EQUITY	6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
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EQUITY	2. EQUITY Common Stock Offering On April 23, 2021, we closed an underwritten public offering of 3,044,117 of our common shares, including 397,058 common shares sold pursuant to the full exercise by the underwriter of its option to purchase additional shares to cover over-allotments. All of the shares were sold at a price to the public of $17.00 per share. Net proceeds from the offering were approximately $49,000, after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses. Increase in Authorized Shares and Equity Plan Reserve On November 4, 2021, the Company’s shareholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares from 20,000,000 shares, consisting of 19,000,000 common shares and 1,000,000 preferred shares, to 75,000,000 shares, consisting of 74,000,000 common shares and 1,000,000 preferred shares. Approval of this matter by the Inotiv shareholders was a condition to the closing of the Envigo acquisition. The amendment was effective on November 4, 2021. On November 4, 2021, the Company’s shareholders approved an amendment to the Company’s 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Plan”) to increase the number of shares available for awards thereunder by 1,500,000 shares and to make certain corresponding changes to certain limitations in the Equity Plan. At March 31, 2022, 1,250,819 shares remained available for grants under the Equity Plan. Stock Issued in Connection with Acquisitions During the three and six months ended March 31, 2022, 1,106,457 and 9,480,595 common shares, respectively, were issued in relation to acquisitions. See Note 10 for further discussion of consideration for each acquisition. Stock Based Compensation The Company expenses the estimated fair value of stock options, restricted stock and restricted stock units over the vesting periods of the grants. The Company recognizes expense for awards subject to graded vesting using the straight-line attribution method. The Company adopted a change in accounting policy effective October 1, 2020 for forfeitures. Stock based compensation expense for the three and six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, was $1,138 and $25,070 and $279 and $460, respectively. Of the $25,070 stock compensation expense in the six-months ended March 31, 2022, $23,014 relates to post-combination expense recognized in connection with the Envigo transaction (see Note 10 – Business Combinations), which is inclusive of $4,772 of stock based compensation settled in cash.

EQUITY

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

2. EQUITY

Common Stock Offering

On April 23, 2021, we closed an underwritten public offering of 3,044,117 of our common shares, including 397,058 common shares sold pursuant to the full exercise by the underwriter of its option to purchase additional shares to cover over-allotments. All of the shares were sold at a price to the public of $17.00 per share. Net proceeds from the offering were approximately $49,000, after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses.

Increase in Authorized Shares and Equity Plan Reserve

On November 4, 2021, the Company’s shareholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares from 20,000,000 shares, consisting of 19,000,000 common shares and 1,000,000 preferred shares, to 75,000,000 shares, consisting of 74,000,000 common shares and 1,000,000 preferred shares. Approval of this matter by the Inotiv shareholders was a condition to the closing of the Envigo acquisition. The amendment was effective on November 4, 2021. On November 4, 2021, the Company’s shareholders approved an amendment to the Company’s 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Plan”) to increase the number of shares available for awards thereunder by 1,500,000 shares and to make certain corresponding changes to certain limitations in the Equity Plan. At March 31, 2022, 1,250,819 shares remained available for grants under the Equity Plan.

Stock Issued in Connection with Acquisitions

During the three and six months ended March 31, 2022, 1,106,457 and 9,480,595 common shares, respectively, were issued in relation to acquisitions. See Note 10 for further discussion of consideration for each acquisition.

Stock Based Compensation

The Company expenses the estimated fair value of stock options, restricted stock and restricted stock units over the vesting periods of the grants. The Company recognizes expense for awards subject to graded vesting using the straight-line attribution method. The Company adopted a change in accounting policy effective October 1, 2020 for forfeitures. Stock based compensation expense for the three and six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, was $1,138 and $25,070 and $279 and $460, respectively. Of the $25,070 stock compensation expense in the six-months ended March 31, 2022, $23,014 relates to post-combination expense recognized in connection with the Envigo transaction (see Note 10 – Business Combinations), which is inclusive of $4,772 of stock based compensation settled in cash.