	2014 plan
	Options		Weighted average exercise price

Outstanding at December 31, 2016	1,812,766		$	12.47
Granted	508,500		$	5.63
Forfeited	(40,371	)	$	12.76
Expired	(12,952	)	$	18.30

Outstanding at March 31, 2017	2,267,943		$	10.90
Fully vested and exercisable	746,557		$	13.01

Outstanding and expected to vest	1,521,386		$	9.86

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