9. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Stock Incentive Plans

2021 Plan

In March 2021, the Company adopted the iSpecimen Inc. 2021 Stock Incentive Plan, which was subsequently amended in June 2021 and then on May 25, 2022 (the “2021 Plan”). The 2021 Plan was adopted to enhance the Company’s ability to attract, retain and motivate employees, officers, directors, consultants, and advisors by providing such persons with equity ownership opportunities and performance-based incentives. The 2021 Plan authorizes options, restricted stock, RSUs and other stock-based awards. The Company’s board of directors, or any committee to which the board of directors delegates such authority, has the sole discretion in administering, interpreting, amending, or accelerating the 2021 Plan. Awards may be made under the 2021 Plan for up to 760 shares of the Company’s common stock, and the 2021 Plan was made effective with the completion of the IPO.

On May 24, 2023, at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders, the stockholders approved an amendment to the 2021 Plan to increase the number of shares under the 2021 Plan from 760 shares of common stock to 2,337 shares of common stock.

No equity awards were granted under the 2021 Plan during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025. As of March 31, 2026, there were 1,830 shares of common stock available for future grants under the 2021 Plan.

2013 Plan

The iSpecimen Inc. 2013 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2013 Plan”) was adopted on April 12, 2013 and subsequently amended on July 29, 2015. The aggregate number of shares of common stock that may be issued pursuant to the 2013 Plan was 2,142.

No equity awards were granted under the 2013 Plan during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025. According to the 2013 Plan, which was adopted by the Company’s board of directors on April 12, 2013, no awards shall be granted under the 2013 Plan after the completion of ten years from the date on which the 2013 Plan was adopted by the Company’s board of directors. Therefore, as of April 13, 2023, no further shares had been granted under the 2013 Plan.

Stock Options

A summary of stock option activity under the 2021 Plan and 2013 Plan is as follows:

The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the difference between the Company’s stock price as of the balance sheet date and the exercise price of each in-the-money option on the last day of the period. No stock options were exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.

No stock options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2025. The weighted average grant date fair value of stock options issued in the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $2.15. The following table sets forth the recorded stock options compensation expense of the Company during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025:

As of March 31, 2026 and 2025, a total of $543 and $9,071 of unamortized compensation expense is being recognized over the remaining requisite service period of 2.25 and 3.50 years, respectively.

Restricted Stock Units

A summary of RSUs activity under the 2021 Plan and 2013 Plan is as follows:

The Company recorded RSUs compensation expense during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 as follows:

As of March 31, 2026 and 2025, the total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested RSUs was $0 and $40,679, and it is expected to be recognized on a straight-line basis over a weighted average period of approximately 0 and 1 year, respectively.