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MEZZANINE EQUITY, COMMON STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT) EQUITY
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Equity [Abstract]  
MEZZANINE EQUITY, COMMON STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT) EQUITY
NOTE 13: MEZZANINE EQUITY, COMMON STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT) EQUITY
Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock
The following table is a summary of redeemable convertible preferred stock as of December 31, 2020:
(in thousands, except share data and per share amounts)
SeriesShares AuthorizedShares Issued and OutstandingPer Share Liquidation PreferenceLiquidation AmountPer Share Initial Conversion PriceCarrying Value of Stock, Net of Issuance Costs
A131,913,460 131,913,460 $0.1954 $25,777 $0.1954 $16,139 
B80,263,020 80,263,020 0.6354 50,999 0.6354 50,999 
C43,788,180 43,788,180 2.5121 110,000 2.5121 109,870 
D35,774,761 35,774,761 10.1450 362,935 10.1450 362,670 
E29,887,357 29,887,357 12.4827 373,075 12.4827 372,733 
F48,000,000 48,000,000 12.5000 600,000 12.5000 599,284 
G44,406,442 43,116,119 15.5000 668,300 15.5000 668,044 
414,033,220 412,742,897 $2,191,086 $2,179,739 
In February 2021, we authorized 244.3 million shares of Series G-1 redeemable convertible preferred stock in connection with our convertible notes. No shares of Series G-1 were issued or outstanding immediately prior to our IPO.
Immediately prior to our IPO, all outstanding shares of redeemable convertible preferred stock were converted into shares of our Class A common stock on a one-to-one basis and their carrying value of $2.18 billion was reclassified into stockholders' equity. As such, there were no shares of redeemable convertible preferred stock authorized or issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2021.
Preferred Stock
Pursuant to our Charter, our Board of Directors may issue shares of our preferred stock in one or more series and, subject to the applicable law of the State of Delaware, our Board of Directors may set the powers, rights, preferences, qualifications, limitations and restrictions of such preferred stock.
Our Board of Directors has the power to issue our preferred stock with voting, conversion and exchange rights that could negatively affect the voting power or other rights of our common stockholders, and our Board of Directors could take that action without stockholder approval. The issuance of our preferred stock could delay or prevent a change in control of Robinhood. As of September 30, 2021, no terms of the preferred stock have been designated, no shares of preferred stock were outstanding and we have no present plan to issue any shares of preferred stock.
Common Stock
Voting Rights
We have three classes of common stock: Class A, Class B, and Class C. Holders of our Class A common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters to be voted upon by our stockholders, holders of our Class B common stock are entitled to 10 votes per share on all matters to be voted upon by our stockholders and, except as otherwise required by applicable law, holders of our Class C common stock are not entitled to vote on any matter to be voted upon by our stockholders. The holders of our Class A common stock and Class B common stock vote together as a single class, unless otherwise required by our Charter or applicable law.
Conversion of Class B Common Stock
Each share of Class B common stock is convertible at any time at the option of the holder into one share of Class A common stock. All Class B common stock will automatically convert (as a class) into Class A common stock upon the earliest of (i) the date and time specified by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of the then-outstanding shares of Class B common stock, voting separately as a class, (ii) the date fixed by our Board of Directors that is no less than 61 days and no more than 180 days following the date on which the number of then-outstanding shares of Class B common stock represents less than 5% of the aggregate number of shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock then outstanding, (iii) the date fixed by our Board of Directors that is no less than 61 days and no more than 180 days following the date that (A) each founder is no longer providing services to our Company as an officer, employee or consultant and (B) each founder is not a director of our Company as a result of a voluntary resignation by such founder from our Board of Directors or as a result of a written request or agreement by such founder not to be renominated as a director of our Company at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, (iv) nine months after the death or total disability of both founders (subject to a delay of up to 18 months as may be approved by a majority of our independent directors) or (v) August 2, 2036, the date that is 15 years from the completion of our IPO (the “Final Conversion Date”).
Shares of Class B common stock will also automatically convert into shares of Class A common stock upon sale or transfer except for certain permitted transfers described in our Charter. In addition, each share of Class B common stock held by a stockholder who is a natural person, or held by permitted transferees or permitted entities of such natural person (each as described in our Charter) will automatically convert into shares of Class A common stock nine months following the death or total disability of such natural person (subject to a delay of up to 18 months as may be approved by a majority of our independent directors). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event such natural person is a founder, to the extent (i) a person designated by such founder and approved by a majority of the independent directors then in office or (ii) the other founder, in each case, has or shares voting control over the shares of Class B common stock held by the deceased or disabled founder, such shares will be treated as being held of record by such person or other founder and will not convert into shares of Class A common stock as a result of such founder’s death or total disability.

Conversion of Class C Common Stock
Upon the conversion or exchange of all outstanding shares of our Class B common stock into shares of Class A common stock, each outstanding share of Class C common stock will convert automatically into one share of Class A common stock on the date or time fixed by our Board of Directors.
Dividend Rights
Subject to the rights of any holders of our preferred stock, the holders of our common stock will be entitled to receive ratable dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by our Board of Directors out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends.
Right to Receive Liquidation Distributions
If we liquidate, dissolve or wind up, after all liabilities and, if applicable, the holders of each series of our preferred stock have been paid in full, the holders of our common stock will be entitled to share ratably in all remaining assets.
No Preemptive or Similar Rights
Our common stock has no preemptive or conversion rights or other subscription rights. No redemption or sinking fund provisions are applicable to our common stock. The rights, preferences and privileges of the holders of our common stock are subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of shares of any series of our preferred stock that we may designate and issue in the future.
Warrants
As of September 30, 2021, warrants outstanding consist of warrants to purchase 14.3 million shares of Class A common stock with a strike price of $26.60 per share. The warrants expire on February 12, 2031. The warrants can be settled in cash or in net shares at the holder’s option. In the event of a cash settlement, the number of equity securities the holder will receive is equal to their maximum purchase amount divided by the strike price. In aggregate, the maximum purchase amount of all warrants is $379.8 million. As of September 30, 2021, the warrants have not been exercised and are included as a component of additional paid in capital on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Equity Incentive Plans
Amended and Restated 2013 Stock Plan and 2020 Equity Incentive Plan
Our Amended and Restated 2013 Stock Plan, as amended (the “2013 Plan”), and our 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “2020 Plan”), provided for share-based awards to eligible participants, granted as incentive stock options (“ISOs”), non-statutory stock options (“NSOs”), restricted stock units ("RSUs"), stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) or restricted stock awards (“RSAs”). Options could be granted with an exercise price per share not less than the fair market value at the date of grant. Options granted generally vest over a four-year term from the date of grant, at a rate of 25% after one year, then monthly on a straight-line basis thereafter. Generally, options granted are exercisable for up to ten years from the date of grant. RSUs granted generally vest quarterly on a straight-line basis and expire seven years from the date of grant. Our 2013 Plan was terminated in connection with adoption of our 2020 Plan, and our 2020 Plan was terminated in connection with the adoption of our 2021 Plan (defined below) but any awards outstanding under our 2013 Plan and 2020 Plan remain in effect in accordance with their terms. Any shares that were or otherwise would become available for grant under the 2013 Plan or 2020 Plan will be available for grant under the 2021 Plan. No new awards may be granted under our 2013 Plan or 2020 Plan.
2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan
In June 2021, our Board of Directors and our stockholders approved and adopted our 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”). Our 2021 Plan became effective on July 27, 2021, immediately prior to the effective date of the Final Prospectus. Our 2021 Plan provides for the grant of share-based awards (such as options, including ISOs and NSOs, SARs, RSAs, RSUs, performance units, and other equity-based awards) and cash-based awards.
The aggregate number of shares available for grant under the 2021 Plan was equal to approximately 14% of the number of shares of our common stock (of all classes) outstanding immediately upon the closing of the IPO. Thereafter, any shares subject to awards under the 2013 Plan, the 2020 Plan, or the 2021 Plan that expire or terminate or are forfeited to or repurchased by the Company will again become
available under the 2021 Plan. In addition, the number of shares available under the 2021 Plan will automatically increase on the first day of each calendar year beginning on January 1, 2022 and ending with (and including) January 1, 2031. Such annual increase will be equal to the lesser of (i) 5% of the outstanding shares of all classes of our common stock on the last day of the immediately preceding calendar year and (ii) such number of shares determined by the Board of Directors.
As of September 30, 2021, an aggregate of 316.7 million shares have been authorized for issuance under the 2013 Plan, 2020 Plan, and 2021 Plan, of which 62.9 million shares have been issued under the plans, 127.9 million shares were reserved for issuance upon the exercise or settlement of outstanding equity awards under the plans, and 125.9 million shares remained available for new grants under the 2021 Plan.
Stock Option Activity
A summary of stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 is as follows:
Number of SharesWeighted-Average Exercise PriceWeighted- Average Remaining Life
Total Intrinsic Value
(in thousands)
Balance at December 31, 202021,543,828$2.19 6.52$304,590 
Granted during the period— — 
Exercised during the period(5,819,965)2.02 
Cancelled and forfeited during the period(276,657)4.51 
Balance at September 30, 202115,447,206 $2.21 5.66$615,827 
Options vested and expected to vest at September 30, 202115,447,206$2.21 5.66$615,827 
Options exercisable at September 30, 202114,040,377$1.79 5.49$565,754 
Time-Based RSUs
We grant RSUs that vest upon the satisfaction of a time-based service condition, and prior to our IPO, a performance-based condition (“Time-Based RSUs”). The following table summarizes the activity related to our Time-Based RSUs for the nine months ended September 30, 2021:
Number of RSUsWeighted- average grant date fair value
Unvested at December 31, 202047,711,649 $10.84 
Granted28,635,488 40.76 
Vested(23,261,472)17.94 
Forfeited(2,442,812)24.37 
Unvested at September 30, 202150,642,853 $32.20 
The fair value as of the respective vesting dates of Time-Based RSUs that vested during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 was $898.8 million. No Time-Based RSUs vested during 2020.
Market-Based RSUs
We granted 27.7 million market-based RSUs to our co-founders, Mr. Tenev and Mr. Bhatt, during the year ended December 31, 2019 that were modified in May 2021 (the “2019 Market-Based RSUs”). The awards become eligible to vest based on (i) achievement of share price targets considered market vesting conditions (approximately 5.6 million, 8.3 million, and 13.8 million RSUs vest upon achievement of share price targets of $30.45, $50.75, and $101.50, respectively, with the stock price targets initially measured
based on our IPO price and, for all RSUs that did not vest upon IPO, measured based on the average of our Class A common stock’s volume weighted average trading price for each trading day during any 60 consecutive trading days), and (ii) continuous employment by each recipient through the vesting date, which is considered a service condition. Once the number of 2019 Market-Based RSUs eligible to vest has been determined based on the satisfaction of the 2019 Market-Based RSU share price target (the “Eligible 2019 Market-Based RSUs”), half of those Eligible 2019 Market-Based RSUs will immediately vest and be settled and the remaining half vest according to a quarterly time-based vesting condition, which is satisfied based on three-month service periods retroactive to August 1, 2018 through August 1, 2024, subject to continued service on each such vesting date during that period.
A total of approximately 5.6 million of the 2019 Market-Based RSUs became Eligible 2019 Market-Based RSUs in connection with our IPO. Of these, a total of 4.0 million vested immediately upon our IPO and the remainder will be subject to vesting in equal installments on each August 1, November 1, February 1 and May 1 through August 1, 2024.
Prior to the modification, any tranche of 2019 Market-Based RSUs that had not achieved its share price target upon IPO would have been forfeited. The modification allows the awards to continue to be measured against the same price targets as were outlined in the original 2019 grant though December 31, 2025. The amendment to the 2019 Market-Based RSUs was determined to be a modification of a market condition, therefore, we estimated the pre-modification and post-modification fair value of the awards to determine the incremental fair value generated by the modification. To value the awards, we used a model based on multiple stock price paths developed through the use of a Monte Carlo simulation that incorporates into the valuation the possibility that the price targets might not be satisfied. If the price targets are met sooner than the derived service period, we will adjust our share-based compensation expense to reflect the cumulative expense associated with the vested award. The 2019 Market-Based RSUs had a weighted-average grant date fair value of $0.29 per RSU. Upon modification, the weighted-average incremental fair value of the 2019 Market-Based RSUs was $21.01 per RSU.
In May 2021, we granted 35.5 million additional market-based RSUs to Mr. Tenev and Mr. Bhatt (the “2021 Market-Based RSUs” and together with the 2019 Market-Based RSUs, “Market-Based RSUs”) with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $22.68 per RSU. These awards vest based on (i) achievement of share price targets, considered a market condition, over a period of 8 years from issuance (4.5 million will vest upon achievement of each of the $120 and $150 share price targets, and 5.3 million will vest upon achievement of each of the $180, $210, $240, $270, and $300 share price targets, in each case, measured using the average of the volume weighted average trading price for each trading day during any 60 consecutive trading days), and (ii) continuous employment by each recipient through the vesting date, which is considered a service condition. We estimated the grant date fair value of the 2021 Market-Based RSUs using a model based on multiple stock price paths developed through the use of a Monte Carlo simulation that incorporates into the valuation the possibility that the price targets might not be satisfied. If the price targets are met sooner than the derived service period, we will adjust our share-
based compensation expense to reflect the cumulative expense associated with the vested award. As of September 30, 2021, none of the 2021 Market-Based RSUs had vested.
The following table summarizes the activity related to our Market-Based RSUs for the nine months ended September 30, 2021:
Number of RSUsWeighted- average grant date fair value
Unvested at December 31, 202027,663,658 $0.29 
Granted35,520,000 22.68 
Vested(4,149,548)2.34 
Forfeited— — 
Unvested at September 30, 202159,034,110 $23.46 
The fair value as of the respective vesting dates of Market-Based RSUs that vested during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 was $157.4 million. No Market-Based RSUs vested during 2020.
2021 Employee Share Purchase Plan
In June 2021, our Board of Directors and our stockholders approved and adopted the 2021 Employee Share Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”). Our ESPP became effective on July 27, 2021, immediately prior to the effective date of the Final Prospectus. The purpose of the ESPP is to enable eligible employees to purchase shares of our common stock at a discount through payroll deductions of up to 15% of their eligible compensation up to the statutory maximum. The purchase price is equal to 85% of the fair market value of a share of our common stock on the first date of an offering or the date of purchase, whichever is lower.
The aggregate number of shares reserved for issuance under the ESPP was equal to approximately 2% of the number of shares of our common stock (of all classes) outstanding upon the closing of the IPO. The number of shares available under our ESPP will automatically increase on the first day of each calendar year beginning on January 1, 2022 and ending with (and including) January 1, 2031. Such annual increase will be equal to the lesser of (i) 1% of the outstanding shares of all classes of our common stock on the last day of the immediately preceding calendar year and (ii) such number of shares determined by the Board of Directors. No more than 200.0 million shares of common stock may be issued under our ESPP.
As of September 30, 2021, no purchases had been made and approximately 17.0 million shares were available for future issuance under the ESPP.
Share-Based Compensation
The following table presents share-based compensation in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(in thousands)2020202120202021
Brokerage and transaction$$6,405 $18 $6,417 
Technology and development 992 502,748 3,532 504,773 
Operations 16,410 23 16,416 
Marketing40 40,966 55 41,044 
General and administrative528 677,785 1,720 685,798 
Total$1,571 $1,244,314 $5,348 $1,254,448 
Included in the table above, we recorded share-based compensation expense of $907.3 million related to Time-Based RSUs, $360.9 million related to Market-Based RSUs, and $1.8 million related to the ESPP during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021. No share-based compensation was recorded in 2020 related to Time-Based RSUs, Market-Based RSUs, or the ESPP.
We capitalized share-based compensation expense related to internally developed software of nil and $0.6 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, and $19.9 million and $20.0 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021.
In March 2021, we modified certain Time-Based RSUs of approximately 500 employees to remove the one-year vesting cliff, considered to be an improbable to improbable modification. The modified RSUs were revalued at the modification date, and the modified grant date fair value of the awards of $39.75 per share was used to calculate share-based compensation expense.
As of September 30, 2021, there was $2.17 billion of unrecognized share-based compensation expense that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.56 years.