Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

v3.26.3
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026
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, 2026:

 

Number of
options
outstanding

 

 

Weighted
average
exercise
price

 

 

Average
remaining
contractual life
(in years)

 

 

Aggregate
intrinsic value
(in thousands)

 

Outstanding – December 31, 2025

 

 

9,119,589

 

 

$

2.15

 

 

 

7.85

 

 

$

4,305

 

Options granted

 

 

969,663

 

 

 

1.37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options exercised

 

 

(35,000

)

 

 

0.31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options cancelled

 

 

(311,754

)

 

 

1.51

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding – September 30, 2026

 

 

9,742,498

 

 

$

2.10

 

 

 

6.34

 

 

$

52

 

Exercisable – September 30, 2026

 

 

7,363,404

 

 

 

2.17

 

 

 

5.69

 

 

 

52

 

Schedule of Assumptions Used to Estimate Grant Date Fair Value Per Option For the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, 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,

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

Weighted-average Black-Scholes option pricing model assumptions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volatility

 

110.11% - 111.87%

 

 

111.06% - 121.54%

 

Expected term (in years)

 

5.25 - 6.08

 

 

5.00 - 6.08

 

Risk-free rate

 

3.69% - 4.24%

 

 

3.74% - 4.41%

 

Expected dividend yield

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Weighted average grant date fair value per share

 

$0.65 - $1.23

 

 

$0.98 - $1.99

 

Schedule of Nonvested Restricted Stock Units Activity

The following is a summary of RSU awards activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2026:

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2026

 

 

Numbers of Shares

 

 

Weighted Average Grant Date Fair value

 

Non-Vested at beginning of period

 

 

457,522

 

 

$

1.30

 

Shares granted

 

 

1,505,731

 

 

 

0.68

 

Shares vested

 

 

(1,902,770

)

 

 

0.81

 

Shares cancelled

 

 

(60,483

)

 

 

1.24

 

Non-vested at the end of period

 

 

—

 

 

$

—

 

 

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,

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock option expense

 

$

350,000

 

 

$

501,900

 

 

$

2,016,000

 

 

$

1,092,900

 

RSU expense

 

 

14,000

 

 

 

237,100

 

 

 

359,000

 

 

 

503,600

 

Total Selling, general and administrative expense

 

 

364,000

 

 

 

739,000

 

 

 

2,375,000

 

 

 

1,596,500

 

Research and development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock option expense

 

 

392,000

 

 

 

694,300

 

 

 

1,269,000

 

 

 

2,106,800

 

RSU expense

 

 

181,000

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

211,000

 

 

 

16,500

 

Total research and development expense

 

 

573,000

 

 

 

694,300

 

 

 

1,480,000

 

 

 

2,123,300

 

Total Stock Based Compensation Expense

 

$

937,000

 

 

$

1,433,300

 

 

$

3,855,000

 

 

$

3,719,800