The Company provides an Employee Retirement Savings Plan (the “Retirement Plan”) under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), that covers substantially all U.S. based salaried and
W-2
hourly employees. Employees may contribute a percentage of eligible compensation to the Retirement Plan, subject to certain limits under the Code. The Company did 0t provide for any matching contributions for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2022 and 2021.
In 2008, the Company adopted a Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) which, as amended, provides that up to 4,900,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock shall be allocated for issuance to directors, officers and key personnel. Grants under the Plan can be made in the form of stock options, stock appreciation rights, performance shares or stock awards. During the three months ended June 30, 2022, the Company granted 2,675 restricted share units and 0 stock options under the Plan. During the three months ended June 30, 2021, the Company granted 0 shares under the Plan.
During the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company granted restricted share units of 13,979 and 400,000 stock options at an average strike price of $18.41. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company granted restricted share units of 11,955 and 270,000 stock option grants at an average strike price of $17.65. As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there were 344,075 shares and 538,000 shares, respectively, available for grants under the Plan.
Stock-based compensation expense for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 was $752,000 and $757,000, respectively, and for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 was $1.3 million and $1.4 million. Stock-based compensation expense is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company issued 46,765 and 158,932 shares, respectively, related to the grant of restricted share units and the exercise of stock options. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company issued 30,239 shares, respectively, related to the vesting of restricted shares and the exercising of stock options.
In October 2018, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the Mastech Digital, Inc. 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Employee Stock Purchase Plan”). The Employee Stock Purchase Plan is intended to meet the requirements of Section 423 of the Code and was approved by the Company’s shareholders to be qualified. On May 15, 2019, the Company’s shareholders approved the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 600,000 shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustment upon certain changes in the Company’s capitalization) are available for purchase by eligible employees who become participants in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The purchase price per share is 85% of the lesser of (i) the fair market value per share of Common Stock on the first day of the offering period, or (ii) the fair market value per share of Common Stock on the last day of the offering period.
The Company’s eligible full-time employees are able to contribute up to 15% of their base compensation into the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, subject to an annual limit of $25,000 per person. Employees are able to purchase Company Common Stock at a 15% discount to the lower of the fair market value of the Company’s Common Stock on the initial or final trading dates of each
six-month
offering period. Offering periods begin on January 1 and July 1 of each year. The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of Employee Stock Purchase Plan share-based payments. The fair value of the
six-month
“look-back” option in the Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan is estimated by adding the fair value of 15% of one share of stock to 85% of the fair value of an option on one share of stock. The Company utilized U.S. Treasury yields as of the grant date for its risk-free interest rate assumption, matching the Treasury yield terms to the
six-month
offering period. The Company utilized historical company data to develop its dividend yield and expected volatility assumptions.
During the three months and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, there were 15,765 shares and 14,301 shares issued under the Stock Purchase Plan at a share price of $12.63 and $12.71, respectively. Stock-based compensation expense related to the Stock Purchase Plan for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 totaled $30,000 and $81,000, respectively. Stock-based compensation expense related to the Stock Purchase Plan for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 totaled $70,000 and $81,000, respectively, and is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021. At June 30, 2022, there were 500,589 shares available for purchases under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
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