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EQUITY AND EARNINGS PER SHARE

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EQUITY AND EARNINGS PER SHARE
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
EQUITY AND EARNINGS PER SHARE
EQUITY AND EARNINGS PER SHARE
 
A. Stock Options

The following is a summary of the changes in the Company’s outstanding options for the nine months ended September 30, 2019:
 
Number of Options
 
Weighted Average Strike Price
 
Weighted Average Life Remaining (in years)
Balance at December 31, 2018
8,436,931

 
$
3.72

 
 
Granted (B)
695,652

 
4.66

 
 
Balance at September 30, 2019
9,132,583

 
$
3.79

 
6.02
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exercisable at September 30, 2019
3,627,578

 
$
2.59

 
3.49


As of September 30, 2019, the Company’s outstanding options were summarized as follows:
 
 
Number of Options
Held by the former Manager
 
3,627,245

Issued to the former Manager and subsequently transferred to certain of the Manager’s employees (A)
 
1,382,998

Issued to the independent directors
 
333

Issued to Drive Shack employees (B)
 
4,122,007

Total
 
9,132,583

Weighted average strike price
 
$
3.79


(A)
The Company and the former Manager agreed that options held by certain employees formerly employed by the Manager would not terminate or be forfeited as a result of the Termination and Cooperation Agreement, and the vesting of such options relate to the relevant holder’s employment with the Company and its affiliates following January 1, 2018. In both February 2017 and April 2018, the former Manager issued 1,152,495 options to certain employees formerly employed by the Manager as part of their compensation. The options fully vest and are exercisable one year prior to the option expiration date, beginning March 2020 through January 2024. In July 2019, a certain employee was terminated by the Company and 921,992 options reverted back to the former Manager.  The Company reversed $1.2 million in stock compensation expense related to these options.
(B)
In November 2018, the Company issued options to certain employees as provided in their employment agreements. The options fully vest and are exercisable as follows: 3,351,355 options vest in equal annual installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date, and 75,000 options fully vest on the third anniversary of the grant date. In April 2019, the Company issued 695,652 options to an employee that vest and become exercisable in equal annual installment on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date.
 
The grant date fair value of the employee options is determined using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. The Black-Scholes option valuation model uses assumptions of expected volatility, expected dividend yield of the Company’s stock, expected term of the awards and the risk-free interest rate. The fair value of the options granted was determined using the following assumptions:

Option Valuation Date
 
April 11, 2019

Expected Volatility
 
36.80
%
Expected Dividend Yield
 
0.00
%
Expected Remaining Term
 
6.0 years

Risk-Free Rate
 
2.34
%
Fair Value at Grant Date
 
$
1,280



Stock-based compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis through the vesting date of the options. There was a reversal of stock-based compensation expense of $0.1 million during the three months ended September 30, 2019 related to the forfeiture of options by a former employee. Stock-based compensation expense related to the employee options was $2.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019, and $0.5 million and $1.3 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, and was recorded in general and administrative expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to the unvested options was $9.0 million as of September 30, 2019 and will be expensed over a weighted average of 2.3 years.

B. Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs")

The following is a summary of the changes in the Company’s RSUs for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

 
 
Number of RSUs
 
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (per unit)
Balance at December 31, 2018
 
54,641

 
$
5.02

Granted
 
589,967

 
$
4.70

Released
 
(17,452
)
 
$
5.73

Forfeited
 
(95,284
)
 
$
4.68

Balance at September 30, 2019
 
531,872

 
$
4.71



The Company grants RSUs to the non-employee directors as part of their annual compensation. The RSUs are subject to a one year vesting period. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company granted 37,944 RSUs to non-employee directors and issued 17,452 shares upon vesting of RSUs that were granted in 2018. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company granted 552,023 RSUs to employees as part of their annual compensation. The RSUs vest in equal annual installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date. Stock-based compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis through the vesting date of the RSUs. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, a non-employee director forfeited RSUs following their resignation from the board and former employees forfeited RSUs upon termination of employment. Stock-based compensation expense related to RSUs was $0.3 million and $0.5 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, and less than $0.1 million for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018. Stock-based compensation expense was recorded in general and administrative expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to the unvested RSUs was $2.1 million as of September 30, 2019 and will be expensed over a weighted average of 2.5 years.

C. Dividends

On March 13, 2019, the Company declared dividends of $0.609375, $0.503125 and $0.523438 per share on the 9.750% Series B, 8.050% Series C and 8.375% Series D preferred stock, respectively, for the period beginning February 1, 2019 and ending April 30, 2019. Dividends totaling $1.4 million were paid on April 29, 2019.

On May 7, 2019, the Company declared dividends of $0.609375, $0.503125 and $0.523438 per share on the 9.750% Series B, 8.050% Series C and 8.375% Series D preferred stock, respectively, for the period beginning May 1, 2019 and ending July 31, 2019. Dividends totaling $1.4 million were paid on July 31, 2019.

On July 30, 2019, the Company declared dividends of $0.609375, $0.503125 and $0.523438 per share on the 9.750% Series B, 8.050% Series C and 8.375% Series D preferred stock, respectively, for the period beginning August 1, 2019 and ending October 31, 2019. Dividends totaling $1.4 million were paid on October 31, 2019.

D. Earnings Per Share

The following table shows the Company's basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”):
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss from continuing operations after preferred dividends and noncontrolling interests
$
(13,414
)
 
$
(15,470
)
 
$
(43,763
)
 
$
(39,360
)
Loss Applicable to Common Stockholders
$
(13,414
)
 
$
(15,470
)
 
$
(43,763
)
 
$
(39,360
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Denominator:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Denominator for basic earnings per share - weighted average shares
67,040,692

 
66,992,322

 
67,032,519

 
66,982,233

Effect of dilutive securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Options
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

RSUs
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Denominator for diluted earnings per share - adjusted weighted average shares
67,040,692

 
66,992,322

 
67,032,519

 
66,982,233

Basic earnings per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss from continuing operations per share of common stock, after preferred dividends and noncontrolling interests
$
(0.20
)
 
$
(0.23
)
 
$
(0.65
)
 
$
(0.59
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss Applicable to Common Stock, per share
$
(0.20
)
 
$
(0.23
)
 
$
(0.65
)
 
$
(0.59
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted earnings per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss from continuing operations per share of common stock, after preferred dividends and noncontrolling interests
$
(0.20
)
 
$
(0.23
)
 
$
(0.65
)
 
$
(0.59
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss Applicable to Common Stock, per share
$
(0.20
)
 
$
(0.23
)
 
$
(0.65
)
 
$
(0.59
)

The Company’s dilutive securities are outstanding stock options and RSUs. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company had 333,170 and 481,639 antidilutive securities, respectively. During both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company had zero antidilutive securities. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, based on the treasury stock method, the Company had 1,915,008 and 2,328,494 potentially dilutive securities, respectively, which were excluded due to the Company's loss position. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, based on the treasury stock method, the Company had 3,004,777 and 2,804,451 potentially dilutive securities, respectively, which were excluded due to the Company's loss position.