The following table summarizes activity for restricted stock units that may be settled in common stock (“RSU Equity Awards”) for the nine months ended September 30, 2022:


	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
	RSU Equity Awards (In thousands)	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested, beginning of the period	968	$34.04
Granted	358	$59.78
Vested	(356)	$35.33
Forfeited	(89)	$37.90
Unvested, end of the period	881	$43.60

Grant activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 primarily consisted of RSU Equity Awards granted to executives and employees as part of the annual grant of long-term equity incentive awards with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $59.78.

The aggregate fair value of RSU Equity Awards that vested during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was $21.6 million. As of September 30, 2022, unrecognized compensation costs related to unvested RSU Equity Awards were $27.6 million and will be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.0 years.

No restricted stock units that may be settled in cash (“Cash-Settled RSU Awards”) or cash-settled stock appreciation rights (“Cash SARs”) were granted to employees during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2022. The following table summarizes the Company’s liabilities for cash-settled awards and the classification in the consolidated balance sheets for the periods indicated:


	September 30, 2022	December 31, 2021
	(In thousands)
Cash SARs	$4,861	$7,884
Cash-Settled RSU Awards	676	1,382
Other current liabilities	5,537	9,266

Cash-Settled RSU Awards	1,310	6,366
Other long-term liabilities	1,310	6,366
Total Cash-Settled RSU Awards	$6,847	$15,632

Share-based compensation expense associated with the RSU Equity Awards, Cash-Settled RSU Awards, and Cash SARs, net of amounts capitalized, is included in “General and administrative” in the consolidated statements of operations. The following table presents share-based compensation expense (benefit), net for the periods indicated:


	Three Months Ended September 30,		Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2022	2021	2022	2021
	(In thousands)
RSU Equity Awards	$3,892	$3,839	$11,581	$9,689
Cash-Settled RSU Awards	(706)	(1,344)	(4,131)	6,105
Cash SARs	(1,445)	(2,006)	(3,023)	6,536
	1,741	489	4,427	22,330
Less: amounts capitalized to oil and gas properties	(1,642)	(1,392)	(3,372)	(10,346)
Total share-based compensation expense (benefit), net	$99	($903)	$1,055	$11,984