Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Note 13 - Stock-based Compensation (Tables)

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Note 13 - Stock-based Compensation (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option, Activity

Stock option transactions for the year ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, are summarized as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options

 

 

Weighted average
exercise price

 

 

Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life (years)

 

 

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding, December 31, 2021

 

 

1,007

 

 

$

69.15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

 

420

 

 

 

17.85

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(1

)

 

 

16.20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

(326

)

 

 

57.60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding, December 31, 2022

 

 

1,100

 

 

$

52.20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

 

217

 

 

 

9.87

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

(133

)

 

 

50.87

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding, December 31, 2023

 

 

1,184

 

 

$

44.78

 

 

 

6.9

 

 

$

 

Exercisable, December 31, 2023

 

 

714

 

 

$

59.00

 

 

 

5.9

 

 

$

 

Vested and expected to vest, December 31, 2023

 

 

1,099

 

 

$

46.46

 

 

 

6.8

 

 

$

 

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions

The following table presents the weighted average assumptions that were used in the Black‑Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of stock options granted during the period, and the resultant weighted average fair values:

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2023

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2022

 

Risk-free interest rate

 

 

3.42

%

 

 

2.17

%

Expected dividend yield

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expected volatility

 

 

80.3

%

 

 

82.7

%

Expected life of options (years)

 

 

5

 

 

 

5

 

Grant date fair value

 

$

6.53

 

 

$

11.85

 

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period

The following table presents the vesting terms of options granted in the period:

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2023

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2022

 

 

 

Options

 

 

Options

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

3-year vesting (50%-25%-25%)

 

 

48

 

 

 

28

 

4-year vesting (50%-16 2/3%-16 2/3%-16 2/3%)

 

 

169

 

 

 

352

 

Earlier of performance criteria or 4 years

 

 

 

 

 

40

 

Total stock options granted in the year

 

 

217

 

 

 

420

 

Share-based Payment Arrangement, Vesting and Redemption of the RSUs Granted The following table presents the vesting and redemption of the RSUs granted in the year ended December 31, 2023. No RSUs were granted in the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

Year ended
December 31, 2023

Year ended
December 31, 2022

Number of options
(in thousands)

Weighted average grant date fair value

Number of options
(in thousands)

Weighted average grant date fair value

Outstanding, beginning of period

-

$

-

-

$

-

Granted

38

9.90

-

-

Vested and redeemed

(38

)

(9.90

)

-

-

Outstanding, ending of period

-

$

-

-

$

-

Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount

The Company recorded share-based payment expense related to stock options and RSUs as follows:

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2023

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2022

 

Research and development

 

$

1,373

 

 

$

2,218

 

General and administrative

 

 

2,280

 

 

 

2,989

 

Total

 

$

3,653

 

 

$

5,207