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Stock-based compensation
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]  
Stock-based compensation

5. Stock-based compensation

Stock-based compensation expense is classified in the condensed consolidated statement of operations as follows:

 

 

(in thousands)

 

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2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Research and development expenses

 

$

346

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

629

 

 

$

80

 

General and administrative expenses

 

 

676

 

 

 

788

 

 

 

1,076

 

 

 

1,786

 

Total stock-based compensation expense

 

$

1,022

 

 

$

788

 

 

$

1,705

 

 

$

1,866

 

 

Total unrecognized compensation cost for all stock-based compensation plans was $12.6 million as of June 30, 2020. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average remaining vesting period of 3.06 years.

The fair values of stock options granted are estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:

 

 

 

 

THREE MONTHS ENDED

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SIX MONTHS ENDED

JUNE 30,

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

2020

 

 

2019

Expected volatility

 

 

93.61

%

 

NA

 

 

92.09

%

 

NA

Expected dividends

 

 

0

%

 

NA

 

 

0

%

 

NA

Expected terms (years)

 

 

5.82

 

 

NA

 

 

5.91

 

 

NA

Risk free rate

 

 

0.41

%

 

NA

 

 

0.56

%

 

NA

 

 

(a) Stock options

A summary of the Company’s stock option activity and related information for the six months ended June 30, 2020 is as follows:

 

 

 

 

NUMBER OF

SHARES

 

 

WEIGHTED

AVERAGE

EXERCISE

PRICE

 

 

WEIGHTED

AVERAGE

REMAINING

CONTRACTUAL

LIFE (IN

YEARS)

 

 

AGGREGATE

INTRINSIC

VALUE

(IN

THOUSANDS)

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2019

 

 

5,840,538

 

 

$

5.11

 

 

 

7.72

 

 

$

45,037

 

Options granted

 

 

711,700

 

 

 

10.58

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options exercised

 

 

(475,193

)

 

 

7.79

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options forfeited

 

 

(463,708

)

 

 

15.83

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at June 30, 2020

 

 

5,613,337

 

 

$

4.69

 

 

 

8.65

 

 

$

66,953

 

Exercisable as of June 30, 2020

 

 

983,334

 

 

$

7.66

 

 

 

5.76

 

 

$

8,861

 

 

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company granted stock options to purchase 536,700 shares of common stock to employees and 175,000 shares to non-employee directors. The stock options granted to employees have an exercise price per share ranging from $6.44 to $13.58. The stock options granted to non-employee directors during the six months ended June 30, 2020 have an exercise price per share ranging from $12.84 and $13.58.

(b) Restricted stock units

A summary of the Company’s restricted stock unit activity and related information for the six months ended June 30, 2020 is as follows:

 

 

 

 

NUMBER OF

SHARES

 

 

WEIGHTED

AVERAGE

GRANT DATE

FAIR

VALUE

 

Non-vested at December 31, 2019

 

 

72,000

 

 

$

3.47

 

Restricted stock units granted

 

 

75,000

 

 

 

6.44

 

Restricted stock units vested

 

 

(14,500

)

 

 

3.47

 

Restricted stock units forfeited

 

 

(1,500

)

 

 

3.47

 

Non-vested at June 30, 2020

 

 

131,000

 

 

$

5.17

 

 

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company granted 75,000 restricted stock units to employees with a grant date fair value per share of $6.44.  

(c) Employee stock purchase plan

The Company’s 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“2020 ESPP”) was adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors in March 2020 and approved by the Company’s stockholders in May 2020. A total of 759,936 shares of common stock have been reserved for issuance under the 2020 ESPP.

Subject to share and dollar limits as described in the plan, the 2020 ESPP allows eligible employees to contribute, through payroll deductions, up to 15% of their earnings for the purchase of the Company’s shares of common stock at the lower of 85% of the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the first trading day of the offering period or 85% of the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the last trading day of the offering period. There are two six-month offering periods during each fiscal year, ending on May 15 and November 15.  The first offering period commenced on May 16, 2020.