v3.26.1
Stock-based Compensation
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Stock-based Compensation

Note 6 – Stock-based Compensation

As of June 30, 2026, the Company had four stock-based compensation plans, which are described more fully in Note 16 – Stockholders' Equity - Stock-Based Compensation Plans of the Company's audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025 contained in the Company’s Form 10-K.

Stock Options

During the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company issued options to purchase 955,000 shares of common stock to certain of the Company’s employees. During the same period, the Company canceled 45,000 options to purchase common stock as a result of employee resignations. During the six months ended June 30, 2026 the Company issued 7,956 shares of common stock pursuant to the cashless exercise of options to purchase 31,875 shares of common stock.

The following summarizes the changes in common stock options for the six months ended June 30, 2026:

 




 

 

Options

 

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

 

 

Weighted
Average
Remaining Contractual Term (Years)

 

 

Aggregate Intrinsic Value (In thousands)

 

Outstanding as of December 31, 2025

 

 

2,172,600

 

 

$

1.76

 

 

 

5.1

 

 

$

408

 

Granted

 

 

955,000

 

 

$

1.30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(31,875

)

 

$

0.70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

(45,000

)

 

$

0.70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding as of June 30, 2026

 

 

3,050,725

 

 

$

1.64

 

 

 

6.2

 

 

$

351

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options exercisable as of June 30, 2026

 

 

1,843,100

 

 

$

1.71

 

 

 

4.2

 

 

$

351

 

 

The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense related to common stock options of $0.4 million and $0.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. As of June 30, 2026, there was approximately $1.0 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested common stock options outstanding, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.7 years.

Restricted Stock

Restricted stock awards represent a right to receive shares of common stock at a future date determined in accordance with the participant’s award agreement. There is no exercise price and no monetary payment required for receipt of restricted stock awards or the shares issued in settlement of the award. Instead, consideration is furnished in the form of the participant’s services to the Company. Compensation cost for these awards is based on the fair value of the shares of common stock on the date of grant and recognized as compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period.

The following summarizes the restricted stock awards and related stock-based compensation expense (in thousands, except share count and award fair value):

 

 

Grant Date

Vesting Date

Restricted Stock Granted

 

Per Share Grant Date Fair Value

 

Compensation Expense for the six months ended June 30,

 

Unrecognized Compensation Expense as of,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2025

 

2026

 

June 30, 2026

 

Employees

 

March 7, 2024

March 7, 2025

 

128,044

 

$

2.93

 

 

67

 

 

 

 

 

Non-executive directors

 

March 7, 2024

March 7, 2025

 

75,000

 

$

2.93

 

 

40

 

 

 

 

 

Employees

 

January 1, 2025

December 31, 2028 [1]

 

125,000

 

$

1.85

 

 

29

 

 

29

 

 

145

 

Employees

 

March 6, 2025

March 6, 2026

 

68,051

 

$

2.11

 

 

46

 

 

26

 

 

 

Non-executive directors

 

March 6, 2025

March 6, 2026

 

100,000

 

$

2.11

 

 

67

 

 

38

 

 

 

Non-executive directors

 

March 5, 2026

March 5, 2027 [2]

 

100,000

 

$

1.30

 

 

 

 

42

 

 

88

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

249

 

$

134

 

$

233

 

[1] These restricted stock awards vest 25% annually over four years, until fully vested on December 31, 2028.

[2] These restricted stock awards vest 25% quarterly over one year, until fully vested on March 5, 2027.

The Company determined the fair value of the shares awarded by using the closing price of our common stock as of the grant date. Stock-based compensation expense related to the restricted stock awards was approximately $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The unrecognized stock-based compensation expense as of June 30, 2026 was approximately $0.2 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.7 years.