Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Schedule of Stock Option, Activity

The following is a summary of stock option activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2025:

 

 

Number of
options
outstanding

 

 

Weighted
average
exercise
price

 

 

Average
remaining
contractual life
(in years)

 

 

Aggregate
intrinsic value
(in thousands)

 

Outstanding – December 31, 2024

 

 

7,386,369

 

 

$

2.26

 

 

 

8.36

 

 

$

2,627

 

Options granted

 

 

2,274,490

 

 

 

1.68

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options exercised

 

 

(82,076

)

 

 

0.66

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options cancelled

 

 

(551,013

)

 

 

1.62

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding – September 30, 2025

 

 

9,027,770

 

 

$

2.16

 

 

 

8.03

 

 

$

893

 

Exercisable – September 30, 2025

 

 

3,567,180

 

 

$

2.12

 

 

 

7.13

 

 

$

762

 

Schedule of Assumptions Used to Estimate Grant Date Fair Value Per Option For the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which was used to estimate the grant date fair value per option, were as follows:

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Weighted-average Black-Scholes option pricing model assumptions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volatility

 

111.06% - 121.54%

 

 

125.33% - 128.85%

 

Expected term (in years)

 

5.00 - 6.08

 

 

6.00 - 7.00

 

Risk-free rate

 

3.74% - 4.41%

 

 

3.59% - 4.60%

 

Expected dividend yield

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average grant date fair value per share

 

$0.98 - $1.99

 

 

$1.81 - $2.48

 

Schedule of Nonvested Restricted Stock Units Activity

The following is a summary of RSU’s awards activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2025:

 

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2025

 

 

Numbers of Shares

 

 

Weighted Average Grant Date Fair value

 

Non-Vested at beginning of period

 

 

283,411

 

 

$

2.38

 

Shares granted

 

 

568,389

 

 

$

1.33

 

Shares vested

 

 

(331,853

)

 

$

2.21

 

Non-vested at the end of period

 

 

519,947

 

 

$

1.34

 

Schedule of Stock-Based Compensation

The following is a summary of stock-based compensation expense (rounded):

 

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

General and administrative

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock option expense

 

$

501,900

 

 

$

560,000

 

 

$

1,092,900

 

 

$

1,898,000

 

RSU expense

 

 

237,100

 

 

 

149,000

 

 

 

503,600

 

 

 

433,000

 

Total general and administrative expense

 

 

739,000

 

 

 

709,000

 

 

 

1,596,500

 

 

 

2,331,000

 

Research and development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock option expense

 

 

694,300

 

 

 

334,000

 

 

 

2,106,800

 

 

 

941,000

 

RSU expense

 

 

 

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

16,500

 

 

 

28,000

 

Total research and development expense

 

 

694,300

 

 

 

344,000

 

 

 

2,123,300

 

 

 

969,000

 

Total Stock Based Compensation Expense

 

$

1,433,300

 

 

$

1,053,000

 

 

$

3,719,800

 

 

$

3,300,000