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Note 8 - Share-based Compensation
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Notes to Financial Statements  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Text Block]

8.

Share-based compensation

 

2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan

 

On February 24, 2017, in connection with the IPO, the Company’s board of directors and shareholders approved an equity compensation plan, the 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”), which became effective on March 9, 2017, to provide an additional incentive to selected officers, employees, non-employee directors, independent contractors and consultants of the Company (the “Participants”). The share awards granted by the Company under the 2017 Plan contain service conditions, and will generally vest based on a time-based vesting schedule determined by the administrator of the 2017 Plan. Certain awards also contain (1) performance conditions with respect to research and development progress or/and business development progress, or/and (2) market conditions with respect to the share price of the Company. Under the 2017 Plan, the maximum number of the Company’s ordinary shares reserved for issuance is 5,277,197 shares.

 

The Company granted a total of 183,624 and 183,624 share options, respectively for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, and did not grant any restricted shares during either period.

 

The following table summarizes total share-based compensation expense recognized under 2017 Plan for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2026:

 

   

Three months ended June 30,

   

Six months ended June 30,

 
   

2025

   

2026

   

2025

   

2026

 
     

 $

     

 $

       $        $  
   

(unaudited)

   

(unaudited)

   

(unaudited)

   

(unaudited)

 
                                 

Research and development

    28       16       54       35  

General and administrative

    95       64       287       125  
                                 

Total

    123       80       341       160  

 

SEED 2022 Share Incentive Plan

 

In 2022, SEED adopted its 2022 Share Incentive Plan (the “SEED Plan”). Under this plan, SEED has granted share options to some of its employees and consultants, which will be settled by SEED in its ordinary shares upon exercise of those options. These awards are generally subject to a four-year or five-year time-based vesting schedule as determined by the administrator of the plan.

 

SEED granted a total of 1,525,038 and 2,166,287 share options under the SEED Plan for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively.

 

The following table summarizes total share-based compensation expense recognized under the SEED Plan for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, and 2026. These expenses were included in loss from discontinued operations for all the periods presented.

 

   

Three months ended June 30,

   

Six months ended June 30,

 
   

2025

   

2026

   

2025

   

2026

 
     

 $

     

 $

       $        $  
   

(unaudited)

   

(unaudited)

   

(unaudited)

   

(unaudited)

 
                                 

Research and development

    7       73       15       79  

General and administrative

    15       422       33       797  
                                 

Total

    22       495       48       876