Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

STOCKBASED COMPENSATION

v3.21.1
STOCKBASED COMPENSATION
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
STOCKBASED COMPENSATION  
NOTE 14. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Equity Incentive Plans

 

In the first quarter of 2016, the Company adopted the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan. In the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company adopted the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan. The following table contains information about both plans as of December 31, 2020:

 

 

 

Awards

Reserved

for Issuance

 

 

Awards

Outstanding

 

 

Awards

Available

for Grant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016 Equity Incentive Plan

 

 

2,000,000

 

 

 

544,937

 

 

 

1,455,063

 

2018 Equity Incentive Plan

 

 

43,976,425

 

 

 

16,600,535

 

 

 

27,375,890

 

 

Stock Options

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s stock option activity and related information for the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019:

 

 

 

Number

of Shares

 

 

Weighted-

Average

Exercise

Price

Per Share

 

 

Weighted-

Average

Remaining Contractual

Life

 

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value of In-

the-Money

Options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Outstanding as of December 31, 2018

 

 

8,400,629

 

 

$

1.61

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Granted

 

 

4,174,428

 

 

$

0.62

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Exercised

 

 

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Forfeited

 

 

(209,762

)

 

$

1.39

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Expired

 

 

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Outstanding as of December 31, 2019

 

 

12,365,295

 

 

$

1.61

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Granted

 

 

12,803,918

 

 

$

0.08

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Exercised

 

 

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Forfeited

 

 

(7,203,334

)

 

$

1.19

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Expired

 

 

(473,049

)

 

$

1.51

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Outstanding as of December 31, 2020

 

 

17,492,830

 

 

$

0.41

 

 

 8.6 years

 

$

830,942

 

Options Exercisable as of December 31, 2020

 

 

6,593,146

 

 

$

0.77

 

 

 8.3 years

 

$

229,434

 

 

The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the Company’s closing stock price of $0.15 on December 31, 2020 and the exercise price of options, multiplied by the number of options. As of December 31, 2020, there was $1.24 million total unrecognized stock-based compensation. Such costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 2.75 years. The weighted average fair value of awards granted was $0.08 and $0.53 during 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

The Company recognizes compensation expense for stock option awards on a straight-line basis over the applicable service period of the award. The service period is generally the vesting period. The following weighted-average assumptions were used to calculate stock-based compensation:

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Expected term

 

6 Years

 

 

6 Years

 

Volatility

 

 

104.6

%

 

 

115.6

%

Risk-Free Interest Rate

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

1.9

%

Dividend Yield

 

 

0

%

 

 

0

%

  

The Company does not have sufficient historical information to develop reasonable expectations about future exercise patterns and post-vesting employment termination behavior. Hence, the Company uses the “simplified method” described in Staff Accounting Bulletin 107 to estimate the expected term of share option grants.

 

The expected stock price volatility assumption was determined by examining the historical volatilities for the Company’s common stock. The Company will continue to analyze the historical stock price volatility and expected term assumptions as more historical data for the Company’s common stock becomes available.

 

The risk-free interest rate assumption is based on the U.S. treasury instruments whose term was consistent with the expected term of the Company’s stock options.

 

The expected dividend assumption is based on the Company’s history and expectation of dividend payouts. The Company has never paid dividends on its common stock and does not anticipate paying dividends on its common stock in the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the Company has assumed no dividend yield for purposes of estimating the fair value of the Company stock-based compensation.

 

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

 

The following table sets forth the total stock-based compensation expense resulting from stock options and restricted grants of common stock to employees, directors and non-employee consultants in the consolidated statement of operations which are included in selling, general and administrative expenses:

 

 

 

 

(in thousands, except for number of shares or options)

 

 

 

For the Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

Type of Award

 

Number of

Shares or

Options

Granted

 

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 Expense

 

 

Number of

Shares or

Options

Granted

 

 

Stock-

Based

Compensation

Expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock Options

 

 

12,803,918

 

 

$

1,868

 

 

 

4,174,428

 

 

$

4,343

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock Grants:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employees (Common Stock)

 

 

 

 

 

 

142

 

 

 

740,580

 

 

 

473

 

Directors (Common Stock)

 

 

 

 

 

 

105

 

 

 

173,610

 

 

 

102

 

Non–Employee Consultants (Common Stock)

 

 

 

 

 

 

60

 

 

 

715,065

 

 

 

369

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Stock–Based Compensation Expense

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,175

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

5,287