The Company considered the troubled debt restructuring guidance regarding the December 31, 2020 Jelco restructuring and concluded that it was not met. The Company further considered the modification and extinguishment accounting guidance and concluded that modification accounting was appropriate. The Company concluded:
(i) amount of $1,015 was expensed as incurred in 2020, since it concerned amounts paid to third parties in relation to the restructuring, whereas the remaining amount of $166 was included in additional paid-in capital, since these costs related to the issuance of units;
(ii) the amendment fee of $1,241 has been accounted for as a debt deferred cost and will be amortized to each facility’s maturity;
(iii) the fair value of the option granted to Jelco to purchase up to 4,285,714 additional units was recorded as debt discount and will be amortized to Second Jelco Loan’s maturity (Note 9);
(iv) for the accounting treatment of the fair value of the Jelco units and the change in the fair value of the conversion option, refer to Note 9.
All amounts regarding the Jelco restructuring were recorded as of December 31, 2020, the date of the closing of the transaction.
On February 24, 2020, the Compensation Committee granted an aggregate of 156,250 restricted shares of common stock pursuant to the Plan. Of the total 156,250 shares issued, 45,000 shares were granted to the non-executive members of the board of directors, 42,812 were granted to the executive officers, 60,626 shares were granted to certain of the Company’s non-executive employees and 7,812 shares were granted to the sole director of the Company’s commercial manager, a non-employee. The fair value of each share on the grant date was $5.12. All the shares vest over a period of two years. 52,084 shares vested on February 24, 2020, 52,083 shares vested on October 1, 2020 and 52,083 shares will vest on October 1, 2021. The related expense for shares granted to the Company's board of directors and certain of its employees for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, amounted to $826, $1,295 and $1,281, respectively, and is included under general and administration expenses. The related expense for shares granted to non-employees for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, amounted to $43, $15 and $21, respectively, and is included under voyage expenses.