Stock Incentive Plans

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

STOCK INCENTIVE PLANS

The Company has one active equity compensation plan from which new grants may be made, the Graphic Packaging Holding Company 2014 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2014 Plan”). The 2014 Plan allows for granting shares of stock, options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), restricted stock awards (“RSAs”), and other types of stock-based and cash awards. Awards under the 2014 Plan vest and expire in accordance with terms established at the time of grant. Shares issued pursuant to awards under the 2014 Plan are from GPHC’s authorized but unissued shares. Compensation costs are recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award and are adjusted for actual performance for performance-based awards. As of September 30, 2021, there were 11.4 million shares remaining available to be granted under the 2014 Plan.

Stock Awards, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units

Under the 2014 Plan, all RSUs granted to employees generally vest and become payable in three years from date of grant. RSUs granted to employees generally contain some combination of service and performance objectives based on various financial targets and relative total shareholder return that must be met for the RSUs to vest. RSUs and RSAs granted as deferred compensation for non-employee directors are fully vested but not payable until the distribution date elected by the director. RSAs issued to non-employee directors as part of their compensation for service on the Board are unrestricted on the grant date.

Data concerning RSUs and RSAs granted in the first nine months of 2021 is as follows:


		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
RSUs — Employees and Non-Employee Directors	1,621,586	$	16.02
Stock Awards — Board of Directors	55,055	$	17.80

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, $21 million and $27 million, respectively, were charged to compensation expense for stock incentive plans and such amounts are included in Selling, General and Administrative expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, 1.2 million and 0.8 million shares were issued, respectively. The shares issued were primarily related to RSUs granted to employees during 2018 and 2017, respectively.