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SHARE CAPITAL AND SHARE BASED COMPENSATION (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
SHARE CAPITAL AND SHARE OPTIONS [Abstract] |
Authorized and issue share capital | As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, our authorized and issued share capital is as follows: Authorized share capital:
(in thousands of $, except per share data) | 2023 | 2022
150,000,000 (2022: 150,000,000) common shares of $1.00 each | 150,000 |  | 150,000 |
Issued share capital:
(in thousands of $, except per share data) | 2023 | 2022
104,578,080 (2022: 107,225,832) outstanding issued common shares of $1.00 each | 104,578 |  | 107,226 |
(number of shares) | 2023 | 2022
As of January 1 | 107,225,832 |  | 108,222,604 |
Repurchase and cancellation of treasury shares (1) | (2,897,034) |  | (1,189,653) |
Vesting of RSUs | 249,282 |  | 186,881 |
Share options exercised | — |  | 6,000 |
As of December 31 | 104,578,080 |  | 107,225,832 |
(1) During 2023, we repurchased and cancelled 2.9 million treasury shares for a consideration of $61.7 million inclusive of brokers commission of $0.1 million. In 2022, we repurchased and cancelled 1.2 million treasury shares for a consideration of $25.5 million inclusive of brokers commission of $0.04 million.
Weighted average assumptions used | The weighted average assumptions as of the March 2023 grant date as follows:
| 2023
Risk free interest rate | 4.1 | %
Expected volatility of common stock | 70.5 | %
Expected dividend yield | 0.0 | %
Expected term of options | 4.0 years
The weighted average assumptions as of grant date are noted in the table below:
| 2020
Remaining performance period | 2.8 years
Contractual term | 3.0 years
Expected dividend yield | 0.0 | %
Risk free interest rate | 0.42 | %
Golar volatility | 84 | %
Share price at grant date | $ | 7.49 |
Summary of stock option activity | A summary of the share options movements during the year ended December 31, 2023 is presented below:
| Shares (in thousands) | Weighted average exercise price | Weighted average remaining contractual term (years)
Options outstanding at December 31, 2022 | 1,037 |  | $ | 15.37 |  | 1.0
Granted during the year | 650 |  | $ | 20.95 |  | 3.2
Lapsed during the year | (287) |  | $ | 26.90 |  |
Options outstanding at December 31, 2023 | 1,400 |  | $ | 15.20 |  | 1.7
Options outstanding and exercisable at: |  |  |
December 31, 2023 | 750 |  | $ | 10.22 |  | 0.4
December 31, 2022 | 662 |  | $ | 17.87 |  | 0.8
December 31, 2021 | 755 |  | $ | 24.28 |  | 0.8
| Year ended December 31,
(in thousands of $) | 2023 | 2022 | 2021
Total fair value of share options vested in the year | 1,958 |  | 1,958 |  | 1,595 |
Compensation cost recognized in the consolidated statement of operations | 2,706 |  | 1,971 |  | 1,434 |
Share options cost capitalized* | 173 |  | — |  | 16 |
*Relates to capitalized costs on share options awarded to employees directly involved in certain vessel conversion projects.
Summary of time-based RSU activity | A summary of time-based RSU activities for the year ended December 31, 2023 is presented below:
| Shares (in thousands) | Weighted average grant date fair value per share | Weighted average remaining contractual term (years)
Non-vested RSUs at December 31, 2022 | 218 |  | 14.09 | 1.2
Granted during the year | 189 |  | 22.21 | 2.2
Vested during the year | (207) |  | 21.57 |
Forfeited during the year | (16) |  | 22.42 |
Non-vested RSUs at December 31, 2023 | 184 |  | 22.30 | 2.0
Summary of performance-based RSU activity | A summary of performance-based RSU activity for the year ended December 31, 2023 is presented below:
| Shares (in thousands) | Weighted average grant date fair value per share | Weighted average remaining contractual term (years)
Non-vested performance based RSUs at December 31, 2022 | 69 |  | 16.05 | 1.6
Vested during the year | (51) |  | 21.68 |
Forfeited during the year | (4) |  | 22.82 |
Non-vested performance based RSUs at December 31, 2023 | 14 |  | 22.82 | 1.5
| Year ended December 31,
(in thousands of $) | 2023 | 2022 | 2021
Compensation cost recognized in the consolidated statement of income | 1,473 |  | 1,522 |  | 1,774 |
RSU cost capitalized * | 247 |  | 198 |  | 322 |
*Relates to capitalized costs on RSUs awarded to employees directly involved in certain vessel conversion projects.

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