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Stock-Based Compensation
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Stock-Based Compensation

15. STOCK-Based Compensation

Common Stock Option Plans

The Company has four equity compensation plans, adopted in 2017, 2013, 2007 and 2004 (the “Plans”) which, taken together, authorize the grant of up to 16,000,000 shares of common stock to employees, directors, and consultants. On June 5, 2020, the amendment and restatement of the 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”), which increased the number of shares available for issuance under the plan by up to 500,000 shares, became effective, and was further amended as of June 18, 2021 to increase the number of shares available for issuance under the plan by up to an additional 5 million shares. Additionally, on June 14, 2017, the Company adopted its 2017 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”), which authorizes the issuance of up to 1,000,000 shares of common stock for future issuances to eligible employees.

Stock Options

The total fair value of stock options vested and recorded as compensation expense during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019 was $8.4 million, $9.6 million, and $7.9 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2021, $11.1 million of unrecognized cost related to non-vested stock options was expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 1.71 years. The total intrinsic value of options exercised was approximately $0.2 million and $1.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

The following table summarizes the status of the Company’s stock option activity granted under the Plans and 2017 Plan to employees, directors, and consultants (in thousands, except stock option amounts and exercise price): Stock options granted have a contractual term of 10 years and generally vest over a 2-4 year period. A limited number of stock options vest immediately in certain circumstances. The following table summarizes the status of the Company’s stock option activity granted under the Plans and 2017 Plan to employees, directors, and consultants (in thousands, except stock option amounts):

 

 

 

Stock Options

 

 

Weighted-
Average
Exercise Price

 

 

Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term

 

 

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2020

 

 

12,496,888

 

 

$

9.26

 

 

 

5.42

 

 

$

22,463

 

Granted

 

 

944,095

 

 

 

3.77

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(279,425

)

 

 

5.64

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited and expired

 

 

(499,488

)

 

 

9.03

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2021

 

 

12,662,070

 

 

$

8.96

 

 

 

4.88

 

 

$

 

Vested and exercisable at December 31, 2021

 

 

9,934,435

 

 

$

8.78

 

 

 

3.91

 

 

$

 

 

The Company determines the fair value of stock option awards on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which is impacted by assumptions regarding a number of highly subjective variables. The following table summarizes the weighted-average assumptions used as inputs to the Black-Scholes option pricing model during the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Weighted average grant date fair value

 

$

3.77

 

 

$

6.93

 

 

$

8.06

 

Expected dividend yield

 

 

%

 

 

%

 

 

%

Expected stock price volatility

 

 

68

%

 

 

67

%

 

 

64

%

Risk-free interest rate

 

 

1.29

%

 

 

0.91

%

 

 

2.60

%

Expected life of options (in years)

 

 

6.2

 

 

 

6.2

 

 

 

6.3

 

 

Restricted Stock Awards

The total fair value of restricted stock awards vested and recorded as compensation expense during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019 was $0.6 million, $1.0 million, and $0.6 million, respectively. Restricted stock awards cliff vest on the anniversaries of their grant date. As of December 31, 2021, $3.1 million of unrecognized cost related to non-vested restricted stock awards were expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 2.05 years.

The following table summarizes the status of the Company's restricted stock awards.

 

 

 

Shares of Restricted Stock

 

 

Weighted Average Fair Value

 

Nonvested at December 31, 2020

 

 

22,500

 

 

$

15.65

 

Granted

 

 

933,595

 

 

 

3.69

 

Vested

 

 

(31,500

)

 

 

7.29

 

Nonvested at December 31, 2021

 

 

924,595

 

 

$

3.86

 

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The ESPP is available to eligible employees (as defined in the plan document). Under the ESPP, shares of the Company’s common stock may be purchased at a discount (15%) of the lesser of the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the first trading or the last trading day of the offering period. The current offering period extends from December 1, 2021 to May 31, 2022. The Company expects to offer six-month offering periods after the current period. The 2017 Plan reserved 1,000,000 shares of common stock for issuance under the ESPP. Stock-based compensation related to the ESPP amounted to $0.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 and $0.3 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. The Company issued 81,557, 50,827, and 60,825 shares of common stock to participants during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively.

Stock-Based Compensation Cost

The components of stock-based compensation and the amounts recorded within research and development expenses and selling, general, and administrative expenses in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss consisted of the following for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019 (in thousands):

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Stock options

 

$

8,441

 

 

$

9,557

 

 

$

7,887

 

Restricted stock expense

 

 

616

 

 

 

1,017

 

 

 

566

 

Stock awarded to directors and officers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,105

 

Employee stock purchase plan

 

 

150

 

 

 

276

 

 

 

327

 

Total stock-based compensation expense

 

$

9,207

 

 

$

10,850

 

 

$

9,885

 

Cost of sales

 

$

208

 

 

$

249

 

 

$

248

 

Research and development expenses

 

 

2,700

 

 

 

3,647

 

 

 

3,251

 

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

 

 

6,299

 

 

 

6,954

 

 

 

6,386

 

Total stock-based compensation expense

 

$

9,207

 

 

$

10,850

 

 

$

9,885