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Equity Incentive Plan

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Equity Incentive Plan
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Equity Incentive Plan
Equity Incentive Plan
During the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company granted 69,117 and 81,739 shares of common stock, respectively, to its independent directors pursuant to the Company’s Second Restated 2009 Equity Incentive Plan, or the Plan. The estimated fair value of these awards was $9.91 and $8.43 per share on grant date, based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the NYSE on such date. The grants vested immediately.
Additionally, during the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company granted 1,274,572 and 1,677,998 shares of restricted common stock, respectively, to key employees of PRCM Advisers pursuant to the terms of the Plan and the associated award agreements. The estimated fair value of these awards was $8.74 and $7.33 per share on grant date, based on the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the NYSE on such date. However, as the cost of these awards is measured at fair value at each reporting date based on the price of the Company’s stock as of period end in accordance with ASC 505, Equity, or ASC 505, the fair value of these awards as of June 30, 2017 was $9.91 per share based on the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the NYSE on such date. The shares underlying the grants vest in three equal annual installments commencing on the first anniversary of the grant date, as long as such grantee complies with the terms and conditions of his or her applicable restricted stock award agreement.
The following table summarizes the activity related to restricted common stock for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016:
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
Shares
 
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Market Value
 
Shares
 
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Market Value
Outstanding at Beginning of Period
2,639,424

 
$
8.55

 
2,290,609

 
$
10.36

Granted
1,343,689

 
8.80

 
1,759,737

 
7.38

Vested
(1,290,649
)
 
(8.95
)
 
(1,109,015
)
 
(10.33
)
Forfeited
(34,138
)
 
(9.02
)
 
(41,175
)
 
(8.77
)
Outstanding at End of Period
2,658,326

 
$
8.48

 
2,900,156

 
$
8.59



For the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company recognized compensation costs related to restricted common stock of $4.3 million and $8.2 million, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company recognized compensation costs related to restricted common stock of $4.9 million and $7.8 million, respectively.
Granite Point has adopted a 2017 Equity Incentive Plan, of the Granite Point Plan, to provide incentive compensation to attract and retain qualified directors, officers, advisors, consultants and other personnel. The Granite Point Plan permits the granting of stock options, restricted shares of common stock, phantom shares, dividend equivalent rights, and other equity-based awards. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, Granite Point granted 13,205 shares of its restricted common stock to its independent directors and 150,000 shares of its restricted common stock to its executive officers and certain other personnel of an affiliate of its manager pursuant to the Granite Point Plan. The grants to Granite Point’s independent directors vested immediately, while the grants to its executive officers and certain other personnel will vest in three equal annual installments commencing on the first anniversary of the grant date, as long as such grantee complies with the terms and conditions of his or her applicable restricted stock award agreement.