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Stock-based Compensation and Equity Grants (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract] |
Schedule of Stock-based Compensation Expense | Stock-based compensation expense, shown in the table below, is recorded in general and administrative expenses included in our consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 as follows (in thousands):
|  |  | 2022 |  | 2021 |  |  |  |
DLH employees (a) |  |  | $ | 372 |  |  | $ | 338 |  |  |  |  |
Non-employee directors (b) |  |  | 180 |  |  | 162 |  |  |  |  |
Total stock option expense |  |  | $ | 552 |  |  | $ | 500 |  |  |  |  |
(a) Included in this amount are equity grants of restricted stock units 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 executive officers and non-executive company employees. The restricted stock units totaled 140,404 and 147,431 restricted stock units issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. (b) Equity grants of restricted stock units were made in accordance with DLH compensation policy for non-employee directors and a total of 58,517 and 53,510 restricted stock units were issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense is presented in the table below for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 as follows (in thousands):
|  |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Unrecognized expense for DLH employees (a) |  |  | $ | 4,750 |  |  | $ | 5,592 |
Unrecognized expense for non-employee directors |  |  | 538 |  |  | 486 |
Total unrecognized expense |  |  | $ | 5,288 |  |  | $ | 6,078 |
(a) On a weighted average basis, the unrecognized expense for the three months ended December 31, 2022 is expected to be recognized within the next 3.70 years.
Schedule of Stock Option Activity | The aggregate intrinsic value in the table below represents the total pretax intrinsic value (i.e., the difference between the Company’s closing stock price on the last trading day of the period and the exercise price, times the number of shares) that would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their in the money options on those dates. This amount will change based on the fair market value of the Company’s stock.
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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Weighted |  | Average |  | (in thousands)
|  |  |  |  |  | (in thousands) |  | Average |  | Remaining |  | Aggregate
|  |  |  |  |  | Number of |  | Exercise |  | Contractual |  | Intrinsic
|  |  |  |  |  | Shares |  | Price |  | Term |  | Value
Options outstanding, September 30, 2022 |  |  |  |  |  | 2,392 |  |  | $ | 7.05 |  |  | 5.40 |  | $ | 13,566 |
Exercised |  |  |  |  |  | (250) |  |  | 0.95 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Cancelled |  |  |  |  |  | (25) |  |  | 8.96 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Options outstanding, December 31, 2022 |  |  |  |  |  | 2,117 |  |  | $ | 7.74 |  |  | 5.78 |  | $ | 9,913 |
Schedule of Option Shares Outstanding, Vested and Expected to Vest | Stock options shares outstanding, vested and unvested for the periods ended as follows (shares in thousands):
|  |  | December 31, |  | September 30, |  |
|  |  | 2022 |  | 2022 |  |  |  |
Vested and exercisable (a) |  |  | 1,892 |  |  | 2,117 |  |  |  |  |
Unvested (b) |  |  | 225 |  |  | 275 |  |  |  |  |
Options outstanding |  |  | 2,117 |  |  | 2,392 |  |  |  |  |
(a) The weighted average exercise price of vested and exercisable shares was $6.74 and $5.86 at December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022, respectively. Aggregate intrinsic value was approximately $9.9 million and $13.6 million at December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022, respectively. The weighted average contractual term remaining was 5.4 years and 4.9 years at December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022, respectively. (b) Certain awards vest upon satisfaction of certain performance criteria.

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