During the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company granted an aggregate of 138,967 and 94,681 restricted common shares under the Plan, respectively. With respect to the restricted common shares granted in 2022, (i) 13,514 shares vested immediately on the date of grant, an additional 13,514 shares will vest on each of the first and second anniversaries of the date of grant, and (ii) 32,808 shares will vest on January 1, 2023, 32,808 shares will vest on January 1, 2024 and 32,809 shares will vest on January 1, 2025. With respect to the restricted common shares granted in 2021, (i) 29,976 shares vested on January 1, 2022 and an additional 29,976 shares will vest on each January 1, 2023 and January 1, 2024, and (ii) 4,753 shares became fully-vested when the Company waived the restrictions on such shares upon the retirement of its then executive vice president and chief operating officer in January 2022.
Stock based compensation for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 was $123,428 and $58,306, respectively. Stock based compensation for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 was $230,167 and $62,413, respectively. As of June 30, 2022, there was unrecorded stock based compensation expense $969,604.
16. Equity Offerings
On December 6, 2021, the Company filed a prospectus supplement to its Form S-3 Registration Statement covering the sale of up to $44,925,000 of its common shares in an “at-the market” offering, which is ongoing. During the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company sold an aggregate of 3,867,157 common shares under this prospectus and realized net proceeds of $21,345,265 in connection therewith. At June 30, 2022, $14,812,843 of common shares were available for future sale under the ongoing “at-the market” offering.
17. Partnership Investments
As of June 30, 2022, the Company had invested an aggregate of approximately $19.6 million in four limited liability companies managed by a commercial real estate finance company that provides debt capital solutions to local and regional commercial real estate owners in the Northeastern United States. The Company’s ownership interest in the four limited liability companies ranges from 7.6% to 49%. The Company accounts for these investments at cost because the Company does not control or have significant influence over the investments. The Company’s withdrawal from each limited liability company may only be granted by the manager of such entity. Each limited liability company has elected to be treated as a partnership for income tax purposes.
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, the partnerships generated $317,004 and $589,493 of income for the Company.
At June 30, 2022, the Company had unfunded partnership commitments totaling approximately $2.7 million.
18. Special Purpose Acquisition Corporation
On March 24, 2021, the Company loaned $25,000 to its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sachem Sponsor LLC. Sachem Sponsor LLC used those funds to purchase 1,437,500 shares of Class B common stock of Sachem Acquisition Corp., a newly organized blank check company formed under the laws of Maryland in February 2021, for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. As of June 30, 2022, the Company had incurred approximately $421,000 of costs related to the preparation and filing of the registration statement, including legal fees, accounting fees and filing fees as well organizational costs and an expense advance to the underwriter.
On July 14, 2021, Sachem Acquisition Corp. filed a registration statement on Form S-1 registering the sale of 5,750,000 units at $10.00 per unit, or $57,500,000 in the aggregate. Each unit consists of 1 share of Class A common stock and one-half of a warrant to purchase 1 share of Class A common stock.