The weighted average discount rate used to calculate the present value of future lease payments was 3.7%.
We recognize rent expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Rental expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, totaled $0.4 million and $0.8 million, respectively. Rental expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, totaled $0.5 million and $0.9 million, respectively.
Total cash paid for lease liabilities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, totaled $0.4 million and $0.8 million, respectively. Total cash paid for lease liabilities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, totaled $0.5 million and $0.9 million, respectively.
New leases entered into during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, totaled zero dollars. New leases entered into during the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, totaled zero dollars and $0.5 million, respectively.
New leases are considered
non-cash
transactions.
| Commitments and Contingencies |
In December 2022, the Company received a demand letter from the attorney of a former employee who resigned from his employment with the Company in November 2022. Among other allegations in the letter, this former employee has asserted various employment-related claims against the Company, including a claim of wrongful termination. No lawsuit has been filed to date, and the parties currently are in negotiations to reach a resolution. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company incurred $600,000 and $1 million, respectively, of professional service fees related to this matter. Additionally, the Company recorded a $3.1 million loss reserve, net of recoveries in the second quarter of 2023, with respect to an estimated settlement. These expenses are included in Selling, General and Administrative expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of
Operations. Please refer to Note 14 – Subsequent Event for additional information regarding this matter.
In the ordinary course of our business, the Company is involved in several lawsuits. While uncertainties are inherent in the final outcome of these matters, the Company’s management believes, after consultation with legal counsel, that the disposition of these proceedings should not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
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 not provide for any matching contributions for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, and 2022.
In 2008, the Company adopted a Stock Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the “Plan”) which provided that up to 4,900,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”) should be allocated for issuance to directors, officers and key personnel. On May 10, 2023, the Plan was further amended to increase the number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the Plan by 500,000 shares, to a total of 5,400,000. Grants under the Plan may be made in the form of stock options, stock appreciation rights, performance shares or stock awards.
During the three months ended June 30, 2023, the Company granted zero restricted share units and 25,000 stock options, with a strike price of $10.06, under the Plan. During the three months ended June 30, 2022, the Company granted 2,675 restricted share units and zero stock options under the Plan.
During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company granted 19,924 restricted share units and 125,000 stock options, with an average strike price of $11.24, under the Plan. During the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company granted 13,979 restricted share units and 400,000 stock options, with an average strike price of $18.41, under the Plan. As of June 30, 2023, there were 505,000 shares of Common Stock available for grants under the Plan.
Stock-based compensation expense for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 was $842,000 and $752,000, respectively, and for the six months ended June 30, 2023, and 2022 was $1.7 million and $1.3 million, respectively. Stock-based compensation expense is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
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