Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

SHARE BASED COMPENSATION

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SHARE BASED COMPENSATION
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
SHARE BASED COMPENSATION
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
Restricted Stock Awards. The number of shares and weighted average grant price of restricted stock awards during the three months ended March 31, 2018 were as follows:
 
Number of Shares
 
Weighted Average Grant Price
Non-vested as of December 31, 2017
382,873

 
$
12.68

Restricted stock awards granted:
 
 
 
Non-employee directors
37,272

 
$
9.66

Employees
269,099

 
$
9.66

Vested
(195,827
)
 
$
14.20

Non-vested as of March 31, 2018
493,417

 
$
10.20


The total fair value of shares vested during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, determined using the closing price on the grant date, was $2.8 million and $4.1 million, respectively.
Stock Options. The Company did not grant any stock options during the three months ended March 31, 2018.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”). During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company issued 63,438 shares under the ESPP. As of March 31, 2018, 273,325 shares remain available for issuance under the ESPP.
Total share-based compensation expense, which includes stock options, restricted stock and the ESPP, was $0.8 million and $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.