On December 20, 2019, we held the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”), at which our stockholders approved and adopted the Verb Technology Company, Inc. 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).

A summary of restricted stock unit activity for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are presented below.

A summary of activity for the year ended December 31, 2020:

On April 10, 2020, the board of directors of the Company, approved management’s COVID-19 Full Employment and Cash Preservation Plan (the “Plan”), pursuant to which all directors and senior level management would reduce their cash compensation by 25%, and all other employees and consultants would reduce their cash compensation by 20% (the “Cash Reduction Amount”) for a period of three months from April 16, 2020 through July 15, 2020 for one category of plan participants, and April 26, 2020 through July 18, 2020 for the other category of participants. The Plan was designed to promote the continued growth of the Company and avoid the lay-offs and staff cut-backs experienced by many companies affected by the COVID-19 economic crisis. The Cash Reduction Amount is to be paid in shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Shares”) through an allocation of shares from the Company’s 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Omnibus Incentive Plan”) and granted pursuant to stock unit agreements entered into effective as of April 10, 2020 (the “Grant Date”) between the Company and each of the Company’s directors, executive officers, employees, and consultants. The stock unit agreements provide that the Shares will vest on July 18, 2020 (the “Vesting Date”) as long as the recipient remains in continuous service to the Company during the time from the Grant Date through the Vesting Date. The number of Shares issued were determined in accordance with the provisions of the Omnibus Incentive Plan, which provides that the value shall be determined based on the volume weighted average price of the Company’s common stock during a period of up to the 30-trading days prior to the Grant Date. Total Common Stock granted as part of the Cash Preservation Plan on April 10, 2020 was 589,098 shares with a fair value of $866,000. The shares were valued based on the market value of the Company’s stock price on the grant date and will be amortized over its vesting term.

During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company granted an additional 2,282,373 shares of its restricted stock to employees and members of Board of Directors. The Restricted Stock Units vest in various dates, starting on grant date up to July 2024. These Restricted Stock Units were valued based on market value of the Company’s stock price at the respective date of grant and had aggregate fair value of $2,525,000, which is being amortized as stock compensation expense over its vesting term.

During the year ended December 31, 2020, 336,533 shares granted to various employees that vested were returned to the Company in exchange for the Company paying the corresponding income and payroll taxes of these employees amounting $485,000. Pursuant to current accounting guidelines, the Company accounted the return of the 336,533 shares and the payment of $485,000 for income and payroll taxes paid on behalf the employees as a reduction in additional paid in capital.

The total fair value of restricted stock unit that vested or deemed vested for the year ended December 31, 2020 was $3,355,000 and is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying statements of operations. As of December 31, 2020 the amount of unvested compensation related to issuances of restricted stock unit was $1,943,000 which will be recognized as an expense in future periods as the shares vest. When calculating basic net income (loss) per share, these shares are included in weighted average common shares outstanding from the time they vest. When calculating diluted net income (loss) per share, these shares are included in weighted average common shares outstanding as of their grant date.

A summary of activity for the year ended December 31, 2019:

On December 23, 2019, the Company granted 1,923,001 restricted stock units to employees and directors. The restricted stock units vest starting on grant date through January 10, 2022. These restricted stock units were valued based on market value of the Company’s stock price at the date of grant and had aggregate fair value of $2,615,000.

The total fair value of restricted stock unit vested during the year ended December 31, 2019 was $616,000 respectively, and is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.