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Common Shares
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Common Shares  
Common Shares

7. Common Shares

Equity Financing

Vista is party to an at-the-market offering agreement (the “ATM Agreement”) with H. C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (“Wainwright”), under which the Company has the right, but is not obligated, to sell and issue common shares in the capital of the Company (each a “Common Share”) through Wainwright for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $10,000 (the “ATM Program”).

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company sold 100,000 Common Shares for net proceeds of $53, which was settled in April 2024, under the ATM Program. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company realized net proceeds of $453 under the ATM Program. As of March 31, 2024, $8,647 remained available under the ATM Program.

Warrants

Warrant activity is summarized in the following table.

Weighted

Weighted

Average

Average

Warrants

Exercise Price

Remaining Life

    

Outstanding

    

Per Share

    

(Years)

  

As of December 31, 2022

7,408,101

$

1.25

1.5

As of December 31, 2023

7,408,101

$

1.25

0.5

As of March 31, 2024

7,408,101

$

1.25

0.3

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company’s stock-based compensation plans include: restricted share units (“RSUs”) issuable pursuant to the Company’s long-term equity incentive plan, deferred share units (“DSUs”) issuable pursuant to the Company’s deferred share unit plan (“DSU Plan”), and stock options (“Stock Options”) issuable under the Company’s stock option plan. Stock-based compensation may be issued to our directors, officers, employees, and consultants. The maximum number of Common Shares that may be reserved for issuance under the combined stock-based compensation plans is a variable number equal to 10% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares on a non-diluted basis at any particular time. Stock-based compensation may be granted from time to time at the discretion of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), with vesting provisions as determined by the Board.

Stock-based compensation expense was: 

Three Months Ended March 31, 

    

2024

    

2023

    

RSUs

$

83

$

76

DSUs

208

103

$

291

$

179

As of March 31, 2024, unrecognized compensation expense for RSUs was $549, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.6 years.

Restricted Share Units

The following table summarizes RSU activity:

Weighted Average

Number

Grant-Date Fair

    

of RSUs

    

Value Per RSU

Unvested - December 31, 2022

1,472,008

    

$

0.60

  

Granted

1,163,000

0.37

Cancelled/forfeited

(335,786)

0.58

Vested, net of shares withheld

(412,548)

0.60

Unvested - December 31, 2023

1,886,674

    

$

0.46

  

Granted

1,630,000

0.24

Cancelled/forfeited

(403,782)

0.50

Vested, net of shares withheld

(445,551)

0.59

Unvested - March 31, 2024

2,667,341

$

0.30

During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company withheld Common Shares with an equivalent value to meet employee withholding tax obligations of $85 and $142, respectively, which resulted from the vesting of RSUs during these periods. Common Shares withheld are considered cancelled/forfeited.

Deferred Share Units

The DSU Plan provides for granting of DSUs to non-employee directors. DSUs vest immediately; however, the Company will issue one Common Share for each DSU only when the non-employee director ceases to be a director of the Company. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Board granted 612,000 DSUs and the Company recognized $208 in DSU expense. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Board granted 197,000 DSUs and the Company recognized $103 in DSU expense.

The following table summarizes DSU activity:

Weighted Average

Number of

Grant-Date Fair

    

DSUs

    

Value per DSU

 

Outstanding - December 31, 2022

1,254,000

$

0.72

Granted

420,000

0.58

Shares issued to participants

(485,000)

0.69

Outstanding - December 31, 2023

1,189,000

$

0.68

Granted

612,000

0.34

Outstanding - March 31, 2024

1,801,000

$

0.57

Stock Options

The following table summarizes option activity for vested awards:

Weighted Average

Weighted Average

Remaining

Aggregate

Number of

Exercise Price

Contractual Term

Intrinsic

    

Options

    

Per Option

    

(Years)

    

Value

 

Outstanding - December 31, 2022

1,367,000

    

$

0.71

0.64

$

Expired

(967,000)

0.71

Outstanding - December 31, 2023

400,000

    

$

0.70

0.47

$

Outstanding - March 31, 2024

400,000

$

0.70

0.25

$

3

Exercisable - March 31, 2024

400,000

$

0.70

0.25

$

3