.38

Vested

 

(232,351)

 

22.28

 

(35,149)

 

20.54

Forfeited

 

(2,415)

 

24.62

 

 

Non-vested at March 31, 2020

 

363,757

$

23.62

 

71,180

$

21.26

Vested but unissued at March 31, 2020

 

216,777

$

23.26

 

62,515

$

21.35

As of March 31, 2020, there was $8.4 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to RSU and PRSU awards granted. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.7 years. The total fair value of awards vested for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 was $5.0 million and $6.1 million, respectively. The vested but unissued RSU and PRSU awards consist of awards made to employees and directors who are eligible for retirement. According to the terms of these awards, which provide for vesting upon retirement, these employees and directors have no risk of forfeiture. These shares will be issued at the original contractual vesting and settlement dates.

Phantom Stock Plan: The Company maintains a non-qualified phantom stock plan as a supplement to its profit sharing plan for officers who have achieved the designated level and completed one year of service. The Company adjusts its liability under this plan to the fair value of the shares at the end of each period.

The following table summarizes the Phantom Stock Plan at or for the three months ended March 31, 2020:

Phantom Stock Plan

    

Shares

    

Fair Value

Outstanding at December 31, 2019

 

109,226

$

21.61

Granted

 

5,798

 

17.77

Distributions

 

(26)

 

20.45

Outstanding at March 31, 2020

 

114,998

$

13.36

Vested at March 31, 2020

 

114,627

$

13.36

The Company recorded stock-based compensation (benefit) expense for the Phantom Stock Plan of ($0.9) million and $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The total fair value of the distributions from the Phantom Stock Plan was less than $1,000  and $22,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.