6. Share-Based Payments

During the first nine months of 2016 and 2015, we extended the term of certain options granted under our 2009 Long-Term Incentive Plan to members of our executive team for an additional three months, and recognized $40,000 and $100,000 of associated stock compensation expense. Total share-based compensation expense is reported in selling and operating expenses and corporate, general and administration expenses on our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

On February 26, 2015, our board of directors and the board of directors of our subsidiary Gaia International, Inc. (formerly known as Gaia, Inc.) approved the Long-Term Deferred Equity Plan (the “deferred equity plan”) as an incentive plan for the management of our Gaia segment. In anticipation of the contemplated separation of the Gaia segment from the Gaiam Brand segment, our board of directors and the board of directors of our subsidiary Gaia International, Inc. granted restricted stock units (“RSUs”) of Gaia International, Inc.’s Class A common stock under the deferred equity plan to certain of our officers and employees involved in the Gaia segment. As previously authorized by our board of directors, on July 1, 2016 in connection with the closing of the Brand Business sale, the RSU’s granted under the deferred equity plan were exchanged for 348,841 RSU’s under our 2009 Long-Term Incentive Plan. In connection with the exchanges, each recipient entered into an individual restricted stock unit award agreement with the following terms: (i) the recipient is entitled to receive one share of Class A common stock for each RSU upon vesting, and (ii) the RSUs have a cliff vest on March 16, 2020, provided that the recipient is still an employee or director on such date. The RSUs will be automatically forfeited and of no further force and effect upon separation from the company, including involuntary termination.