Common Stock

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Common Stock

7. Common Stock

At Market Issuance of Common Stock

On October 25, 2013, the Company entered into an At Market Issuance Sales Agreement (the “At Market Agreement”) with a sales agent under which the Company may issue and sell shares of its common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $30.0 million from time to time through the sales agent. Sales of the Company’s common stock through the sales agent, if any, will be made by any method that is deemed an “at the market” offering as defined by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company will pay to the sales agent a commission rate equal to 3.0% of the gross proceeds from the sale of any shares of common stock sold through the sales agent under the At Market Agreement. As of December 31, 2013, the Company had issued 99,942 shares of its common stock through its At Market issuance program at an average price of $9.02 per share resulting in gross proceeds of approximately $944,000. The Company incurred one time, initial legal and accounting costs of approximately $82,000 and commissions of $29,000 resulting in net proceeds of $833,000 as of December 31, 2013. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company issued 2,674,500 shares of common stock for net proceeds of approximately $28,238,000.

2013 Private Placement of Common Stock

On August 16, 2013, the Company issued 500,000 unregistered shares of its common stock for proceeds of $3,000,000 to a single investor pursuant to a private placement. There were no warrants or placement fees associated with this transaction.

Other Issuances of Common Stock

For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 the Company issued shares of common stock in exchange for cash proceeds of $2,187,000 and $3,189,000, respectively, related to the exercise of stock options and warrants.