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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
2014 Equity Incentive Plan
On March 26, 2014, the Company's 2014 Equity Incentive Plan ("2014 Plan") became effective. On March 27, 2014, the Company's earlier 2006 Global Share Plan ("2006 Plan") was terminated and all reserved-but-unissued shares under the 2006 Plan were added to the 2014 Plan and all shares underlying stock awards granted under the 2006 Plan that otherwise would return to the 2006 Plan instead were rolled into the 2014 Plan. The Company may not grant additional awards under the 2006 Plan, but the 2006 Plan will continue to govern outstanding awards previously granted under the 2006 Plan.
The 2014 Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code, only to employees of the Company or any parent or subsidiary of the Company, and for the grant of nonstatutory stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, performance units and performance shares to employees, directors and consultants of the Company, and the employees and consultants of any parent or subsidiary of the Company.
In January 2017, the Company effected an increase of 2,612,263 shares reserved under the 2014 Plan. As of March 31, 2017, the Company had 8,313,981 total shares of common stock reserved and available for grant under the 2014 Plan.
The following table summarizes the total number of shares available for grant under the 2014 Plan as of March 31, 2017:
 
 
 
Shares Available for Grant
 
 
Balance, December 31, 2016
5,116,753

Authorized
2,612,263

Options granted

Options canceled
542,265

Awards granted
(804,691
)
Awards canceled
847,391

Balance, March 31, 2017
8,313,981


Stock Options
The following table summarizes the information about outstanding stock option activity:
 
Options Outstanding
 
Number of
Shares
Underlying
Outstanding
Options
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise 
Price
 
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual Term
(Years)
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(in thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2016
6,219,774

 
$
6.15

 
6.42
 
$
6,056

Options granted

 

 
 
 
 
Options exercised
(124,144
)
 
1.66

 
 
 
 
Options canceled
(542,265
)
 
6.95

 
 
 
 
Balance, March 31, 2017
5,553,365

 
$
6.17

 
5.96
 
$
3,547

Options exercisable, March 31, 2017
4,098,387

 
$
5.84

 
5.15
 
$
3,527


The weighted-average-grant-date fair value of options granted was $2.62 per share for the three months ended March 31, 2016, and the aggregate-grant-date fair value of the Company's stock options granted was $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016. There were no options granted for the three months ended March 31, 2017.
The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options exercised was $0.4 million and $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The intrinsic value for each share underlying an option represents the difference between the option exercise price per share and the closing stock price of a share of the Company’s common stock. The total grant-date fair value of the options vested was $4.8 million and $5.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Restricted Stock Units
The Company currently grants Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") to certain employees and directors. The RSUs typically vest over a period of time, generally one year to three years, and are subject to the participant’s continuing service to the Company over that period. Until vested, RSUs do not have the voting and dividend participation rights of common stock and the shares underlying the awards are not considered issued and outstanding.
The following is a summary of the Company’s RSU activity and related information for the three months ended March 31, 2017:
 
Restricted Stock Units Outstanding
 
Shares
 
Weighted Average
Grant Date
Fair Value Per Share
 
 
 
 
Balance, December 31, 2016
4,365,670

 
$
6.23

Awards granted
804,691

 
5.00

Awards vested
(481,546
)
 
5.87

Awards canceled
(777,023
)
 
6.24

Balance, March 31, 2017
3,911,792

 
$
6.03



The weighted-average-grant date fair value of RSUs granted was $5.00 and $5.01 per share for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The aggregate grant date fair value of RSUs granted was $4.0 million and $2.1 million, respectively for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The aggregate fair value of shares vested as of the respective vesting dates was $2.2 million and $2.6 million, for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.
The number of RSUs vested includes shares that the Company withheld on behalf of certain employees to satisfy the minimum statutory tax withholding requirements, as determined by the Company. During the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company withheld 70,368 and 58,790 shares of stock, for an aggregate value of $0.3 million and $0.3 million, respectively. The Company returned such shares to the 2014 Plan, which are available under the plan terms for future issuance.
The number of RSUs granted includes 378,644 shares of performance-based restricted stock units ("PBRSUs") that the Company granted to certain executives in the first quarter of 2017 pursuant to the 2014 Plan. Each PBRSU represents the right to receive one share of the Company's common stock upon vesting, subject to the Company's achievement of certain performance conditions. At each reporting period, the Company assesses the probability of the amount of these PBRSUs expected to vest based on its achievement of the performance condition.     
2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
The 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP") is a ten-year plan, effective in March 2014. The ESPP authorizes the Company to issue shares of common stock pursuant to purchase rights it grants to the Company's employees and those of its designated subsidiaries. In January 2017, the Company effected an increase of 1,000,000 shares reserved under the ESPP. As of March 31, 2017, the Company had 2,575,605 total shares of common stock reserved and available for issuance under the ESPP.
Under the ESPP, the Company grants stock purchase rights to all eligible employees, currently covering a one-year offering period ending December 1, 2017, with purchase dates at the end of each interim six-month purchase period. Employees purchase shares using employee payroll deductions at purchase prices equal to 85% of the lesser of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock at either the first day of each offering period or the date of purchase. The ESPP currently has a reset provision: If the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the last day of any purchase period during an offering period is lower than the closing sales price on the first day of the related offering period, that offering period will terminate upon the purchase of shares for such purchase period and participants will be automatically re-enrolled in the immediately following offering period. As a result, the reference price for purposes of determining the purchase price of shares for subsequent purchase periods for all participants of the new offering period resets to such lower price. No participant may purchase more than $25,000 worth of common stock in any calendar year, or 5,000 shares of common stock in any six-month purchase period. For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, no shares were issued under the ESPP.
Stock Repurchase Program
In February 2016, the Company's board of directors authorized a stock repurchase program of up to $10.0 million, with stock purchases made from time to time in compliance with applicable securities laws in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The timing and amounts of any purchases will be based on market conditions and other factors including price, regulatory requirements and capital availability. The authorization does not require the purchase of any minimum number of shares, and the Company may suspend, modify or discontinue the program at any time without prior notice.  Unless modified, or earlier suspended or discontinued, the authorization will expire as of June 30, 2017, without the Company's further action.
During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company repurchased a total of 153,176 shares of its common stock on the open market at a total cost of $0.8 million with an average price per share of $5.09 respectively. No shares were repurchased during the three months ended March 31, 2017.
Determination of Fair Values
Weighted-average assumptions for the Company's stock options granted were as follows:
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Stock options:
 
 
 
Expected term (in years)
N/A
 
5.89

Expected volatility
N/A
 
55.64
%
Risk free interest rate
N/A
 
1.52
%

Weighted average assumptions used to value employee stock purchase rights under the Black-Scholes model were as follows:
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
ESPP purchase rights:
 
 
 
Expected term (in years)
0.50 - 1.00
 
0.50 - 2.00
Expected volatility
34% - 39%
 
35% - 55%
Risk free interest rate
0.60% - 0.82%
 
0.07% - 0.51%

Stock-based Compensation Expense
The total stock-based compensation the Company recognized for stock-based awards in the consolidated statements of operations is as follows:
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(in thousands)
Cost of revenue
$
271

 
$
272

Research and development
688

 
1,345

Sales and marketing
1,294

 
1,768

General and administrative
1,300

 
1,511

Total stock-based compensation
$
3,553

 
$
4,896


The following table presents stock-based compensation expense by award-type:
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(in thousands)
Stock Options
$
883

 
$
1,146

Restricted Stock Units
2,270

 
3,147

Employee Stock Purchase Plan
400

 
603

Total stock-based compensation
$
3,553

 
$
4,896


As of March 31, 2017, unrecognized stock-based compensation related to outstanding stock options, RSUs and ESPP purchase rights, was $5.0 million, $20.7 million and $1.0 million, respectively, which the Company expects to recognize over weighted-average periods of 1.96 years, 2.01 years and 0.67 years, respectively.