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SHARE BASED COMPENSATION
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
SHARE BASED COMPENSATION SHARE BASED COMPENSATION:
 Equity Incentive Plans

The 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, initially adopted by the Company’s board of directors on August 5, 2020 as an amendment and restatement of the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (“2013 Plan”), was amended and restated at the Closing of the Business Combination as the Amended and Restated Navitas Semiconductor Limited 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2020 Plan”). The 2020 Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options, non-statutory stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit (RSU) awards, stock appreciation rights, and other stock awards to employees, directors and consultants. Pursuant to the 2020 Plan, the exercise price for incentive stock options and non-statutory stock options is generally at least 100% of the fair market value of the underlying shares on the date of grant. Options generally vest over 48 months measured from the date of grant. Options generally expire no later than ten years after the date of grant, subject to earlier termination upon an optionee’s cessation of employment or service.

Under the terms of the 2020 Plan, the Company is authorized to issue 18,899,285 shares of common stock pursuant to awards under the 2020 Plan. As of October 19, 2021, the Company has issued an aggregate of 11,276,706 stock options and non-statutory options to its employees and consultants and 4,525,344 shares of restricted stock to employees, directors and consultants under the 2020 Plan. No awards have or will be issued under the 2020 Plan after October 19, 2021. Shares of Common Stock subject to awards under the 2020 Plan that are forfeited, expire or lapse after October 19, 2021 will become authorized for issuance pursuant to awards under the 2021 Plan (as defined below).
The Navitas Semiconductor Corporation 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”) was adopted by the Company’s board of directors on August 17, 2021 and adopted and approved by the Company’s stockholders at the Special Meeting on October 12, 2021. Under the terms of the 2021 Plan, the Company is authorized to issue, pursuant to awards granted under the 2021 Plan, (a) up to 16,334,527 shares of Common Stock; plus (b) up to 15,802,050 shares of Common Stock subject to awards under the 2020 Plan that are forfeited, expire or lapse after October 19, 2021; plus (c) an annual increase, effective as of the first day of each fiscal year up to and including January 1, 2031, equal to the lesser of (i) 4% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the conclusion of the Company’s immediately preceding fiscal year, or (ii) such amount, if any, as the board of directors may determine.

Stock-Based Compensation
At the Closing of the Business Combination on October 19, 2021, Legacy Navitas’ outstanding vested and unvested share-based compensation awards (as such terms are defined below) were converted into equity, RSUs or options in the Company at a ratio of 1.0944 to 1 share (the “Exchange Ratio”). Share and per share information below has been converted from historical disclosures based on the Exchange Ratio.
The Company recognizes the fair value of stock-based compensation in its financial statements over the requisite service period of the individual grants, which generally equals a four-year vesting period. The Company uses estimates of
volatility, expected term, risk-free interest rate and dividend yield in determining the fair value of these awards and the amount of compensation expense to recognize. The Company uses the straight-line method to amortize stock awards granted over the requisite service period of the award, which may be explicit or derived, unless market or performance conditions result in a graded attribution.

The following table summarizes the stock-based compensation expense recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021:

(In thousands)March 31, 2022March 31, 2021
Net revenues$— $113 
Research and development7,494 $206 
Selling, general and administrative17,832 $1,516 
Total stock-based compensation expense$25,326 $1,835 
Stock Options
Generally, stock options granted under the Plans have ten year terms and vest 1/4th on the anniversary of the vesting commencement date and 1/48th monthly thereafter. Stock options with performance vesting conditions begin to vest upon achievement of the performance condition. Expense is recognized beginning in the period in which performance is considered probable.

The fair value of incentive stock options and non-statutory stock options issued was estimated using the Black-Scholes model with the following weighted-average assumptions used during the three months ended March 31, 2021. The Company did not grant any awards during the three months ended March 31, 2022.
March 31, 2021
Risk-free interest rates
0.42 %
Expected volatility rates
44 %
Expected dividend yield
— 
Expected term (in years)
6
Weighted-average grant date fair value of options
$0.48 
A summary of stock options outstanding, excluding LTIP options as of March 31, 2022, and activity during the three months then ended, is presented below:
Stock OptionsShares
(In thousands)
Exercise Price Per ShareWeighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
Remaining Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
(In years)
Per Share Average Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at December 31, 202111,253 
$.08 - $1.06
$0.51 6.80$9.75 
Granted
— — — — — 
Exercised
(1,721)
$.08 - $1.06
0.30 — 9.98 
Forfeited or expired
(2)$1.061.06 — 9.22 
Cancelled
(1)$1.061.06 — 9.22 
Outstanding at March 31, 20229,529 
$.08 - $1.06
$0.56 7.06$9.72 
Vested and Exercisable at March 31, 20227,064 
$.08 - $1.06
$0.40 6.56$9.88 

During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recognized $124 and $139, respectively, of stock-based compensation expense for the vesting of outstanding stock options, excluding $1.4 million related to the LTIP Options described below. At March 31, 2022, unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested awards totaled $1.3 million. The weighted-average period over which this remaining compensation cost will be recognized is 2.1 years.

Long-term Incentive Plan Stock Options

The Company awarded a total of 6,500,000 performance stock options (“LTIP Options”) to certain members of senior management on December 29, 2021 pursuant to the 2021 Plan. These non-statutory options are intended to be the only equity awards for the recipients over the duration of the performance period. The options vest in increments subject to achieving certain performance conditions, including ten share price hurdles ranging from $15 to $60 per share, coupled with revenue and EBITDA targets, measured over a seven year performance period and expire on the tenth anniversary of the grant date. The options have an exercise price of $15.51 per share and the average fair value on the grant date was $8.13. The weighted average contractual period remaining is 9.7 years. The Black-Scholes model and a Monte Carlo simulation incorporating 100,000 scenarios. The valuation model utilized the following assumptions:

Risk-free interest rates
1.47 %
Expected volatility rates
58 %
Expected dividend yield
— 
Cost of equity (for derived service period)
9.96 %
Weighted-average grant date fair value of options
$8.13 

The Company recognized $1.4 million of stock-based compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The unrecognized compensations expense related to the LTIP Options is $51.5 million.

Restricted Stock Units
On August 25, 2021, the Company granted an aggregate of 4,135,000 Legacy Navitas RSU’s under the 2020 Plan to certain members of senior management pursuant to restricted stock unit agreements (collectively, the “RSU Agreements”). Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of common stock of the Company, subject to the vesting and other terms and conditions set forth in the RSU Agreements and the Plan. Up to 3,500,000 of these RSU awards vest in three equal installments over a three-year period subject to the occurrence of an IPO (which includes the Business Combination)
and certain valuation targets, subject to an accelerated vesting schedule based on the satisfaction of certain stock price targets. Up to 500,000 RSUs vest on the six-month anniversary of the grant date, subject to the occurrence of an IPO and certain valuation targets. Up to 52,500 RSUs vest upon the occurrence of an IPO, while the remaining 82,500 RSUs vest as specified by an RSU Agreement over a period of approximately three years. As of October 19, 2021, the IPO performance condition had been met due to the Business Combination.

A summary of RSUs outstanding as of March 31, 2022, and activity during the three months then ended, is presented below:

Restricted Stock Unit AwardsShares
(In thousands)
Weighted-Average
Grant Date Fair
Value Per Share
Outstanding at December 31, 20214,468 $9.62 
Granted3,535 10.72 
Vested(740)9.63 
Forfeited(17)17.95 
Outstanding at March 31, 20227,246 $10.15 

During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021, the Company recognized $16.2 million and $1.4 million of stock-based compensation expense for the vesting of RSAs and RSUs. At March 31, 2022, unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested RSU awards totaled $14.7 million. The weighted-average period over which this remaining compensation cost is expected be recognized is 2.28 years.

The Company accrued $2.5 million and $2.0 million as of March, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, related to a stock-based bonus plan that the Company plans to settle by issuing a variable number of fully-vested restricted stock units to employees. Based on the closing share price of the Company’s Class A Common Stock of $10.28 on March 31, 2022, approximately 241,287 shares would have been issued, however, the actual number of shares will be based on the share price at the date of settlement.
Unvested Earnout Shares
A portion of the earnout shares may be issued to individuals with unvested equity awards. While the payout of these shares requires achievement of the volume weighted average price of the Company's common stock, the individuals are required to complete the remaining service period associated with these unvested equity awards to be eligible to receive the earnout shares. As a result, these unvested earn-out shares are equity-classified awards and have an aggregated grant date fair value of $19.1 million (or $11.52 per share). During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company recognized $6.3 million of stock-based compensation expense for the vesting of earnout shares. At March 31, 2021, unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested earnout shares totaled $7.4 million. The weighted-average period over which this remaining compensation cost is expected be recognized is 0.6 years. Refer to Note 10 in this quarterly report.