Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Stock-Based Compensation

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Stock-Based Compensation
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Stock-Based Compensation Stock-Based Compensation
Stock Option Awards
Following is a summary of stock option activities for the year ended December 31, 2023:
Options Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Life
(years)
Intrinsic
Value
Outstanding – January 1, 2023 7,603,864  0.19  $ 0.21  4.6
Granted —  —  — 
Exercised (386,790) 0.18  0.22 
Forfeited —  —  — 
Outstanding – December 31, 2023
7,217,074  $ 0.19  $ 0.21  3.5 $ 24,119 
Exercisable as of December 31, 2023
7,217,074  $ 0.19  $ 0.21  3.5 $ 24,119 
For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 the Company recorded no stock option expense. The fair value of stock options is amortized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service periods of the respective awards. As of December 31, 2023, there is no unrecognized stock-based compensation costs to be recognized in future periods.
Restricted Stock
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company granted an aggregate of 786,394 of the Company's restricted stock units to various employees, officers, directors, consultants, and service providers under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan. The restricted stock units have various vesting dates, ranging from vesting on the grant date to as late as four years from the date of grant.

Restricted Stock Units
Weighted Average Grant Date
Fair Value
Non-vested – January 1, 2023 7,466,636  $ 5.52 
Granted
786,394  3.51 
Vested
(2,724,920) 5.96 
Forfeited
(268,128) 5.59 
Non-vested – December 31, 2023
5,259,982  $ 4.99 
For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded $12,501 and $8,277, respectively, in employee and officers restricted stock compensation expense. As of December 31, 2023, unamortized stock-based compensation costs related to restricted share arrangements was $24,151 and will be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.6 years.

Stock-Based Compensation Expense
Stock-based compensation expense for stock options and restricted stock units in the consolidated statements of operations is summarized as follows:
For the Years Ended
December 31,
2023
December 31,
2022
Software development
$ 739  $ 941 
General and administrative(1)
13,849  9,142 
Selling and marketing
596  319 
Total stock-based compensation expense
$ 15,184  $ 10,402 
(1) The year ended December 31, 2023, includes an expense of $3,022 in connection with the equity-based portion of Trinity’s contingent consideration with a corresponding amount within accounts payable and accrued expenses, expected to be granted in 2024 in respect of 2023 results, offset by a credit of $339 in connection with the settlement of the equity-based portion of contingent consideration that was granted in the first quarter of 2023 in respect of 2022 results. The year ended December 31, 2022, included an expense of $2,125 in connection with the equity-based portion of Trinity’s contingent consideration , granted in the first quarter of 2023 in respect of 2022 results.