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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

10.	STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

In July 2016, we commenced administration of the ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2016 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. As of March 31, 2022, we had 0.2 million shares of common stock available under the ESPP. Under the ESPP, participants can purchase shares of our stock at a 15% discount.

The following table summarizes ESPP expense incurred under the 2016 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and included in our accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of operations:


(in thousands)	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022		2021
Cost of sales	$	10	$	4
Research and development		7		5
Selling, general, and administrative		21		23
	$	38	$	32

Stock Incentive Plan

Equity-based service awards are granted under the ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Amended and Restated 2022 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2022 Plan”), which was approved by our stockholders at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) held on April 27, 2022. Prior to this approval, we had been granting equity-based incentive awards under our Sixth Amended and Restated 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (the “the Existing Plan”). As of March 31, 2022, 0.1 million shares of our common stock were available for issuance under the Existing Plan. The approved 2022 Plan was amended to, among other things, increase the number of shares reserved for issuance thereunder by 1,150,000 shares.

From time to time, we may grant stock options to employees through an inducement grant outside of our 2022 Plan to induce prospective employees to accept employment with us (the “Inducement Grants”). The options are granted at an exercise price equal to the fair market value of a share of our common stock on the respective grant date and are generally exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the respective grant

date. The grants are made pursuant to inducement grants outside of our stockholder approved equity plan as permitted under the Nasdaq Stock Market listing rules.

The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense incurred under the 2022 Plan and Inducement Grants included in our accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of operations:


(in thousands)	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022		2021
Cost of sales	$	135	$	—
Research and development		246		114
Selling, general, and administrative		2,818		1,723
	$	3,199	$	1,837

A summary of stock option and restricted stock activity under the 2022 Plan and Inducement Grants during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 is presented below:


(in thousands)	Options	Inducement Grants	RSAs
Outstanding at December 31, 2020	756	180	352
Granted	42	61	438
Options Exercised/RSAs Vested	—	—	(34)	⁽¹⁾
Forfeited	(10)	—	(38)
Expired	—	—	—
Outstanding at March 31, 2021	788	241	718

Outstanding at December 31, 2021	747	241	707
Granted	27	—	460
Options Exercised/RSAs Vested	—	—	(161)	⁽²⁾
Forfeited	—	—	—
Expired	—	—	—
Outstanding at March 31, 2022	774	241	1,006

(1)

Includes 10 thousand shares purchased from employees to cover employee income taxes related to income earned upon vesting of restricted stock. The shares purchased are held in treasury and the $348 thousand total purchase price for the shares is included in Treasury stock in our accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated balance sheets.

(2)

Includes 40 thousand shares purchased from employees to cover employee income taxes related to income earned upon vesting of restricted stock. The shares purchased are held in treasury and the $1.1 million total purchase price for the shares is included in Treasury stock in our accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated balance sheets.