Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Restricted Stock Units

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Note 18: Restricted Stock Units

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company granted 300,000 RSUs to a nonemployee with a fair market value of $268,500. The RSUs were granted on March 17, 2022, with a three-year vesting period and a five-year term.

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2022, the Company granted 469,677 fully vested RSUs to a nonemployee for production services with a fair market value of $286,806. The RSUs were granted on May 10, 2022 with a five-year term and recorded as part of capitalized production costs.

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2022, the Company also granted 500,000 RSUs to a former employee of Wow, as a new employee of the Company after the acquisition date, with a fair market value of $390,000. The RSUs were granted on June 23, 2022, with a three-year vesting period and a five-year term.

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s RSU activity during the six months ended June 30, 2022:

                 
    Restricted Stock Units    

Weighted-

Average Remaining Contractual Life

   

Weighted-

Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share

 
Unvested at December 31, 2021     15,383,234       4.34     $ 1.40  
Granted     1,269,677       4.84     $ 0.74  
Vested     (3,371,311 )     4.10     $ 1.29  
Forfeited/Cancelled               $  
Unvested at June 30, 2022     13,281,600       3.88     $ 1.36  

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company recognized $3.8 million and $0.8 million, respectively, in share-based compensation expense related to RSUs. During the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company recognized $7.9 million and $1.9 million, respectively, in share-based compensation expense related to RSUs. The unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to RSUs at June 30, 2022 of $2.9 million, will be recognized through the second quarter of 2025 based on the remaining vesting periods, assuming the underlying grants are not cancelled or forfeited.