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Stockholders' Equity
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Equity [Abstract]  
Stockholders' Equity

5. Stockholders’ Equity

Stock-based compensation expense and valuation information

Stock-based awards include stock options and restricted stock units under the 2012 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (“2012 Plan”) and Inducement Awards, performance-based restricted stock units under an Incentive Award Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, and rights to purchase stock under the 2016 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”). The Company calculates the grant date fair value of all stock-based awards in determining the stock-based compensation expense.

Stock-based compensation expense for all stock awards consists of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

Year Ended

March 31, 2019

 

 

Year Ended

March 31, 2018

 

Research and development

 

$

911

 

 

$

1,174

 

General and administrative

 

$

4,282

 

 

$

5,729

 

Total

 

$

5,193

 

 

$

6,903

 

 

The total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock option grants as of March 31, 2019 was approximately $7,439,000 and the weighted average period over which these grants are expected to vest is 2.74 years.

The total unrecognized stock-based compensation cost related to unvested restricted stock units (not including performance-based restricted stock units) as of March 31, 2019 was approximately $3,234,000, which will be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.49 years.

The total unrecognized stock-based compensation cost related to unvested performance-based restricted stock units as of March 31, 2019 was approximately $136,000, which will be recognized over a weighted average period of 4.07 years.

The total unrecognized stock-based compensation cost related to unvested employee stock purchase plan (“ESPP”) shares as of March 31, 2019 was approximately $10,000, which will be recognized over a period of 5 months.

The Company uses the Black-Scholes valuation model to calculate the fair value of stock options. Stock-based compensation expense is recognized over the vesting period using the straight-line method. The fair value of stock options was estimated at the grant date using the following weighted average assumptions:

 

 

 

Year Ended

March 31, 2019

 

 

Year Ended

March 31, 2018

 

Dividend yield

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volatility

 

 

72.99

%

 

 

76.86

%

Risk-free interest rate

 

 

2.75

%

 

 

1.81

%

Expected life of options

 

6.00 years

 

 

6.00 years

 

Weighted average grant date fair value

 

$

0.84

 

 

$

1.73

 

 

The assumed dividend yield was based on the Company’s expectation of not paying dividends in the foreseeable future. Considering the expected life of these options, the Company determined that a blend of historical volatility and implied volatility of comparable companies whose share prices are publicly available is more reflective of market conditions and a better indicator of expected volatility than using purely Company-specific historical volatility. The risk-free interest rate assumption was based on U.S. Treasury rates. The weighted average expected life of options was estimated using the average of the contractual term and the weighted average vesting term of the options. Certain options granted to consultants are subject to variable accounting treatment and are required to be revalued until vested.

The fair value of each restricted stock unit is recognized as stock-based compensation expense over the vesting term of the award. The fair value is based on the closing stock price on the date of the grant.

The Company uses the Black-Scholes valuation model to calculate the fair value of shares issued pursuant to the Company’s ESPP. Stock-based compensation expense is recognized over the purchase period using the straight-line method. The fair value of ESPP shares was estimated at the purchase period commencement date using the following weighted average assumptions:

 

 

 

Year Ended

March 31, 2019

 

 

Year Ended

March 31, 2018

 

Dividend yield

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volatility

 

43.7 - 80.2%

 

 

43.0% - 74.7%

 

Risk-free interest rate

 

1.85 - 2.52%

 

 

0.79% - 1.85%

 

Expected term

 

6 months

 

 

6 months

 

Grant date fair value

 

$ 0.29 - $0.45

 

 

$ 0.30 - $1.04

 

The assumed dividend yield was based on the Company’s expectation of not paying dividends in the foreseeable future. For the first full year of ESPP offering periods, beginning September 1, 2016, the Company determined that a blend of historical volatility and implied volatility of comparable companies whose share prices are publicly available was more reflective of market conditions and a better indicator of expected volatility than using purely Company-specific historical volatility. As of September 1, 2017 and the beginning of the second year of ESPP offering periods, the Company is using the Company-specific historical volatility rate as the 6-month historical volatility is now a better indicator of expected volatility. The risk-free interest rate assumption was based on U.S. Treasury rates. The expected life is the 6-month purchase period.

Preferred stock

The Company is authorized to issue 25,000,000 shares of preferred stock. There are no shares of preferred stock currently outstanding, and the Company has no present plans to issue shares of preferred stock.

Common stock

In May of 2008, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2008 Plan”). The 2008 Plan authorized the issuance of up to 1,521,584 common shares for awards of incentive stock options, non-statutory stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock award units, and stock appreciation rights. The 2008 Plan terminated on July 1, 2018. As of March 31, 2019, 896,256 shares under the 2008 Plan have been issued.

In January 2012, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the 2012 Plan. The 2012 Plan authorized the issuance of up to 6,553,986 shares of common stock for awards of incentive stock options, non-statutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance units, performance shares, and other stock or cash awards. The Board of Directors and stockholders of the Company approved an amendment to the 2012 Plan in August 2013 to increase the number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the 2012 Plan by 5,000,000 shares. In August 2015, the Board of Directors and stockholders of the Company approved an amendment to the 2012 Plan in August 2015 to further increase the number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the 2012 Plan by 6,000,000 shares. In July 2018, the Board of Directors and stockholders of the Company approved an amendment to the 2012 Plan to further increase the number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the 2012 Plan by 11,000,000 shares, bringing the aggregate shares issuable under the 2012 Plan to 28,553,986. The 2012 Plan as amended and restated became effective on July 26, 2018 and terminates ten years after such date. As of March 31, 2019, 13,464,720 shares remain available for issuance under the 2012 Plan.

On April 24, 2017 the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-8 with the SEC authorizing the issuance of 2,297,034 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, pursuant to the terms of an Inducement Award Stock Option Agreement and an Inducement Award Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (collectively, the “Inducement Award Agreements”).

On August 14, 2018 the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-8 with the SEC authorizing the issuance of 1,135,408 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, pursuant to the terms of an Inducement Award Stock Option Agreement and an Inducement Award Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (collectively, the “Inducement Award Agreements”).

The Company filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-189995), or the 2013 Shelf, with the SEC on July 17, 2013 authorizing the offer and sale in one or more offerings of up to $100,000,000 in aggregate of common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, or warrants to purchase common stock, preferred stock or debt securities, or any combination of the foregoing, either individually or as units comprised of one or more of the other securities. This 2013 Shelf was declared effective by the SEC on July 26, 2013.

A shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-202382), or the 2015 shelf, was filed with the SEC on February 27, 2015 authorizing the offer and sale in one or more offerings of up to $190,000,000 in aggregate of common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, warrants to purchase common stock, preferred stock or debt securities, or any combination of the foregoing, either individually or as units comprised of one or more of the other securities. The 2015 shelf was declared effective by the SEC on March 17, 2015.

In December 2014, the Company entered into an equity offering sales agreement (“2014 Sales Agreement”) with an investment banking firm. Under the terms of the sales agreement, the Company was eligible to offer and sell shares of its common stock, from time to time, through the investment bank in at-the-market offerings, as defined by the SEC, and pursuant to the Company’s 2013 Shelf. During the year ended March 31, 2018, the Company issued 5,307,105 shares of common stock in at-the-market offerings under the sales agreement with net proceeds of $9.2 million. The 2014 Sales Agreement expired on March 17, 2018. Prior to its expiration, the Company sold an aggregate of 7,304,286 shares of common stock in at-the-market offerings under the 2014 Sales Agreement, with net proceeds of approximately $19.9 million.

On July 20, 2016, the Company filed a prospectus supplement to move the remaining shares of common stock that previously could have been sold pursuant to the 2014 Sales Agreement under the 2013 Shelf to the 2015 Shelf. On the same date, the Company filed a post-effective amendment to the 2013 Shelf de-registering all remaining securities that could have been offered by the Company pursuant to the 2013 Shelf.

On June 18, 2015, the Company entered into an Underwriting Agreement with Jefferies LLC and Piper Jaffray & Co., acting as representatives of the underwriters named in the 2015 Underwriting Agreement and as joint book-running managers, relating to the issuance and sale of 9,425,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “2015 Offering”). The price to the public in the 2015 Offering was $4.25 per share, and the Underwriters agreed to purchase the shares from the Company pursuant to the 2015 Underwriting Agreement at a price of $3.995 per share. Under the terms of the 2015 Underwriting Agreement, the Company granted the Underwriters an option, exercisable for 30 days, to purchase up to an additional 1,413,750 shares. The Company issued 10,838,750 shares of common stock pursuant to the 2015 Underwriting Agreement, including shares issuable upon the exercise of the over-allotment option, with net proceeds of approximately $43.1 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and expenses payable by the Company. The shares were issued pursuant to the 2015 Shelf.

On October 25, 2016, the Company closed the issuance and sale of 10,065,000 shares (the “2016 Offering”) of its common stock. The 2016 Offering was affected pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement (the “2016 Underwriting Agreement”) with Jefferies LLC (the “Representative”), acting as representative of the underwriters named in the 2016 Underwriting Agreement. The price to the public in the 2016 Offering was $2.75 per share, and the underwriters purchased the shares from the Company pursuant to the 2016 Underwriting Agreement at a price of $2.585 per share. The net proceeds to the Company from the 2016 Offering were approximately $25.7 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and expenses payable by the Company. The 2016 Offering was made pursuant to the Company’s 2015 Shelf.

The Company has an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-222929) and the related prospectus previously declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 22, 2018, as supplemented by a prospectus supplement, dated March 16, 2018 (the “2018 Shelf”), that expires on February 22, 2021. This replaces the 2015 Shelf which expired on March 17, 2018.

On March 16, 2018, the Company entered into a Sales Agreement (“2018 Sales Agreement”) with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC and Jones Trading Institutional Services LLC (each an “Agent” and together, the “Agents”), pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell, from time to time through the Agents, shares of its common stock in “at the market” sales transactions having an aggregate offering price of up to $50,000,000 (the “Shares”). Any shares offered and sold will be issued pursuant to the Company’s 2018 Shelf. During the year ended March 31, 2019, the Company issued 11,631,803 shares of common stock in at-the-market offerings under the sales agreement with net proceeds of $13.2 million.

As of March 31, 2019, the Company had sold an aggregate of 11,631,803 shares of common stock in at-the-market offerings under the 2018 Sales Agreement, with net proceeds of approximately $13.2 million. Based on these sales, the Company cannot raise more than an aggregate of $86.4 million future offerings under the 2018 Shelf, including the $36.4 million remaining available for future issuance through its at-the-market program under the 2018 Sales Agreement. The Company intends to use the net proceeds raised through any at-the-market sales for general corporate purposes, general administrative expenses, and working capital and capital expenditures.

In addition, during the years ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company issued no shares of common stock upon exercise of no warrants, respectively.

 

During the years ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company issued 622,192 and 500,000 shares of common stock upon exercise of 622,192 and 500,000 stock options, respectively.

Restricted stock units

During the year ended March 31, 2019, the Company issued restricted stock units for an aggregate of 1,916,802 shares of common stock to its employees and directors. These shares of common stock will be issued upon vesting of the restricted stock units.

On August 14, 2018, in connection with the appointment of a new Chief Medical Officer (“CMO”), the Company allocated 160,714 Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) outside of the 2012 Plan. The Company intends for these to be “inducement awards” within the meaning of Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5635(c)(4). While outside the Company’s 2012 Plan, the terms and conditions of these awards are consistent with awards granted to the Company’s executive officers pursuant to the 2012 Plan.

A summary of the Company’s restricted stock unit (not including performance-based restricted stock units) activity for the year ended March 31, 2019 is as follows:

 

 

 

Number of

Shares

 

 

Weighted

Average Price

 

Unvested at March 31, 2018

 

 

2,035,345

 

 

$

2.89

 

Granted

 

 

1,916,802

 

 

$

1.18

 

Vested

 

 

(766,187

)

 

$

2.39

 

Canceled / forfeited

 

 

(1,105,237

)

 

$

2.33

 

Unvested at March 31, 2019

 

 

2,080,723

 

 

$

1.80

 

 

Performance-based restricted stock units

On April 24, 2017, the Company issued a Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award for 208,822 shares of common stock (the “PBRSU”) to its newly hired Chief Executive Officer. The PBRSU was issued outside of the 2012 Plan, in the Inducement Award Agreement, as an “inducement award” within the meaning of Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5635(c)(4). While outside the Company’s 2012 Plan, the terms and conditions of this award are consistent with awards granted to the Company’s executive officers pursuant to the 2012 Plan. On August 23, 2017, the Board of Directors formally approved the vesting criteria for the PBRSU. The vesting of the PBRSU is divided into five separate tranches each with independent vesting criteria. The first four tranches have performance criteria related to annual revenue goals with measurement at the end of fiscal year 2018 (20 percent), fiscal year 2019 (20 percent), fiscal year 2020 (20 percent), and fiscal year 2021 (20 percent). The fifth tranche has a performance metric related to a path to profitability goal measured as Negative Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”) achievable at any point between the grant date and the end of fiscal year 2020 (20 percent). The number of units that ultimately vest for each tranche will range from 0 percent to 120 percent of the target amount, not to exceed 208,822 in aggregate. Based on changes to the Company’s strategy, on December 12, 2018, the Board of Directors formally approved an amendment to the vesting criteria for the PBRSUs. As of March 31, 2019, 100% of the Negative Adjusted EBITDA tranche, or 41,764 shares had vested and 8,352 units had been forfeited. Based on the amendment to the vesting criteria, the remaining 158,706 units eligible to vest upon future performance were divided into three separate but equal tranches with independent vesting criteria based on the achievement of certain regulatory milestones. As of March 31, 2019, no tranches had vested.

Based on the amended PBRSU vesting terms, which the Company believes are probable of being achieved, a Type III modification, the modified grant date fair value of the PBRSUs is $165,000 of which one-third is being recognized over the expected service period of each tranche ending April 23, 2023. The Company began recording stock-based compensation expense for the initial performance tranches after the August 23, 2017 grant date when the initial financial performance goals were established and approved and has modified its recording of compensation expense in accordance with the amended performance tranches beginning on December 12, 2018.

A summary of the Company’s performance-based restricted stock unit activity from March 31, 2018 through March 31, 2019 is as follows:

 

 

 

Number of

Shares

 

 

Weighted

Average Price

 

Unvested at March 31, 2018

 

 

200,470

 

 

$

1.88

 

Granted

 

 

 

 

$

 

Vested

 

 

(41,764

)

 

$

1.88

 

Canceled / forfeited

 

 

 

 

$

 

Unvested at December 12, 2018

 

 

158,706

 

 

$

1.88

 

Impact of modification

 

 

 

 

$

(0.74

)

Granted

 

 

 

 

$

 

Vested

 

 

 

 

$

 

Canceled / forfeited

 

 

 

 

$

 

Unvested at March 31, 2019

 

 

158,706

 

 

$

1.04

 

 

Stock options

During the year ended March 31, 2019 under the 2012 Equity Incentive Plan, 7,049,500 stock options were issued at various exercise prices.

On April 24, 2017, in connection with the appointment of a new CEO, the Company granted 2,088,212 stock options outside of the 2012 Plan. The Company intends for these to be “inducement awards” within the meaning of Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5635(c)(4). While granted outside the Company’s 2012 Plan, the terms and conditions of this stock option award are consistent with awards granted to the Company’s executive officers pursuant to the 2012 Plan. On August 14, 2018, in connection with the appointment of a new CMO, the Company allocated 974,694 stock options outside of the 2012 Plan. The Company intends for these to be “inducement awards” within the meaning of Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5635(c)(4). While outside the Company’s 2012 Plan, the terms and conditions of these awards are consistent with awards granted to the Company’s executive officers pursuant to the 2012 Plan. These stock options vest over a four-year period, with a quarter of the option shares vesting on the one-year anniversary of the vesting commencement date and the remaining options shares vesting in equal quarterly installments over the next 12 quarterly periods.

The following table summarizes stock option activity for the year ended March 31, 2019:

 

 

 

Options

Outstanding

 

 

Weighted-

Average

Exercise Price

 

 

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

 

Outstanding at March 31, 2018

 

 

10,132,312

 

 

$

4.01

 

 

$

591,082

 

Options granted

 

 

8,024,194

 

 

$

1.29

 

 

$

 

Options canceled

 

 

(5,495,050

)

 

$

4.37

 

 

$

 

Options exercised

 

 

(622,192

)

 

$

0.08

 

 

$

561,591

 

Outstanding at March 31, 2019

 

 

12,039,264

 

 

$

2.24

 

 

$

 

Vested and Exercisable at March 31, 2019

 

 

3,810,831

 

 

$

3.68

 

 

$

 

 

The weighted-average remaining contractual term of stock options exercisable and outstanding at March 31, 2019 was approximately 6.9 years.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

In June 2016, our Board of Directors adopted, and in August 2016 stockholders subsequently approved, the 2016 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”). The Company reserved 1,500,000 shares of common stock for issuance thereunder. The ESPP permits employees after five months of service to purchase common stock through payroll deductions, limited to 15 percent of each employee’s compensation up to $25,000 per employee per year or 10,000 shares per employee per six-month purchase period. Shares under the ESPP are purchased at 85 percent of the fair market value at the lower of (i) the closing price on the first trading day of the six-month purchase period or (ii) the closing price on the last trading day of the six-month purchase period. The initial offering period commenced in September 2016. During the year ended March 31, 2019, 96,385 shares were issued under the ESPP. At March 31, 2019, there were 1,188,718 shares remaining available for the purchase under the ESPP.

Warrants

From 2012 to 2014, the Company issued a total of 650,000 warrants to purchase common stock, in connection with consulting agreements, at prices ranging from $1.70 to $3.24, with lives ranging from two to five years, to be earned over service periods of up to six months. During the years ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, no warrants held by consultants were exercised. As of March 31, 2019, none of these warrants are outstanding.

Additionally, during September 2014, the Company issued 50,000 warrants to purchase common stock, at a price of $7.62 with a life of five years to a consultant in recognition of services previously provided. These warrants were classified as equity instruments because they do not contain any anti-dilution provisions. As of December 31, 2014, the full amount of the warrants related to these services, approximately $237,000 had been recognized.

In November 2014, in connection with a consulting agreement, the Company issued 145,000 warrants to purchase common stock, at a price of $6.84, with a life of five years, to be earned over a seventeen month service period ended on March 31, 2016. The final number of vested warrant shares was 95,000, based on management’s judgment of the satisfaction of specific performance metrics. The fair value of the warrants was estimated to be approximately $74,000, which was revalued and amortized over the term of the consulting agreement. These warrants were classified as equity instruments because they do not contain any anti-dilution provisions. The Black-Scholes model, using a volatility rate of 73.4% and a risk-free interest rate factor of 1.21%, was used to determine the value as of March 31, 2016. The Company recognized approximately $6,000 during the year ended March 31, 2016 related to these services. As of March 31, 2016, these warrants were fully expensed.

The following table summarizes warrant activity for the year ended March 31, 2019:

 

 

 

Warrants

 

 

Weighted-Average

Exercise Price

 

Balance at March 31, 2018

 

 

220,000

 

 

$

7.19

 

Granted

 

 

 

 

$

 

Expired / Canceled

 

 

(75,000

)

 

$

7.36

 

Exercised

 

 

 

 

$

 

Balance at March 31, 2019

 

 

145,000

 

 

$

7.11

 

 

The warrants outstanding at March 31, 2019 are exercisable at prices of $6.84 and $7.62 per share and have a weighted average remaining term of approximately 0.53 years.

Common stock reserved for future issuance

Common stock reserved for future issuance consisted of the following at March 31, 2019:

 

Common stock warrants outstanding

 

 

145,000

 

Common stock options outstanding and reserved under the 2012 Plan

 

 

8,976,358

 

Common stock reserved under the 2012 Plan

 

 

13,464,720

 

Common stock reserved under the 2016 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

 

 

1,188,718

 

Restricted stock units outstanding under the 2012 Plan

 

 

1,920,009

 

Common stock options outstanding and reserved under the Incentive Award Agreement

 

 

3,062,906

 

Restricted stock units outstanding under the Incentive Award Agreement

 

 

160,714

 

Performance-based restricted stock units outstanding under the Incentive Award Agreement

 

 

158,706

 

Total

 

 

29,077,131