The Company reserved 3,000,000 shares of common stock under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan with a term of ten years expiring in April 2024. All future equity compensation awards by the Company will be issued under the 2014 plan. This plan provides for the issuance of various forms of stock incentives, including among others, incentive and non-qualified stock options and restricted shares. As of June 30, 2019, there were approximately 1,741,200 shares available for grant.

Stock-based compensation for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:


	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2019		2018		2019		2018
Pre – tax cost	$	544	$	528	$	1,082	$	1,044
After tax cost	$	424	$	411	$	844	$	814

The following is a summary of the changes in non-vested restricted shares for the three months ended June 30, 2019:


		Weighted
		Average
		Grant-Date
	Shares	Fair Value
Non-vested shares at December 31, 2018	947,710	$	9.41
Granted	141,600		17.21
Vested	260,770		7.65
Forfeited	(11,300)		12.47
Non-vested shares at June 30, 2019	817,240		11.28

The total fair value of shares vested was approximately $3,818,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and approximately $4,289,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2018.

As of June 30, 2019, total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested restricted shares was approximately $8,428,000. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.6 years.

For the six months ended June 30, 2019, approximately $456,000 of excess tax benefit for stock-based compensation awards has been recorded as a discrete tax adjustment and classified within operating activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows compared to approximately $583,000 as of June 30, 2018.