Stock-Based Compensation | Stock-Based Compensation In April 2021, the Board of Directors and the stockholders of the Company adopted the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the 2021 Plan). Under the 2021 Plan, 16,186,000 shares of Class A common stock were reserved. Additionally, shares were reserved for all outstanding awards under the previous 2016 Plan. The Company may grant stock options, restricted stock units (RSUs), stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards and other forms of stock-based compensation. As of March 31, 2023, 20,652,818 shares of Class A common stock were available for grant. The following table presents the classification of stock-based compensation expense for stock options and RSUs for employees and non-employees within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations: Three months ended March 31, (in thousands) 2023 2022 Cost of revenue $ 1,011 $ 348 Research and development 2,683 1,635 General and administrative 4,578 3,361 Total $ 8,272 $ 5,344 Stock Options Stock options are primarily granted to executive leaders at the Company, generally vest over four years and expire no later than 10 years from the date of grant. Stock option activity during the three months ended March 31, 2023 was as follows: (in thousands except share data) Shares Weighted-Average Exercise Price Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years) Aggregate Intrinsic Value Outstanding as of December 31, 2022 16,154,924 $ 5.10 7.5 $ 67,997 Granted 2,757,614 8.55 Cancelled (671,116) 7.41 Exercised (582,395) 2.03 3,527 Outstanding as of March 31, 2023 17,659,027 $ 5.65 7.6 $ 50,807 Exercisable as of March 31, 2023 9,233,673 $ 4.02 6.6 $ 37,544 The fair value of options granted to employees is calculated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. The weighted-average grant-date fair values of stock options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 were $5.32 and $7.42, respectively. The following weighted-average assumptions were used to calculate the grant-date fair value of stock options: Three months ended March 31, 2023 2022 Expected term (in years) 6.3 6.2 Expected volatility 64 % 63 % Expected dividend yield — — Risk-free interest rate 3.5 % 1.7 % As of March 31, 2023, $37.1 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options is expected to be recognized as expense over approximately the next three years. RSUs Equity awards granted to employees primarily consist of RSUs and generally vest over four years. The weighted-average grant-date fair value of RSUs generally is determined based on the number of units granted and the quoted price of Recursion’s common stock on the date of grant. The following table summarizes Recursion’s RSU activity during the three months ended March 31, 2023: Stock units Weighted-average grant date fair value Outstanding as of December 31, 2022 6,894,525 $ 8.17 Granted 1,916,806 9.05 Vested (484,444) 8.58 Forfeited (303,686) 8.31 Outstanding as of March 31, 2023 8,023,201 $ 8.19 The fair market value of RSUs vested was $5.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2023. As of March 31, 2023, $59.8 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to RSUs is expected to be recognized as expense over approximately the next three years. |