Stock-Based Compensation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Stock-Based Compensation [Abstract]

Stock-Based Compensation

Note 2 – Stock-Based Compensation

CTBI’s compensation expense related to stock option grants was $53 thousand and $14 thousand, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017.  Restricted stock expense for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 was $183 thousand and $133 thousand, respectively, including $12 thousand and $13 thousand in dividends paid for each period.  As of March 31, 2018, there was a total of $0.1 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested stock option awards that will be recognized as expense as the awards vest over a weighted average period of 1.7 years and a total of $1.5 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to restricted stock grants that will be recognized as expense as the awards vest over a weighted average period of 3.1 years.

There were no stock options granted in the first quarters of 2018 and 2017.  There were 11,320 and 23,668 shares of restricted stock granted during three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.  The restricted stock was issued pursuant to the terms of CTBI’s 2015 Stock Ownership Incentive Plan.  The restrictions on the restricted stock will lapse ratably over four years, except for a 5,000 management retention restricted stock award granted in 2017 which will cliff vest at the end of five years.  However, in the event of certain participant employee termination events occurring within 24 months of a change in control of CTBI or the death of the participant, the restrictions will lapse, and in the event of the participant’s disability, the restrictions will lapse on a pro rata basis.  The Compensation Committee will have discretion to review and revise restrictions applicable to a participant’s restricted stock in the event of the participant’s retirement.