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| Stock Plan | 8. Stock Plan 2020 Equity Incentive Plan The 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2020 Plan”) was approved by the Company’s board of directors on September 24, 2020. The 2020 Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, restricted stock awards, unrestricted stock awards, cash-based awards and dividend equivalent rights to the Company’s officers, employees, directors and consultants. The number of shares of common stock initially reserved for issuance under the 2020 Plan was 4,406,374, which shall be increased, upon approval by the Company’s board of directors, on January 1, 2021 and each January 1 thereafter, in an amount equal to the least of (i) 4,406,374 shares of common stock, (ii) five percent (5%) of the outstanding common stock on the immediately preceding December 31, or (iii) such number of common stock determined by the board of directors no later than the immediately preceding December 31. For 2026, the board’s compensation committee, as the 2020 Plan administrator, exercised its discretion under clause (ii) to increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the 2020 Plan by 2,666,470 shares, effective as of January 1, 2026. As of March 31, 2026, there were 3,358,305 shares available for issuance under the 2020 Plan. On January 18, 2024, the Company granted 952,665 Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) to employees VP-level or higher, pursuant to an employee retention program approved by the compensation committee of the Company’s board of directors. As of March 31, 2026 such RSUs were fully vested and common stock was issued upon settlement of the RSUs. As of March 31, 2026, no RSUs awards were granted, vested, or unvested. 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan The 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2020 ESPP”) was approved by the Company’s board of directors on September 24, 2020. A total of 400,752 shares of common stock were initially reserved for issuance under this plan, which shall be increased, upon approval by the Company’s board of directors, on January 1, 2021 and each January 1 thereafter, to the lesser of (i) 801,504 shares of common stock, (ii) 1% of the outstanding shares of common stock on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year, or (iii) an amount determined by the board of directors or any of its committees no later than the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year. For 2026, the Company’s board of directors waived the annual increase to the shares reserved under the 2020 ESPP. As of March 31, 2026, 611,415 shares are issued or outstanding, and there were 1,162,196 shares available for issuance, under the 2020 ESPP. Stock Options On July 16, 2024, the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO defining the terms and conditions of a one-time voluntary stock option exchange to its employees of certain options to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,820,491 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Option Exchange”). On August 13, 2024, the completion date of the Option Exchange, stock options covering an aggregate of 2,786,691 shares of common stock were tendered by eligible employees, and the Company granted new options at an exercise price of $1.48, the Company’s closing stock price on August 13, 2024, covering an aggregate of 2,786,691 shares of common stock under the 2020 Plan in exchange for the tendered options. The new options are subject to a new three or four-year vesting schedule, vesting in equal annual installments over the vesting term. Each new option has a maximum term of ten years. The Option Exchange was treated as a modification for accounting purposes. As a result of the Option Exchange, the Company will recognize incremental stock-based compensation expense of $1,370 over the requisite service period of the new stock options, which is or four years. The Company will recognize the sum of the incremental stock-based compensation expense and the remaining unrecognized compensation expense for the original awards on the modification date, over the requisite service period of the new stock options. The following table summarizes option activity for the three-month period ended March 31, 2026:
At March 31, 2026, the total compensation cost related to nonvested awards not yet recognized was $13,701. The weighted-average period over which the nonvested awards is expected to be recognized was 2.9 years. The Company estimated the fair value of the options using the Black-Scholes options valuation model. The fair value of the options is being amortized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the awards. The fair value was estimated using the following assumptions:
The weighted average assumptions used to estimate the fair value of stock purchase rights under the 2020 ESPP are as follows:
Risk Free Interest Rate: The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yields in effect at the time of grant for periods corresponding with the expected term of the option. Expected Term: The Company uses the simplified method to calculate expected term described in the SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107, which takes into account vesting term and expiration date of the options. Dividend Yield: The Company has never declared or paid any cash dividends and does not plan to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future, and therefore, used an expected dividend yield of zero in the valuation model. Volatility: Volatility is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s publicly traded shares for the expected term. Restricted Stock Units
For the quarter ending March 31, 2026, no RSU awards were granted, vested, or unvested. As of March 31, 2026, there was no unrecognized compensation cost related to RSUs that are expected to vest. Stock-based compensation expense recorded under ASC 718 related to stock options granted and common stock issued under the 2020 ESPP were allocated to research and development and general and administrative expense as follows:
Stock-based compensation expense by award type included within the condensed consolidated statements of operations is as follows:
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