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Equity Incentive Plans
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Equity Incentive Plans  
Equity Incentive Plans

10. Equity Incentive Plans

Equity Incentive Plans

On January 20, 2017, the Company’s stockholders approved the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2016 Plan”). Beginning on January 1, 2018, the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance pursuant to the 2016 Plan was increased each January 1 by an amount equal to 4% of the Company’s outstanding common stock as of the end of the immediately preceding calendar year or such lesser amount as determined by the compensation committee of the Company’s board of directors.

On June 16, 2022, the Company’s stockholders approved the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2022 Plan”), which provides for a total of 750,000 new shares of the Company’s common stock to be granted. In addition, on June 16, 2023, and July 2, 2024, stockholders approved new shares of the Company’s common stock to be added to the 2022 Plan for future issuance of 2,250,000 and 2,000,000, respectively.

On December 15, 2025, the Company held a special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”). The Company’s stockholders voted to approve the adoption of the Company’s 2025 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2025 Plan”) at the Special Meeting, and the 2025 Plan became immediately effective upon such approval. The 2025 Plan, among other matters, provides for a total of 31,454,785 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share that can be covered by grants, as may be adjusted from time to time on the terms described therein. Also in connection with the Special Meeting, the Company increased its authorized shares from 250,000,000 shares to 500,000,000 shares (490,000,000 shares are designated as Common Stock).

As of March 31, 2026, there were 12,698,368 shares available for grant under the Company’s equity incentive plans.

A summary of stock option activity under the Equity Plans is as follows:

  ​ ​ ​

Weighted

  ​ ​ ​

Weighted

Average

 

Average

Aggregate

Exercise Price

 

Remaining

Intrinsic

  ​ ​ ​

Options

  ​ ​ ​

Per Share

  ​ ​ ​

Life in Years

  ​ ​ ​

Value

Outstanding at December 31, 2025

 

3,757,238

$

7.46

 

7.28

$

Outstanding at March 31, 2026

 

3,757,238

$

7.46

 

7.03

$

Options exercisable at March 31, 2026

 

2,620,562

$

10.06

 

6.01

Options vested and expected to vest at March 31, 2026

 

3,757,238

$

7.46

 

7.03

$

Stock options generally vest over a three or four year period, as determined by the compensation committee of the Board of Directors at the time of grant. The options expire 10 years from the grant date. As of March 31, 2026, there was approximately $1,336 of unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options, which is expected to be recognized over a remaining weighted-average period of approximately 1.47 years.

Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”)

The Company did not grant any RSUs during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.

The following table presents RSU activity under the Company’s Equity Incentive Plans during the three months ended March 31, 2026:

Weighted

Average Grant

  ​ ​ ​

Number of Shares

  ​ ​ ​

Date Fair Value

Outstanding at December 31, 2025

 

18,305,221

$

1.05

Settled by the issuance of common stock

(1,623,250)

$

0.87

Outstanding at March 31, 2026

 

16,681,971

$

1.07

During the three months ended March 31, 2026, 1,623,250 vested RSUs were settled by the issuance of common stock and as of March 31, 2026, there were 16,681,971 shares outstanding covered by RSUs that are expected to vest with a weighted average grant date fair value of $1.07 per share and an aggregate grant date fair value of $17,850. As of March 31, 2026, there was approximately $15,778 of unrecognized compensation costs related to RSUs granted to employees, which are expected to be recognized as expense over a remaining weighted average period of 2.53 years.

The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense related to the issuance of stock option awards and RSUs to employees and non-employees in the condensed consolidated statements of operations during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 as follows:

Stock Based Compensation Expense

Three Months Ended March 31, 

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

Research and development

 

$

$

634

General and administrative

 

2,131

 

570

Total

$

2,131

$

1,204