Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Share-Based Compensation

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Share-Based Compensation
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Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Share-Based Compensation

7. Share-Based Compensation

 

In April 2020, the Company adopted the 2020 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The total number of shares of common stock available for issuance under the Plan as of March 31, 2022 was 2,412,526. The Plan increases the amount of shares issuable under the Plan by four percent of the outstanding shares of common stock at January 1, each year. The Plan permits the granting of share-based awards, including stock options, restricted stock units and awards, stock appreciation rights and other types of awards as deemed appropriate, in each case, in accordance with the terms of the Plan. The terms of the awards are determined by the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

 

Sonnet BioTherapeutics Holdings, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Restricted stock units

 

In July of 2020, 653,846 restricted stock units (“RSUs”) were granted, 50% of which vested on April 2, 2021 and the remaining 50% vested on April 2, 2022. In March of 2021, an additional 47,000 RSUs were granted, 50% of which vested on March 25, 2022 and the remaining 50% vest on March 25, 2023. In December of 2021, 650,685 RSUs were granted, 100% of which vest on January 1, 2023. Any unvested RSUs will be forfeited upon termination of services. The fair value of an RSU is equal to the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. RSU expense is amortized straight-line over the vesting period.

 

The Company recorded share-based compensation expense associated with the RSUs in its accompanying interim consolidated statements of operations as follows:

    Three Months Ended    

Six Months

Ended

    Three Months Ended    

Six Months

Ended

 
    March 31, 2022     March 31, 2022     March 31, 2021     March 31, 2021  
Research and development   $ 160,907     $ 330,083     $ 105,695     $ 211,389  
General and administrative     189,984       352,883       264,360       528,721  
Share-based compensation    $ 350,891     $ 682,966     $ 370,055     $ 740,110  

 

The following table summarizes RSU activity under the Plan:

    RSU    

Weighted Average

Grant Date Fair

Value

 
Unvested balance at October 1, 2021     363,268     $ 3.47  
Granted     650,685     $ 0.50  
Vested     (23,500 )   $ 2.38  
Forfeited     (2,500 )   $ 3.63  
Unvested balance at March 31, 2022     987,953     $ 1.54  

 

As of March 31, 2022, total unrecognized compensation expense relating to unvested RSUs granted was $0.3 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of less than one year.