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Stock-based Compensation Expense
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]  
Stock-based Compensation Expense

9. Stock-based Compensation Expense

2016 Stock Incentive Plan

In July 2016, the Company adopted the 2016 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2016 Plan”), which provided for the grant of restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, incentive stock options, non-statutory stock options, and other stock-based awards to the Company’s eligible employees, officers, directors, consultants, and advisors. As of the effective date of the 2019 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan”), and as of September 30, 2020, no shares remained available for future issuance under the 2016 Plan. Any options or awards outstanding under the 2016 Plan remain outstanding and effective.

2019 Stock Incentive Plan

On July 2, 2019, the Company’s stockholders approved the 2019 Plan, which became effective on July 17, 2019. The 2019 Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options, nonstatutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and other stock-based awards to the Company’s officers, employees, directors, consultants and advisors. The number of shares initially reserved for issuance under the 2019 Plan is 2,017,142 shares, plus the shares of common stock remaining available for issuance under the 2016 Plan as of July 17, 2019. The number of shares reserved shall be annually increased on January 1, 2020 and each January 1 thereafter through January 1, 2029 by the least of (i) 2,000,000 shares, (ii) 4% of the number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding on the first day of each such year or (iii) an amount determined by the Company’s board of directors. On January 1, 2020, the number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2019 Plan was increased by 933,420 shares. As of September 30, 2020, there were 1,860,978 shares available for future issuance under the 2019 Plan.

The shares of common stock underlying any awards that expire, terminate, or are otherwise surrendered, cancelled, forfeited or repurchased by the Company under the 2016 Plan or the 2019 Plan will be added back to the shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2019 Plan. As of July 17, 2019, no further awards will be made under the 2016 Plan.

For financial reporting purposes, the Company performed common stock valuations with the assistance of a third-party specialist as of May 10, 2019, March 15, 2019, November 30, 2018, August 24, 2018, June 1, 2018, December 31, 2017, and December 31, 2016 to determine stock-based compensation expense for restricted stock awards and stock options. Upon completion of the IPO, the fair value of the common stock on the grant date was based on the closing price of the stock on the Nasdaq Global Market on the date of grant.

The Company may repurchase unvested shares at the original purchase price if employees or non-employees are terminated or cease their employment or service relationship with the Company. Shares of common stock repurchased from employees and non-employees are shares held in the Company’s treasury (“Treasury Shares”). The board of directors may, at its discretion, authorize that the Treasury Shares be returned to the pool of authorized but unissued common stock.

The shares of common stock underlying restricted stock awards typically vest over a four-year period. The shares of common stock are recorded in stockholders’ equity as they vest.

The following table summarizes the Company’s restricted stock activity under the 2019 Plan and 2016 Plan since December 31, 2019:

 

 

 

Number of

Shares

 

 

Weighted

Average Grant

Date Fair

Value

 

Unvested at December 31, 2019

 

 

346,423

 

 

$

3.05

 

Granted

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vested

 

 

(198,343

)

 

 

2.99

 

Repurchased

 

 

(24,010

)

 

 

3.02

 

Unvested at September 30, 2020

 

 

124,070

 

 

$

3.15

 

 

Stock options granted by the Company typically vest over a four-year period and have a ten year contractual term. The following table summarizes the Company’s stock option activity under the 2019 Plan and 2016 Plan since December 31, 2019:

 

 

 

Number of

Shares

 

 

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

 

 

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual

Term

(in years)

 

 

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2019

 

 

2,023,828

 

 

$

9.31

 

 

 

8.94

 

 

$

2,730,209

 

Granted

 

 

1,032,506

 

 

 

15.73

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(118,281

)

 

 

7.59

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cancelled

 

 

(69,360

)

 

 

12.23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at September 30, 2020

 

 

2,868,693

 

 

$

11.62

 

 

 

8.73

 

 

$

425,192

 

Exercisable at September 30, 2020

 

 

733,937

 

 

$

10.16

 

 

 

8.41

 

 

$

181,578

 

 

The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the stock options and the fair value of the Company’s common stock as of the balance sheet date for those options that had exercise prices lower than the fair value of the Company’s common stock.

The weighted average grant date fair value of stock options granted during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $4.84 per share and $10.41 per share, respectively. The weighted average grant date fair value of stock options granted during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $10.36 per share and $6.97 per share, respectively. The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $0.1 million and $1.2 million, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 was less than $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively. The fair value of stock options granted during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 under the 2019 Plan and the 2016 Plan has been calculated on the date of grant using the following weighted average assumptions:

 

 

 

Three Months

Ended

September 30, 2020

 

 

Three Months

Ended

September 30, 2019

 

 

Nine Months

Ended

September 30, 2020

 

 

Nine Months

Ended

September 30, 2019

 

Risk-free interest rate

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

1.7

%

 

 

1.4

%

 

 

2.4

%

Expected dividend yield

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

0.0

%

Expected term (years)

 

 

6.0

 

 

 

6.0

 

 

 

6.0

 

 

 

6.0

 

Expected stock price volatility

 

 

78.1

%

 

 

80.1

%

 

 

75.9

%

 

 

81.0

%

 

Grants Outside of Stock Incentive Plans

The following table summarizes the Company’s restricted stock activity outside of the 2019 Plan and 2016 Plan since December 31, 2019:

 

 

 

Number of

Shares

 

 

Weighted

Average Grant

Date Fair

Value

 

Unvested at December 31, 2019

 

 

334,647

 

 

$

2.94

 

Granted

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vested

 

 

(277,504

)

 

 

2.94

 

Repurchased

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unvested at September 30, 2020

 

 

57,143

 

 

$

2.94

 

 

The aggregate intrinsic value of all restricted stock awards that vested during the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was $0.7 million and $0.6 million, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of all restricted stock awards that vested during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was $8.3 million and $3.0 million, respectively.

Stock-based Compensation Expense

The total compensation cost recognized in the statements of operations associated with all stock-based compensation awards granted by the Company is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Research and development

 

$

779

 

 

$

533

 

 

$

2,723

 

 

$

1,398

 

General and administrative

 

 

997

 

 

 

646

 

 

 

2,950

 

 

 

1,552

 

Total stock-based compensation expense

 

$

1,776

 

 

$

1,179

 

 

$

5,673

 

 

$

2,950

 

 

As of September 30, 2020, the Company had an aggregate of $16.7 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.62 years.

2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

On July 2, 2019, the Company’s stockholders approved the 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”), which became effective on July 17, 2019. A total of 252,142 shares of common stock were initially reserved for issuance under the ESPP. In addition, the number of shares of common stock reserved under the ESPP shall be annually increased on January 1, 2020, and each January 1 thereafter through January 1, 2029, by the least of (i) 428,571 shares of common stock, (ii) 1% of the number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding on the first day of each such year or (iii) an amount determined by the Company’s board of directors. On January 1, 2020, the number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2019 ESPP was increased by 233,355 shares.