STOCK-BASED COMPENSTION PLANS

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS

Stock Option Plans

The Barkbox, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the “2011 Plan”) provides for the award of stock options and other equity interests in the Company to directors, officers, employees, advisors or consultants of the Company.

On June 1, 2021, in connection with the Merger, the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”) became effective and 16,929,505 authorized shares of common stock were reserved for issuance thereunder. In addition, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger, options to purchase shares of Legacy BARK’s common stock previously issued under the 2011 Plan were converted into options to purchase an aggregate of 29,390,344 shares of BARK common stock. As of June 30, 2021, 16,929,505 shares of common stock were available for the Company to grant under the 2021 Stock Plan; there were no more shares available for grant under the 2011 Plan.

Beginning on April 1, 2022 and ending on (and including) March 31, 2031, the aggregate number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the 2021 Plan shall increase by a number, determined by the Company's board of directors on or before May 1st of such fiscal year, not to exceed 5% of the total number of shares of common stock issued and outstanding on the last day of the preceding fiscal year. As of the effective date of the 2021 Plan, no further stock awards have been or will be granted under the 2011 Plan.

The 2011 and 2021 Plans (together, the “Plans”) are administered by the Company’s Compensation Committee of its board of directors (the “Compensation Committee”). The exercise prices, vesting and other restrictions are determined by the Board, except that the exercise price per share of a stock option may not be less than 100% of the fair value of the common share on the date of grant. Stock options awarded under the Plans typically expire 10 years after the date of the grant and generally have vesting conditions of 25% on the first anniversary of the date of grant and 75% on a monthly basis at a rate of 1/36th unless otherwise decided by the Compensation Committee. The Plans provide that the Compensation Committee shall determine the vesting conditions of awards granted under the Plans, and the Compensation Committee has from time to time approved vesting schedules for certain awards that deviate from the vesting conditions contained in the previous sentence.

Stock Option Activity

During the three months ended June 30, 2021 the Company granted to its employees equity awards to purchase an aggregate of 397,780 shares of common stock with a weighted average exercise price of $9.62 vesting over a four-year period.

The following table summarizes the total stock-based compensation expense by function for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, which includes expense related to options, restricted stock units, and secondary sales (in thousands):


	Three months ended
	June 30,
	2021		2020
General and administrative	$	3,070	$	360
Advertising and marketing	$	28	$	28
Total stock-based compensation expense	$	3,098	$	388

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

In June 2021, the 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2021 ESPP”) became effective. The 2021 ESPP authorizes the issuance of shares of common stock pursuant to purchase rights granted to employees. A total of 3,385,901 shares of common stock have been reserved for future issuance under the 2021 ESPP. On the first day of

each fiscal year commencing on April 1, 2022 and ending on (and including) March 31, 2041, the aggregate number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the ESPP shall increase by a number, determined by the Company's board of directors on or before May 1st of such fiscal year, not to exceed the lesser of (i) one percent (1%) of the total number of shares of common stock issued and outstanding on the last day of the preceding fiscal year or (ii) 1,500,000 shares of common stock. If the board of directors does not determine to increase the aggregate number of shares of common stock in the ESPP by May 1st of such fiscal year, such increase shall be zero.