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Note 7 - Stock-based Compensation and Other Plans
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements  
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Text Block]
7.
Stock-Based Compensation and Other Plans
 
At the
2019
Annual Meeting, the Corporation's stockholders were asked to ratify and approve the
2019
Amendment to the
2018
Stock Compensation Plan of SPAR Group, Inc. (the
"2019
Plan Amendment") in order to amend and extend the Original
2018
Plan (as so amended and extended, the
"2018
Plan") to (i) extend the term of the Original
2018
Plan from the
2019
Plan Amendment Effective Date through
May 31, 2020 (
the
"19
-
20
Period"), and (ii) provide for a total of
500,000
shares of SGRP's common stock available for future Awards during the
19
-
20
Period (the
"19
-
20
Maximum") under the
2018
Plan (as amended and extended). The
2019
Plan Amendment would
not
have otherwise changed the Original
2018
Plan. Under the
2018
Original Plan as amended and extended (
"2018
Plan"), the Corporation (through its Compensation Committee)
may
from time to time grant restricted SGRP Shares, stock options to purchase SGRP Shares (either incentive or nonqualified), and restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights and other awards based on SGRP Shares (collectively, "Awards") to SGRP Directors and the Company's specified executives, employees and consultants providing services to the Company. A copy of the
2019
Plan Amendment was attached to this Proxy Statement and incorporated therein by reference.
 
The Corporation's Board of Directors (the "Board") on
April 22, 2019,
authorized and approved the
2019
Plan Amendment to be submitted to the Corporation's stockholders for ratification and approval.
 
However, the following votes were received at the
2019
Annual Meeting from the stockholders by ballot for the proposal to approve the
2019
Amendment to the
2018
Stock Compensation Plan, and accordingly such amendment (i.e., the
2019
Plan) was
not
approved:
 
For
   
Against
   
Abstain
 
                   
315,359
     
13,987,924
     
3,712
 
 
As of
April 22, 2019,
there were Awards representing
585,000
shares of SGRP's Common Stock that had been granted under the Original
2018
Plan (
565,000
of which remained outstanding), and Awards representing
3,044,927
shares of SGRP's Common Stock outstanding under the
2008
Plan.  Awards representing
15,000
shares of SGRP's Common Stock remained available for grant under the Original
2018
Plan prior to the
2019
Plan Amendment Effective Date. After
May 31, 2019,
the
2018
Plan ended and
no
further grants can be made under the
2018
Plan respecting such
15,000
shares of SGRP's Common Stock.
 
The Company recognized
$66,000
and
$36,000
in stock-based compensation expense relating to stock option awards during the
three
month periods ended
June 30, 2019
and
2018,
respectively.  The tax benefit available from stock based compensation expense related to stock option during both the
three
months ended
June 30, 2019
and
2018
was approximately
$17,000
and
$14,000
respectively. The Company recognized
$96,000
and
$52,000
in stock-based compensation expense relating to stock option awards during the
six
month periods ended
June 30, 2019
and
2018,
respectively.  The tax benefit available from stock based compensation expense related to stock option during both the
six
months ended
June 30, 2019
and
2018
was approximately
$24,000
and
$30,000
respectively. As of
June 30, 2019,
total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to stock options was
$399,000.
   
 
During the
three
months ended
June 30, 2019
and
2018,
the Company recognized approximately
$3,000
and
$6,000,
respectively of stock based compensation expense related to restricted stock.  The tax benefit available to the Company from stock based compensation expense related to restricted stock during the
three
months ended
June 30, 2019
and
2018
was approximately
$1,000
and
$12,000,
respectively. During the
six
months ended
June 30, 2019
and
2018,
the Company recognized approximately
$4,000
and
$12,000,
respectively of stock based compensation expense related to restricted stock.  The tax benefit available to the Company from stock based compensation expense related to restricted stock during the
three
months ended
June 30, 2019
and
2018
was approximately
$1,000
and
$5,000,
respectively. As of
June 30, 2019,
total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested restricted stock Awards was
$1,000.