SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM

On January 31, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program (the “Share Repurchase Program”), pursuant to which the Company may, from time to time, purchase shares of its Class A common stock, for an aggregate repurchase price not to exceed $500 million. The Share Repurchase Program expires on January 31, 2025 and does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of shares. As of March 31, 2022, there was $475.0 million remaining to repurchase shares under the Share Repurchase Program.

On February 6, 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program for an aggregate repurchase price not to exceed $150.0 million. The program expired on February 6, 2021 with $20.0 million not executed.

The following table provides a summary the Company’s stock repurchase activities:

INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN

In the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company granted restricted stock with time-based vesting as well as performance-based awards. The performance-based awards include a market condition tied to the Company’s total shareholder return in relation to its peer companies as well as a financial performance condition tied to annual earnings per share (“EPS”) growth. The vesting and ultimate payout of performance awards is determined at the end of the three-year performance period and can vary from zero to 200% based on actual results. As of March 31, 2022, there were 2,908,699 shares available for grant as equity awards under the 2017 Incentive Award Plan if target levels are achieved for performance-based awards and 2,208,699 if maximum levels are achieved.

The Company issued the following stock-based instruments:

A summary of the status and changes of the Company’s unvested shares is presented below:

The Company determines the fair value of restricted stock awards and any performance-related components based on the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. For share-based awards with a performance-based vesting requirement, the Company evaluates the probability of achieving the performance criteria throughout the performance period and will adjust stock compensation expense up or down based on its estimated probable outcome. Certain performance-based awards contain market condition components which are valued on the date of grant using a Monte Carlo simulation model.

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recognized $18.0 million and $12.0 million of stock compensation expense. As of March 31, 2022, the unamortized stock compensation of $127.2 million is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.22 years.