EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION

On May 4, 2018, the shareholders of the Company approved the adoption of the Gibraltar Industries, Inc. 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2018 Plan"). The 2018 Plan provides for the issuance of up to 1,000,000 shares of common stock and supplements the remaining shares available for issuance under the existing Gibraltar Industries, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2015 Plan"). Both the 2018 Plan and the 2015 Plan allow the Company to grant equity-based incentive compensation awards, in the form of non-qualified options, restricted shares, restricted stock units, performance shares, performance stock units, and stock rights to eligible participants.

In 2016, the shareholders of the Company approved the adoption of the Gibraltar Industries, Inc. 2016 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors ("Non-Employee Directors Plan") which allows the Company to grant awards of shares of the Company's common stock to non-employee Directors of the Company and permits the Directors to defer receipt of such shares pursuant to the terms of the Non-Employee Directors Plan.

Equity Based Awards - Settled in Stock

The following table sets forth the number of equity-based awards granted during the three months ended March 31, which will convert to shares upon vesting, along with the weighted average grant date fair values:



	2019			2018
Awards	Number of Awards (1)	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Number of Awards (2)	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Performance stock units	145,420	$	40.55	132,288	$	33.35
Restricted stock units	117,821	$	39.37	67,055	$	33.35

(1) Performance stock units granted will convert to shares based on the Company's actual return on invested capital ("ROIC") relative to the ROIC targeted for the performance period ended December 31, 2019.

(2) Performance stock units granted in 2018 which will convert to 126,337 shares to be issued on December 31, 2020, representing 95.5% of the targeted 2018 award, based on the Company’s actual ROIC compared to ROIC target for the performance period ended December 31, 2018.

Equity Based Awards - Settled in Cash

The Company's equity-based liability includes awards under a management stock purchase plan and cash-settled performance awards issued in 2016. As of March 31, 2019, the Company's total share-based liabilities recorded on the consolidated balance sheet were $26.6 million, of which $22.0 million was included in non-current liabilities. The share-based liabilities as of December 31, 2018 were $38.4 million, of which $23.6 million was included in non-current liabilities.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2019, the Company paid $8.9 million to participants of cash-settled performance stock units awarded in 2016. The participants earned 200% of the target, or 256,000 units, which were converted to cash and valued at the trailing 90-day closing price of the Company's common stock as of December 31, 2018.

Management Stock Purchase Plan

The Management Stock Purchase Plan ("MSPP") provides participants the ability to defer a portion of their compensation or Directors’ fees, which deferral is converted to restricted stock units, and credited to an account. Employees eligible to defer a portion of their compensation may elect to convert their deferral to unrestricted investments, restricted stock units, or a combination of both, and also receive a company-matching award in restricted stock units equal to a percentage of their compensation. The account represents a share-based liability that will be converted to and settled in cash payable to participants upon retirement or a termination of their service to the Company.

The following table provides the number of restricted stock units credited to active participant accounts and the payments made with respect to restricted stock units issued under the MSPP during the three months ended March 31,:



	2019		2018
Restricted stock units credited	51,608		63,937
Share-based liabilities paid (in thousands)	$	4,933	$	4,717