On September 21, 2020, the Company's shareholders approved the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2020 Plan"). The 2020 Plan replaced the Company's previous 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2013 Plan") with respect to the granting of future equity awards. The 2020 Plan permits the grant of Nonqualified Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Shares, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Share Awards, Dividend Equivalent Rights, Other Stock-Based Awards and Cash-Based Awards (collectively "Awards"). Under the 2020 Plan, an aggregate of 1.6 million common shares will be available for all Awards, subject to adjustment in the event of certain corporate transactions.

Under the 2013 Plan, the Company granted 500,000 restricted common stock awards to an officer on September 5, 2018 (the "2018 Restricted Stock Award"). The 2018 Restricted Stock Award shall become fully vested and the restriction period shall lapse as of March 28, 2024 subject to the officer's continued employment through the vesting date. The 2018 Restricted Stock Award is amortized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. The grant-date fair value of the 2018 Restricted Stock Award was determined using the closing price of Kingsway common stock on the date of grant. Total unamortized compensation expense related to unvested 2018 Restricted Stock Award at December 31, 2023 was $0.1 million.

Under the 2020 Plan, the Company has granted restricted common stock awards to certain officers of the Company (the "2020 Plan Restricted Stock Awards"). The 2020 Plan Restricted Stock Awards vest according to a graded vesting schedule and shall become fully vested subject to the officers' continued employment through the applicable vesting dates. The 2020 Plan Restricted Stock Awards are amortized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service periods. The grant-date fair values of the 2020 Plan Restricted Stock Awards were determined using the closing price of Kingsway common stock on the dates of grant. During the year ended December 31, 2023, 119,289 shares of the 2020 Plan Restricted Stock Awards became fully vested. Total unamortized compensation expense related to unvested 2020 Plan Restricted Stock Awards at December 31, 2023 was $2.3 million.

The following table summarizes the activity related to unvested 2020 Plan Restricted Stock Awards and 2018 Restricted Stock Award (collectively "Restricted Stock Awards") during the year ended December 31, 2023:

The unvested balance at December 31, 2023 in the table above is comprised of 527,658 shares of the 2020 Plan Restricted Stock Awards and 500,000 shares of the 2018 Restricted Stock Award.

Stock-based compensation expense related to the Restricted Stock Awards was $1.0 million and $1.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

PWSC granted 1,000 restricted Class B common stock awards ("2018 PWSC RSA") to an officer of PWSC pursuant to an agreement dated September 7, 2018. The 2018 PWSC RSA contained both a service and a performance condition that affected vesting. On December 18, 2020, the 2018 PWSC RSA was amended to modify the vesting terms related to the service and performance condition ("Modified PWSC RSA").

PWSC granted 250 restricted Class B common stock awards to an officer of PWSC pursuant to an agreement dated December 18, 2020 ("2020 PWSC RSA"). The 2020 PWSC RSA contained both a service and a performance condition that affected vesting.

As discussed in Note 5, "Disposal and Discontinued Operations," the Company sold PWSC on July 29, 2022; therefore there are no outstanding Modified PWSC RSA and 2020 PWSC RSA reported in the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

The service condition for the Modified PWSC RSA and the 2020 PWSC RSA vested according to a graded vesting schedule. The performance condition was based on the internal rate of return of PWSC. The grant-date fair value of the Modified PWSC RSA and the 2020 PWSC RSA were estimated using an internal valuation model.

On February 20, 2022, both the service condition and performance condition of the Modified PWSC RSA and the 2020 PWSC RSA became fully vested. At December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were zero unvested shares of both the Modified PWSC RSA and the 2020 PWSC RSA.

Stock-based compensation expense related to the Restricted Stock Awards of PWSC was $2.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Ravix LLC granted 199,000 restricted Class B common unit awards to an officer of Ravix pursuant to an agreement dated October 1, 2021 ("2021 Ravix RUA"). The 2021 Ravix RUA vests based on service and the achievement of criteria based on the internal rate of return ("IRR") of Ravix.

The grant-date fair value of the 2021 Ravix RUA was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, using the following assumptions: expected term of four years, expected volatility of 75%, expected dividend yield of zero, and risk-free interest rate of 0.93%.

On October 1, 2021, 83,333 units, representing one half of the service condition for the 2021 Ravix RUA, became fully vested. The remainder of the service condition vests according to a graded vesting schedule and shall become fully vested subject to the officer's continued employment through the applicable vesting dates.

On November 1, 2022, the Company modified the inputs related to the IRR portion of the 2021 Ravix RUA to be based on the combined internal rate of return of Ravix and CSuite. The modified portion of the awards was probable of vesting both immediately before and after the modification. As a result, the fair value of the award that is subject to the IRR was measured at the modification date and compared to the fair value of the modified portion of the award immediately prior to the modification, with the difference resulting in incremental compensation expense of less than $0.1 million. The incremental fair value was estimated using the Monte Carlo simulation model, using the following assumptions at the modification date: expected term of 2.92 years, expected volatility of 72% and risk-free interest rate of 4.44%; and the following assumptions prior to the modification: expected term of 2.92 years, expected volatility of 58% and risk-free interest rate of 4.44%.

During the year ended December 31, 2023, 20,833 units of the 2021 Ravix RUA became fully vested. At December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were 70,528 and 91,361 unvested units, respectively, of the 2021 Ravix RUA with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $3.08 per Class B common unit. Total unamortized compensation expense related to unvested 2021 Ravix RUA at December 31, 2023 was $0.2 million.

Stock-based compensation expense related to the 2021 Ravix RUA was $0.1 million and $0.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

Pegasus LLC granted 75,000 restricted Class B common unit awards to an officer of SNS pursuant to an agreement dated November 18, 2022 ("SNS RUA"). The SNS RUA vests based on service and the achievement of criteria based on the IRR of SNS.

The grant-date fair value of the SNS RUA was estimated using the Monte Carlo simulation model, using the following assumptions : expected term of four years, expected volatility of 85% and risk-free interest rate of 4.09%.

On November 18, 2022, 25,000 units, representing one half of the service condition for the SNS RUA, became fully vested. The remainder of the service condition vests according to a graded vesting schedule and shall become fully vested subject to the officer's continued employment through the applicable vesting dates.

During the year ended December 31, 2023, 6,771 units of the SNS RUA became fully vested. At December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were 43,229 and 50,000 unvested units, respectively, of the SNS RUA with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $5.84 and$5.95 per Class B common unit, respectively. Total unamortized compensation expense related to unvested SNS RUA at December 31, 2023was $0.2 million.

Stock-based compensation expense related to the SNS RUA was $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

Vertical Market Solutions LLC, a subsidiary of the Company, granted 199,000 restricted Class B common unit awards to an officer of SPI pursuant to an agreement dated September 7, 2023 ("SPI RUA"). The SPI RUA vests based on service and the achievement of criteria based on the IRR of SPI.

The grant-date fair value of the SPI RUA was estimated using the Monte Carlo simulation model, using the following assumptions : expected term of five years, expected volatility of 59% and risk-free interest rate of 4.29%.

On September 7, 2023, 83,333 units, representing one half of the service condition for the SPI RUA, became fully vested. The remainder of the service condition vests according to a graded vesting schedule and shall become fully vested subject to the officer's continued employment through the applicable vesting dates.

At December 31, 2023 , there were 115,667 unvested units of the SPI RUA with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $1.11 per Class B common unit. Total unamortized compensation expense related to unvested SPI RUA at December 31, 2023 was $0.1 million.

DDI LLC granted 199,000 restricted Class B common unit awards to an officer of DDI pursuant to an agreement dated October 26, 2023 ("DDI RUA"). The DDI RUA vests based on service and the achievement of criteria based on the IRR of DDI.

The grant-date fair value of the DDI RUA was estimated using the Monte Carlo simulation model, using the following assumptions : expected term of five years, expected volatility of 57% and risk-free interest rate of 4.68%.

On October 26, 2023, 83,333 units, representing one half of the service condition for the DDI RUA, became fully vested. The remainder of the service condition vests according to a graded vesting schedule and shall become fully vested subject to the officer's continued employment through the applicable vesting dates.

At December 31, 2023, there were 115,667 unvested units of the DDI RUA with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $4.16 per Class B common unit. Total unamortized compensation expense related to unvested DDI RUA at December 31, 2023 was $0.5 million.

The Company has an employee share purchase plan ("ESPP Plan") whereby qualifying employees can choose each year to have up to 5% of their annual base earnings withheld to purchase the Company's common shares. After one year of employment, the Company matches 100% of the employee contribution amount, and the contributions vest immediately. All contributions are used by the plan administrator to purchase common shares in the open market. The Company's contribution is expensed as paid and for the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 totaled $0.2 million and $0.2 million, respectively.