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Note 11 - Common Stock and Stock-based Compensation Plans
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Notes to Financial Statements  
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NOTE 11:

COMMON STOCK AND STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS

 

The Company has historically granted a mix of stock options, stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) capped with a ceiling and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to employees and non‑employee directors of the Company and its subsidiaries under the Company’s equity plans and provides the right to purchase common stock pursuant to the Company’s 2002 employee stock purchase plan to employees of the Company and its subsidiaries. As of March 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023, there were no outstanding or exercisable SARs left.

 

 

The options granted under the Company’s stock incentive plans have been granted at the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. Options granted to employees under stock incentive plans generally vest at a rate of 25% of the shares underlying the option after one year and the remaining shares vest in equal portions over the following 36 months, such that all shares are vested after four years. A summary of the Company’s stock option activities and related information for the three months ended March 31, 2024, are as follows:

 

   

Number of
options

   

Weighted
average

exercise
price

   

Weighted
average

remaining
contractual

term

   

Aggregate
intrinsic

value

 

Outstanding as of December 31, 2023

    99,425     $ 20.74       2.5     $ 316  

Granted

                           

Exercised

    (13,000 )     14.77                  

Forfeited or expired

                           

Outstanding as of March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

    86,425     $ 21.64       2.6     $ 213  

Exercisable as of March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

    67,000     $ 21.64       1.5     $ 192  

 

As of March 31, 2024, there was $184 of unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested stock options. This amount is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.2 years.

 

An RSU award is an agreement to issue shares of the Company’s common stock at the time the award or a portion thereof vests. RSUs granted to employees generally vest in three equal annual installments starting on the first anniversary of the grant date. RSUs granted to non-employee directors would generally vest in two equal annual installments starting on the first anniversary of the grant date.

 

On February 12, 2024, the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Committee”) granted 33,318, 20,043, 16,399 and 13,535 RSUs, effective as of February 16, 2024, to each of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) and Chief Commercial Officer (“CCO”), respectively, pursuant to the Company’s 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2011 Plan”). The RSU grants vest 33.4% on February 16, 2025, 33.3% on February 16, 2026 and 33.3% on February 16, 2027.

 

 

Also, on February 12, 2024, the Committee granted 49,978, 13,362, 10,932 and 9,023 performance-based restricted stock units (“PSUs”), effective as of February 16, 2024, to each of the Company’s CEO, CFO, COO and CCO, respectively, pursuant to the 2011 Plan. The performance goals for the PSUs with specified weighting are as follows:

 

Weighting

Goals

50% (*)

Vesting of the full 50% of the PSUs occurs if the Company achieves the 2024 license and related revenue target approved by the Board (the “2024 License Revenue Target”). The vesting threshold is achievement of 90% of the 2024 License Revenue Target. If the Company’s achievement of the 2024 License Revenue Target is above 90% but less than 99% of the 2024 License Revenue Target, 91% to 99% of the eligible PSUs would be subject to vesting. If the Company’s actual result exceeds 100% of the 2024 License Revenue Target, every 1% increase of the 2024 License Revenue Target, up to 120%, would result in an increase of 2% of the eligible PSUs for the Company’s CFO, COO and CCO and an increase of 3% of the eligible PSUs for the Company’s CEO.

25%

Vesting of the full 25% of the PSUs occurs if the Company achieves positive total shareholder return whereby the return on the Company’s stock for 2024 is greater than the S&P Semiconductors Select Industry index (the “S&P index”). The vesting threshold is if the return on the Company’s stock for 2024 is at least 90% of the S&P index. If the return on the Company’s stock, in comparison to the S&P index, is above 90% but less than 99% of the S&P index, 91% to 99% of the eligible PSUs would be subject to vesting. If the return on the Company’s stock exceeds 100% of the S&P index, every 1% increase in comparison to the S&P index, up to 120%, would result in an increase of 2% of the eligible PSUs for the Company’s CFO, COO and CCO and an increase of 3% of the eligible PSUs for the Company’s CEO.

25%

Vesting of the full 25% of the PSUs occurs if the Company achieves positive total shareholder return whereby the return on the Company’s stock for 2024 is greater than the Russell 2000 index (the “Russell index”). The vesting threshold is if the return on the Company’s stock for 2024 is at least 90% of the Russell index. If the return on the Company’s stock, in comparison to the Russell index, is above 90% but less than 99% of the Russell index, 91% to 99% of the eligible PSUs would be subject to vesting. If the return on the Company’s stock exceeds 100% of the Russell index, every 1% increase in comparison to the Russell index, up to 120%, would result in an increase of 2% of the eligible PSUs for the Company’s CFO, COO and CCO and an increase of 3% of the eligible PSUs for the Company’s CEO.

 

(*) As of March 31, 2024, the Company's management estimates that it is not probable that the performance condition will be met by year end.

 

Accordingly, assuming maximum achievement of the performance goals set forth above, PSUs representing an additional 60%, meaning an additional 29,986, would be eligible for vesting of the Company’s CEO, and an additional 40%, meaning an additional 5,344, 4,372 and 3,609, would be eligible for vesting for each of the Company’s CFO, COO and CCO, respectively.

 

Subject to achievement of the thresholds the above performance goals for 2024, the PSUs vest 33.4% on February 16, 2025, 33.3% on February 16, 2026 and 33.3% on February 16, 2027.

 

 

A summary of the Company’s RSU and PSU activities and related information for the three months ended March 31, 2024, are as follows:

 

   

Number of
RSUs and

PSUs

   

Weighted

Average Grant-

Date
Fair Value

 

Unvested as of December 31, 2023

    1,281,751     $ 24.97  

Granted

    414,572       17.21  

Vested

    (112,076

)

    36.71  

Forfeited or expired

    (110,218

)

    19.07  

Unvested as of March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

    1,474,029     $ 22.34  

 

As of March 31, 2024, there was $22,830 of unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested RSUs and PSUs. This amount is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.6 years.

 

The following table shows the total equity-based compensation expense included in the interim condensed consolidated statements of loss:

 

   

Three months ended
March 31,

 
   

2024

(unaudited)

   

2023

(unaudited)

 

Cost of revenue

  $ 203     $ 206  

Research and development, net

    2,007       2,102  

Sales and marketing

    365       378  

General and administrative

    996       866  

Total equity-based compensation expense from continuing operations

    3,571       3,552  

Equity-based compensation expense included in discontinued operations

          307  

Total equity-based compensation expense

  $ 3,571     $ 3,859  

 

 

The fair value for rights to purchase shares of common stock under the Company’s employee stock purchase plan was estimated on the date of grant using the following assumptions:

 

   

Three months ended
March 31

 
   

2024

(unaudited)

   

2023

(unaudited)

 

Expected dividend yield

    0

%

    0

%

Expected volatility

    46

%

    45

%

Risk-free interest rate

    5.3

%

    4.8

%

Contractual term of up to (months)

    6       6