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| Stock Based Compensation | 13. STOCK BASED COMPENSATION On May 14, 2025, United’s shareholders approved the 2025 Equity Incentive Plan (“2025 EIP”), becoming effective on that date. The 2025 EIP replaced United’s 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan (“2020 LTI Plan”). An award granted under the 2025 EIP may consist of stock options, stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance based stock awards, dividend equivalent rights and other equity-based or equity-related awards. These awards all relate to the common stock of United. The maximum number of shares of United common stock which may be issued under the 2025 EIP is 3,000,000. The 2025 EIP will be administered by the Compensation and Human Capital Committee of the Board (the “Committee”). Awards are subject to a minimum vesting schedule of at least twelve months following the date of grant of such award, subject to accelerated vesting on certain events, including a change in control, and 5% of the shares available for grant under the 2025 EIP may be granted with a shorter minimum vesting period. Awards under the 2025 EIP will be subject to the terms of the Company’s Compensation Recoupment Policy and any other clawback or recapture policy that the Company may adopt from time to time and, in accordance with such policy, may be subject to the requirement that the awards be repaid to the Company after they have been distributed to the grantee. A Form S-8 was filed on May 30, 2025 with the Securities and Exchange Commission to register all the shares available for issuance under the 2025 EIP Plan. During the first six months of 2026, a total of 155,135 shares of restricted stock and 226,556 of restricted stock units were granted under the 2025 EIP. No stock options were granted under the 2025 EIP during the first six months of 2026. Compensation expense of $3,938 and $7,152 related to the all share-based grants and awards under United’s Long-Term Incentive Plans was incurred for the second quarter and first six months of 2026, respectively, as compared to compensation expense of $3,384 and $6,259 related to the all share-based grants and awards under United’s Long-Term Incentive Plans for the second quarter and first six months of 2025, respectively. Compensation expense was included in employee compensation in the unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income. Stock Options During the first six months of 2026, no stock option awards were granted under the 2025 EIP. United does have options outstanding from various plans (the “Prior Plans”) under which stock options were granted; however, no shares of United stock are available for grants under the Prior Plans as these plans have expired. Awards outstanding under the Prior Plans will remain in effect in accordance with their respective terms. The maximum term for options granted under the Prior Plans is ten (10) years. A summary of activity under United’s stock option plans as of June 30, 2026, and the changes during the first six months of 2026 are presented below:
During the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, 86,357 and 10,394 shares, respectively, were issued in connection wi th stock option exercises. All shares issued in connection with stock option exercises for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 were issued from authorized and unissued stock. The total intrinsic value of options exercised under the Plans during the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 was $1,039 and $63, respectively. As of June 30, 2026, there was no unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested stock option awards. Restricted Stock During the first six months of 2026, restricted stock awards totaling 155,135 shares were granted under the 2025 EIP. Under the 2025 EIP, recipients of restricted stock will have the right to vote all shares subject to such grant, whether or not the shares have vested, but any dividends paid upon any restricted stock will be retained by the Company during the period of restriction, and will be paid to the relevant grantee (without interest) when the restricted stock vests and will revert back to the Company if for any reason the restricted stock upon which such dividends were paid is forfeited by the grantee prior to vesting. United also has unvested restricted stock awards granted to key employees and non-employee directors of the Company under the 2020 LTI Plan. Shares of restricted stock granted under the 2020 LTI Plan to participants were scheduled to vest no sooner than 1/3 per year over the first anniversaries of the award. Recipients of shares of restricted stock under the 2020 LTI Plan did not pay any consideration to United for the shares, had the right to vote all shares subject to such grant and received all dividends with respect to such shares, whether or not the shares have vested. Presently, these nonvested participating securities have an immaterial impact on diluted earnings per share. As of June 30, 2026, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested restricted stock awards was $10,424 with a weighted-average expense recognition period of 1.3 years. The following summarizes the changes to United’s nonvested restricted common shares for the period ended June 30, 2026:
Restricted Stock Units During the first six months of 2026, restricted stock units (“RSUs”) totaling 226,556 were granted to key employees of the Company under the 2025 EIP. These RSUs awarded help align the interests of these employees with the interests of the shareholders of United by providing economic value directly related to the performance of the Company. United also has unvested RSUs granted under the 2020 LTI Plan. RSUs granted under these two plans are time-vested RSUs, performance-vested RSUs, or a combination of both. Currently, time-vested RSUs vest ratably over three years from the date of grant. Performance-vested RSUs cliff-vest after assessment of the Company’s performance over a period of three years. The number of performance-vested RSUs outstanding as of June 30, 2026 that will vest in the future is determined by two metrics measured relative to peers: Return on Average Tangible Common Equity (“ROATCE”) and Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”). Based on ASC Topic 718, “Compensation – Stock Compensation,” the ROATCE comparison is considered a performance condition while the TSR comparison is considered a market condition. There will be no payout of the performance-vested awards if the threshold performance is not achieved. United communicates the specific threshold, target, and maximum performance-vested RSU awards and performance targets to the applicable key employees at the beginning of a performance period. Dividend equivalents are accrued but not paid in respect to the awards until the RSUs vest. The holder does not have the right to vote the shares until shares of common stock are delivered in respect of vested RSUs. The value of the time-vested RSUs and the performance-vested, based on the performance condition, RSUs awarded is established as the fair market value of the stock at the time of the grant. The value of the performance-vested, based on the market condition, RSUs awarded is estimated through the use of a Monte Carlo valuation model as of the grant date. The Company recognizes expense on the RSUs in accordance with ASC Topic 71 8. The following table summarizes the status of United’s nonvested RSUs during the first six months of 2026:
As of June 30, 2026, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested restricted stock units was $16,111 with a weighted-average expense recognition period of 1.5 years.
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