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SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN  
SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN

 

15.SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN

 

The Company adopted the 2009 and 2017 Share Incentive Plans for the grant of share options to employees, directors and non-employees to provide incentive for their services.

 

The maximum number of ordinary shares that may be delivered pursuant to compensatory awards granted to the employees, directors and non-employees under the 2009 Share Incentive Plan should not exceed 2,573,756 ordinary shares of par value $0.001 per share.

 

The maximum aggregate number of ordinary shares that may be issued pursuant to all awards is initially 2,059,005, plus an annual increase on the first day of each of the Company’s fiscal years the term of the 2017 Share Incentive Plan, commencing with the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2018, by an amount equal to 2.0% of the total number of ordinary shares issued and outstanding on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year.

 

On November 5, 2015, the Company granted a total of 887,546 share options to a director at a weighted average exercise price of $2.88 per option. The options were fully vested on the grant date, and will expire on November 4, 2023.

 

On June 22, 2017, the Company granted a total of 1,286,878 share options to directors at an exercise price of $11.66 per option. The options will vest in accordance with the vesting schedules set out in the respective share option agreements.

 

If the Company completes a qualified IPO before June 22, 2018, the vesting and expiration terms are:

 

(i)

25% of the share options will be vested and exercisable on June 22, 2018, and will expire on June 21, 2027;

(ii)

75% of the share options will be vested quarterly in twelve quarters with equal quarterly installments after June 22, 2018, and will expire on June 21, 2027.

 

If the Company does not complete a qualified IPO before June 22, 2018, the vesting and expiration terms are:

 

(i)

25% of the share options will be vested and exercisable on the date of 1st trading date of the IPO, and will expire on June 21, 2027;

(ii)

75% of the share options will be vested quarterly in twelve quarters with equal quarterly installments after the 1st trading date of the IPO, and will expire on June 21, 2027.

 

On June 22, 2017, the Company granted a total of 772,127 share options to employees at an exercise price of $11.66 per option. The options will vest in accordance with the vesting schedules set out in the respective share option agreements. The vesting and expiration terms are:

 

(i)

25% of the share options will be vested and exercisable on June 22, 2018, and will expire on June 21, 2027;

(ii)

75% of the share options will be vested quarterly in twelve quarters with equal quarterly installments after June 22, 2018, and will expire on June 21, 2027.

 

On July 1, 2017, the Company granted a total of 50,300 share options to a director and a consultant at weighted average exercise price of $1.48 per option. The options were fully vested on the grant date and will expire on June 30, 2027.

 

A summary of the share option activities is as follows:

 

 

 

Number

 

Weighted

 

Weighted average

 

Weighted average

 

Aggregate

 

 

 

of options

 

average

 

grant-date

 

remaining contractual

 

intrinsic

 

 

 

outstanding

 

exercise price

 

fair value per option

 

term (years)

 

value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options outstanding at January 1, 2015

 

1,717,510

 

1.75

 

0.41

 

5.28

 

 

 

Granted

 

887,546

 

2.88

 

2.17

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

(38,800

)

1.52

 

0.34

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options outstanding at December 31, 2015

 

2,566,256

 

2.15

 

1.02

 

5.52

 

4,639

 

Forfeited

 

(29,300

)

1.76

 

0.41

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options outstanding at December 31, 2016

 

2,536,956

 

2.15

 

1.03

 

4.53

 

15,281

 

Granted

 

2,109,305

 

11.42

 

5.75

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

(550,000

)

1.08

 

0.22

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

(17,000

)

2.32

 

0.79

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options outstanding at December 31, 2017

 

4,079,261

 

7.09

 

3.57

 

6.91

 

51,117

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options exercisable at December 31, 2017

 

2,638,379

 

4.59

 

2.24

 

5.50

 

43,585

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Company recorded share-based compensation expenses of $1,929, nil and $3,990 for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017, respectively.

 

As of December 31, 2017, total unrecognized compensation expenses relating to unvested share options were $8,128.

 

The fair value of the options granted is estimated on the dates of grant using the binomial option pricing model with the following assumptions used.

 

Grant date

 

November 5, 2015

 

June 22, 2017

 

July 1, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Risk-free interest rate

 

2.26

%

2.15

%

2.31

%

Expected volatility

 

41

%

40

%

40

%

Expected dividend yield

 

0

%

0

%

0

%

Exercise multiples

 

2.8

 

2.8/2.2

 

2.8/2.2

 

Fair value of underlying ordinary share

 

3.84

 

11.67

 

11.67

 

 

(1)

Risk-free interest rate

 

Risk-free interest rate was estimated based on the daily treasury long term rate of U.S. Treasury Department with a maturity period close to the expected term of the options.

 

(2)

Expected volatility

 

Expected volatility of the underlying ordinary shares during the lives of the options was estimated based on the historical stock price volatility of comparable listed companies over a period comparable to the expected term of the options.

 

(3)

Expected dividend yield

 

Expected dividend yield was estimated by the Group based on its expected dividend policy over the expected term of the options.

 

(4)

Exercise multiples

 

Exercise multiple represents the value of the underlying share as a multiple of exercise price of the option which, if achieved, results in exercise of the option.

 

(5)

Fair value of underlying ordinary shares

 

The estimated fair value of the ordinary shares underlying the options as of the respective grant dates was determined based on a retrospective valuation with the assistance of a third party appraiser.