Stock-Based Compensation | STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION 2020 Equity Incentive Plan In October 2020, the Company adopted its 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the 2020 Plan) which replaced the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (Prior Plan) upon completion of the IPO. The 2020 Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options or nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, performance awards and other forms of awards to employees, directors, and consultants of the Company. The number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the 2020 Plan will automatically increase each year for a period of ten years, beginning in 2021 and continuing through 2030, in an amount equal to (1) 5.0% of the total numbers of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding on December 31 of the immediately preceding year, or (2) a lesser number of shares determined by the Board of Directors no later than December 31 of the immediately preceding year. As of March 31, 2021, the maximum number of shares of common stock that may be issued increased to 14,739,827 shares. The Company recognizes the impact of forfeitures on stock-based compensation expense as forfeitures occur. The Company applies the straight-line method of expense recognition to all awards with only service-based vesting conditions. Vesting periods are determined at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Stock options typically vest over four years. The maximum contractual term is 10 years. As of March 31, 2021, there were 5,373,328 shares reserved by the Company under the 2020 Plan for the future issuance of equity awards. Stock Options Stock option activity under the 2020 Plan as of March 31, 2021 is summarized as follows: Number of Options Weighted-Average Exercise Price Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in years) (in thousands) Balance, December 31, 2020 6,251,159 $ 8.95 Granted 785,287 29.38 Forfeited — — Exercised (285,160) 2.07 Balance, March 31, 2021 6,751,286 $ 11.62 9.15 $ 121,472 The aggregate intrinsic values of options outstanding, exercisable, vested and expected to vest were calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the options and the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on March 31, 2021. The intrinsic value of options exercised for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 was $7.6 million a nd $0.2 million, respectively, determined as of the applicable date of exercise. There was no future tax benefit related to options exercised, as the Company had accumulated net operating losses as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. The weighted-average grant-date fair value per share of stock options granted, using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, was $21.11 and $1.59 during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The weighted-average grant-date fair value per share of stock options vested was $3.37 and $0.33 during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, total stock-based compensation related to options was classified in the Company’s statements of operations and comprehensive loss as follows: Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 2020 (in thousands) Research and development expenses $ 1,425 $ 130 General and administrative expenses 1,612 57 Total stock-based compensation expense $ 3,037 $ 187 As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there was $49.9 million and $36.3 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation related to stock options, respectively, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.53 and 3.70 years, respectively. 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan In October 2020, the Company adopted its 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), which initially reserved 688,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for employee purchase under terms and provisions established by the Board of Directors. The number of shares of our common stock reserved for issuance under the ESPP automatically increases in 2021 and continuing through 2030, by the lesser of (i) 1.0% of the total number of shares of common stock outstanding on December 31 of the immediately preceding year, and (ii) 1,376,000 shares, except before the date of any increase, the Board of Directors may determine that such increase will be less than the amount set forth in clauses (i) and (ii). The Company has 1,248,335 shares reserved for future issuance as of March 31, 2021. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, total stock-based compensation related to the ESPP was $0.3 million, with $0.1 million recorded in general and administrative expenses and $0.2 million recorded in research and development expenses in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Restricted Stock Restricted stock awards and units as of March 31, 2021 are summarized as follows: Number of Restricted Stock Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Weighted-Average Remaining Vesting Life Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in years) (in thousands) Unvested, December 31, 2020 810,197 $ 22.26 Granted - restricted stock awards and units 339,430 29.32 Vested and converted to shares (26,902) 0.05 Unvested, March 31, 2021 1,122,725 $ 24.93 2.69 $ 32,862 In February 2021, the Company issued 339,430 restricted stock units (RSUs) to certain employees pursuant to the 2020 Plan. These RSUs have a three year vest period and in order to vest, the holder is required to provide service to the Company. The Company recognized $1.8 million of stock-based compensation expense related to the RSUs for the three months ended March 31, 2021, of which $0.9 million and $0.9 million are recorded in research and development and general and administrative expenses, respectively, in the current year statement of operations and comprehensive loss. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there was $25.2 million and $17.1 million, respectively, of unrecognized stock-based compensation related to RSUs, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.76 and 2.94 years, respectively. No RSUs have vested as of March 31, 2021. The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense for its restricted stock awards (RSAs) of $35,000 in general and administrative expenses in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the three months ended March 31, 2021 for RSAs granted to a certain executive officer in July 2020. The stock-based compensation recorded for RSAs in the three months ended March 31, 2020 was not material. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there was $0.5 million and $0.5 million, respectively, of unrecognized stock-based compensation related to RSAs, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.33 and 3.58 years, respectively. The RSAs are subject to lapsing repurchase rights and in order to vest, are subject to the holder’s service to the Company. There were no RSAs granted during the three months ended March 31, 2021. Stock-Based Compensation Summary Stock-based compensation expense was classified in the Company’s statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 as follows: Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 2020 (in thousands) Research and development expenses $ 2,554 $ 131 General and administrative expenses 2,684 57 Total stock-based compensation expense $ 5,238 $ 188 Early Exercised Options The Company allows certain of its employees and its consultants to exercise options granted under the Prior Plan prior to vesting. The shares related to early exercised stock options are subject to the Company’s lapsing repurchase right upon termination of employment or service on the Board of Directors at the lesser of the original purchase price or fair market value at the time of repurchase. In order to vest, the holders are required to provide continued service to the Company. The early exercise by an employee or consultant of a stock option is not considered to be a substantive exercise for accounting purposes, and therefore the payment received by the employer for the exercise price is recognized as a liability. For accounting purposes, unvested early exercised shares are not considered issued and outstanding and therefore not reflected as issued and outstanding in the accompanying statements of convertible preferred stock and stockholders' equity (deficit) until the awards vest. The deposits received are initially recorded in current portion of other liabilities and other noncurrent liabilities for the noncurrent portion. The liabilities are reclassified to common stock and paid-in capital as the repurchase right lapses. At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there was $2.1 million and $2.2 million recorded in current portion of other liabilities, and $2.0 million and $2.5 million recorded in other noncurrent liabilities, respectively, related to shares held by employees and nonemployees that were subject to repurchase. |