9. RETIREMENT AND LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLANS

Defined Contribution Plan

We sponsor a defined contribution plan for eligible employees that is qualified under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code, which includes voluntary employee pre-tax contributions and Company-matching contributions, with potential additional discretionary contributions determined by our Board of Directors. For 2021 and 2020, we contributed $0.4 million and $0.5 million, respectively to the plan.

Long-Term Incentive Plans

Under our long-term incentive plans (“Incentive Plans”), the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors may grant cash-based and equity-based awards to eligible employees and non-employee directors, including restricted stock unit (“RSU”) awards (both time-based and performance-based), stock option awards and cash-based performance awards. The Compensation Committee determines the value of each award, as well as the terms, conditions, performance measures, and other provisions of the award. Under our Incentive Plans, the maximum number of shares that may be granted to any one officer or employee during any single calendar year is 250,000. At December 31, 2021, we had 1,096,994 authorized shares available for future issuance under our Incentive Plans.

RSU Awards – An RSU represents the right to receive one share of our common stock upon vesting, or the equivalent cash value on the vesting date if the award is cash-settled. RSUs are subject to transfer restrictions, forfeiture provisions and other terms and conditions of the Incentive Plans and applicable award agreements. Forfeitures are recognized as they occur.

A summary of activity for our RSU awards (excluding Cash-Settled RSUs) for 2021 and 2020 is as follows:

Compensation expense for our RSU awards was $1.7 million and $1.0 million for 2021 and 2020, respectively, and is reflected withing general and administrative expense and cost of revenue, as applicable, in our Statement of Operations. At December 31, 2021, we had $2.7 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to our RSU awards. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.8 years. The total fair value of RSU awards granted during 2021 was $2.6 million and the total fair value of RSU awards that vested during 2021 was $1.2 million. The income tax benefit (expense) associated with our share-based compensation arrangements was not significant for 2021 or 2020. Share and expense amounts associated with our stock-based compensation relate only to our continuing operations, and accordingly, may be different from the amounts reflected on our Statement of Cash Flows and Statement of Shareholders’ Equity. See Note 3 for further discussion of our discontinued operations.

Stock Option Awards – At December 31, 2021, we had no outstanding stock option awards and no such awards were made during 2021 or 2020.

Cash-Based Performance Awards – Cash-based performance awards represent awards payable in cash based on the achievement of annual financial performance targets. The cash payment occurs in the period immediately following the completion of the performance period. During 2019, cash-based performance awards were granted with a three-year performance period ending December 31, 2021. One-third of the award is earned each year in the performance period, provided the applicable performance target is achieved, or is forfeited if the applicable performance target is not achieved. During 2021 and 2020, we recognized no compensation expense related to cash-based performance awards as the minimum performance targets for 2021 and 2020 were not achieved.