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Share-Based Compensation
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Share-Based Compensation Share-Based Compensation
2014 Plan (as amended and restated in February 2017, the “Private Aadi Plan”)
In connection with the Merger, the Company assumed the Private Aadi Plan, which was amended and restated in February 2017, and the issued and outstanding stock options under the Private Aadi Plan (the Private Aadi common stock underlying the awards was adjusted for shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement). The Private Aadi Plan allowed for the grant of incentive stock options, non-statutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock unit awards and other stock awards. In connection with the closing of the Merger and the adoption of the 2021 Plan (as defined below), no further awards will be issued under the Private Aadi Plan.
The options that are granted from the Private Aadi Plan are exercisable at various dates as determined upon grant and will expire no more than ten years from their date of grant. The Private Aadi Plan stock options generally vest over a four-year term.
2011 Plan and 2017 Plan
In connection with the closing of the Merger, the Company assumed the Aerpio 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2011 Plan”) and the Aerpio 2017 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan,” and together with the 2011 Plan, the “Prior Plans”). No new awards will be granted under the Prior Plans effective as of the closing of the Merger and adoption of the 2021 Plan (as defined below).
2021 Plan
At the closing of the Merger, the Company adopted the Aadi Bioscience, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”), which permits the award of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance units and performance grants to employees, members of the board of directors, and outside consultants.
Subject to the adjustment provisions contained in the 2021 Plan and the evergreen provision described below, a total of 2,070,784 shares of common stock were initially reserved for issuance pursuant to the 2021 Plan. In addition, the shares reserved for issuance under the 2021 Plan include any shares of common stock (i) subject to awards of stock options or other awards granted under the Prior Plans that expire or otherwise terminate without having been exercised in full and shares of common stock granted under the Prior Plans that are forfeited or repurchased by the Company, and (ii) any shares of common stock subject to stock options or similar awards granted under the Private Aadi Plan that were assumed in the
Merger (provided that the maximum number of shares that may be added to the 2021 Plan pursuant to this sentence is 764,154 shares).
The number of shares available for issuance under the 2021 Plan also will include an annual increase, or the evergreen feature, on the first day of each of the Company’s fiscal years, beginning with the Company’s fiscal year 2022, equal to the least of:
2,070,784 shares of common stock;
a number of shares equal to 4% of the outstanding shares of common stock on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year; or
such number of shares as the board of directors or its designated committee may determine.
As a result of the evergreen increase, a total of 977,400 shares were added to the 2021 Plan on January 1, 2023.
Shares issuable under the 2021 Plan are authorized, but unissued, or reacquired shares of common stock. If an award expires or becomes unexercisable without having been exercised in full, is surrendered pursuant to an exchange program, or, with respect to restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance units or performance shares, is forfeited to or repurchased by the combined company due to failure to vest, the unpurchased shares (or for awards other than stock options or stock appreciation rights, the forfeited or repurchased shares) will become available for future grant or sale under the 2021 Plan (unless the 2021 Plan has terminated).
As of March 31, 2023, 296,343, 99,025 and 3,450,997 shares were outstanding under the Private Aadi Plan, 2017 Plan and 2021 Plan, respectively. As of March 31, 2023, no shares were outstanding under the 2011 Plan.
The following table summarizes the stock option activity during the three months ended March 31, 2023:
Stock
Option
Shares
Weighted Average
Exercise
Price
Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (in Years)
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value (in thousands)
Outstanding, January 1, 20232,990,423 $19.28 8.59$2,849 
Granted1,261,506 9.60 
Exercised(1,983)4.45 
Expired/cancelled(403,581)20.20 
Outstanding as of March 31, 20233,846,365 $16.51 8.73$1,259 
Options exercisable as of March 31, 2023851,373 $18.56 6.81$1,127 
Vested and expected to vest as of March 31, 20233,846,365 $16.51 8.73$1,259 
As of March 31, 2023, the aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding was $1.3 million. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, and 2022, the weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted was $8.57 and $14.80 per share, respectively.
As of March 31, 2023, there was $30.9 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.83 years.
The total intrinsic value of the options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2023, and 2022, was $16,000 and $0.1 million, respectively
As of March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, 568,368 and 853,760 shares were reserved for issuance under the 2021 Plan, respectively.
Compensation Expense Summary
The Company recognized the following compensation cost related to employee and non-employee share-based compensation activity for the periods presented (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20232022
Selling, general and administrative$1,640 $1,101 
Research and development1,100 680 
Total$2,740 $1,781 
The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the estimated fair value for share-based awards. Option pricing and models require the input of various assumptions, including the option’s expected life, expected dividend yield, price volatility and risk-free interest rate of the underlying stock.
The calculation was based on the following assumptions:
Three Months Ended March 31,
20232022
Weighted average grant date fair value (per share)$8.57$14.80
Risk-free interest rate
3.42% - 4.17%
1.46% - 1.76%
Expected volatility
89.94% - 95.72%
85.99% - 86.25%
Expected term (in years)
5.8 - 6.1
6.1
Expected dividend yield
Merger Warrants to Purchase Common Stock
The Company had warrants outstanding for the purchase of 29,167 shares of the Company’s common stock at both March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022. These warrants were assumed in the Merger and were issued by Aerpio in October 2019, for the purchase of 40,000 shares (after taking into account the reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock at a ratio of 15:1 effected on August 26, 2021 immediately prior to the closing of the Merger, (the "Reverse Stock Split")) of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $7.29 per share (after taking into account the Reverse Stock Split). These warrants were fully vested as of the date of the Merger and expire on October 24, 2024. No warrants were exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2023. At the grant date, the fair value of these awards was determined using a Black-Scholes option pricing model.
The number of shares and the exercise price shall be adjusted for standard anti-dilution events such as stock splits, combinations, reorganizations, or issue shares as part of a stock dividend. The warrants meet the criteria to be classified within stockholders’ equity.