Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Stock-Based Compensation Plans (Tables)

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Stock-Based Compensation Plans (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Outstanding Awards Under 2013 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan

Activity under the 2013 Plan consisted of the following (dollars in thousands, except per share data):

 

    RSA Grants to Non-
Employee Directors
    RSU Grants to
Employees
    RSU Grants to
Independent
Contractors
    Total     Weighted-
Average Grant
Date Fair Value
Per Share
 

Nonvested shares at December 31, 2015 (1)

    35,364       468,969       521,780       1,026,113     $ 21.17  

Granted

    14,742       239,012       81,880       335,634       23.76  

Vested

    (20,994     (104,820     (132,309     (258,123     19.88  

Transferred

    —         2,062       (2,062     —         14.54  

Forfeited/canceled

    —         (38,743     (14,451     (53,194     20.07  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Nonvested shares at December 31, 2016 (1)

    29,112       566,480       454,838       1,050,430     $ 22.38  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Granted

         

February 2017

    —         139,013       7,272       146,285    

May 2017

    13,986       8,156       11,652       33,794    

August 2017

    3,552       7,889       51,308       62,749    

November 2017

    —         9,528       12,194       21,722    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Granted

    17,538       164,586       82,426       264,550       26.86  

Vested

    (15,918     (140,480     (139,199     (295,597     21.21  

Transferred

    —         (58,503     58,503       —         25.70  

Forfeited/canceled

    —         (31,224     (6,304     (37,528     23.30  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Nonvested shares at December 31, 2017 (1)

    30,732       500,859       450,264       981,855     $ 23.90  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense as of December 31, 2017 (2)

  $ 534     $ 9,753     $ 10,030     $ 20,317    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Weighted average remaining vesting period (years) as of December 31, 2017

    1.71       3.13       2.65       2.86    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

(1)  Nonvested RSU’s will be settled through the issuance of new shares of common stock.
(2)  The total unrecognized compensation expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 2.86 years.

 

Schedule of Future Share Settlements

Future share settlements of DSUs by year consisted of the following:

 

     December 31, 2017  

2018

     237,052  

2021

     60,373  

2022

     281,193  
  

 

 

 
     578,618  
  

 

 

 
Stock-Based Compensation Expense

Components of stock-based compensation are included in selling, general and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of net and comprehensive income consisted of the following (in thousands, except common stock price):

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2017      2016      2015  

Employee stock purchase plan

   $ 128      $ 169      $ 285  

RSAs – non-employee directors

     397        422        319  

RSUs – employees

     3,750        3,130        2,351  

RSUs – independent contractors (1)

     4,870        3,314        4,159  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 9,145      $ 7,035      $ 7,114  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Common stock price at beginning of period

   $ 26.72      $ 29.14      $ 33.25  

Common stock price at end of period

   $ 32.61      $ 26.72      $ 29.14  

Increase (decrease) in stock price

   $ 5.89      $ (2.42    $ (4.11

 

(1) The Company grants RSUs to independent contractors (i.e. investment sales and financing professionals), who are considered non-employees under the accounting standards. Accordingly, such awards are required to be measured at fair value at the end of each reporting period until settlement. Stock-based compensation expense is therefore impacted by the changes in the Company’s common stock price during each reporting period.