Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Equity Incentive Plans, Equity Inducement Plans, Employee Stock Purchase Plan and Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

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Equity Incentive Plans, Equity Inducement Plans, Employee Stock Purchase Plan and Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Summary of Option Activity

The following table summarizes option activity under the Company’s 2004 Plan, 2018 Plan and 2021 Plan:

 

 

Shares

 

 

Weighted-
Average
Exercise Price

 

 

Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contract Term
(Years)

 

 

Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
(in thousands)

 

Stock options outstanding
    at December 31, 2022

 

 

7,310,611

 

 

$

12.68

 

 

 

6.66

 

 

$

2,187

 

Granted

 

 

1,611,500

 

 

 

5.35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(53,060

)

 

 

5.92

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canceled and forfeited

 

 

(964,019

)

 

 

12.63

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock options outstanding
    at December 31, 2023

 

 

7,905,032

 

 

$

11.24

 

 

 

6.02

 

 

$

180

 

Stock options exercisable
    at December 31, 2023

 

 

5,717,050

 

 

$

12.42

 

 

 

5.14

 

 

$

14

 

Schedule of Employee Stock Options Valuation

For determining stock-based compensation expense, the fair-value-based measurement of each employee stock option was estimated as of the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with assumptions as follows:

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Expected term (in years)

 

5.3-6.1

 

 

5.3-6.1

 

 

5.3-6.1

 

Expected volatility

 

80.7%-84.1%

 

 

81.8%-83.5%

 

 

80.9%-84.9%

 

Risk-free interest rate

 

3.6%-4.7%

 

 

1.7%-4.2%

 

 

0.6%-1.3%

 

Expected dividend

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Summary of Status and Activity of Non-vested RSUs

A summary of the status and activity of non-vested RSUs for the year ended December 31, 2023 is as follows:

 

 

Number of
Shares

 

 

Weighted
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value

 

Non-vested December 31, 2022

 

 

3,958,478

 

 

$

11.70

 

Granted

 

 

2,823,725

 

 

 

5.41

 

Released

 

 

(1,155,644

)

 

 

12.31

 

Canceled

 

 

(381,686

)

 

 

9.92

 

Non-vested December 31, 2023

 

 

5,244,873

 

 

$

8.31

 

 

Schedule of Fair Value of ESPP Shares Using Option Pricing Model For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, the fair value of ESPP shares was estimated using the following assumptions:

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Expected term (in years)

 

0.5

 

 

0.5

 

 

0.5

 

Expected volatility

 

79.6-89.9%

 

 

65.9-88.1%

 

 

65.9-111.4%

 

Risk-free interest rate

 

3.8%-5.5%

 

 

0.1%-3.8%

 

 

 

0.1

%

Expected dividend

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Schedule of Stock-Based Compensation Expense Recognized

Total stock-based compensation expense recognized was as follows:

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Research and development expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Stock options

 

$

2,183

 

 

$

2,287

 

 

$

2,208

 

  Restricted stock units

 

 

8,885

 

 

 

7,227

 

 

 

4,280

 

  ESPP

 

 

764

 

 

 

592

 

 

 

638

 

  Subtotal

 

 

11,832

 

 

 

10,106

 

 

 

7,126

 

General and administrative expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Stock options

 

 

6,066

 

 

 

10,261

 

 

 

11,045

 

  Restricted stock units

 

 

6,796

 

 

 

5,781

 

 

 

4,920

 

  ESPP

 

 

214

 

 

 

156

 

 

 

150

 

  Subtotal

 

 

13,076

 

 

 

16,198

 

 

 

16,115

 

Total

 

$

24,908

 

 

$

26,304

 

 

$

23,241