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Equity Incentive Plans and Share-Based Payments
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Equity Incentive Plans and Share-Based Payments

15. Equity Incentive Plans and Share-Based Payments

 

2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan

 

In July 2021, the Board adopted, and our stockholders approved, the 2021 Plan, under which the maximum contractual term for stock options is 10 years. In June 2026, our stockholders approved the amendment and restatement of the 2021 Plan, including to increase the total number of shares of common stock authorized from 3,750,000 to 8,750,000. As of June 30, 2026, there were 5,178,852 shares available for future awards under the amended 2021 Plan.

 

Non-qualified stock options

 

The Company recognizes the grant-date fair value of share-based awards granted as compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. The fair value of stock options is estimated at the time of grant using either a binomial lattice pricing model, or the BSM model for ‘plain vanilla’ options, each of which requires the use of inputs and assumptions such as the fair value of the underlying stock, exercise price of the option, expected term, risk-free interest rate, expected volatility and dividend yield. The Company elects to account for forfeitures as they occur.

 

The assumptions and key inputs used in the BSM model for the stock options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2026 were as follows: exercise price of $0.78 to $0.90, risk-free rate of 3.7% to 3.8%, volatility of 100%, a dividend yield of 0.0% and expected term of 5.27 years to 6 years. There were no equity grants awarded during the six months ended June 30, 2025.

 

Share-based compensation expense of $0.2 million and $0.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively, and $0.1 million and $0.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, was recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses, with a negligible amount recorded in research and development in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

 

Options outstanding and exercisable under the employee share option plan as of June 30, 2026 and a summary of option activity during the six months then ended is presented below.

 

   Shares  

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

  

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual Term

  

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value (1)

 
Outstanding at December 31, 2025   1,886,718   $2.70    7.46    - 
Granted   815,088   $0.89    -    - 
Exercised   -   $-    -    - 
Canceled or forfeited   (31,338)  $2.49    -    - 
Outstanding at June 30, 2026   2,670,468   $2.15    7.75   $46 
Exercisable at June 30, 2026   712,097   $5.06    6.41   $1 

 

(1) The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the underlying options and the fair value of the common stock for the options that were in the money at June 30, 2026.

 

As of June 30, 2026, there was $0.8 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.30 years.

 

Share-Based Compensation (RSUs)

 

RSU-related share-based compensation expense of $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively, and $0.1 million for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 was recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

   Shares   Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual Term
   Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
 
Unvested balance at December 31, 2025   412,500    -   $0.99 
Awarded   237,500    -   $0.90 
Issued   (225,000)   -   $1.06 
Forfeited   -    -   $- 
Unvested balance at June 30, 2026   425,000    0.91   $0.90 

 

As of June 30, 2026, there was $0.3 million of unrecognized compensation related to unvested RSUs, which is expected to be recognized over a period of 1.41 years.