Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders' Equity | 8. Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity Convertible Preferred Stock In November 2018, the Company entered into a Series A-2 Convertible Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, which was amended in March 2019 (as so amended, the “Series A-2 Agreement”) under which it agreed to issue up to 47,132,862 shares of Series A-2 Convertible Preferred Stock. Under the Series A-2 Agreement, the Company initially issued 7,482,515 shares at a price of $1.43 per share for net proceeds of $10.4 million in November 2018 and 16,083,916 shares at a price of $1.43 per share for net proceeds of $22.9 million in March 2019. The Series A-2 Agreement provided for a second tranche closing, pursuant to which the investors were required to purchase, and the Company to sell, an additional 23,566,431 shares of Series A-2 Convertible Preferred Stock at $1.43 per share upon the achievement of the defined milestone, or earlier upon board of directors and requisite stockholder approval to waive such requirement. In June 2020, the board of directors and requisite stockholders approved such waiver and the Company issued 23,566,431 shares of Series A-2 Convertible Preferred Stock at a price of $1.43 per share for net proceeds of $33.6 million. In July 2020, the Company increased the number of authorized shares of Series A-2 Convertible Preferred Stock from 47,132,862 to 55,427,222. In July 2020, the Company issued 8,294,360 shares of Series A-2 Convertible Preferred Stock to Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Alexion”) in consideration for the sale and assignment to the Company of specified patent rights and other specified assets related to ENPP1. In July 2020, the Company eliminated the per share and gross proceeds thresholds for a firm-commitment underwritten public offering that triggers the automatic conversion of all outstanding shares of preferred stock into common stock. On July 28, 2020, upon the closing of the Company’s IPO, all 104,277,222 shares of then outstanding preferred stock automatically converted into 13,953,850 shares of common stock. In addition, on July 28, 2020, the Company amended and restated its certificate of incorporation to authorize 200,000,000 shares of common stock and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, which shares of preferred stock are currently undesignated. The Company does not have any outstanding preferred stock as of March 31, 2021. There have been no dividends declared on preferred stock or common stock by the Company’s board of directors as of March 31, 2021. Equity Incentive Plans In January 2017, the Company’s board of directors and stockholders adopted the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan, which was amended and restated in July 2017, (as so amended and restated, the “2017 Plan”), which provided for the grant of incentive stock options, non-statutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards and other stock awards. The maximum number of shares of common stock that were authorized for issuance under the 2017 Plan was 2,730,496. On July 17, 2020, the Company’s stockholders approved the 2020 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2020 Plan”), which became effective on July 23, 2020. The 2020 Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options, non-statutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and other stock-based awards. The number of shares of the Company’s common stock reserved for issuance under the 2020 Plan is 1,588,315 shares, plus the 426,065 shares of common stock remaining available for issuance under the 2017 Plan as of July 23, 2020. The number of shares reserved under the 2020 Plan will be annually increased on each January 1 through January 1, 2030 by the lower of (i) 4% of the number of shares of common stock outstanding on the first day of such fiscal year and (ii) an amount determined by the Company’s board of directors. The number of shares available for grant under the 2020 Plan increased by 935,398 on January 1, 2021 due to this provision. As of the effective date of the 2020 Plan, no further awards will be made under the 2017 Plan. Any options or awards outstanding under the 2017 Plan remain outstanding and effective and are governed by their existing terms. The shares of the Company’s common stock subject to outstanding awards under the 2017 Plan that expire, terminate or are otherwise surrendered, cancelled, forfeited or repurchased by the Company at their original issuance price pursuant to a contractual repurchase right will be added back to the shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2020 Plan. No more than 1,588,315 shares of the Company’s common stock may be granted subject to incentive stock options under the 2020 Plan. As of March 31, 2021, 819,406 shares of common stock remain available for future issuance under the 2020 Plan. For financial reporting purposes, the Company performed common stock valuations with the assistance of a third-party valuation specialist as of March 31, 2020, May 31, 2019, November 30, 2018, December 31, 2017 and April 30, 2017 to determine stock-based compensation expense for the stock options issued under the 2017 Plan prior to the IPO. Following the completion of the IPO, the fair value of the common stock underlying option grants is determined based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on the date of grant. The following table summarizes stock option activity under the Company’s equity incentive plans since December 31, 2020: Options Outstanding Weighted- Average Exercise Price Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term Aggregate Intrinsic Value (1) (in years) (in thousands) Outstanding at December 31, 2020 3,064,457 $ 7.28 8.76 $ 41,680 Granted 746,185 20.47 Exercised (88,734 ) 2.80 Forfeited (198,322 ) 7.56 Outstanding at March 31, 2021 3,523,586 $ 10.17 8.79 $ 35,270 Exercisable at March 31, 2021 1,001,661 $ 3.31 7.64 $ 16,522 Vested and expected to vest at March 31, 2021 3,523,586 $ 10.17 8.79 $ 35,270 (1) The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the stock options and the fair value of the Company’s common stock for those stock options that had exercise prices lower than the fair value of the Company’s common stock. The weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2021 was $17.01 per share. For purposes of calculating stock-based compensation expense, the Company estimates the fair value of stock options using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. This model incorporates various assumptions, including the expected volatility, expected term, and interest rates. The underlying assumptions used to value stock options granted to participants using the Black-Scholes option-pricing were as follows: For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 2020 Risk-free interest rate range 0.48% to 1.05% N/A Dividend yield 0% N/A Expected term of options (years) 6.08 to 6.48 N/A Volatility rate range 88.70% to 90.53% N/A The total compensation cost recognized in the statements of operations associated with all the stock-based compensation awards granted by the Company is as follows (in thousands): Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 2020 Research and development $ 641 $ 85 General and administrative 936 44 Total $ 1,577 $ 129 The total unrecognized compensation cost related to outstanding employee awards as of March 31, 2021 was $23.8 million, and is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.6 years. Employee Stock Purchase Plan On July 17, 2020, the Company’s stockholders approved the 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”), which became effective on July 23, 2020. The ESPP initially provides participating employees with the opportunity to purchase up to an aggregate of 198,539 shares of the Company’s common stock. The number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the ESPP will automatically increase on each January 1 through January 1, 2031, in an amount equal to the lowest of (1) 397,079 shares of the Company’s common stock, (2) 1% of the number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding on the first day of such fiscal year and (3) an amount determined by the Company’s board of directors. The number of shares available for grant under this plan increased by 233,849 on January 1, 2021 due to this provision. As of March 31, 2021, no shares have been purchased by employees under the ESPP. |