Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Share-Based Compensation (Tables)

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Share-Based Compensation (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Schedule of Restricted Stock Units Activity
The following table summarizes RSU Equity Award activity for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017:

 
RSU Equity Awards (in thousands)
 
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value per Share
For the Year Ended December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
Unvested at the beginning of the period
 
1,448

 

$10.81

Granted (1) (2)
 
1,173

 

$12.25

Vested (3)
 
(797
)
 

$11.35

Forfeited
 
(34
)
 

$9.57

Unvested at the end of the period
 
1,790

 

$11.54

For the Year Ended December 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
Unvested at the beginning of the period
 
1,790

 

$11.54

Granted (1)
 
872

 

$13.89

Vested (3)
 
(506
)
 

$9.56

Forfeited
 
(53
)
 

$11.43

Unvested at the end of the period
 
2,103

 

$13.24

For the Year Ended December 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
Unvested at the beginning of the period
 
2,103

 

$13.24

Granted (1)
 
1,881

 

$8.60

Vested (3)
 
(1,062
)
 

$12.35

Forfeited
 
(227
)
 

$10.59

Unvested at the end of the period
 
2,695

 

$10.57

 
(1)
Includes 399,425, 208,000 and 89,000 target performance-based RSU Equity Awards that will vest at a range of 0% - 200% for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
(2)
Includes 73,000 performance based RSU Equity Awards that were granted and subsequently vested at 142% of target at issuance in 2017.
(3)
The fair value of shares vested was $7.3 million, $6.3 million and $9.0 million during the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
Schedule of Shares that Vested and Did Not Vest The following table summarizes the shares that vested and did not vest as a result of the Company’s performance as compared to its peers.
 
 
Years Ended December 31,
Performance-based Equity Awards
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Vesting Multiplier
 
100
%
 
142
%
 
142% - 200%

Target
 
88,790

 
83,002

 
258,406

Vested at end of performance period
 
88,790

 
117,862

 
441,232

Did not vest at end of performance period
 

 

 


Schedule of Fair Value Inputs The following table summarizes the assumptions used and the resulting grant date fair value per performance-based RSU Equity Award granted during the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017:
 
 
Years Ended December 31,
Performance-based Awards
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Number of simulations
 
100,000

 
100,000

 
100,000

Expected term (in years)
 
2.9

 
2.6

 
2.6

Expected volatility
 
47.9
%
 
51.6
%
 
65.3
%
Risk-free interest rate
 
2.4
%
 
2.6
%
 
1.5
%
Dividend yield
 
%
 
%
 
%
Grant date fair value per performance-based RSU Equity Award
 
$10.78
 
$16.66
 
$16.06

The following table summarizes the assumptions used, the resulting acquisition date fair value per Cash SAR, and the expiration dates for the grants that occurred during periods presented below:
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Fair Value Inputs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Expected term (in years)
 
5.4

 
4.5

 
1.9

 
1.1

Expected volatility
 
60.7
%
 
56.9
%
 
58.6
%
 
68.1
%
Risk-free interest rate
 
1.7
%
 
1.7
%
 
1.6
%
 
1.5
%
Dividend yield
 
%
 
%
 
%
 
%
Acquisition date fair value per Cash SAR
 
$2.11
 
$1.42
 
$0.21
 
$0.10
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Expiration date
 
March 17, 2026

 
March 17, 2025

 
March 23, 2022

 
March 17, 2021


Schedule of Cash-Settleable RSUs
The table below summarizes the Cash-Settled RSU Award activity for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017:
 
 
Cash-Settled RSU Awards
(in thousands)
 
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value per Share
For the Year Ended December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
Unvested at the beginning of the period
 
734

 

$8.87

Granted
 
283

 

$12.13

Vested
 
(379
)
 

$9.61

Forfeited
 
(13
)
 

$9.54

Unvested at the end of the period
 
625

 

$9.88

For the Year Ended December 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
Unvested at the beginning of the period
 
625

 

$9.88

Granted
 
348

 

$14.16

Vested
 
(276
)
 

$9.04

Forfeited
 
(19
)
 

$12.05

Unvested at the end of the period
 
678

 

$12.36

For the Year Ended December 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
Unvested at the beginning of the period
 
678

 

$12.36

Granted
 
424

 

$8.14

Vested
 
(164
)
 

$12.02

Forfeited
 
(83
)
 

$11.58

Unvested at the end of the period
 
855

 

$10.41


Summary of Liability for Cash-Settled RSU Awards
The following table summarizes the Company’s liability for Cash-Settled RSU Awards and the classification in the consolidated balance sheets for the periods indicated:

 
December 31,

 
2019
 
2018
Other current liabilities
 

$966

 

$1,390

Other long-term liabilities
 
2,089

 
2,067

Total Cash-Settled RSU Awards
 

$3,055

 

$3,457


Schedule of Performance-Based Cash-Settled RSUs Awards
As of December 31, 2019, the Company had the following performance-based Cash-Settled RSU Awards outstanding:
 
 
Target Awards Outstanding
 
Potential Minimum Units Vesting
 
Potential Maximum Units Vesting
 
 
(In thousands)
Vesting in 2020
 
292

 

 
586

Vesting in 2021
 
373

 

 
745

Vesting in 2022
 

 

 

Other
 
24

 
24

 
24

Total Cash-Settled RSU Awards
 
689

 
24

 
1,355


Schedule of Cash-Settled SARs The table below summarizes the Cash SAR activity for the year ended December 31, 2019.
 
 
Stock Appreciation Rights
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Prices
 
Weighted Average Remaining Life
(In years)
 
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
(In millions)
For the Year Ended December 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Outstanding, beginning of period
 

 

$—

 
 
 
 
Granted
 

 

$—

 
 
 
 
Reissued
 
3,677,955

 

$10.03

 
 
 
 
Exercised
 

 

$—

 
 
 
 
Forfeited
 

 

$—

 
 
 
 
Expired
 

 

$—

 
 
 
 
Outstanding, end of period
 
3,677,955

 

$10.03

 
4.4
 

$—

Vested, end of period
 
3,677,955

 

$10.03

 
0
 

$—

Vested and exercisable, end of period
 

 

$—

 
0
 

$—


Schedule of Share-based Compensation Expense
The following table presents share-based compensation expense for each respective period:
 
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Share-based compensation cost for:
 
Equity
 
Liability
 
Equity
 
Liability
 
Equity
 
Liability
RSU Equity Awards (1)
 

$14,322

 

$—

 

$9,460

 

$—

 

$10,225

 

$—

Cash-Settled RSU Awards (1)
 

 
1,021

 

 
336

 

 
4,294

Cash SARs
 

 
443

 

 

 

 

Total share-based compensation cost (2)
 

$14,322

 

$1,464

 

$9,460

 

$336

 

$10,225

 

$4,294


 
(1)
Includes the settlement of the outstanding share-based award agreements of the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer, resulting in $6.4 million recorded on the consolidated statements of operations as settled share-based awards for the year ended December 31, 2017.
(2)
The portion of this share-based compensation cost that was included in “General and administrative” totaled $11.1 million, $6.4 million and $5.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and the portion capitalized to oil and gas properties was $4.7 million$3.4 million and $3.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017, respectively.