Stockholders' Equity | Note 7-Stockholders’ Equity Common Stock Securities Purchase Agreements On January 5, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain accredited investors pursuant to which the Company offered and sold to the investors an aggregate of 2,475,248 shares of its common stock and warrants to purchase up to 1,237,624 shares of common stock in a private placement for aggregate net proceeds to the Company of $4.6 million, after deducting estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. The combined purchase price for each share of common stock and accompanying warrant to purchase one half of a share of common stock was $2.02. The closing of the offering occurred on January 7, 2021. Each warrant is exercisable for a period of five years from the issuance date at an exercise price of $2.25 per share, subject to adjustment, and may be exercised on a cashless basis. In addition, pursuant to the terms of the offering, the Company issued The Benchmark Company, LLC (“Benchmark”) warrants to purchase up to 185,644 shares of the Company’s common stock. Benchmark’s warrants are exercisable for a period of five years from the closing date of the offering at an exercise price of $2.25 per share, subject to adjustment, and may be exercised on a cashless basis. On March 8, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain institutional and accredited investors pursuant to which it offered and sold to the investors 6,826,962 shares of common stock, pre-funded warrants (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”) to purchase up to 767,975 shares of common stock and warrants (the “Common Stock Warrants”) to purchase up to 7,594,937 shares of common stock in a private placement for aggregate net proceeds to the Company of $13.5 million, after deducting estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. The combined purchase price for each share of common stock and accompanying warrant was $1.975. The closing of the offering occurred on March 10, 2021. Each Common Stock Warrant is exercisable for a period of three years from the issuance date at an exercise price of $1.86 per share, subject to adjustment, and may be exercised on a cashless basis. Each Pre-Funded Warrant is exercisable until exercised in full at an exercise price of $0.001 per share and may be exercised by means of a cashless exercise. In addition, pursuant to the terms of the offering, the Company issued H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC warrants (“Wainwright Warrants”) to purchase up to 379,747 shares of the Company’s common stock. The Wainwright Warrants are exercisable for a period of three years from the issuance date at an exercise price of $2.4688 per share, subject to adjustment, and may be exercised by on a cashless basis. 2018 Equity Incentive Plan The compensation committee of the board of directors increased the number of shares reserved pursuant to the Company’s 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (“2018 Plan”) by 671,926 shares effective as of January 1, 2021, such that as of January 1, 2021, the Company had an aggregate of 1,671,926 shares of common stock reserved for issuance pursuant to the 2018 Plan. Restricted Stock Awards A summary of the Company’s restricted stock awards granted under the 2018 Plan during the three months ended March 31, 2021 is as follows: Number of Restricted Stock Awards Weighted Average Grant Day Fair Value Nonvested at December 31, 2020 9,882 $ 1.86 Vested (2,634 ) 0.83 Nonvested at March 31, 2021 7,248 $ 1.94 As of March 31, 2021, approximately $6,000 of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense is related to restricted stock awards. The weighted average remaining contractual terms of unvested restricted stock awards is approximately 1.94 years at March 31, 2021. Stock Options A summary of option activity under the Company’s stock option plan for three months ended March 31, 2021 is presented below: Number of Weighted Total Weighted (in years) Outstanding as of December 31, 2020 689,212 $ 4.52 $ - 8.8 Employee options issued 632,000 2.11 - 9.8 Outstanding as of March 31, 2021 1,321,212 $ 3.37 $ - 9.1 Options vested and exercisable 1,321,212 $ 3.37 $ - 9.1 Stock Based Compensation Stock-based compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 was as follows: Three Months Ended 2021 2020 Employee stock option awards $ 1,092,429 $ - Employee restricted stock awards 2,407 1,365 Non-employee restricted stock awards - 22,332 Non-employee stock warrant awards 31,202 84,605 $ 1,126,038 $ 108,302 Employee related stock-based compensation is recognized as “compensation and related expenses” and non-employee related stock-based compensation is recognized as “professional fees” or “research and development - licenses acquired” in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Warrants A summary of warrant activity for the three months ended March 31, 2021 is as follows: Number of Weighted Total Weighted Outstanding as of December 31, 2020 1,235,266 $ 3.07 $ 696,334 3.4 Issued 10,165,927 1.80 - 6.1 Exercised (358,745 ) 1.00 - - Outstanding as of March 31, 2021 11,042,448 $ 1.97 $ 2,641,375 3.0 Warrants exercisable as of March 31, 2021 10,970,686 $ 1.96 $ 2,641,375 3.0 The Company has determined that the warrants should be accounted as a component of stockholders’ equity. |