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Stockholders' Equity

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Stockholders' Equity
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Equity [Abstract]  
Stockholders' Equity Stockholders’ Equity
Authorized Common Stock
For information on the increase in the amount of authorized shares of common stock of Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, see “Series A Preferred Stock—Authorization and Designation” under Note 8, Mezzanine Equity.
Share-Based Compensation
Equity Incentive Plan
On October 6, 2015, our board of directors adopted the LTF Holdings, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended, the “2015 Equity Plan”). During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, our board of directors and stockholders approved an amendment to the 2015 Equity Plan. Pursuant to the amendment, the 2015 Equity Plan provided for the issuance of up to approximately 30.6 million shares of our common stock, plus an annual increase on the first day of each calendar year beginning on January 1, 2022 and ending on and including January 1, 2025, by a number equal to 1.5% of the fully diluted shares of our common stock outstanding on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year; provided, that no annual increase shall occur on or after the Company (or its successor) becomes a publicly listed company.
On June 6, 2019, we launched a voluntary stock option purchase offer (the “Offer”) whereby, subject to certain conditions and limitations, we offered eligible holders (not including our CEO) of qualifying stock options under the 2015 Equity Plan (“Covered Options”) the right to sell up to a certain number of vested Covered Options back to us. The Offer terminated on July 3, 2019. In connection with the Offer, we purchased approximately 1.6 million Covered Options. Effective with the purchase date, the 1.6 million Covered Options were cancelled, thereby removing these shares from the number of shares available for future grants under the 2015 Equity Plan.
As of September 30, 2021, approximately 1.0 million shares were available for future stock-based award grants to employees and other eligible participants under the 2015 Equity Plan.
Stock Options
Summary of Stock Option Activity
Stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 is as follows:
Shares Weighted Average
Exercise Price
Outstanding as of December 31, 2020 21,119 $ 11.00
Granted 3,189 19.32
Forfeited (190) 17.41
Outstanding as of September 30, 2021 $ 24,118 12.05
Exercisable as of September 30, 2021 $
During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company granted approximately 3.2 million stock options under the 2015 Equity Plan, of which approximately 1.1 million were granted to executives and approximately 2.1 million were granted to non-executive service providers. These options have a ten-year contractual term from the date of grant. The exercise prices and terms of these awards were determined and approved by our board of directors or a committee thereof. The exercise price associated with each of these awards is not less than the fair market value per share of our common stock, as determined by our board of directors or a committee thereof, at the time of grant.
Of the 1.1 million options granted to executives during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, 50% are time vesting options and 50% are performance vesting options. The time vesting options vest in four equal installments on each of the first four anniversaries of the first calendar day of the month in which the grant date occurred, subject to continuous employment from the grant date through the applicable vesting date. All or a portion of the performance vesting options shall vest only upon the attainment of certain targets for the twelve month period commencing on January 1, 2021 and ending on December 31, 2021, as defined in the underlying option agreements, subject to continuous employment from the grant date through the membership dues revenue determination date. Both the time vesting and performance vesting options shall become exercisable on the occurrence of the first measurement date to occur following the grant date, which is generally defined to include the date of a change in control, the first date following the expiration of the lock-up period applicable to the optionee related to an initial public offering, or death or disability, all as defined and subject to the terms and conditions in the underlying option agreements.
The 2.1 million stock options that were granted to non-executive team members during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 are time vesting options, which vest in four equal installments on each of the first four anniversaries of the first calendar day of the month in which the grant date occurred, subject to continuous employment from the grant date through the applicable vesting date. These options shall become exercisable on the effective date associated with the first measurement date (as described immediately above) to occur following the grant date.
Unless otherwise determined by the administrator of the 2015 Equity Plan, with respect to the 3.2 million stock options that the Company granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2021: (i) upon an option holder’s termination of services for any reason, any portion of an option that has not become vested on or prior to the termination date shall be forfeited on such date and shall not thereafter become vested or exercisable, and (ii) upon an involuntary termination by the Company for cause (as defined in the underlying option agreement), any portion of an option that has become vested on or prior to the termination date shall be forfeited on such date and shall not thereafter become exercisable.
At September 30, 2021, options to purchase approximately 24.1 million shares of our common stock were outstanding. At September 30, 2021, there were no options exercisable because the option exercisability provisions of the underlying stock option agreements were not met.
Fair Value of Stock Option Awards
The fair value of the approximately 3.2 million stock options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The following weighted average assumptions were used in determining the fair value of these options:
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
Dividend yield 0.00%
Risk-free interest rate (1)
0.94%
Expected volatility (2)
60.00%
Expected term of options (in years) (3)
6.12
Fair Value $ 10.71
(1)The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. treasury yields, in effect at the time of grant or modification, corresponding with the expected term of the options.
(2)Expected volatility is based on historical volatilities for a time period similar to that of the expected term of the options.
(3)Expected term of the options is based on probability and expected timing of market events leading to option exercise.
Share-Based Compensation Expense Associated with Stock Options
No share-based compensation expense associated with stock options was recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020. As of September 30, 2021, unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to stock options was approximately $347.8 million. The estimated fair value associated with each outstanding option will be recognized as share-based compensation expense if and when the related recognition conditions, for accounting purposes, are met. A significant portion of the $347.8 million unrecognized share-based compensation expense as of September 30, 2021 is associated with stock options that were granted prior to 2021. Each of these options shall become fully vested and exercisable immediately prior to the effective date associated with the first measurement date (as described in “—Summary of Stock Option Activity” above for all stock options other than those granted to our CEO, which stock options held by our CEO become fully vested and exercisable immediately prior to the effective date associated with a change of control or an initial public offering (notwithstanding any lock-up period)) to occur after the grant date. Accordingly, upon the consummation of the first measurement date to occur after the grant date associated with each of these options, previously unrecognized share-based compensation expense associated with the vested portion of the then-outstanding options will be recognized as of the effective date associated with such measurement date.
Restricted Stock Units
Beginning on March 15, 2020, our CEO decided to forego 100% of his base salary for the remainder of 2020. During the second quarter of 2021, our compensation committee, in consultation with our CEO and our board of directors, established a new compensation program for our CEO. Under the new program, in light of the foregone salary and bonuses in 2020, the compensation committee determined to grant our CEO an equity award of approximately 0.5 million restricted stock units, 50% of which vests on each anniversary of the grant date with 100% full vesting on the date that is 180 days after an initial underwritten public offering. At December 31, 2020, we had recognized an accrued compensation liability of approximately $2.2 million associated with our CEO’s 2020 compensation. For accounting purposes, the settlement of this $2.2 million accrued compensation liability through the issuance of the restricted stock units was recognized as a decrease in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities and an increase in Additional paid-in capital on our condensed consolidated balance sheet. As of September 30, 2021, all of the restricted stock units subject to this award were both unvested and outstanding.
Also during the second quarter of 2021, our compensation committee granted approximately 0.1 million restricted stock units to certain of our non-CEO executives and a new director, 50% of which vests on each anniversary of the grant date and, for the grants to our non-CEO executives, 100% full vesting occurs effective on the date that is 180 days after an initial underwritten public offering. As of September 30, 2021, all of the restricted stock units subject to these awards were both unvested and outstanding.
Share-Based Compensation Expense Associated with Restricted Stock Units
Share-based compensation expense associated with the restricted stock units that were granted to our CEO and non-CEO executives will be recognized over the vesting period based on the grant date fair value per share of $19.32. The expense measurement associated with the restricted stock units granted to our CEO will be reduced by the $2.2 million of compensation expense associated with the accrued compensation liability that had previously been recognized. Share-based compensation expense associated with restricted stock units that were granted to our new director will be recognized on a straight-line basis evenly over the vesting period.
Share-based compensation expense associated with restricted stock units for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 was $1.8 million and $2.9 million, respectively. Share-based compensation expense associated with restricted stock units is included in General, administrative and marketing in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. As of September 30, 2021, unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to restricted stock units was approximately $6.6 million. The estimated fair value associated with each outstanding restricted stock unit will be recognized as share-based compensation expense if and when the related recognition conditions, for accounting purposes, are met. With the consummation of the IPO, previously unrecognized share-based compensation expense associated with the then-outstanding restricted stock units granted to our CEO and non-CEO executives will be recognized effective with the date that is 180 days after the effective date associated with such initial public offering.
Restricted Series A Preferred Stock
For information regarding the restricted Series A Preferred Stock award that was granted to our CEO during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, see Note 8, Mezzanine Equity.
Stockholder Note Receivable
In August 2021, we entered into an agreement pursuant to which the outstanding balance owed under the stockholder note receivable was cancelled. The cancellation of the $15.0 million outstanding principal balance associated with the loan was accounted for as an equity transaction, and the Stockholder note receivable and Additional paid-in capital balances recognized on our condensed consolidated balance sheet were each reduced by $15.0 million. The income tax benefit of approximately $3.6 million associated with the stockholder note receivable cancellation was recognized as an increase in both Income tax receivable and Additional paid-in capital on our condensed consolidated balance sheet.