Global Self Storage, Inc. Stock Compensation Disclosure

12. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

On October 16, 2017 (the “Effective Date”), the Company’s stockholders approved the Company’s 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan is designed to provide equity-based incentives to certain eligible persons, as defined in the Plan, in the form of options, share appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, dividend equivalent rights or other forms of equity-based compensation as determined in the discretion of the Company's board of directors, the compensation committee of the Company's board of directors, or other designee thereof. The total number of shares of common stock reserved and available for issuance under the Plan on the Effective Date was 760,000.

The Company recorded $332,358 and $199,752 of expense in general and administrative expense in its consolidated statements of operations related to restricted stock awards for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. As of December 31, 2024, there was $342,565 and $288,506 of unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested time-based and performance-based restricted stock awards, respectively. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted—average period of 2.9 years and 2.4 years for time-based and performance-based awards, respectively. The fair value of common stock awards is determined based on the closing trading price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. Forfeitures are accounted for as they occur, compensation cost previously recognized for an award that is forfeited because of a failure to satisfy a service or performance condition is reversed in the period of the forfeiture.

Time-Based Restricted Stock Grants

Time-based grants vest solely based on continued employment, with 6.25% of the shares eligible to vest on each three-month anniversary of the grant date during the four-year vesting period. Time-based restricted stock cannot be transferred during the vesting period. Grants of time-based restricted stock entitle the holder to voting rights and dividends paid by the Company on shares of its common stock, including unvested shares.

Performance-Based Restricted Stock Grants

Performance-based restricted stock grants vest based on continued employment and the achievement of certain goals by the Company for Funds from Operations, as adjusted (“AFFO”) and same store revenue growth (“SSRG”) during 2024. Between 0% and 200% of these shares will be earned based on achievement of the AFFO and SSRG goals in 2024, and the shares which are earned will remain subject to quarterly vesting during the remaining four-year time vesting period. Dividends paid by the Company prior to the determination of how many shares are earned will be retained by the Company and released only with respect to earned shares. If a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan) occurs the number of shares earned will equal the greater of the number of shares granted and the number of shares which would have been earned based on the AFFO and SSRG through the date of the Change in Control. If following a Change in Control, a grantee is terminated by the Company without Cause or by the grantee with Good Reason (as each is defined in the Plan), all unvested restricted stock will fully vest. Performance-based restricted stock earned during 2024 and 2023 were 47,452 shares and 30,217 shares, respectively.