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Equity Compensation Plan Information
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Equity Compensation Plan Information [Abstract]  
Equity Compensation Plan Information

Note 16 - Equity Compensation Plan Information

At the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, First United Corporation’s shareholders approved the First United Corporation Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan which authorized the issuance of up to 185,000 shares of common stock pursuant to the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, stock awards, stock units, performance units, dividend equivalents, and other stock-based awards to employees or directors.  This plan expired by its terms during the second quarter of 2017.

The Corporation complies with the provisions of ASC Topic 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation, in measuring and disclosing stock compensation cost.   The measurement objective in ASC Paragraph 718-10-30-6 requires public companies to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant date fair value of the award.  The cost is recognized in expense over the period in which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award (the vesting period).



Stock-based awards were made to non-employee directors in May 2017 pursuant to First United Corporation’s director compensation policy.  Each director receives an annual retainer of 1,000 shares of First United Corporation common stock, plus $10,000 to be paid, at the director’s election, in cash or additional shares of common stock.  In 2017, a total of 14,795 fully-vested shares of common stock were issued to directors, which had a fair market value of $14.48.  Director stock compensation expense was $53,558 for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and $37,183 for the three months ended March 31, 2017.