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Stockholders' Equity
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Stockholders' Equity  
Stockholders' Equity

6.           Stockholders’ Equity

The Company is authorized to issue 700,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value common stock and 50,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value preferred stock.

Common Stock Transactions

On July 19, 2021, the Company completed a follow-on public offering of 8,930,000 shares of common stock at a price of $14.00 per share, resulting in net proceeds of $118,894, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions. On August 18, 2021, the Company issued an additional 286,962 shares of common stock at a price of $14.00 per share, through the exercise of the over-allotment option, with net proceeds from the additional issuance of $3,837, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions. Additionally,the Company incurred an additional $1,700 in other costs related to the offering.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense as follows:

    

Three months ended March 31,

2022

    

2021

Stock options

$

1,448

$

1,139

Performance share units

 

140

 

$

1,588

$

1,139

Stock Option Transactions

The Company granted 100,000 stock options during the three months ended March 31, 2022, with a weighted-average grant-date fair value per share of $5.83. The Company received cash from the exercise of stock options of nil and $1,559 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense as of March 31, 2022, was $9,435 which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.0 years.

Stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2022, is summarized in the following tables:

Weighted

Average

Employee & Director Options

    

Shares

    

Exercise Price

Outstanding at December 31, 2021

5,873,968

$

13.11

Granted

 

100,000

$

10.28

Forfeited

 

(9,751)

$

11.62

Outstanding at March 31, 2022

 

5,964,217

$

13.07

Vested at March 31, 2022

 

3,957,418

$

14.19

Weighted

Average

LGJV Personnel Options

    

Shares

    

Exercise Price

Outstanding at December 31, 2021

32,393

$

7.31

Outstanding and vested at March 31, 2022

 

32,393

$

7.31

Performance Share Unit (“PSU”) Transactions

On December 17, 2021, 119,790 PSUs were granted to the Company’s employees with a weighted average grant date fair value per share of $14.22. On March 31, 2022, unrecognized compensation expense related to the PSUs was $1,542 which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.7 years.

Deferred Stock Unit (“DSU”) Transactions

The following table summarizes the DSU activity for the three months ended March 31, 2022:

    

    

Weighted-Average 

Grant Date 

Director DSUs

Shares

Fair Value

Outstanding at December 31, 2021

146,796

$

10.88

Outstanding at March 31, 2022

146,796

$

10.88