The weighted average discount rate used to calculate the present value of future lease payments was 3.8%.
We recognize rent expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Rental expense for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 totaled $0.4 million and $0.4 million, respectively.
Total cash paid for lease liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 totaled $0.4 million and $0.4 million, respectively.
New leases entered into during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 totaled $0 and $0.5 million, respectively, and are considered non cash transactions.
As allowed under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the Company elected to defer payment of $4.6 million of the employer’s share of social security tax. The Company paid $2.3 million of the deferred amount in December 2022 and $2.3 million in December 2021. Therefore, there is no balance reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
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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 plan to proceed to mediation in an attempt to reach a resolution. Due in part to the preliminary nature of this matter, the Company cannot reasonably estimate a possible loss, or range of loss, in connection with this matter. The Company disputes this former employee’s allegations, and management does not believe that the ultimate outcome of this matter is likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or cash flows, although the resolution of this matter in any fiscal period may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations for that period.
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
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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 months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.
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 March 31, 2023, the Company granted 19,924 restricted share units and 100,000 stock options at a strike price of $11.53 under the Plan. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company granted restricted share units of 11,304 and 400,000 stock options at an average strike price of $18.41. As of March 31, 2023 there were 30,000 shares available for grants under the Plan.
Stock-based compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 was $835,000 and $526,000, respectively, and is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
During the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company issued 17,804 and 90,933 shares, respectively, related to the grant of restricted share units and the exercise of stock options.
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