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Stock-Based Compensation
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Stock-Based Compensation  
Stock-Based Compensation

10.  Stock-Based Compensation

2024 Equity Incentive Plan

In December 2015, the Company adopted the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”). The 2015 Plan provided for the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units (“RSUs”) awards, performance stock awards and other forms of equity compensation to Company employees, directors and consultants. In August 2024, the Company’s stockholders approved the amendment and restatement of the 2015 Plan, at which time, the name of the 2015 Plan was updated to the Outlook Therapeutics, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2024 Plan”). The 2024 Plan provides for the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, RSU awards, performance stock awards and other forms of equity compensation to Company employees, directors and consultants. The aggregate number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance pursuant to the Company’s 2024 Plan is 7,293,901. As of June 30, 2026, there were 1,858,785 shares available for grant under the 2024 Plan.

Stock options and RSUs are granted under the Company’s 2024 Plan and generally vest over a period of one to four years from the date of grant and, in the case of stock options, have a term of 10 years. The Company recognizes the grant date fair value of each option and RSU over its vesting period.

The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense in the following expense categories of its unaudited interim consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025:

Three months ended June 30, 

Nine months ended June 30, 

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

Research and development

$

63,266

$

91,636

$

254,202

$

289,889

General and administrative

728,405

1,579,176

2,176,102

6,757,008

Total

$

791,671

$

1,670,812

$

2,430,304

$

7,046,897

Stock options

As of June 30, 2026, options to purchase common stock of the Company outstanding under the 2024 Plan were as follows:

Weighted

Average

Weighted

Remaining

Number of

Average

Contractual

Aggregate

  ​ ​ ​

Shares

  ​ ​ ​

Exercise Price

  ​ ​ ​

Term (Years)

  ​ ​ ​

Intrinsic Value

Balance at September 30, 2025

3,611,362

$

11.36

7.6

$

Granted

3,298,887

1.18

Forfeited

(480,720)

1.34

Expired

(225,627)

11.18

Balance at June 30, 2026

6,203,902

$

6.73

8.2

$

Vested and exercisable at June 30, 2026

2,803,983

$

13.17

7.0

$

The aggregate intrinsic value represents the total amount by which the fair value of the common stock subject to options exceeds the exercise price of the related options. As of June 30 the intrinsic value was $0.

The weighted average grant date fair value of the options awarded to employees for the nine months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 was $1.05 and $4.60 per option, respectively. The fair value of the options was estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions:

Nine months ended June 30, 

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

Risk-free interest rate

  ​ ​ ​

3.8

%  

3.6

%  

Expected term (years)

5.6

5.5

Expected volatility

132.1

%  

134.1

%  

Expected dividend yield

As of June 30, 2026, there was $2,473,849 of unrecognized compensation expense that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 0.6 year.

Performance-based stock options

The Company granted certain officers of the Company option awards whose vesting is contingent upon meeting company-wide performance goals. The performance stock options were granted “at-the-money” and have a term of 10 years.

The fair value of each option grant under the performance share option plan was estimated on the date of grant using the same option valuation model used for non-statutory options above. Compensation expense for performance-based stock options is only recognized when management determines it is probable that the awards will vest.

A summary of the activity under the performance share option plan as of June 30, 2026 and changes during the nine months then ended are presented below.

Weighted

Average

Weighted

Remaining

Number of

Average

Contractual

Aggregate

  ​ ​ ​

Shares

  ​ ​ ​

Exercise Price

  ​ ​ ​

Term (Years)

  ​ ​ ​

Intrinsic Value

Balance at September 30, 2025

125,500

$

12.92

7.6

$

Forfeited

(90,500)

6.78

Expired

(5,000)

28.80

Balance at June 30, 2026

30,000

$

28.80

5.5

$

Vested and exercisable at June 30, 2026

30,000

$

28.80

5.5

$

The vesting of the performance-based stock options is conditional upon FDA approval of LYTENAVA. The expense for the performance-based stock options is not recognized until the performance conditions are deemed probable of achievement. The Company did not record any expense related to the performance-based stock options during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2026 as the performance conditions were not deemed probable of being met. The Company did not record any expense related to the performance-based stock options during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2025. The Company received approval of LYTENAVATM during July 2026.  The Company will assess performance conditions in light of the July 2026 FDA approval.