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Equity Compensation Plan Information
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Equity Compensation Plan Information [Abstract]  
Equity Compensation Plan Information

Note 16 - Equity Compensation Plan Information

At the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, First United Corporation’s shareholders approved the First United Corporation 2018 Equity Compensation Plan which authorizes the issuance of up to 325,000 shares of common stock to employees, directors and qualifying consultants pursuant to stock options, stock appreciation rights, stock awards, dividend equivalents, and other stock-based awards. 

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 2018 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 2018, a total of 12,936 fully-vested shares of common stock were issued to directors, which had a grant date fair market value of $20.63 per share.  Director stock compensation expense was $115,889 for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and $85,282 for the six months ended June  30, 2017.  Director stock compensation expense was $62,331 for the second quarter of 2018 and $48,099 for the same period of 2017.