Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stock Based Awards

v3.21.2
Stock Based Awards
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Stock Based Awards

6. Stock Based Awards

 

Equity Incentive Plans

 

The Company adopted an equity incentive plan in 2007 (the “2007 Plan”). The 2007 Plan has expired and the Company no longer issues any awards under the 2007 Plan. As of June 30, 2021, there are 18,808 of outstanding incentive stock options granted under the 2007 Plan that are eligible to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price equal to no less than the fair market value of such stock on the date of grant. The maximum term of options granted under the 2007 Plan was ten years.

 

The Company adopted a second equity incentive plan in 2015 (the “2015 Plan”) under which 10,000,000 shares of common stock have been reserved for issuance to employees, and nonemployee directors and consultants of the Company. Recipients of incentive stock options granted under the 2015 Plan shall be eligible to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price equal to no less than the estimated fair market value of such stock on the date of grant. The maximum term of options granted under the 2015 Plan is ten years. On June 16, 2021, the Company’s stockholders voted to approve an amendment to the 2015 Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the 2015 Plan from 5,000,000 to 10,000,000 shares. As of June 30, 2021, 8,580,000 options remain available for future grants under the 2015 Plan.

 

 

The following table summarizes stock option transactions for the 2007 Plan and 2015 Plan, collectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2021 (in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

    Number of
Shares
Available
for Grant
    Total
Options
Outstanding
    Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
    Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
Balance at December 31, 2020     2,263       1,780     $ 2.53     $ 29  
Increase in authorized options     5,000                          
Exercised                                
Granted     -       -       -       -  
Expired     976       -       -       -  
Cancelled     341       (341 )     2.15       -  
Balance at June 30, 2021     8,580       1,439     $ 2.62       -  

 

The Company did not grant any options during the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, nor the three and six months ended June 30, 2020.

 

The Company accounts for share-based awards to employees and nonemployees directors and consultants in accordance with the provisions of ASC 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation., and under the recently issued guidance following FASB’s pronouncement, ASU 2018-07, Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting. Under ASC 718, and applicable updates adopted, share-based awards are valued at fair value on the date of grant and that fair value is recognized over the requisite service, or vesting, period. The Company values its equity awards using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, and accounts for forfeitures when they occur. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, equity-based compensation expense recorded was $78,000 and $119,000 and $297,000 and $226,000, respectively.

 

As of June 30, 2021, there was approximately $754,000 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested stock options that is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.1 years. For options granted and outstanding, there were 1,438,639 options outstanding which were fully vested or expected to vest, with an aggregate intrinsic value of $0, a weighted average exercise price of $2.62 and weighted average remaining contractual term of 7.4 years at June 30, 2021. For vested and exercisable options, outstanding shares totaled 571,176, with an aggregate intrinsic value of $0. These options had a weighted average exercise price of $4.14 per share and a weighted-average remaining contractual term of 5.5 years at June 30, 2021.

 

The aggregate intrinsic value of outstanding and exercisable options at June 30, 2021 was calculated based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock as reported on The Nasdaq Capital Market on June 30, 2021 of $1.25 per share less the exercise price of the options. The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated based on the positive difference between the closing fair market value of the Company’s common stock and the exercise price of the underlying options.

 

Common Stock Reserved for Future Issuance

 

The following table presents information concerning common stock available for future issuance (in thousands) as of:

 

    June 30, 2021     June 30, 2020  
Stock options issued and outstanding     1,439       1,801  
Warrants outstanding     243       243  
Total     1,682       2,044