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STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION |
Reverse Stock Split
At the Company’s annual shareholder meeting held on June 10, 2024, the Company’s shareholders granted the Company’s board of directors (the “Board of Directors”) the discretion to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s issued and outstanding Class A and Class B common stock through an amendment (the “Certificate of Amendment”) to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation at a ratio of not less than 1-for-5 and not greater than 1-for-30. The Board of Directors approved effecting a 1-for-30 reverse stock split and authorized the filing of the Certificate of Amendment for the Reverse Split with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The Reverse Split became effective in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Amendment on June 12, 2024. The Certificate of Amendment did not change the number of authorized shares of common stock or the par value. All references in these unaudited condensed financial statements to shares, share prices, exercise prices, and other per share information in all periods have been adjusted, on a retroactive basis, to reflect the Reverse Split.
Authorized Shares
At June 30, 2025, the Company’s authorized shares consisted of 300,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value; and 22,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value; and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value of $0.0001 per share.
Preferred Stock
Preferred stock shares authorized may be issued from time to time in one or more series, with each series terms, voting, dividend, conversion, redemption, liquidation and other rights to be determined by the Board of Directors at the time of issuance. As of June 30, 2025, there were shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding.
Warrants
The Company’s outstanding warrants include Public Warrants, which were issued as one-half of a redeemable Public Warrant per unit issued in D8’s initial public offering on July 17, 2020, and Private Placement Warrants sold in a private placement to D8’s sponsor (the “Sponsor”) in connection with the closing of the initial public offering and in connection with the conversion of D8 working capital loans. As of June 30, 2025, the Company had 17,248,601 Public Warrants exercisable for 574,953 shares of Class A common stock and 10,400,000 Private Placement Warrants exercisable for 346,666 shares of Class A common stock outstanding.
Thirty (30) whole warrants are exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $345.00 per share. If and when the warrants become redeemable by the Company, the Company may exercise its redemption right even if it is unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws. The Company filed a registration statement with the SEC that was declared effective as of October 22, 2021 covering the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants and is maintaining a current prospectus relating to those shares of Class A common stock until the warrants expire, are exercised or redeemed, as specified in the warrant agreement.
The warrants will expire on September 17, 2026 or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
Redemption of warrants when the price per share of Class A common stock equals or exceeds $540.00. The Company may call the Public Warrants for redemption:
Redemption of warrants when the price per share of Class A common stock equals or exceeds $300.00. The Company may call the Public Warrants for redemption:
The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants, except that the Private Placement Warrants and the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants, so long as they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees, (i) are not redeemable by the Company, (ii) may be exercised by the holders on a cashless basis and (iii) are entitled to registration rights. If the Private Placement Warrants are held by holders other than the Sponsor or its permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by the holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants. Common Stock
Classes of Common Stock
Class A common stock receives one vote per share. Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any outstanding preferred stock, the holders of shares of Class A common stock are entitled to receive ratably such dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available for such purposes. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs, the holders of Class A common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of our debts and other liabilities, subject to prior distribution rights of preferred stock or any class or series of stock having a preference over the Class A common stock, then outstanding, if any.
Class B common stock receives 20 votes per share and converts into Class A common stock at a one-to-one conversion rate per share. Holders of Class B common stock will share ratably together with each holder of Class A common stock, if and when any dividend is declared by the Board of Directors. Holders of Class B common stock have the right to convert shares of their Class B common stock into fully paid and non-assessable shares of Class A common stock, on a one-to-one basis, at the option of the holder at any time. Upon the occurrence of certain events, holders of Class B common stock automatically convert into Class A common stock, on a one-to-one basis. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs, the holders of Class B common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of our debts and other liabilities, subject to prior distribution rights of preferred stock or any class or series of stock having a preference over the Class B common stock, then outstanding, if any.
Stock Based Compensation
2021 Plan — In connection with the closing of the Business Combination, the Company’s stockholders approved the Vicarious Surgical Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”), pursuant to which 219,667 shares of Class A common stock were reserved for future equity grants under the 2021 Plan and 393,136 shares of Class A common stock were reserved for issuance under the 2021 Plan upon exercise of outstanding option awards assumed by the Company in connection with the Business Combination. On June 1, 2022, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the 2021 Plan, which provides for the granting of up to 219,667 additional shares of Class A common stock under the 2021 Plan as determined by the Board of Directors. On June 1, 2023, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the 2021 Plan, which provides for the granting of up to 232,361 additional shares of Class A common stock under the 2021 Plan as determined by the Board of Directors. On June 10, 2024, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the 2021 Plan, which provides for the granting of up to 166,667 additional shares of Class A common stock under the 2021 Plan as determined by the Board of Directors. On June 27, 2025, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the 2021 Plan, which provides for the granting of up to 311,046 additional shares of Class A common stock under the 2021 Plan as determined by the Board of Directors.
The 2021 Plan provides for the granting of incentive and nonqualified stock options, restricted stock, and other stock-based awards to employees, officers, directors, consultants, and advisors of the Company. Under the 2021 Plan, incentive and nonqualified stock options may be granted at not less than 100% of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. If an incentive stock option is granted to an individual who owns more than 10% of the combined voting power of all classes of the Company’s capital stock, the exercise price may not be less than 110% of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant and the term of the option may not be longer than five years. PSOs include threshold, target, and maximum achievement levels based on the achievement of specific performance measures. PSOs are subject to forfeiture if applicable performance measures are not attained. The expense is recognized over the vesting period, based on the best available estimate of the number of share units expected to vest. Estimates are subsequently revised if there is any indication that the number of share units expected to vest differs from previous estimates. Any cumulative adjustment prior to vesting is recognized in the current period. In June 2024, 123,510 PSOs were granted and represent the maximum achievement levels based on the achievement of specific performance measures.
The 2021 Plan authorizes the Company to issue up to 1,542,544 shares of Class A common stock pursuant to awards granted under the 2021 Plan. The Board of Directors administers the 2021 Plan and determines the specific terms of the awards. The contractual term of options granted under the 2021 Plan is not more than 10 years. The 2021 Plan will expire on April 13, 2031 or an earlier date approved by a vote of the Company’s stockholders or Board of Directors. The Company issues RSUs to be settled upon vesting in shares of Class A common stock to certain employees and members of the Board of Directors. The RSUs vest over a four-year period. PSUs are issued in the form of performance share units. PSUs include threshold, target, and maximum achievement levels based on the achievement of specific performance measures. PSUs are subject to forfeiture if applicable performance measures are not attained. The expense is recognized over the vesting period, based on the best available estimate of the number of share units expected to vest. Estimates are subsequently revised if there is any indication that the number of share units expected to vest differs from previous estimates. Any cumulative adjustment prior to vesting is recognized in the current period. In July 2023, 83,680 PSUs were granted and an additional 83,680 PSUs could have been earned if certain performance measures had been overachieved. As of December 31, 2024, there are no outstanding PSUs from the July 2023 grant. The activity for common stock subject to vesting is as follows:
The total stock-based compensation related to RSUs during the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2025 was $1,264 and $2,570, respectively. As of June 30, 2025, the total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested RSUs aggregated $3,059 and is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.22 years. The aggregate intrinsic value of RSUs granted and vested during the six months ended June 30, 2025 was $0 and $220, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of RSUs outstanding at June 30, 2025 was $293.
The Company grants stock options to employees at exercise prices deemed by the Board of Directors to be equal to the fair value of the Class A common stock at the time of grant. For options with a service condition, the fair value of the Company’s stock options on the date of grant is determined by a Black-Scholes pricing model utilizing key assumptions such as common stock price, risk-free interest rate, dividend yield, expected volatility and expected life. The Company’s estimates of these assumptions are primarily based on the fair value of the Company’s stock, historical data and judgement regarding future trends. The Company uses its publicly traded stock price as the fair value of its common stock.
During the six months ended June 30, 2025 and June 30, 2024, the Company granted options to purchase 433,983 and 348,810 shares, respectively, of Class A common stock, to employees and consultants with a fair value of $2,577 and $2,085 respectively, calculated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions:
The risk-free interest rate assumption is based upon observed interest rates appropriate for the term of the related stock options. The expected life of employee and non-employee stock options was calculated using the average of the contractual term of the option and the weighted-average vesting period of the option, as the Company does not have sufficient history to use an alternative method to calculate an expected life for employees. The Company does not pay a dividend and is not expected to pay a dividend in the foreseeable future.
As of June 30, 2025, there was $6,294 of total gross unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested stock options. The costs remaining as of June 30, 2025 are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.51 years.
Total stock-based compensation expense related to all of the Company’s stock-based awards granted is reported in the statements of operations as follows:
The Company plans to generally issue previously unissued shares of Class A common stock for the exercise of stock options.
There were 162,315 shares of Class A common stock available for future equity grants under the 2021 Plan at June 30, 2025.
The option activity of the 2021 Plan for the six months ended June 30, 2025, is as follows:
The weighted average grant date fair value of options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2025 and June 30, 2024 was $5.94 and $5.98, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised during the six months ended June 30, 2025 and June 30, 2024 was $30 and $9, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding at June 30, 2025 was $305. Common Stock Reserved for Future Issuance
As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company has reserved the following shares of Class A common stock for future issuance (in thousands):
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