Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stock-Based Compensation

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Stock-Based Compensation
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Share-based Compensation [Abstract]  
Stock-Based Compensation
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company’s stock-based compensation cost was $1.6 million and $4.6 million, respectively, of which the Company capitalized $0.6 million and $1.8 million, respectively, relating to its exploration and development efforts. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company's stock-based compensation cost was $1.2 million and $3.4 million, respectively, of which the Company capitalized $0.5 million and $1.4 million, respectively, relating to its exploration and development efforts.
The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. Expected volatilities are based on the historical volatility of the market price of Gulfport’s common stock over a period of time ending on the grant date. Based upon the historical experience of the Company, the expected term of options granted is equal to the vesting period plus one year. The risk-free rate for periods within the contractual life of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of the grant. The 2005 Plan provides that all options must have an exercise price not less than the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the date of the grant.
No stock options were issued during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.
The Company has not declared dividends and does not intend to do so in the foreseeable future, and thus did not use a dividend yield. In each case, the actual value that will be realized, if any, depends on the future performance of the common stock and overall stock market conditions. There is no assurance that the value an optionee actually realizes will be at or near the value estimated using the Black-Scholes model.
A summary of the status of stock options and related activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 is presented below:
 
 
Shares
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
per Share
 
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual Term
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value (In thousands)
Options outstanding at December 31, 2012
335,241

 
$
6.37

 
2.39
 
$
10,678

Granted
—

 
—

 
 
 
 
Exercised
(125,000
)
 
11.20

 
 
 
$
4,797

Forfeited/expired
—

 
—

 
 
 
 
Options outstanding at September 30, 2013
210,241

 
$
3.50

 
1.32
 
$
12,792

Options exercisable at September 30, 2013
210,241

 
$
3.50

 
1.32
 
$
12,792


The following table summarizes information about the stock options outstanding at September 30, 2013:
 
Exercise
Price
 
Number
Outstanding
 
Weighted Average
Remaining Life
(in years)
 
Number
Exercisable
$
3.36

 
205,241

 
1.31
 
205,241

$
9.07

 
5,000

 
1.94
 
5,000

 
 
210,241

 
 
 
210,241


The following table summarizes restricted stock activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2013:
 
 
Number of
Unvested
Restricted Shares
 
Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Unvested shares as of December 31, 2012
245,831

 
$
31.88

Granted
209,500

 
38.98

Vested
(119,519
)
 
35.58

Forfeited
(8,500
)
 
38.54

Unvested shares as of September 30, 2013
327,312

 
$
34.90


Unrecognized compensation expense as of September 30, 2013 related to outstanding stock options and restricted shares was $10.0 million. The expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.66 years.