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Share-Based Compensation
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Share Based Compensation [Abstract]  
Share-Based Compensation

Note 13 – Share-Based Compensation

As of June 30, 2021, the Company has outstanding awards under the CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. 2012 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2012 Plan"), which was approved by the Company's shareholders in May 2012. The 2012 Plan permits the Company to issue stock options and common stock to selected officers, employees and non-employee directors of the Company up to a total of 10,400,000 shares. As the primary operating subsidiary of the Company, the Operating Partnership participates in and bears the compensation expense associated with the Company's share-based compensation plan. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Committee”) administers the 2012 Plan.

Restricted Stock Awards

Share-based compensation expense related to the restricted stock awards was $246 and $361 for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively; and $543 and $1,505 for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Share-based compensation cost capitalized as part of real estate assets was $2 and $5 for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively; and, $6 and $12 for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

A summary of the status of the Company’s nonvested restricted stock awards as of June 30, 2021, and changes during the six months ended June 30, 2021, is presented below: 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Weighted-

Average

Grant-Date

Fair Value

 

Nonvested at January 1, 2021

 

 

1,519,606

 

 

$

2.15

 

Granted

 

 

 

 

$

 

Vested

 

 

(480,463

)

 

$

3.11

 

Forfeited

 

 

(15,844

)

 

$

2.51

 

Nonvested at June 30, 2021

 

 

1,023,299

 

 

$

1.70

 

 

 

As of June 30, 2021, there was $1,352 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested stock awards granted under the plans, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.9 years.

Long-Term Incentive Program

A summary of the Company’s long-term incentive program (“LTIP”) is disclosed in Note 18 to the consolidated financial statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. Outstanding restricted stock, and related grant/vesting/forfeiture activity during 2021 for awards made to named executive officers under the LTIP, is included in the information presented in the table above.

Performance Stock Units

There were no PSUs granted in 2021. The 1,103,537 outstanding PSUs at June 30, 2021 were granted in the first quarter of 2019. Of that amount, 566,862 PSUs are classified as a liability due to the potential cash component, which is described in the summary of the Company’s LTIP program set forth in Note 18 to the consolidated financial statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. None of the PSUs outstanding at June 30, 2021 were vested.

Compensation cost is recognized on a tranche-by-tranche basis using the accelerated attribution method. The resulting expense, for awards classified as equity, is recorded regardless of whether any PSU awards are earned as long as the required service period is met.

Share-based compensation expense related to the PSUs was $94 and $(60) for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively; and $189 and $418 for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Unrecognized compensation costs related to the PSUs was $453 as of June 30, 2021, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.6 years.