Stock-Based Compensation | 9. Stock‑Based Compensation 2015 Enterprise Management Incentive Share Option Plan The 2015 Enterprise Management Incentive Share Option Plan of Replimune UK (the “2015 Plan”) provided for Replimune UK to grant incentive stock options, non‑statutory stock options, stock awards, stock units, stock appreciation rights and other stock‑ based awards. Incentive stock options are granted only to the Company’s employees, including officers and directors who are also employees. Non‑statutory stock options are granted to employees, members of the board of directors, outside advisors and consultants of the Company. 2017 Equity Compensation Plan In July 2017, in conjunction with the reorganization, the 2015 Plan was terminated, and all awards were cancelled with replacement awards issued under the 2017 Equity Compensation Plan (the “2017 Plan”). Subsequent to the reorganization, no additional grants will be made under the 2015 Plan and any outstanding awards under the 2015 Plan will continue with their original terms. The Company concluded that the cancellation of the 2015 Plan and issuance of replacement awards under the 2017 Plan was a modification with no change in the material rights and preferences and therefore no recorded change in the fair value of each respective award. The Company’s 2017 Plan provides for the Company to grant incentive stock options or non‑statutory stock options, stock awards, stock units, stock appreciation rights and other stock‑ based awards. Incentive stock options may be granted only to the Company’s employees, including officers and directors who are also employees. Restricted stock awards and non‑statutory stock options may be granted to employees, officers, members of the board of directors, advisors and consultants of the Company. The maximum number of common shares that may be issued under the 2017 Plan was 2,659,885 as of December 31, 2019, of which 0 remained available for future grants as of December 31, 2019. Shares with respect to which awards have expired, terminated, surrendered or cancelled under the 2017 Plan without having been fully exercised will be available for future awards under the 2018 Plan. In addition, shares of common stock that are tendered to the Company by a participant to exercise an award are added to the number of shares of common stock available for the grant of awards. 2018 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan On July 9, 2018, the Company’s board of directors adopted, and the Company’s stockholders approved, the 2018 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2018 Plan”), which became effective immediately prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement for the Company’s IPO. The 2018 Plan provides for the issuance of incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, stock awards, stock units, stock appreciation rights and other stock-based awards. The number of shares initially reserved for issuance under the 2018 Plan is 3,617,968 shares, which is equal to the sum of (i) 3,486,118 shares of the Company’s common stock, plus (ii) the number of shares of the Company’s common stock reserved for issuance under the 2017 Plan that remain available as of the effective date of the 2018 Plan (not to exceed 131,850 shares of the Company’s common stock). If any options or stock appreciation rights, including outstanding options and stock appreciation rights granted under the 2017 Plan (up to 2,520,247 shares), terminate, expire, or are canceled, forfeited, exchanged, or surrendered without having been exercised, or if any stock awards, stock units or other stock-based awards, including outstanding awards granted under the 2017 Plan, are forfeited, terminated, or otherwise not paid in full in shares of common stock, the shares of the Company’s common stock subject to such grants will be available for purposes of our 2018 Plan. On April 1, 2019, the number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2018 Plan automatically increased by 1,266,370 shares pursuant to the terms of the 2018 Plan. As of December 31, 2019, 2,193,176 shares remained available for future grants under the 2018 Plan. The 2015 Plan, the 2017 Plan and the 2018 Plan was administered by the board of directors or, at the discretion of the board of directors, by a committee of the board of directors. However, the board of directors shall administer and approve all grants made to non-employee directors. The exercise prices, vesting and other restrictions are determined at the discretion of the board of directors, except that the exercise price per share of incentive stock options may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant (or 110% of fair value in the case of an award granted to employees who hold more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock at the time of grant) and the term of stock options may not be greater than five years for an incentive stock option granted to a 10% stockholder and greater than ten years for all other options granted. Stock options awarded under both plans expire ten years after the grant date, unless the board of directors sets a shorter term. Vesting periods for both plans are determined at the discretion of the board of directors. Incentive stock options granted to employees and non-statutory options granted to employees, officers, members of the board of directors, advisors, and consultants of the Company typically vest over four years. Employee Stock Purchase Plan On July 9, 2018, the Company’s board of directors adopted and the Company’s stockholders approved the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”), which became effective immediately prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement for the Company’s IPO. The total shares of common stock initially reserved for issuance under the ESPP is limited to 348,612 shares. In addition, as of the first trading day of each fiscal year during the term of the ESPP (excluding any extensions), an additional number of shares of the Company’s common stock equal to 1% of the total number of shares outstanding on the last trading day in the immediately preceding fiscal year or 697,224 shares, whichever is less (or such lesser amount as determined by the Company’s board of directors) will be added to the number of shares authorized under the ESPP. In accordance, on April 1, 2019, the number of shares reserved for issuance under the ESPP automatically increased by 316,592 shares, for a total of 665,204 shares reserved for the ESPP. If the total number of shares of common stock to be purchased pursuant to outstanding purchase rights on any particular date exceed the number of shares then available for issuance under the ESPP, then the plan administrator will allocate the available shares pro-rata and refund any excess payroll deductions or other contributions to participants. Stock option valuation The fair value of stock option grants is estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The Company lacks company- specific historical and implied volatility information. Therefore, it estimated its expected stock volatility based on the historical volatility of a publicly traded set of peer companies. For options with service-based vesting conditions, the expected term of the Company’s stock options has been determined utilizing the “simplified” method for awards that qualify as “plain-vanilla” options. The expected term of stock options granted to non-employees is equal to the contractual term of the option award. The risk-free interest rate is determined by reference to the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant of the award for time periods approximately equal to the expected term of the award. Expected dividend yield is based on the fact that the Company has never paid cash dividends and does not expect to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. The following table presents, on a weighted-average basis, the assumptions that the Company used to determine the grant-date fair value of stock options granted to employees and directors: Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended December 31, December 31, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Risk-free interest rate 1.68 % 2.83 % 2.17 % 2.83 % Expected term (in years) 6.1 6.1 6.0 6.1 Expected volatility 69.7 % 63.3 % 71.0 % 61.7 % Expected dividend yield 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % Stock options The following table summarizes the Company’s stock option activity: Weighted Weighted Average Average Aggregate Number of Exercise Contractual Intrinsic Shares Price Term (Years) Value Outstanding as of March 31, 2019 3,721,784 $ 7.14 8.61 $ 30,150 Granted 1,515,535 15.00 Exercised (184,580) 2.60 Cancelled (136,337) 11.26 Outstanding as of December 31, 2019 4,916,402 $ 9.46 $ 26,959 Options exercisable as of March 31, 2019 1,278,930 $ 2.51 7.75 $ 16,249 Options exercisable as of December 31, 2019 1,924,564 $ 5.33 $ 17,650 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 total fair value of options vested during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2019 was $1,063 and $4,480, respectively. The total fair value of options vested during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2018 was $211 and $1,042, respectively. As of December 31, 2019, there were no outstanding unvested service‑based stock options held by non‑employees. Stock‑Based Compensation Stock‑based compensation expense was classified in the consolidated statements of operations as follows: Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended December 31, December 31, 2019 2018 2019 2018 Research and development $ 1,318 $ 473 $ 2,974 $ 989 General and administrative 1,026 407 2,961 834 $ 2,344 $ 880 $ 5,935 $ 1,823 As of December 31, 2019, total unrecognized compensation cost related to the unvested stock‑based awards was $18,483, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.70 years. |