Stock Options and Other Equity-Based Incentive Instruments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Stock Options and Other Equity-Based Incentive Instruments

On April 16, 2019, the Board of Directors adopted the 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (2019 Plan) which was approved by shareholders on May 21, 2019. The 2019 Plan allows for up to 1,500,000 shares to be issued in connection with equity-based incentives. The Company’s 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (2009 Plan) expired on March 26, 2019. While no new awards can be granted under the 2009 Plan, existing grants continue to be governed by the terms, conditions and procedures set forth in any applicable award agreement.

Stock option activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 is summarized in the following table:


	Number of Shares	Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at December 31, 2022	15,500	$	21.27
Options granted	—	—
Options exercised	(8,000)	19.46
Options forfeited	—	—
Outstanding at September 30, 2023	7,500	$	23.21

The following table shows the number, weighted-average exercise price, intrinsic value, and weighted average remaining contractual life of options exercisable, options not yet exercisable and total options outstanding as of September 30, 2023:


	Currently Exercisable		Currently Not Exercisable		Total Outstanding
Number of options	7,500		—		7,500
Weighted average exercise price	$	23.21	$	—	$	23.21
Intrinsic value (in thousands)	$	66	$	—	$	66
Weighted average remaining contractual term (yrs.)	1.0		0 years		1.0

As of September 30, 2023 all options outstanding are fully vested and are expected to be exercised prior to expiration. The Company did not modify any option grants during 2022 or the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Activity related to restricted stock unit awards during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 is summarized in the following table:


	Service Condition Vesting RSUs	Market Plus Service Condition Vesting RSUs
Outstanding at December 31, 2022	139,194	114,481
RSUs granted	84,066	66,209
RSUs added through dividend and performance credits	3,715	—
RSUs released	(72,847)	(55,928)
RSUs forfeited/expired	(844)	(902)
Outstanding at September 30, 2023	153,284	123,860

The 153,284 of service condition vesting RSUs outstanding as of September 30, 2023 include a feature whereby each RSU outstanding is credited with a dividend amount equal to any common stock cash dividend declared and paid, and the credited amount is divided by the closing price of the Company’s stock on the dividend payable date to arrive at an additional amount of RSUs outstanding under the original grant. The dividend credits follow the same vesting requirements as the RSU awards and are not considered participating securities. The 153,284 of service condition vesting RSUs outstanding as of September 30, 2023 are expected to vest, and be released, on a weighted-average basis, over the next 2.1 years. The Company expects to recognize $4.8 million of pre-tax compensation costs related to these service condition vesting RSUs between September 30, 2023 and their vesting dates. The Company did not modify any service condition vesting RSUs during 2022 or during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

The 123,860 of market plus service condition vesting RSUs outstanding as of September 30, 2023 are expected to vest, and be released, on a weighted-average basis, over the next 2.2 years. The Company expects to recognize $2.7 million of pre-tax compensation costs related to these RSUs between September 30, 2023 and their vesting dates. As of September 30, 2023, the number of market plus service condition vesting RSUs outstanding that will actually vest, and be released, may be reduced to zero or increased to 185,790 depending on the total return of the Company’s common stock versus the total return of an index of bank stocks from the grant date to the vesting date. The Company did not modify any market plus service condition vesting RSUs during 2022 or during the nine months ended September 30, 2023