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Equity Awards | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract] |
Equity Awards | Equity Awards The Company maintains the following long-term equity incentive plans (collectively, the "Plans"):
Plan Names |  | Shares Approved for Issuance
TriMas Corporation 2017 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan |  | 2,000,000 |
TriMas Corporation Director Retainer Share Election Program |  | 100,000 |
The Company previously maintained the 2006 Long Term Equity Incentive Plan, which expired in 2016, and the 2011 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, which was replaced by the TriMas Corporation 2017 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan in 2017, such that, while existing grants remain outstanding until exercised, vested or canceled, no new shares may be issued under these plans. Stock Options The Company granted 150,000 stock options in 2016. The Company estimated the grant-date fair value of the options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model using the following weighted average assumptions: risk-free rate of 1.1%, expected volatility of 32.3%, and an expected term of six years. The Company did not grant any stock options during 2018 and 2017. Information related to stock options at December 31, 2018 is as follows:
|  | Number of Stock Options |  | Weighted Average Option Price |  | Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years) |  | Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2018 |  | 206,854 |  |  | $ | 13.19 |  |  |  |  |
Granted |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |
Exercised |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |
Cancelled |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |
Expired |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding at December 31, 2018 |  | 206,854 |  |  | $ | 13.19 |  |  | 5.5 |  | $ | 2,915,651 |
As of December 31, 2018, 156,854 stock options outstanding were exercisable under the Plans. There was approximately $0.1 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options that is expected to be recorded over a weighted average period of 0.6 years. Stock options of 50,000 vested during each of 2018 and 2017, respectively, while no options vested during 2016. The Company recognized approximately $0.3 million, $0.5 million and $0.3 million of stock-based compensation expense related to stock options during 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The stock-based compensation expense is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. Restricted Stock Units The Company awarded 2,800 restricted stock units ("RSUs") to certain employees during 2016. These shares are subject only to a service condition and vest on the first anniversary date of the award so long as the employee remains with the Company. During 2018, 2017 and 2016, the Company issued 141,203, 189,062, and 235,251 RSUs, respectively, to certain employees which are subject only to a service condition and vest ratably over three years so long as the employee remains with the Company. The Company awarded 42,740 RSUs to certain employees during 2016. These shares are subject only to a service condition and vest on the first anniversary date of the award. The awards were made to participants in the Company's Short-Term Incentive Compensation Plan ("STI"), where all STI participants whose target STI annual award exceeds $20 thousand receive 80% of the value earned in cash and 20% in the form of a restricted stock award upon finalization of the award amount in the first quarter each year following the previous plan year. During 2018, 2017 and 2016, the Company granted 25,830, 30,429 and 41,174 RSUs, respectively, to its non-employee independent directors, which vest one year from date of grant so long as the director and/or Company does not terminate their service prior to the vesting date. During 2018, the Company awarded 104,532 performance-based RSUs to certain Company key employees which vest three years from the grant date as long as the employee remains with the Company. These awards are earned 50% based upon the Company's achievement of earnings per share compound annual growth rate ("EPS CAGR") metrics over a period beginning January 1, 2018 and ending December 31, 2020. The remaining 50% of the awards are earned based on the Company's total shareholder return ("TSR") relative to the TSR of the common stock of a pre-defined industry peer-group, measured over the performance period. TSR is calculated as the Company's average closing stock price for the 20-trading days at the end of the performance period plus Company dividends, divided by the Company's average closing stock price for the 20-trading days prior to the start of the performance period. The Company estimated the grant-date fair value and term of the awards subject to a market condition using a Monte Carlo simulation model, using the following weighted average assumptions: risk-free interest rate of 2.61% and annualized volatility of 30.2%. Depending on the performance achieved for these two metrics, the amount of shared earned, if any, can vary from 0% of the target award to a maximum of 200% of the target award for the EPS CAGR metric and 0% of the target award to a maximum of 200% of the target award for the TSR metric. During 2017, the Company awarded 111,761 performance-based RSUs to certain Company key employees which vest three years from the grant date so long as the employee remains with the Company. These awards are earned 50% based upon the Company's achievement of earnings per share compound annual growth rate ("EPS CAGR") metrics over a period beginning January 1, 2017 and ending December 31, 2019. The remaining 50% of the awards are earned based on the Company's total shareholder return ("TSR") relative to the TSR of the common stock of a pre-defined industry peer-group, measured over the performance period. TSR is calculated as the Company's average closing stock price for the 20-trading days at the end of the performance period plus Company dividends, divided by the Company's average closing stock price for the 20-trading days prior to the start of the performance period. The Company estimated the grant-date fair value and term of the awards subject to a market condition using a Monte Carlo simulation model, using the following weighted average assumptions: risk-free interest rate of 1.52% and annualized volatility of 35.6%. Depending on the performance achieved for these two metrics, the amount of shared earned, if any, can vary from 40% of the target award to a maximum of 200% of the target award for the EPS CAGR metric and 0% of the target award to a maximum of 200% of the target award for the TSR metric. During 2016, the Company awarded 198,956 performance-based RSUs to certain Company key employees which vest three years from the grant date so long as the employee remains with the Company. The performance criteria for these awards is based on the Company's TSR relative to the TSR of the common stock of a pre-defined industry peer-group, measured over a period beginning January 1, 2016 and ending December 31, 2018. Depending on the performance achieved, the amount of shares earned can vary from 0% of the target award to a maximum of 200% of the target award. The Company estimated the grant-date fair value and term of the awards subject to a market condition using a Monte Carlo simulation model, using the following weighted average assumptions: risk-free interest rate of 0.96% and annualized volatility of 35.8%. During 2015, the Company awarded performance-based RSUs to certain Company key employees which were earned based upon the Company's TSR relative to the TSR of the common stock of a pre-defined industry peer-group and measured over a period beginning September 10, 2015 and ending on December 31, 2017. Depending on the performance achieved, the amount of shares earned could vary from 0% of the target award to a maximum of 200% of the target award. The Company attained 126.9% of the target on a weighted average basis, resulting in an increase of 31,021 shares during 2018. The Company allows for its non-employee independent directors to make an annual election to defer all or a portion of their director fees and to receive the deferred amount in cash or equity. Certain of the Company's directors have elected to defer all or a portion of their director fees and to receive the amount in Company common stock at a future date. The Company issued 7,263, 12,912 and 16,588 shares in 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively, related to director fee deferrals. Information related to restricted shares at December 31, 2018 is as follows:
|  | Number of Unvested Restricted Shares |  | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |  | Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years) |  | Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2018 |  | 726,936 |  |  | $ | 22.60 |  |  |  |  |
Granted |  | 309,849 |  |  | 30.29 |  |  |  |  |
Vested |  | (338,141 | ) |  | 21.60 |  |  |  |  |
Cancelled |  | (35,516 | ) |  | 23.24 |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding at December 31, 2018 |  | 663,128 |  |  | $ | 26.67 |  |  | 1.0 |  | $ | 18,096,763 |
As of December 31, 2018, there was approximately $7.5 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted shares that is expected to be recorded over a weighted average period of 2.0 years. The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense related to restricted shares of approximately $6.9 million, $6.2 million and $6.7 million in 2018, 2017, and 2016, respectively. The stock-based compensation expense is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying statement of operations.

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