NOTE D – STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Restricted Stock Units

The 2013 Stock Incentive Plan (“2013 Plan”) provides for the grant of any or all of the following types of awards: (a) stock options, (b) restricted stock, (c) deferred stock, (d) stock appreciation rights, and (e) other stock-based awards including restricted stock units. Awards under the 2013 Plan may be granted singly, in combination, or in tandem. Subject to standard anti-dilution adjustments as provided, the 2013 Plan provides for an aggregate of 2,600,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to be available for distribution. The Company’s Compensation Committee generally has the authority to administer the 2013 Plan, determine participants who will be granted awards, the size and types of awards, the terms and conditions of awards and the form and content of the award agreements representing awards. Awards under the 2013 Plan may be granted to employees, directors and consultants of the Company and its subsidiaries. As of September 30, 2021, there were 1,832,308 shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2013 Plan.

NOTE D – STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (continued)

A summary of restricted stock unit activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 is as follows (each restricted stock unit issued by the Company represents the right to receive one share of the Company’s common stock):

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¹ Includes 125,000 shares of common stock subject to restricted stock units owned by the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer which vested on July 14, 2021 and are subject to settlement after January 1, 2022 but not later than March 15, 2022 (see Note H[1] hereof).

Restricted stock unit compensation expense was $65,000 and $85,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Restricted stock unit compensation expense was $183,000 and $242,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020.

The Company has an aggregate of $94,000 of unrecognized restricted stock unit compensation as of September 30, 2021 to be expensed over a weighted average period of 0.76 years.

All of the Company’s outstanding (unvested) restricted stock units have dividend equivalent rights. As of September 30, 2021, there was $72,000 accrued for dividend equivalent rights.  As of December 31, 2020, there was $53,000 accrued for dividend equivalent rights.