Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Stock Incentive Plan (Tables)

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Stock Incentive Plan (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Schedule of Stock-Based Compensation Expense Recognized

The following table reflects the components of stock-based compensation expense recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
         2017              2018      
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Stock option compensation expense included in unallocated corporate expenses

     153      $ 329  

Restricted stock shares compensation expense included in unallocated corporate expenses

     1,100        —    

Stock option compensation expense included in broadcast operating expenses

     33        122  

Restricted stock shares compensation expense included in broadcast operating expenses

     224        —    

Stock option compensation expense included in digital media operating expenses

     30        77  

Restricted stock shares compensation expense included in digital media operating expenses

     124        —    

Stock option compensation expense included in publishing operating expenses

     21        15  

Restricted stock shares compensation expense included in publishing operating expenses

     36        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total stock-based compensation expense, pre-tax

     1,721      $ 543  

Tax expense from stock-based compensation expense

     (688      (141
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total stock-based compensation expense, net of tax

     1,033      $ 402  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Schedule of Weighted-Average Assumptions Used to Estimate Fair Value of Stock Options and Restricted Stock Awards using Black-Scholes Option Valuation Model

There were no stock options granted during the year ended December 31, 2017. The weighted-average assumptions used to estimate the fair value of the stock options and restricted stock awards using the Black-Scholes valuation model were as follows for the years ended December 31, 2018:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2018
 

Expected volatility

     41.84

Expected dividends

     7.89

Expected term (in years)

     7.4  

Risk-free interest rate

     2.93
Schedule of Stock Option Activity

Activity with respect to the company’s option awards during the two years ended December 31, 2018 is as follows (Dollars in thousands, except weighted average exercise price and weighted average grant date fair value):

 

Options

   Shares     Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
     Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
     Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual Term
     Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
 

Outstanding at January 1, 2017

     1,720,000     $ 5.12      $ 2.89        4.5 years      $  2,428  

Granted

     —               

Exercised

     (127,663     4.02        2.03           401  

Forfeited or expired

     (163,875     5.75        2.99           136  
  

 

 

            

Outstanding at December 31, 2017

     1,428,462     $ 5.20      $ 2.96        3.7 years      $ 653  
  

 

 

            

Exercisable at December 31, 2017

     934,959       5.66        3.77        2.7 years        414  
  

 

 

            

Expected to Vest

     468,581     $ 5.21      $ 2.98        3.7 years      $ 239  

Outstanding at January 1, 2018

     1,428,462     $ 5.20      $ 2.96        3.7 years      $ 653  

Granted

     650,000       3.30        1.86           —    

Exercised

     (17,615     2.49        2.11           35  

Forfeited or expired

     (79,875     4.42        3.20           28  
  

 

 

            

Outstanding at December 31, 2018

     1,980,972     $  4.63      $  2.61        4.1 years      $ —    
  

 

 

            

Exercisable at December 31, 2018

     1,055,716       5.51        3.38        2.2 years        —    
  

 

 

            

Expected to Vest

     878,531     $ 4.65      $ 2.63        4.0 years      $ —    
Schedule of Information Regarding Restricted Stock Activity

The fair values of shares of restricted stock awards are determined based on the closing price of the company’s common stock on the grant dates. Activity with respect to the company’s restricted stock awards during the year ended December 31, 2017 is as follows:

 

Restricted Stock Awards

  Shares     Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
    Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
    Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 

Non-Vested at January 1, 2017

    —       $ —         — years     $ —    

Granted

    211,658       7.01       —         1,484  

Lapse of restrictions

    (211,658     (7.01     —         1,488  

Forfeited or expired

    —         —         —         —    
 

 

 

       

Outstanding at December 31, 2017

    —       $ —         —       $ —    
 

 

 

       
Stock Options Outstanding Additional Information

Additional information regarding options outstanding as of December 31, 2018, is as follows:

 

Range of
Exercise Prices

    Options     Weighted Average
Contractual Life
Remaining
(Years)
    Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
    Exercisable
Options
     Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
 
$ 2.38 - $3.00       308,755       2.5     $ 2.67       240,755      $ 2.65  
$ 3.01 - $3.28       571,000       6.7       3.25       —          —    
$ 3.29 - $4.63       75,750       6.4       3.73       4,250        3.99  
$ 4.64 - $4.85       421,292       4.7       4.85       212,036        4.85  
$ 4.86 - $6.65       34,625       1.1       5.39       32,125        5.43  
$ 6.66 - $8.76       569,550       1.7       6.99       566,550        6.99  
 

 

 

       

 

 

    
    1,980,972       4.1     $  4.63       1,055,716      $  5.51