Executive Severance
On June 30, 2021, the Company had outstanding severance arrangements with officers and senior management. The Company’s maximum commitment under all such arrangements, which would apply if the employees covered by these arrangements were each terminated without cause, was $2.7 million on June 30, 2021.
NOTE 11—STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS
During the first half of 2021, the Company granted 164,388 service-based restricted stock awards under the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated on May 12, 2020 (the “2015 Plan”), at a grant date fair value of $3.29 per share, to its non-employee directors, which vest in full on February 4, 2022.
During the first half of 2021, the Company granted 307,616 service-based restricted stock units under the 2021 long-term incentive (“LTI”) program and the 2015 Plan at a grant date fair value of $3.48 per share. These service-based restricted stock units could be paid in cash or shares at the election of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors and shall vest in full on March 31, 2024.
During the first half of 2021, the Company also granted performance-based awards under the 2021 LTI program and the 2015 Plan with an aggregate cash value of approximately $2.2 million, which could be paid in cash or shares at the election of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The 2021 performance-based awards have three annual performance periods (fiscal years 2021, 2022 and 2023), with operating income and free cash flow goals (equally weighted) for each year, and threshold performance resulting in awards earned at 50% of the target opportunity and maximum performance resulting in awards earned at 200% of the target. The annual achievement levels are averaged over the three-year performance period and the earned amounts, if any, vest on March 31, 2024. These are cash-based awards that will be included in other current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet beginning in April 2021.
In addition, during the second quarter of 2021, the Company granted service-based restricted stock units and performance-based restricted stock units to 2 employees. On May 17, 2021, the Company granted 37,500 service-based restricted stock units and performance-based restricted stock units covering a target number of 37,500, and a maximum number of 75,000, shares of common stock, as an inducement award outside of the 2015 Plan at a grant date fair value of $5.00 per share. The service-based restricted stock units vest in full on May 17, 2022 and the earned amounts of the performance-based restricted stock units, if any, vest on March 31, 2024. The performance-based awards have three annual performance periods (fiscal years 2021, 2022 and 2023), with operating income and free cash flow goals (equally weighted) for each year, and threshold performance resulting in awards earned at 50% of the target opportunity and maximum performance resulting in awards earned at 200% of the target. On June 15, 2021, the Company granted 41,666 service-based restricted stock units and performance-based restricted stock units covering a target number of 33,334, and a maximum number of 66,668, shares of common stock under the 2015 Plan at a grant date fair value of $6.27 per share. These awards may be paid in cash or shares at the election of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The service-based restricted stock units vested with respect to 25,000 shares of common stock on the date of grant (June 15, 2021), while 8,333 will vest on March 31, 2022 and 8,333 will vest on March 31, 2023. The earned amounts of the performance-based restricted stock units, if any, will vest on March 31, 2023 and have two annual performance periods (fiscal years 2021 and 2022), with operating income and free cash flow goals (equally weighted) for each year, and threshold performance resulting in awards earned at 50% of the target opportunity and maximum performance resulting in awards earned at 200% of the target. The initial expense for the 25,000 units that vested at the grant date of June 15, 2021 was $0.2 million.
During the first half of 2020, the Company granted 580,312 service-based restricted stock units and 1,178,213 performance-based restricted stock units under the 2020 LTI program and the 2015 Plan, at a grant date fair value of $1.22 per share, which could be paid in cash or shares at the election of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The service-based restricted stock units vest in equal annual installments over a period of three years. The 2020 performance-based awards have three annual performance periods (fiscal years 2020, 2021 and 2022), with operating income and free cash flow goals (equally weighted) for each year, and threshold performance resulting in awards earned at 50% of the target opportunity and maximum performance resulting in awards earned at 200% of the target. The annual achievement levels are averaged over the three-year performance period and the earned amounts, if any, vest on March 31, 2023. The three-year average payout level for each performance objective replaces the actual payout level for any fiscal year where the actual payout is less than the three-year average.
The Company previously granted (i) performance-based restricted stock units under the 2016 LTI program, which were scheduled to vest if the Company achieved a per share stock price of $5.50 for 30 consecutive trading days prior to August 5,