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Stock-Based Compensation
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]  
Stock-Based Compensation

9. Stock-Based Compensation

Stock Option Plan – 2014 Plan (as amended and restated in February 2017, the “Private Aadi Plan”)

In connection with the Merger, the Company assumed Private Aadi Plan, which was amended and restated in February 2017, and the issued and outstanding stock options under the Private Aadi Plan (the Private Aadi common stock underlying the awards was adjusted for shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement). The Private Aadi Plan allowed for the grant of incentive stock options, non-statutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock unit awards and other stock awards. In connection with the closing of the Merger and the adoption of the 2021 Plan (as defined below), no further awards will be issued under the Private Aadi Plan.

The options that are granted from the Private Aadi Plan are exercisable at various dates as determined upon grant and will expire no more than ten years from their date of grant. The Private Aadi Plan stock options generally vest over a four-year term.

Stock Option Plan – 2011 Plan and 2017 Plan

In connection with the closing of the Merger, the Company assumed the Aerpio 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2011 Plan”) and the Aerpio 2017 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan,” and together with the 2011 Plan, the “Prior Plans”). No new awards may be granted under the Prior Plans effective as of the closing of the Merger and adoption of the 2021 Plan (as defined below).

Stock Option Plan – 2021 Plan

At the closing of the Merger, the Company adopted the Aadi Bioscience, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”), which permits the award of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance units and performance grants to employees, members of the board of directors, and outside consultants.  

Subject to the adjustment provisions contained in the 2021 Plan and the evergreen provision described below, a total of 2,070,784 shares of common stock were initially reserved for issuance pursuant to the 2021 Plan. In addition, the shares reserved for issuance under the 2021 Plan include any shares of common stock (i) subject to awards of stock options or other awards granted under the Prior Plans that expire or otherwise terminate without having been exercised in full and shares of common stock granted under the Prior Plans that are forfeited or repurchased by the Company, and (ii) any shares of common stock subject to stock options or similar awards granted under the Private Aadi Plan that were assumed in the Merger (provided that the maximum number of shares that may be added to the 2021 Plan pursuant to this sentence is 764,154 shares).

The number of shares available for issuance under the 2021 Plan also will include an annual increase, or the evergreen feature, on the first day of each of the Company’s fiscal years, beginning with the Company’s fiscal year 2022, equal to the least of:

 

2,070,784 shares of common stock;

 

a number of shares equal to 4% of the outstanding shares of common stock on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year; or

 

 

such number of shares as the Board or its designated committee may determine.

As a result of the evergreen increase, a total of 835,787 shares were added to the 2021 Plan on January 1, 2022.

Shares issuable under the 2021 Plan are authorized, but unissued, or reacquired shares of common stock. If an award expires or becomes unexercisable without having been exercised in full, is surrendered pursuant to an exchange program, or, with respect to restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance units or performance shares, is forfeited to or repurchased by the combined company due to failure to vest, the unpurchased shares (or for awards other than stock options or stock appreciation rights, the forfeited or repurchased shares) will become available for future grant or sale under the 2021 Plan (unless the 2021 Plan has terminated).  

As of March 31, 2022, zero, 394,120, 105,690 and 1,527,931 shares were outstanding under the 2011 Plan, Private Aadi Plan, 2017 Plan and 2021 Plan, respectively.

The following table summarizes the stock option activity during the three months ended March 31, 2022:

 

 

Stock

Option

Shares

 

 

Weighted Average

Exercise

Price

 

 

Weighted Average

Remaining

Contractual

Term (in Years)

 

 

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value              (in thousands)

 

Outstanding, January 1, 2022

 

 

1,749,876

 

 

$

20.71

 

 

 

8.48

 

 

$

10,007

 

Granted

 

 

346,700

 

 

 

20.40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(39,778

)

 

 

6.13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expired/cancelled

 

 

(29,057

)

 

 

25.02

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding, March 31, 2022

 

 

2,027,741

 

 

$

20.88

 

 

 

8.63

 

 

$

5,632

 

Vested and exercisable as of March 31, 2022

 

 

419,036

 

 

$

8.26

 

 

 

5.21

 

 

$

4,475

 

Vested and expected to vest as of March 31, 2022

 

 

2,027,741

 

 

$

20.88

 

 

 

8.63

 

 

$

5,632

 

As of March 31, 2022, the aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding was $5.6 million.

As of March 31, 2022, there was $25.2 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.92 years.

As of March 31, 2022, zero and 1,899,350 shares were reserved for issuance under the Private Aadi Plan and 2021 Plan, respectively.   

Option Awards

During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, option awards to purchase an aggregate of 346,700 and zero shares of common stock were granted, respectively.

Compensation Expense Summary

The Company recognized the following compensation cost related to employee and non-employee stock-based compensation activity for the periods presented (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Research and development

 

$

680

 

 

$

25

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

1,101

 

 

 

11

 

Total

 

$

1,781

 

 

$

36

 

The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the estimated fair value for stock-based awards. Option pricing and models require the input of various assumptions, including the option’s expected life, expected dividend yield, price volatility and risk-free interest rate of the underlying stock. Accordingly, the weighted-average fair value of the options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 was $14.80 and $0 per share, respectively. No grants were issued during the three months ended March 31, 2021. The calculation was based on the following assumptions:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

Weighted average grant date fair value (per share)

 

$

14.80

 

 

Risk-free interest rate

 

1.46% - 1.76%

 

 

Expected volatility

 

85.99% - 86.25%

 

 

Expected term (in years)

 

6.1

 

 

Expected dividend yield

 

-

 

 

Warrants to Purchase Common Stock

The Company had warrants outstanding for the purchase of 29,166 and 36,666 shares of the Company’s common stock at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. These warrants were assumed in the Merger and were issued by Aerpio in October 2019, for the purchase of 40,000 shares (after taking into account the Reverse Stock Split) of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $7.29 per share (after taking into account the Reverse Stock Split). These warrants were fully vested as of the date of the Merger and expire on October 24, 2024. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, 7,500 warrants were exercised. At the grant date, the fair value of these awards was determined using a Black-Scholes option pricing model.      

The number of shares and the exercise price shall be adjusted for standard anti-dilution events such as stock splits, combinations, reorganizations, or issue shares as part of a stock dividend. The warrants meet the criteria to be classified within stockholders’ equity (deficit).