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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Block) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments Abstract |
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Text Block | 6. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION Equity Compensation Plan Under the Entercom Equity Compensation Plan (the “Plan”), the Company is authorized to issue share-based compensation awards to key employees, directors and consultants. RSU Activity The following is a summary of the changes in RSUs under the Plan during the current period:
|  |  |  | Number |  |  |  |  | Weighted |  | Aggregate
|  |  |  | Of |  | Weighted |  | Average |  | Intrinsic
|  |  |  | Restricted |  | Average |  | Remaining |  | Value As Of
|  |  |  | Stock |  | Purchase |  | Contractual |  | September 30,
| Period Ended |  |  | Units |  | Price |  | Term (Years) |  | 2012
RSUs outstanding as of: | December 31, 2011 |  |  | 1,860,577 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
RSUs awarded |  |  |  | 290,556 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
RSUs released |  |  |  | (358,131) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
RSUs forfeited |  |  |  | (20,790) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
RSUs outstanding as of: | September 30, 2012 |  |  | 1,772,212 |  | $ | - |  | 1.2 |  | $ | 12,157,374
RSUs vested and expected |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
to vest as of: | September 30, 2012 |  |  | 1,654,227 |  | $ | - |  | 1.2 |  | $ | 10,751,208
RSUs exercisable (vested and |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
deferred) as of: | September 30, 2012 |  |  | 86,996 |  | $ | - |  | 0.0 |  | $ | 596,793
Weighted average remaining |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
recognition period in years |  |  |  | 1.9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
expense, net of estimated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
forfeitures |  |  | $ | 6,692,351 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Options Option Activity The following table provides summary information related to the exercise of stock options:
|  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
Other Option Disclosures |  | 2012 |  | 2011
|  | (amounts in thousands)
Intrinsic value of options exercised |  | $ | 446 |  | $ | 520
Tax benefit from options exercised |  | $ | 169 |  | $ | 198
Cash received from exercise price of options exercised |  | $ | 120 |  | $ | 69
The following table presents the option activity during the current period under the Plan:
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Weighted |  | Intrinsic
|  |  |  |  |  | Weighted |  | Average |  | Value
|  |  |  |  |  | Average |  | Remaining |  | As of
|  |  | Number of |  | Exercise |  | Contractual |  | September 30,
| Period Ended |  | Options |  | Price |  | Term (Years) |  | 2012
Options outstanding as of: | December 31, 2011 |  |  | 876,025 |  | $ | 2.84 |  |  |  |  |
Options granted |  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Options exercised |  |  |  | (89,475) |  |  | 1.34 |  |  |  |  |
Options forfeited |  |  |  | (10,625) |  |  | 2.60 |  |  |  |  |
Options expired |  |  |  | (21,625) |  |  | 26.05 |  |  |  |  |
Options outstanding as of: | September 30, 2012 |  |  | 754,300 |  | $ | 2.36 |  | 6.3 |  | $ | 3,864,841
Options vested and expected to vest as of: | September 30, 2012 |  |  | 748,233 |  | $ | 2.37 |  | 6.3 |  | $ | 3,833,005
Options vested and exercisable as of: | September 30, 2012 |  |  | 526,614 |  | $ | 2.74 |  | 6.2 |  | $ | 2,640,439
Weighted average remaining |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
recognition period in years |  |  |  | 0.4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized compensation expense, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
net of estimated forfeitures |  |  | $ | 74,924 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
The following table summarizes significant ranges of outstanding and exercisable options as of the current period:
|  |  |  |  |  | Options Outstanding |  | Options Exercisable
|  |  |  |  |  | Number Of |  | Weighted |  |  |  |  | Number Of |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  | Options |  | Average |  | Weighted |  | Options |  | Weighted
|  |  |  |  |  | Outstanding |  | Remaining |  | Average |  | Exercisable |  | Average
|  |  |  |  |  | September 30, |  | Contractual |  | Exercise |  | September 30, |  | Exercise
Exercise Prices |  | 2012 |  | Life |  | Price |  | 2012 |  | Price
$ | 1.34 |  | $ | 1.34 |  | 695,300 |  | 6.4 |  | $ | 1.34 |  | 474,864 |  | $ | 1.34
$ | 2.02 |  | $ | 6.62 |  | 20,000 |  | 7.0 |  | $ | 5.52 |  | 12,750 |  | $ | 5.35
$ | 10.90 |  | $ | 11.69 |  | 20,500 |  | 5.4 |  | $ | 11.46 |  | 20,500 |  | $ | 11.46
$ | 11.78 |  | $ | 48.21 |  | 18,500 |  | 3.4 |  | $ | 27.24 |  | 18,500 |  | $ | 27.24
$ | 1.34 |  | $ | 48.21 |  | 754,300 |  | 6.3 |  | $ | 2.36 |  | 526,614 |  | $ | 2.74
Recognized Non-Cash Compensation Expense Stock-based compensation expense consisted primarily of RSU awards. The following summarizes recognized stock-based compensation expense included in the Company's line item expense for awards:
| Nine Months Ended
| September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011
|  | (amounts in thousands)
Station operating expenses | $ | 433 |  | $ | 551
Corporate general and administrative expenses |  | 3,551 |  |  | 5,676
Stock-based compensation expense included in operating expenses |  | 3,984 |  |  | 6,227
Income tax benefit |  | 1,120 |  |  | 1,613
Net stock-based compensation expense | $ | 2,864 |  | $ | 4,614
|  | Three Months Ended
|  | September 30,
|  | 2012 |  | 2011
|  | (amounts in thousands)
Station operating expenses |  | $ | 169 |  | $ | 224
Corporate general and administrative expenses |  |  | 1,097 |  |  | 1,337
Stock-based compensation expense included in operating expenses |  |  | 1,266 |  |  | 1,561
Income tax benefit |  |  | 358 |  |  | 464
Net stock-based compensation expense |  | $ | 908 |  | $ | 1,097

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