Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stock-Based Compensation

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Stock-Based Compensation
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Stock-Based Compensation Stock-Based Compensation
During 2018, Landsea Holdings created a long-term incentive compensation program designed to align the interests of Landsea Holdings, the Company, and its executives by enabling key employees to participate in the Company’s future growth through the issuance of phantom equity awards. Landsea Holdings’ phantom equity awards issued on or after January 1, 2018 were accounted for pursuant to ASC 710, Compensation, as the value was not based on the shares of comparable public entities or other equity, but was based on the book value of Landsea Holdings' equity. Landsea Holdings measured the value of phantom equity awards on a quarterly basis using the intrinsic value method and pushed down the expense to the Company as the employees participating in the long-term incentive compensation program primarily benefit the Company. In connection with the Merger all of the phantom equity awards vested and were either paid out in cash or were converted to stock of LHC and the program was terminated. The Company recorded $2.7 million in general and administrative expenses in the nine months ended September 30, 2021 related to the accelerated vesting of the phantom awards. The Company paid cash of $2.9 million for the phantom stock awards and granted 0.2 million shares with a grant date value of $1.9 million at the time of the Merger.

The Company adopted the Landsea Homes Corporation 2020 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan") which provides for the grant of options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units ("RSUs"), and restricted stock, any of which may be performance-based, as determined by the Company's Compensation Committee.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company granted 0.1 million and 0.7 million RSUs, respectively, covering shares of common stock with a weighted grant date fair value of $8.11 and $9.45, respectively, per share.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company granted 0.2 million long term performance share unit awards (“PSUs”) to certain executives under the Plan with a grant date fair value of $9.44 per share. The PSUs are earned based upon the Company’s performance over three years, measured by adjusted earnings per share ("EPS") over fiscal years 2021, 2022 and 2023 (the "Performance Periods"). Each award is conditioned upon the Company achieving adjusted EPS targets over the Performance Periods. Target awards of 100% will be earned if the Company’s adjusted EPS meets set thresholds in each of the Performance Periods ("Target Goals"). If adjusted EPS is below or above the target thresholds by defined amounts, an award may still be earned in a range between 50%-200% of the Target Goals. No PSUs were granted during the three months ended September 30, 2021.
Our stock compensation expense is presented below.

Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
2021 2020 2021 2020
Stock compensation expense (dollars in thousands)
RSUs and PSUs $ 1,227  $ —  $ 4,056  $ — 



Stock-based compensation expense is included in general and administrative expenses on our consolidated statements of operations. The Company did not grant any RSUs or PSUs and did not recognize any stock-based compensation expense during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.

A summary of our outstanding RSUs and PSUs, assuming current estimated level of performance achievement, are as follows (in thousands, except years):

September 30, 2021
(in thousands, except period)
Unvested units 836 
Remaining cost on unvested units $ 6,118 
Remaining vesting period 3.46 years

In accordance with ASC 718, the PSUs were valued on the date of grant at their fair value. The fair value of these grants was equal to the closing price of our stock on the date of grant. ASC 718 does not permit recognition of expense associated with performance-based stock awards until achievement of the performance targets are probable of occurring.