| (Dollars in thousands) | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||
| Total Compensation to Employees and Directors | $ | 11,655 | $ | 15,998 | $ | 17,626 | ||||||
| Office and Administrative Expenses | 2,147 | 2,213 | 2,407 | |||||||||
| Audit, Legal and Consultancy | 3,377 | 1,180 | 1,573 | |||||||||
| Total General and Administrative Expenses | $ | 17,180 | $ | 19,391 | $ | 21,607 | ||||||
| Number of | Vesting | Fair value | |||||||
| shares/ options | Period | at grant date | |||||||
| (1) Granted October 2005, stock options * | 965 | 10 years | $ | 144.00 | |||||
| (2) Granted March 2012, restricted shares | 14,515 | 3 years | 13.80 | ||||||
| (3) Granted June 2013, restricted shares | 155,000 | 4 years | 4.15 | ||||||
| (4) Granted June 2013, stock options** | 155,000 | 5 years | 1.31 | ||||||
| (5) Granted June 2013, stock options** | 155,000 | 5 years | 0.97 | ||||||
| (6) Granted February 2014, restricted shares | 29,333 | 3 years | 6.92 | ||||||
| (7) Granted February 2014, restricted shares | 29,333 | 3 years | 6.33 | ||||||
| (8) Granted February 2014, restricted shares | 29,333 | 3 years | 5.63 | ||||||
| (9) Granted February 2014, restricted shares | 88,000 | 3 years | 7.61 | ||||||
| (10) Granted June 2014, restricted shares | 95,666 | 3 years | 6.41 | ||||||
| (11) Granted June 2014, restricted shares | 95,666 | 3 years | 5.74 | ||||||
| (12) Granted June 2014, restricted shares | 95,666 | 3 years | 5.13 | ||||||
| (13) Granted June 2014, restricted shares | 287,000 | 3 years | 7.15 | ||||||
| (14) Granted January 2015, restricted shares | 850,000 | 3 years | 8.81 | ||||||
| (15) Granted January 2016, restricted shares | 824,000 | 2 years | 6.65 | ||||||
| (16) Granted January 2017, restricted shares | 900,000 | 2 years | $ | 4.61 | |||||
| Restricted common stock | Share options | Weighted average exercise price ** | ||||||||||||
| Outstanding at December 31, 2013 | 493,523 | 310,965 | 9.64 | |||||||||||
| Granted | 750,000 | |||||||||||||
| Exercised* | 324,008 | |||||||||||||
| Forfeited | ||||||||||||||
| Outstanding at December 31, 2014 | 919,515 | 310,965 | 9.64 | |||||||||||
| Outstanding at December 31, 2014 | 919,515 | 310,965 | 9.64 | |||||||||||
| Granted | 850,000 | |||||||||||||
| Exercised* | 383,683 | |||||||||||||
| Forfeited | 965 | |||||||||||||
| Outstanding at December 31, 2015 | 1,385,832 | 310,000 | $ | 9.64 | ||||||||||
| Outstanding at December 31, 2015 | 1,385,832 | 310,000 | 9.64 | |||||||||||
| Granted | 824,000 | |||||||||||||
| Exercised* | 833,012 | |||||||||||||
| Forfeited | - | |||||||||||||
| Outstanding at December 31, 2016 | 1,376,820 | 310,000 | $ | 9.64 | ||||||||||
| Outstanding at December 31, 2016 | 1,376,820 | 310,000 | 9.64 | |||||||||||
| Granted | 900,000 | |||||||||||||
| Exercised* | 1,132,988 | |||||||||||||
| Forfeited | 57,501 | |||||||||||||
| Outstanding at December 31, 2017 | 1,086,331 | 310,000 | $ | 9.64 | ||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | ||||||||||
| Expense recognized from stock compensation | 4,806 | 6,936 | 7,436 | ||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||
| Cash compensation | $ | 4,171 | $ | 4,162 | $ | 5,434 | ||||||
| Pension cost | 155 | 158 | 167 | |||||||||
| Share compensation * | 4,107 | 6,227 | 6,223 | |||||||||
| Total remuneration | $ | 8,433 | $ | 10,547 | $ | 11,823 | ||||||
| | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||
| Executives and Directors as a group* | 2,729,680 | 2,416,385 | 1,967,768 | |||||||||