SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION	9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION	3. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION The Company provides compensation benefits to certain key employees under several share-based plans providing for performance-accelerated restricted shares (restricted shares), and to non-employee directors under a non-employee directors compensation plan. Performance-Accelerated Restricted Share Awards Compensation expense related to the restricted share awards was $2.5 million and $4.5 million for the three and nine-month periods ended June 30, 2021, respectively, and $1.0 million and $3.2 million for the corresponding periods in 2020. There were 229,602 non-vested shares outstanding as of June 30, 2021. Non-Employee Directors Plan Compensation expense related to the non-employee director grants was $0.3 million and $1.0 million for the three and nine-month periods ended June 30, 2021, respectively, and $0.3 million and $1.0 million for the corresponding periods in 2020. The total share-based compensation cost that has been recognized in the results of operations and included within selling, general and administrative expenses (SG&A) was $2.8 million and $5.5 million for the three and nine-month periods ended June 30, 2021, respectively, and $1.3 million and $4.2 million for the corresponding periods in 2020. The total income tax benefit recognized in results of operations for share-based compensation arrangements was $0.4 million and $1.1 million for the three and nine-month periods ended June 30, 2021, respectively, and $0.2 million and $0.9 million for the corresponding periods in 2020. As of June 30, 2021, there was $9.2 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to share-based compensation arrangements. That cost is expected to be recognized over a remaining weighted-average period of 1.9 years.

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

3. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company provides compensation benefits to certain key employees under several share-based plans providing for performance-accelerated restricted shares (restricted shares), and to non-employee directors under a non-employee directors compensation plan.

Performance-Accelerated Restricted Share Awards

Compensation expense related to the restricted share awards was $2.5 million and $4.5 million for the three and nine-month periods ended June 30, 2021, respectively, and $1.0 million and $3.2 million for the corresponding periods in 2020. There were 229,602 non-vested shares outstanding as of June 30, 2021.

Non-Employee Directors Plan

Compensation expense related to the non-employee director grants was $0.3 million and $1.0 million for the three and nine-month periods ended June 30, 2021, respectively, and $0.3 million and $1.0 million for the corresponding periods in 2020.

The total share-based compensation cost that has been recognized in the results of operations and included within selling, general and administrative expenses (SG&A) was $2.8 million and $5.5 million for the three and nine-month periods ended June 30, 2021, respectively, and $1.3 million and $4.2 million for the corresponding periods in 2020. The total income tax benefit recognized in results of operations for share-based compensation arrangements was $0.4 million and $1.1 million for the three

and nine-month periods ended June 30, 2021, respectively, and $0.2 million and $0.9 million for the corresponding periods in 2020. As of June 30, 2021, there was $9.2 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to share-based compensation arrangements. That cost is expected to be recognized over a remaining weighted-average period of 1.9 years.