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Stock-Based Compensation | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract] |
Stock-Based Compensation |
6. | STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
The P. H. Glatfelter Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan (the “LTIP”) provides for the issuance of Glatfelter common stock to eligible participants in the form of restricted stock units, restricted stock awards, non-qualified stock options, performance shares, incentive stock options and performance units. Pursuant to terms of the LTIP, we have issued to eligible participants restricted stock units, performance share awards and stock only stock appreciation rights. Restricted Stock Units (“RSU”) and Performance Share Awards (“PSAs”) Awards of RSUs and PSAs are made under our LTIP. The RSUs vest on the passage of time, generally on a graded scale over a three, four, and five-year period, or in certain instances the RSUs were issued with five year cliff vesting. PSAs are issued annually to members of management and each respective grant cliff vests each December 31 of the third year following the grant, assuming the achievement of predetermined, cumulative financial performance targets covering two or three year periods. The performance measures include a minimum, target and maximum performance level providing the grantees an opportunity to receive more or less shares than targeted depending on actual financial performance. For both RSUs and PSAs, the grant date fair value of the awards, which is equal to the closing price per common share on the date of the award, is used to determine the amount of expense to be recognized over the applicable service period. Settlement of RSUs and PSAs will be made in shares of our common stock currently held in treasury. The following table summarizes RSU and PSA activity during periods indicated:
Units |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Balance at January 1, |  |  | 674,523 |  |  |  | 888,942 |
Granted |  |  | 220,105 |  |  |  | 119,882 |
Cancelled/forfeited |  |  | (116,640 | ) |  |  | (67,179 | )
Shares delivered |  |  | (126,914 | ) |  |  | (178,467 | )
Balance at March 31, |  |  | 651,074 |  |  |  | 763,178 |
The amount granted in 2016 and 2015 includes PSAs of 191,548 and 100,801 respectively, exclusive of reinvested dividends. The following table sets forth aggregate RSU and PSA compensation expense for the periods indicated:
|  | March 31 |
In thousands |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Three months ended |  | $ | 467 |  |  | $ | 367 |
Stock Only Stock Appreciation Rights (“SOSARs”) Under terms of the SOSAR, a recipient receives the right to a payment in the form of shares of common stock equal to the difference, if any, in the fair market value of one share of common stock at the time of exercising the SOSAR and the exercise price. The SOSARs vest ratably over a three year period and have a term of ten years. The following table sets forth information related to outstanding SOSARS.
|  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
|  | Shares |  |  | Wtd Avg Exercise Price |  |  | Shares |  |  | Wtd Avg Exercise Price |
SOSARS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding at January 1, |  |  | 2,199,742 |  |  | $ | 17.82 |  |  |  | 1,864,707 |  |  | $ | 16.20 |
Granted |  |  | 724,914 |  |  |  | 17.47 |  |  |  | 406,142 |  |  |  | 24.94 |
Exercised |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (58,343 | ) |  |  | 13.52 |
Canceled / forfeited |  |  | (24,712 | ) |  |  | 26.90 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Outstanding at March 31, |  |  | 2,899,944 |  |  | $ | 17.65 |  |  |  | 2,212,506 |  |  | $ | 17.88 |
SOSAR Grants |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average grant date fair value per share |  | $ | 4.04 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 7.54 |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate grant date fair value (in thousands) |  | $ | 2,919 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 3,063 |  |  |  |  |
Black-Scholes assumptions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend yield |  |  | 2.87 | % |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.92 | % |  |  |  |
Risk free rate of return |  |  | 1.34 | % |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.64 | % |  |  |  |
Volatility |  |  | 32.01 | % |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36.48 | % |  |  |  |
Expected life |  |  | 6 yrs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 yrs |  |  |  |  |
The following table sets forth SOSAR compensation expense for the periods indicated:
|  | March 31 |
In thousands |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Three months ended |  | $ | 732 |  |  | $ | 589 |

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