Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stock-Based Compensation

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Stock-Based Compensation
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Stock-Based Compensation  
Stock-Based Compensation

7.  Stock-Based Compensation

As of March 31, 2023, an aggregate of 7,338,482 shares of common stock were authorized under the Company’s 2019 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan”), subject to an “evergreen” provision that will automatically increase the maximum number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the term of the 2019 Plan. As of March 31, 2023, 2,068,551 shares of common stock were available for future grants under the 2019 Plan. As of March 31, 2023, 291,667 shares of common stock were authorized under the Company’s 2016 Consolidated Stock Incentive Plan (the “2016 Plan”) and 228,041 shares of common stock were available for future grants under the 2016 Plan.

The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense in the following expense categories of its unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:

Three Months Ended March 31, 

2023

    

2022

General and administrative

$

272,210

$

554,661

Research and development

 

44,479

 

398,167

Total

$

316,689

$

952,828

Stock Options

Below is a table summarizing the options issued and outstanding as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2023:

Weighted-

Weighted-

Average

Average

Total

    

Exercise

Remaining

Aggregate

Price Per

Contractual

Intrinsic

    

Stock Options

    

Share

    

Life (in years)

    

Value

Outstanding at December 31, 2022

7,310,686

2.66

Granted

37,500

0.22

Exercised

(655,000)

0.00

Forfeited

(246,677)

6.18

Outstanding at March 31, 2023

6,446,509

2.78

6.5

$

343,101

Exercisable as of March 31, 2023

4,543,451

$

2.96

5.5

$

343,101

As of March 31, 2023, unrecognized compensation costs associated with the stock options of $1.1 million will be recognized over an estimated weighted average amortization period of 1.5 years.

The intrinsic value of options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 was $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively.

The weighted average grant date fair value of options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 was $0.16 and $1.40, respectively.

Key assumptions used to estimate the fair value of the stock options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 included:

Three Months Ended March 31, 

2023

    

2022

Expected term of options (years)

5.4 - 6.1

5.3 - 6.1

Expected common stock price volatility

82.3% - 85.2%

73.8% - 77.2%

Risk-free interest rate

3.5% - 4.0%

1.4% - 2.6%

Expected dividend yield

Restricted Stock Units

Below is a table summarizing the restricted stock units granted and outstanding as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2023:

Weighted-

Average Grant

Restricted Stock 

Date Fair Value 

    

Units

    

Price

Unvested as of December 31, 2022

 

$

Granted

396,460

0.20

Forfeited

 

 

Unvested as of March 31, 2023

 

396,460

 

0.20

Total unrecognized expense remaining

$

77,178

 

  

Weighted-average years expected to be recognized over

 

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