Stock-Based Compensation Plan

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

We have in place a long-term incentive plan in which any employee or non-employee director who provides services to us is eligible to participate. The 2018 LTIP, which is overseen by the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors, provides for the grant of various types of equity awards, of which restricted stock unit awards and performance-based compensation awards have been granted. The maximum number of shares authorized for issuance under the 2018 LTIP is 150,000 shares, and the 2018 LTIP is effective until May 8, 2028. After giving effect to awards granted and forfeitures made under the 2018 LTIP and assuming the potential achievement of the maximum amounts of the performance factors through September 30, 2021, a total of 38,525 shares were available for issuance.

Compensation expense recognized in connection with equity-based awards was as follows for the periods indicated (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020

Compensation expense	$	224	$	149	$	641	$	453

At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we had $71,500 and $50,800, respectively, of accrued dividend amounts for awards granted under the 2018 LTIP.

Restricted Stock Unit Awards

The following table presents restricted stock unit award activity for the periods indicated:


		Weighted-
		Average Grant
	Number of	Date Fair Value
	Shares	per Share (1)

Restricted stock unit awards at January 1, 2021	27,490	$	28.64
Granted (2)	26,369	$	29.70
Vested	(14,244)	$	30.20
Forfeited	(764)	$	28.71
Restricted stock unit awards at September 30, 2021	38,851	$	28.79

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(1)Determined by dividing the aggregate grant date fair value of awards by the number of awards issued.

(2)The aggregate grant date fair value of restricted stock unit awards issued during 2021 was $0.8 million based on a grant date market price of our common shares ranging from $29.70 to $30.00 per share.

Unrecognized compensation cost associated with restricted stock unit awards was approximately $0.6 million at September 30, 2021. Due to the graded vesting provisions of these awards, we expect to recognize the remaining compensation cost for these awards over a weighted-average period of 1.4 years.

Performance Share Unit Awards

The following table presents performance share unit award activity for the periods indicated:


		Weighted-
		Average Grant
	Number of	Date Fair Value
	Shares	per Share (1)

Performance share unit awards at January 1, 2021	16,241	$	27.67
Granted (2)	12,205	$	29.70

Vested	(2,461)	$	43.00
Forfeited	—	$	—
Performance share unit awards at September 30, 2021	25,985	$	27.17

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(1)Determined by dividing the aggregate grant date fair value of awards by the number of awards issued.

(2)The aggregate grant date fair value of performance share unit awards issued during 2021 was $0.4 million based on a grant date market price of our common shares of $29.70 per share and assuming a performance factor of 100 percent.

Unrecognized compensation cost associated with performance share unit awards was approximately $0.5 million at September 30, 2021. We expect to recognize the remaining compensation cost for these awards over a weighted-average period of 2.1 years.