25. Stock-Based Compensation
On March 15, 2019, in connection with the Business Combination, the Company’s board of directors approved the adoption of the Target Hospitality Corp. 2019 Incentive Award Plan (the “Plan”), under which 4,000,000 of the Company’s shares of Common Stock were reserved for issuance pursuant to future grants of share awards. The expiration date of the Plan, on and after which date no awards may be granted, is March 15, 2029.
On March 4, 2020, the Compensation Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) of the Board of Directors of the Company adopted a new form of Executive Nonqualified Stock Option Award Agreement (the “Stock Option Agreement”) and a new form of Executive Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (the “RSU Agreement” and together with the Stock Option Agreement, the “Award Agreements”) with respect to the granting of nonqualified stock options and restricted stock units, respectively, granted under the Plan. The new Award Agreements will be used for all awards to executive officers made on or after March 4, 2020.
The Award Agreements have material terms that are substantially similar to those in the forms of award agreements last approved by the Compensation Committee and disclosed by the Company, except for the following: under the new Award Agreements, if the participant’s employment or service terminates due to Retirement (as defined in the Plan), and the participant has been continuously employed by the Company for at least twelve months following the grant date, then any portion of the participant’s awarded securities scheduled to become vested within twelve months after the participant’s termination date shall be vested on his or her termination date.
Restricted Stock Units
On May 21, 2019, the Compensation Committee granted time-based RSUs to certain of the Company’s executive officers, other employees, and directors. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive, upon vesting, 1 share of the Company’s Common Stock or its cash equivalent, as determined by the Company. The number of RSUs granted to certain named executive officers and certain other employees totaled 212,621. These RSU awards granted vest in 4 equal installments on each of the first 4 anniversaries of the grant date, on May 21, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. On September 3, 2019, our Chief Financial Officer received a grant of 81,434 RSUs and 48,860 RSUs, which vested on March 15, 2020 and on each of the first 4 anniversaries of the grant date, respectively. The number of RSUs granted to non-executive directors of the board amounted to 81,967 and were also granted on May 21, 2019. The RSU awards granted to non-executive directors of the board vest over one year on the anniversary of the date of grant or the date of the first annual meeting of the stockholders following the grant date, whichever is sooner.
Additionally, on May 21, 2019, the Compensation Committee approved the election by Mr. Archer, the CEO, pursuant to his employment agreement dated January 29, 2019, to receive his annual base salary for the period July 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 in the form of 30,000 RSUs. These RSUs vested in 6 equal installments on the first of each month, beginning on July 1, 2019 through December 1, 2019. On January 2, 2020, the Compensation Committee approved the election by Mr. Archer, the CEO, pursuant to his employment agreement dated January 29, 2019, to receive his annual base salary for the period January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 in the form of 124,741 RSUs. These RSUs vested in 12 equal installments on the first of each month, except for one twelfth vested on January 9, 2020. On August 5, 2020 (the “Effective Date”), the Company and Mr. Archer, entered into the Executive Restricted Stock Units Termination Agreement (the “Agreement”) following the Company’s Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors’ approval of the election by Mr. Archer, pursuant to his employment agreement, to receive his base salary in cash, rather than in the form of RSUs as previously elected. Pursuant to the Agreement (i) Mr. Archer forfeited a portion of his currently unvested RSUs as of the Effective Date and (ii) the Company recommenced payment of 80% of Mr. Archer’s base salary for the period between the Effective Date and December 31, 2020.
Further, on March 4, 2020, the Compensation Committee granted time-based RSUs to certain of the Company’s executive officers and other employees. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive, upon vesting, 1 share of the Company’s Common Stock or its cash equivalent, as determined by the Company. The number of RSUs granted to certain named executive officers and certain other employees totaled 503,757. These RSU awards granted vest in 4 equal installments on each of the first 4 anniversaries of the grant date, on March 4, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.