NOTE 13 – STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

On May 7, 2026, the Company’s stockholders approved the Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holdings Corp. 2026 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2026 Plan”), which replaced the Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. Amended and Restated 2020 Stock Incentive Plan

Under the terms of the 2026 Plan, the Company may issue (1) stock options (incentive and nonstatutory), (2) restricted stock, (3) stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), (4) RSUs, (5) other stock-based awards, and (6) cash-based awards. The 2026 Plan initially provided for the issuance of up to 1,000,000 shares of common stock, which amount will be increased to the extent that awards granted under the 2026 Plan are forfeited, expire or are settled for cash (except as otherwise provided in the 2026 Plan). In addition, the 2026 Plan contains an “evergreen provision” providing for an annual increase in the number of shares of our common stock available for issuance under the 2026 Plan on January 1 of each year for a period of ten years, commencing on January 1, 2027 and ending on (and including) January 1, 2036, in an amount equal to the greater of (a) the difference between (x) twenty percent (20%) of the total number of shares of common stock outstanding on December 31st of the preceding calendar year calculated on a fully diluted basis, and (y) the total number of shares of common stock reserved under the 2026 Plan on December 31^st of such preceding calendar year (including shares subject to outstanding awards, issued pursuant to awards or available for future awards) and (b) five percent (5%) of the total number of shares of stock outstanding as of December 31st of the preceding calendar year, calculated on a fully diluted basis.

The Board of Directors determines the exercise price, vesting and expiration period of the grants under the 2026 Plan. However, the exercise price of an incentive stock option may not be less than 110% of fair value of the common stock at the date of the grant for a 10% or more shareholder and 100% of fair value for a grantee who is not a 10% shareholder. The fair value of the common stock is determined based on quoted market price or in absence of such quoted market price, by the Board of Directors in good faith. Additionally, the expiration period of grants under the 2026 Plan may not be more than ten years. As of June 30, 2026, there were 808,100 options available for future grants under the 2026 Plan.

General

A summary of the stock option activity and related information for the Plans for the six months ended June 30, 2026, is as follows:

The aggregate intrinsic value in the preceding table represents the total pretax intrinsic value, based on options with an exercise price less than the Company’s closing stock price at the respective dates.

The weighted average fair value of options granted during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, was $11.95 per share and $13.15 per share, respectively. The weighted average fair value of options granted during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, was $19.63 per share and $12.59 per share, respectively.

The Company measures the fair value of stock options on the date of grant, based on the Black Scholes option pricing model using certain assumptions discussed below, and the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of the grant. The fair value of the award is measured on the grant date. One-third of most stock options granted pursuant to the Plans vest 12 months from the date of grant and 1/36th each month thereafter for 24 months and expire ten years from the date of grant. In addition, the Company issues options to directors which vest over a one-year period. The Company also issues premium options to executive officers which have an exercise price greater than the grant date fair value and has issued performance-based options which vest when target parameters are met or probable of being met, subject in each case to a one year minimum service period prior to vesting. Stock-based compensation expense related to awards is amortized over the applicable service period using the straight-line method.

The assumptions used in the valuation of stock options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2026, and 2025 were as follows:

The risk-free interest rate is based on the yield of Daily U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rates with terms equal to the expected term of the options as of the grant date. The expected term of options is determined using the simplified method, as provided in an SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin, and the expected stock price volatility is based on the Company’s historical stock price volatility.

Stock-based compensation expense relating to options granted of $2.3 million, of which $1.6 million and $0.7 million, related to General and Administration and Research and Development, respectively was recognized for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. Stock-based compensation expense relating to options granted of $1.4 million, of which $1.0 million and $0.4 million, related to General and Administration and Research and Development, respectively was recognized for the quarter ended June 30, 2025. 

Stock-based compensation expense relating to options granted of $4.2 million, of which $2.9 million and $1.3 million, related to General, Selling and Administration and Research and Development, respectively was recognized for the six-month period ended June 30, 2026. Stock-based compensation expense relating to options granted of $2.3 million, of which $1.6 million and $0.7 million, related to General, Selling and Administration and Research and Development, respectively was recognized for the six-month period ended June 30, 2025.

As of June 30, 2026, the Company had approximately $22.6 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested awards granted under the Plans, which the Company expects to recognize over a weighted average period of 3.11 years.

Employee Stock Purchase Plans

On May 5, 2023, the Company’s stockholders approved the Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. (the “2023 ESPP”), which was replaced by the Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. 2025 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2025 ESPP”, and together with the 2023 ESPP, the “ESPP Plans”), which was approved by the Company’s stockholders on May 8, 2025.

The 2025 ESPP allows eligible employees to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. Under the 2025 ESPP, on the first day of each offering period, each eligible employee for that offering period has the option to enroll for that offering period, which allows the eligible employees to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at the end of the offering period. Each offering period under the 2025 ESPP is for six months, which can be modified from time to time. Subject to limitations, each participant will be permitted to purchase a number of shares determined by dividing the employee’s accumulated payroll deductions for the offering period by the applicable purchase price, which is equal to 85 percent of the fair market value of our common stock at the beginning or end of each offering period, whichever is less. A participant must designate in his or her enrollment package the percentage (if any) of compensation to be deducted during that offering period for the purchase of stock under the 2025 ESPP, subject to the statutory limit under the Code.

The 2023 ESPP allows eligible employees to purchase up to an aggregate of 250 shares of the Company’s common stock. Under the 2023 ESPP, on the first day of each offering period, each employee eligible for that offering period has the option to enroll for that offering period, which allows the eligible employees to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at the end of the offering period. Each offering period under the 2023 ESPP is for six months, which can be modified from time-to-time. Subject to limitations, each participant will be permitted to purchase a number of shares determined by dividing the employee’s accumulated payroll deductions for the offering period by the applicable purchase price, which is equal to 85 percent of the fair market value of our common stock at the beginning or end of each offering period, whichever is less. A participant must designate in his or her enrollment package the percentage (if any) of compensation to be deducted during that offering period for the purchase of stock under the 2023 ESPP, subject to the statutory limit under the Code. As of June 30, 2026, 159 shares were available for future sales under the 2023 ESPP and 1,994,117 shares were available under the 2025 ESPP.

The ESPP Plans are considered compensatory plans with the related compensation cost expensed over the six-month offering period. For the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, $0.2 million and $0, respectively, were expensed. As of December 31, 2025, approximately $90,000 of employee payroll deductions had accumulated and had been recorded in accrued expenses. In January 2026, 5,883 shares that were purchased as of December 31, 2025, under the 2025 ESPP, were issued.