Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Text Block] | 11. Equity Incentive Plan Equity Incentive Plan The Anika Therapeutics, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”) was approved by the Company’s stockholders on June 13, 2017 and subsequently amended on June 18, 2019, June 16, 2020, June 16, 2021, June 8, 2022 and June 14, 2023. On June 14, 2023, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the 2017 Plan increasing the number of shares by 435,000 shares from 4,850,000 shares to 5,285,000 shares. The 2017 Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), restricted stock awards, performance restricted stock units (“PSUs”), restricted stock units (“RSUs”), total shareholder return options (“TSRs”) and performance options that may be settled in cash, stock, or other property. In accordance with the 2017 Plan approved by the Company’s stockholders, including the amendments thereto, each share award other than stock options or SARs will reduce the number of total shares available for grant by two Anika Therapeutics, Inc. 2021 Inducement Plan (the “Inducement Plan”) was adopted by the Company’s board of directors on November 4, 2021 and subsequently amended on December 22, 2023. On December 22, 2023, the Company’s board of directors approved an amendment to the Inducement Plan increasing the number of shares by 125,000 shares from 125,000 to 250,000 shares. The Inducement Plan reserves 250,000 shares of common stock for issuance pursuant to equity-based awards granted under the Inducement Plan. Such awards may be granted only to an individual who was not previously the Company’s employee or director with the Company. The Inducement Plan provides for the grant of awards under terms substantially similar to the 2017 Plan (as amended). There were 0.1 million shares available for future grant at March 31, 2024 under the Inducement Plan. The Company may satisfy the awards upon exercise, or upon fulfillment of the vesting requirements for other equity-based awards, with either newly issued shares or shares reacquired by the Company. Stock-based awards are granted with an exercise price equal to or greater than the market price of the Company’s stock on the date of grant. Awards contain service conditions or service and performance conditions, and they generally become exercisable ratably over three ten The Company presents the expenses related to stock-based compensation awards in the same expense line items as cash compensation paid to each of its employees as follows (in thousands): Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 2023 Cost of revenue $ 127 $ 184 Research and development 531 517 Selling, general and administrative 2,932 3,016 Total stock-based compensation expense $ 3,590 $ 3,717 Stock Options Stock options are granted to purchase common shares at prices that are equal to the fair market value of the shares on the date the options are granted or, in the case of premium options, are granted with an exercise price at 110% of the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. Options generally vest in equal annual installments over a period of three The following summarizes the activity under the Company’s stock option plans: Weighted Average Weighted Remaining Aggregate Average Contractual Intrinsic Number of Exercise Term Value Options Price (in years) (in thousands) Outstanding as of December 31, 2023 1,812,729 $ 33.42 $ 127 Granted 426,925 $ 27.93 Exercised (1,089 ) $ 21.77 $ 4 Forfeited and canceled (26,128 ) $ 29.99 $ 22 Outstanding as of March 31, 2024 2,212,437 $ 32.41 7.8 $ 316 Vested, March 31, 2024 1,305,902 $ 35.24 6.8 $ 38 Vested or expected to vest, March 31, 2024 2,212,437 $ 32.41 7.8 $ 316 The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 was immaterial. The Company granted 426,925 stock options during the three-month ended March 31, 2024. The Company uses the Black-Scholes pricing model to determine the fair value of options granted. The calculation of the fair value of stock options is affected by the stock price on the grant date, the expected volatility of the Company’s common stock over the expected term of the award, the expected life of the award, the risk-free interest rate and the dividend yield. The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes pricing model for options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, along with the weighted-average grant-date fair values, were as follows: Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 2023 Risk free interest rate 3.9 % - 4.3 % 3.5 % - 4.3 % Expected volatility 46.8 % - 48.2 % 48.7 % - 49.4 % Expected life (years) 4.5 4.5 Expected dividend yield 0.0 % 0.0 % Fair value per option $ 10.48 $ 11.71 As of March 31, 2024, there was $9.0 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options. This expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.2 years. Restricted Stock Units RSUs generally vest in equal annual installments over a three RSU activity for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 was as follows: Weighted Number of Average Shares Fair Value Outstanding as of December 31, 2023 771,358 $ 27.19 Granted 405,917 $ 25.44 Vested (249,716 ) $ 27.82 Forfeited and cancelled (28,611 ) $ 27.00 Outstanding as of March 31, 2024 898,948 $ 26.89 The weighted-average grant-date fair value per share of RSUs granted was $25.44 and $26.91 for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The total fair value of RSUs vested was $7.7 million and $5.7 million for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. As of March 31, 2024, there was $8.9 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to time-based RSUs, which was expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.6 years. The Company’s annual grant of RSU awards in March 2024 can be settled at vesting in cash or shares at the Company’s election. The Company has recorded these RSUs as a liability due to the expectation that the Company will settle the vesting of the March 2024 RSU awards in cash due to a potential shortage of shares in the 2017 Plan at the time of vesting. As a result, these RSUs will be subject to change in value at the time of each reporting period. As of March 31, 2024, the Company had 405,917 shares outstanding in which a liability of $0.2 million was recorded in Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities. |