Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION STOCK-BASED COMPENSATIONOn the Emergence Date, the Company's Predecessor common stock was cancelled and the Company's Successor common stock was issued. Accordingly, the Company's then existing stock-based compensation awards were also cancelled. Stock-based compensation for the Predecessor and Successor periods are not comparable.
Successor Stock-Based Compensation
As of the Emergence Date, the board of directors adopted the Incentive Plan with a share reserve equal to 2.8 million shares of common stock. The Incentive Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options, nonstatutory stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, dividend equivalents and performance awards or any combination of the foregoing. The Company has granted both restricted stock units and performance vesting restricted stock units to employees and directors pursuant to the Incentive Plan, as discussed below. During the Current Successor Quarter and the Current Successor YTD Period, the Company's stock-based compensation expense was $2.4 million and $6.3 million, of which the Company capitalized $0.8 million and $2.1 million, respectively, relating to its exploration and development efforts. During the Prior Successor Quarter and the Prior Successor Period, the Company's stock-based compensation expense was $1.4 million, of which the Company capitalized $0.5 million relating to its exploration and development efforts. Stock compensation expense, net of the amounts capitalized, is included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. As of September 30, 2022, the Company has awarded an aggregate of approximately 268,000 restricted stock units and approximately 191,000 performance vesting restricted stock units, net of forfeited awards, under the Incentive Plan.
The following table summarizes restricted stock unit activity for the Current Successor YTD Period:
Number of
Unvested
Restricted Stock Units		 Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value		 Number of Unvested Performance Vesting Restricted Stock Units Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Unvested shares as of January 1, 2022 198,413  $ 66.04  153,138  $ 48.54 
Granted 2,154  73.83  —  — 
Vested (3,074) 65.75  —  — 
Forfeited/canceled (1,157) 66.89  —  — 
Unvested shares as of March 31, 2022 196,336  $ 67.16  153,138  $ 48.54 
Granted 76,038  97.55  37,666  66.82 
Vested (10,817) 63.53  —  — 
Forfeited/canceled (3,752) 75.70  —  — 
Unvested shares as of June 30, 2022 257,805  $ 75.37  190,804  $ 52.15 
Granted —  —  —  — 
Vested (52,701) 66.18  —  — 
Forfeited/canceled (3,265) 85.36  —  — 
Unvested shares as of September 30, 2022 201,839  $ 77.60  190,804  $ 52.15 
Successor Restricted Stock Units
Restricted stock units awarded under the Incentive Plan generally vest ratably over a period of 3 or 4 years in the case of employees and 4 years in the case of directors upon the recipient meeting applicable service requirements. Stock-based compensation expense is recorded ratably over the service period. The grant date fair value of restricted stock units represents the closing market price of the Company's common stock on the date of the grant. Unrecognized compensation expense as of September 30, 2022 was $14.1 million. The expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.38 years.
Successor Performance Vesting Restricted Stock Units
The Company has awarded performance vesting restricted stock units to certain of its executive officers under the Incentive Plan. The number of shares of common stock issued pursuant to the award will be based on a combination of (i) the Company's total shareholder return ("TSR") and (ii) the Company's relative total shareholder return ("RTSR") for the performance period. Participants will earn from 0% to 200% of the target award based on the Company's TSR and RTSR ranking compared to the TSR of the companies in the Company's designated peer group at the end of the performance period. Awards will be earned and vested over a three-year performance period, subject to earlier termination of the performance period in the event of a change in control. The grant date fair values were determined using the Monte Carlo simulation method and are being recorded ratably over the performance period.
The table below summarizes the assumptions used in the Monte Carlo simulation to determine the grant date fair value of awards granted during the Current Successor YTD Period:
Grant date April 29, 2022
Forecast period (years) 3
Risk-free interest rates 2.9%
Implied equity volatility 88.4%
Stock price on the date of grant $93.98
Unrecognized compensation expense as of September 30, 2022, related to performance vesting restricted shares was $6.5 million. The expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.95 years.
Predecessor Stock-Based Compensation
The Predecessor granted restricted stock units to employees and directors pursuant to the 2019 Amended and Restated Incentive Stock Plan (the "2019 Plan"). During the Prior Predecessor YTD Period, the Company’s stock-based compensation cost was $4.4 million, of which the Company capitalized $0.9 million, relating to its exploration and development efforts. Stock compensation costs, net of the amounts capitalized, are included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
The following table summarizes restricted stock unit activity for the Prior Predecessor YTD Period:
Number of
Unvested
Restricted Stock Units		 Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value		 Number of
Unvested
Performance Vesting Restricted Stock Units		 Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Unvested shares as of January 1, 2021 1,702,513  $ 4.74  840,595  $ 4.07 
Granted —  —  —  — 
Vested (227,132) 8.45  —  — 
Forfeited/canceled (1,475,381) 4.16  (840,595) 4.07 
Unvested shares as of May 17, 2021 —  $ —  —  $ — 
Predecessor Restricted Stock Units
Restricted stock units awarded under the 2019 Plan generally vested over a period of one year in the case of directors and three years in the case of employees and vesting was dependent upon the recipient meeting applicable service requirements. Stock-based compensation costs are recorded ratably over the service period. The grant date fair value of restricted stock units represents the closing market price of the Company's common stock on the date of grant. All unrecognized compensation expense was recognized as of the Emergence Date.
Predecessor Performance Vesting Restricted Stock Units
The Company previously awarded performance vesting restricted stock units to certain of its executive officers under the 2019 Plan. The number of shares of common stock issued pursuant to the award was based on RTSR. RTSR is an incentive measure whereby participants will earn from 0% to 200% of the target award based on the Company’s TSR ranking compared to the TSR of the companies in the Company’s designated peer group at the end of the performance period. Awards were to be earned and vested over a performance period measured from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2021, subject to earlier termination of the performance period in the event of a change in control. All unrecognized compensation expense was recognized as of the Emergence Date.