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2013 Stock Incentive Plan On June 18, 2013, the Company established the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2013 Plan”). Under the 2013 Plan, during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013, a maximum number of 7,825,388 shares of the Company’s authorized and available common stock could be issued in the form of: options, stock appreciation rights, sales or bonuses of restricted stock, restricted stock units or dividend equivalent rights, and an award may consist of one such security or benefit, or two or more of them in any combination or alternative. The 2013 Plan provides that on the first business day of each fiscal year commencing with fiscal year 2014, the number of shares of our common stock reserved for issuance under the 2013 Plan for all awards except for incentive stock option awards will be subject to increase by an amount equal to the lesser of (A) 3,000,000 Shares, (B) four (4) percent of the number of shares outstanding on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year of the Company, or (C) such lesser number of shares as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). The exercise price of each option shall be the fair market value as determined in good faith by the Board at the time each option is granted. On October 1, 2013, the aggregate number of authorized shares under the 2013 Plan was increased by 2,405,809 shares to a total of 10,231,197 shares. On October 1, 2014, the aggregate number of authorized shares under the Plan was further increased by 2,883,059 shares to a total of 13,114,256 shares. As of September 30, 2014, a total of 5,304,212 options were issued to employees and directors and 3,565,000 options were issued to consultants. The exercise price of each option has either been equal to the closing price of a share of our common stock on the date of grant or has been determined to be in compliance with Internal Revenue Section 409A. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan During 2009, ABS established the 2009 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2009 Plan”). Under the 2009 Plan, a maximum number of 707,460 shares of ABS authorized and available common stock could be issued in the form of stock options and other equity interests. Under the terms of the 2009 Plan, options and other equity interests could be granted to employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors of the Company. The exercise price of each stock option issued under the 2009 Plan was required to equal the fair market value of the underlying shares of common stock as determined in good faith by the administrator of the 2009 Plan at the time each option was granted. Upon effectiveness of the 2013 Plan and the Merger, the Company ceased making awards under the 2009 Plan, and the right to receive shares of ABS pursuant to awards previously issued under the 2009 Plan was converted into the right to receive shares of the Company’s common stock. As of September 30, 2014, 579,026 shares of common stock subject to vesting had been issued under the 2009 Plan to employees, directors and consultants at fair market value, and an additional 116,973 shares had been issued to consultants not subject to vesting terms at fair market value. Share-based awards During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014, the Company granted options to purchase 3,404,212 shares of the Company’s common stock to employees and options to purchase 2,465,000 shares of common stock to consultants under the 2013 Plan. The options have terms ranging from 3 to 10 years, are subject to vesting terms over periods ranging from 1 year to 3 years and have exercise prices ranging from $0.17 to $0.37. The Company recognizes compensation expense for stock option awards on a straight-line basis over the applicable service period of the award. The service period is generally the vesting period, with the exception of options granted subject to a consulting agreement, whereby the option vesting period and the service period are defined pursuant to the terms of the consulting agreement. Share-based compensation expense for awards granted during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014, was based on the fair market value at period end or grant date fair value estimated using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model. The following assumptions were used to calculate the fair value of share based compensation for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014; expected volatility, 77% - 134%, risk-free interest rate, 0.83% - 2.52%, expected forfeiture rate, 0.00%, expected dividend yield, 0.00%, expected term, 2.4 to 10 years. Expected price volatility is the measure by which the Company’s stock price is expected to fluctuate during the expected term of an option. The Company exited shell company status on June 26, 2013. In situations where a newly public entity has limited historical data on the price of its publicly traded shares and no other traded financial instruments, authoritative guidance is provided on estimating this assumption by basing its expected volatility on the historical, expected, or implied volatility of similar entities whose share option prices are publicly available. In making the determination as to similarity, the guidance recommends the consideration of industry, stage of life cycle, size and financial leverage of such other entities. The Company’s expected volatility is derived from the historical daily change in the market price of its common stock since it exited shell company status, as well as the historical daily changes in the market price for the peer group as determined by the Company. For so called “plain vanilla” options granted to employees, the expected term of the options is based upon the simplified method as defined in ASC 718-10-S99 which averages an award’s weighted-average vesting period and the contractual term for share options. The Company will continue to use the simplified method until it has the historical data necessary to provide a reasonable estimate of expected life in accordance with ASC Topic 718. The Company’s estimation of the expected term for stock options not subject to the simplified method is based upon the contractual term of the option award. For the purposes of estimating the fair value of stock option awards, the risk-free interest rate used in the Black-Scholes calculation is based on the prevailing U.S. Treasury yield. The Company has never paid any dividends on its common stock and does not anticipate paying dividends on its common stock in the foreseeable future. Stock-based compensation expense recognized in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations is based on awards ultimately expected to vest, reduced for estimated forfeitures. Authoritative guidance requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant, and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. Due to the Company’s minimal stock-based compensation activity, the Company has not had significant forfeitures of stock options granted to employees, directors and non-employees. Therefore, the Company has estimated the forfeiture rate of its outstanding stock options as zero, but will continually evaluate its historical data as a basis for determining expected forfeitures. Stock compensation plan activity is as follows: Common Stock Options
Stock compensation activity under the 2013 Plan for the year ended September 30, 2014 follows:
As of September 30, 2014, 1,361,985 shares are available for future grants under the 2013 Plan. Share-based compensation expense recorded in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations for the years ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 resulting from stock options awarded to the Company’s employees, directors and consultants was approximately $1,101,000 and $288,000, respectively. Of this amount during the years ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, $629,000 and $38,000, respectively was recorded to Research and Development expenses, and $472,000 and $250,000, respectively was recorded in General and Administrative expenses in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations As of September 30, 2014, there is approximately $965,000 of unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested stock-based compensation arrangements granted under the 2013 Plan. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.03 years. Restricted Stock
Restricted stock activity under the 2009 Plan and the 2013 Plan for the years ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 follows:
The weighted average restricted stock award date fair value information for the years ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 follows:
Non-employee restricted shares subject to vesting are revalued at each vesting date and at the end of the reporting period, with all changes in fair value recorded as stock-based compensation expense. For the year ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, compensation expense recorded for the restricted stock awards was approximately $95,000 and $0, respectively. |
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