Long-Term Incentive Plan Units

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

OP LTIP Units subject to the Company's incentive plans are generally exercisable by the holder at any time after vesting. Each OP LTIP Unit is convertible into an OP Unit on a one-for-one basis. Subject to certain conditions, the OP Units are redeemable by the holder for an equivalent number of shares of common stock of the Company or for the cash value of such shares of common stock, at the Company's election. Costs associated with the OP LTIP Units issued under the Company's

incentive plans are measured as of the grant date and expensed ratably over the vesting period. Total expense associated with OP LTIP Units issued under the Company's incentive plans for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $0.5 million.

On September 11, 2019, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 14,552 OP LTIP Units to certain of its directors pursuant to the Company's 2017 Equity Incentive Plan.

On September 12, 2019, certain of the Company's independent directors converted 3,610 OP LTIP Units into shares of common stock.

On November 14, 2019 and November 29, 2019, certain current and former Ellington employees converted 7,608 and 1,874 OP LTIP Units, respectively, into shares of common stock.

On December 13, 2019, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 22,885 OP LTIP Units to certain of its partially dedicated employees pursuant to the Company's 2017 Equity Incentive Plan.

The below table details unvested OP LTIP Units as of December 31, 2019:



Grant Recipient	Number of OP LTIP Units Granted	Grant Date	Vesting Date⁽¹⁾
Directors:
	14,552	September 11, 2019	September 10, 2020
Partially dedicated employees:
	12,818	December 13, 2019	December 13, 2020
	10,067	December 13, 2019	December 13, 2021
	8,691	December 11, 2018	December 11, 2020
Total unvested OP LTIP Units at December 31, 2019	46,128


(1)	Date at which such OP LTIP Units will vest and become non-forfeitable.

The following table summarizes issuance and exercise activity of OP LTIP Units for the year ended December 31, 2019:



	Year Ended December 31, 2019
	Manager		Director/ Employee		Total
OP LTIP Units Outstanding (January 1, 2019)	375,000		146,371		521,371
Granted	—		37,437		37,437
Exercised	(9,482	)	(3,610	)	(13,092	)
OP LTIP Units Outstanding (December 31, 2019)	365,518		180,198		545,716
OP LTIP Units Unvested and Outstanding (December 31, 2019)	—		46,128		46,128
OP LTIP Units Vested and Outstanding (December 31, 2019)	365,518		134,070		499,588

As of December 31, 2019, there were an aggregate of 1,832,309 shares of common stock of the Company underlying awards, including OP LTIP Units, available for future issuance under the Company's 2017 Equity Incentive Plan.

Long-Term Incentive Plan Units

LTIP Units and OP LTIP Units held pursuant to the Company's incentive plans are generally exercisable by the holder at any time after vesting. Each LTIP Unit is convertible into one common share. Each OP LTIP Unit is convertible into an OP Unit on a one-for-one basis. Subject to certain conditions, the OP Units are redeemable by the holder for an equivalent number of common shares of the Company or for the cash value of such common shares, at the Company's election. Costs associated with the LTIP Units and the OP LTIP Units issued under the Company's incentive plans are measured as of the grant date and expensed ratably over the vesting period. Total expense associated with LTIP Units and OP LTIP Units issued under the Company's incentive plans for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $0.4 million.

On March 7, 2018, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 1,723 LTIP Units to certain of its partially dedicated employees pursuant to the Company's 2017 Equity Incentive Plan. These LTIP Units will vest and become non-forfeitable on March 7, 2019.

On September 12, 2018, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 14,440 LTIP Units to certain of its directors pursuant to the Company's 2017 Equity Incentive Plan. These LTIP Units will vest and become non-forfeitable on September 11, 2019.

On December 11, 2018, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 17,383 OP LTIP Units to certain of its partially dedicated employees pursuant to the Company's 2017 Equity Incentive Plan. These OP LTIP Units will vest and become non-forfeitable on December 11, 2019 with respect to 8,692 OP LTIP Units and December 11, 2020 with respect to 8,691 OP LTIP Units.

On December 31, 2018, the Company redeemed all 503,988 outstanding LTIP Units which it had originally issued under its incentive plans, with each LTIP unitholder receiving in exchange an equal number of OP LTIP Units (the "Redemption Transaction").

The below table details unvested OP LTIP Units as of December 31, 2018:



Grant Recipient	Number of OP LTIP Units	Grant Date	Vesting Date⁽¹⁾
Directors:
	14,440	September 12, 2018	September 11, 2019
Partially dedicated employees:
	8,692	December 11, 2018	December 11, 2019
	8,691	December 11, 2018	December 11, 2020
	1,723	March 7, 2018	March 7, 2019
	5,886	December 12, 2017	December 12, 2019
Total unvested OP LTIP Units at December 31, 2018	39,432


(1)	Date at which such OP LTIP Units will vest and become non-forfeitable.

The following table summarizes issuance and exercise activity of LTIP Units and OP LTIP Units for the year ended December 31, 2018:



	Year Ended December 31, 2018
	Manager	Director/ Employee		Total
LTIP Units and OP LTIP Units Outstanding (December 31, 2017)	375,000	116,159		491,159
Granted	—	33,546		33,546
Exercised	—	(3,334	)	(3,334	)
LTIP Units and OP LTIP Units Outstanding (December 31, 2018)	375,000	146,371		521,371
LTIP Units and OP LTIP Units Vested and Outstanding (December 31, 2018)	375,000	106,939		481,939

As of December 31, 2018, there were an aggregate of 1,874,223 common shares underlying awards, including OP LTIP Units, available for future issuance under the Company's 2017 Equity Incentive Plan.