Equity based compensation | Equity based compensation The Company’s 2014 Stock Plan (the “Plan”) provides for the granting of stock options or restricted stock to key employees, officers, directors and consultants. Upon effectiveness of the 2021 Plan (as defined below), no further issuances were made under the 2014 Plan. The Company’s 2021 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2021 Plan”) was adopted by its board of directors and became effective on October 7, 2021. Following the IPO, all equity-based awards are granted under the 2021 Plan. The 2021 Plan provides for the grant of both non-statutory and incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, deferred share units, cash incentive awards and other equity-based or equity-related awards to the Company’s employees, officers, directors and consultants. The terms of equity awards granted under the 2021 Plan to date are consistent with those granted under the 2014 Plan, as described below. The maximum number of shares outstanding under the 2021 Plan is 5,223,601, plus the number of shares of the Company’s common stock underlying awards under the 2014 Plan, not to exceed 5,113,324 shares, that become available again for grant under the 2014 Plan in accordance with its terms. Stock options Stock options expire 10 years from the date of grant. The stock options generally vest 25% upon the one-year anniversary of the service inception date and then ratably each month over the remaining 36 months. Upon termination of service, any unvested stock options are automatically returned to the Company. Vested stock options that are not exercised within the specified period, according to the terms and conditions of the option plan, following the termination as an employee, consultant, or service provider to the Company are surrendered back to the Company. Those stock options are added back to the plan pool and made available for future grants. Compensation cost is recorded on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award based on the fair value of the options issued on the measurement date. The following table summarizes stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2022: Stock Options Shares Weighted Weighted Aggregate Outstanding as of December 31, 2021 5,105,278 $ 2.62 7.7 Granted — — Forfeited (6,596) 1.38 Exercised (7,109) 0.71 Outstanding as of March 31, 2022 5,091,573 $ 2.60 7.4 $ 8,674 Vested and expected to vest as of March 31, 2022 5,091,573 $ 2.60 7.4 $ 8,674 Exercisable at March 31, 2022 2,535,176 $ 0.74 5.9 $ 6,832 No stock options were granted during the three months ended March 31, 2022. The weighted-average grant date fair value of stock options awarded during the three months ended March 31, 2021 was approximately $2.77 per share. As of March 31, 2022, there was a total of $11.7 million of unrecognized employee compensation costs related to non-vested stock option awards expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.2 years. The Company estimates the fair value of stock-based compensation utilizing the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which is dependent upon several variables, such as expected term, volatility, risk-free interest rate, and expected dividends. Each of these inputs is subjective and generally requires significant judgment to determine. The following table summarizes the range of key assumptions used to determine the fair value of stock options granted during: Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 2021 Risk-free interest rate — % 0.94 - 1.4% Expected term (in years) zero 7 Expected volatility — % 50 % Expected dividend yield — — Exercise prices $ — $ 1.83 Estimated fair value of common stock options $ — $3.96 - $4.93 Restricted stock awards Restricted stock awards are rights to receive shares of the Company’s Common Stock upon meeting specified vesting requirements. The fair value of a restricted stock award is the market value as determined by the closing price of the stock on the day of grant. These awards were granted under the Company’s 2021 Plan. The following table summarizes restricted stock award activity for the three months ended March 31, 2022: Restricted Stock Awards Weighted Unvested as of December 31, 2021 507,013 $ 8.46 Granted 301,883 6.06 Vested — — Forfeited (16,650) 6.74 Unvested as of March 31, 2022 792,246 $ 7.59 No restricted stock awards vested during the three months ended March 31, 2022. As of March 31, 2022, there was approximately $5.4 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to restricted stock awards. This amount is expected to be recognized over the remaining weighted-average vesting period of 3.8 years. Employee stock purchase plan In the third quarter of 2021, the Company approved the 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”), which became effective upon completion of the IPO. As of March 31, 2022, there has not been an offering under the ESPP and no shares of Common Stock have been purchased under the ESPP. Expense The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense, and also the allocation within the consolidated statements of operations: Three Months Ended March 31, (in thousands) 2022 2021 Research and development $ 134 $ 19 General and administrative 582 47 Sales and marketing 161 29 Total stock-based compensation expense $ 877 $ 95 |