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Stock-based Compensation and Equity Grants (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2023
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract] |
Schedule of Stock-based Compensation Expense | Total stock-based compensation expense, presented in the table below, is recorded in general and administrative expenses included in our consolidated statements of operations for the years ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 (in thousands):
|  | 2023 |  | 2022
DLH employees (a) |  | $ | 1,204 |  |  | $ | 1,960 |
Non-employee directors (b) |  | 718 |  |  | 648 |
Stock option expense |  | $ | 1,922 |  |  | $ | 2,608 |
(a): Included in this amount are equity grants of restricted stock units ("RSU") to Executive Officers, which were issued in accordance with the DLH long-term incentive compensation policy in this fiscal year, and stock option grants to employees during prior fiscal years. The RSUs issued and outstanding totaled 211,228 and 140,404 at September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, 197,174 RSUs were granted to Executive Officers. Of the RSUs granted, 141,892 have performance-based vesting criteria and the remaining 55,282 have service-based vesting criteria. At a 50% volatility and assumptions of a 3-year term and the performance vesting criteria results in an indicated a fair value. The RSUs granted during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, as follows using the Monte Carlo Method.
|  |  |  | Volatility
|  |  |  | 50%
Grant Date | Performance Vesting Base | Performance Vesting Criteria | (Years) | Calculated Fair Value
January 27, 2023 | Revenue | Revenue increase at the end of the performance period as compared to the year ended September 30, 2022 | 3 | $ | 3.51 |
January 27, 2023 | Stock price | Stock price is at least $33.21 per share average for the 30 days prior to the end of the performance period | 3 | $ | 2.92 |
Notes: Results based on 100,000 simulations |  |
(b): Equity grants of RSUs were made in accordance with DLH compensation policy for non-employee directors and a total of 50,367 and 53,510 restricted stock units were issued and outstanding at September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. These grants have service-based vesting criteria and vest at the end of this fiscal year. Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense is presented in the table below for the years ending September 30, 2023 and 2022 (in thousands):
|  | 2023 |  | 2022
Unrecognized expense for DLH employees (a) |  | $ | 7,107 |  |  | $ | 5,214 |
Unrecognized expense |  | $ | 7,107 |  |  | $ | 5,214 |
(a): On a weighted average basis, this expense is expected to be recognized within the next 4.20 years.
Schedule of Stock Option Activity | A summary of the Company's stock option awards is as follows:
|  |  |  |  |  | Weighted |  |
|  |  |  | Weighted |  | Average |  |
|  |  |  | Average |  | Remaining |  | Aggregate
|  | Number of |  | Exercise |  | Contractual |  | Intrinsic
|  | Shares |  | Price |  | Term |  | Value
|  | (in thousands) |  |  |  | (in years) |  | (in thousands)
Outstanding, September 30, 2022 |  | 2,392 |  |  | $ | 7.05 |  |  | 5.4 |  | $ | 13,566 |
Granted (a) |  | 470 |  |  | 11.57 |  |  | — |  | — |
Exercised |  | (393) |  |  | 3.42 |  |  | — |  | — |
Cancelled |  | (191) |  |  | 9.54 |  |  | — |  | — |
Outstanding, September 30, 2023 |  | 2,278 |  |  | $ | 8.40 |  |  | 5.8 |  | $ | 8,693 |
Vested and exercisable, September 30, 2023 |  | 1,608 |  |  | $ | 6.43 |  |  | 4.3 |  | $ | 8,648 |
(a): Utilizing a volatility of 50% along with assumptions of a 10-year term and the aforementioned 10-day stock price threshold results in an indicated range of value of the options granted during the year ended September 30, 2023, as follows using the Monte Carlo method:
Schedule of Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions |
|  |  |  | Vesting | Expected |
|  | Strike | Stock | Threshold | Term | Calculated
Grant Date |  | Price | Price | Price | (Years) | Fair Value
January 26, 2023 |  | $ | 11.66 |  | $ | 11.66 |  | $ | 15.00 |  | 10 | $ | 7.41 |
August 31, 2023 |  | $ | 11.08 |  | $ | 11.08 |  | $ | 14.25 |  | 10 | $ | 7.41 |
August 31, 2023 |  | $ | 11.08 |  | $ | 11.08 |  | $ | 16.50 |  | 10 | $ | 7.41 |
Note: Results based on 100,000 simulations
Schedule of Stock Option Shares Outstanding, Vested and Expected to Vest | Stock options shares outstanding, vested and unvested for the years ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 (in thousands):
|  | Number of Shares
|  | 2023 |  | 2022
Vested and exercisable |  | 1,608 |  |  | 2,117 |
Unvested (a) |  | 670 |  |  | 275 |
Options outstanding |  | 2,278 |  |  | 2,392 |
(a): Certain awards vest upon satisfaction of certain performance criteria.

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