9. Stockholders’ equity

The Company has a 2012 Equity Incentive Plan (2012 Plan) under which the Company granted options to purchase shares of its common stock. As of September 30, 2023, options to purchase 2,866 shares of common stock remained outstanding under the 2012 Plan. The 2012 Plan was terminated in connection with the Company’s initial public offering in February 2014, and accordingly, no new options are available for issuance under this plan. The 2012 Plan continues to govern outstanding awards granted thereunder.

The Company has a 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (2014 Plan) under which the Company granted restricted stock units, restricted stock awards, performance units, performance shares, and options to purchase shares of its common stock. As of September 30, 2023, awards with respect to 1,570,425 shares of the Company’s common stock were outstanding. An additional 895,346 shares were added to the 2014 Plan share reserve for 2023.

The Company’s stockholders approved the adoption of the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (2023 Plan) on May 31, 2023 that provides for the grant of incentive stock options, within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code, to the Company’s employees and any parent and subsidiary corporation’s employees, and for the grant of nonstatutory stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, restricted stock awards, stock appreciation rights, performance units, and performance shares to its employees, directors, and consultants and its parent and subsidiary corporations’ employees and consultants. The 2023 Plan became effective June 5, 2023. The 2014 Plan terminated upon effectiveness of the 2023 Plan and no further awards will be made under the 2014 Plan, but the 2014 Plan will continue to govern awards previously granted under it. The number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the 2023 Plan was: (i) 400,000 shares, plus (ii) (A) 2,027,790 shares that, as of immediately before the termination or expiration of the 2014 Plan, had been reserved but not issued under any 2014 Plan awards and are not subject to any awards granted under the 2014 Plan, plus (B) any shares subject to awards granted under the 2014 Plan or the 2012 Plan that, after the 2014 Plan is terminated or expired, expire or otherwise terminate without having been exercised or issued in full or are forfeited to or repurchased by the Company due to failure to vest, plus (C) any shares that, after the 2014 Plan is terminated or expired, are tendered to or withheld by us for payment of an exercise or purchase price or for tax withholding obligations with respect to an award granted under the 2014 Plan or 2012 Plan, with the maximum number of shares that may be added to the 2023 Plan under subsection (ii) above equal to 2,950,000 shares.

As of September 30, 2023, 1,623,001 shares of common stock remained available for issuance under the 2023 Plan. The shares available for issuance under the 2023 Plan will be increased by any shares returned to the 2012 Plan and 2014 Plan as a result of 1) expiration or termination of awards and 2) tendered to or withheld by us for payment of an exercise or purchase price or for tax withholding obligations.

Stock options

Options typically expire between seven and ten years from the date of grant and vest over one to four-year terms. Options have been granted to employees, directors, and consultants of the Company, as determined by the board of directors, at the deemed fair market value of the shares underlying the options at the date of grant.

The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 was $735 and $204, respectively. As of September 30, 2023, all stock-based compensation expense for options granted under the Plans was recognized.

Stock incentive awards

The Company granted restricted stock units (RSUs) and restricted stock awards (RSAs) under the 2014 and 2023 Plans (Stock Awards). The Stock Awards vest either based solely on the satisfaction of time-based service conditions or on the satisfaction of time-based service conditions combined with performance criteria. Stock Awards are subject to forfeiture if the holder’s services to the Company terminate before vesting.

Stock Awards granted with only time-based service vesting conditions generally vest over three-year and four-year service periods, as defined in the terms of each award. Stock Awards that vest based on the satisfaction of time-based service conditions combined with performance criteria generally vest over a three-year service and performance period, based on performance criteria established at the time of the award. The portion of the Stock Award that is earned may equal or be more or less than the targeted number of shares subject to the Stock Award depending on whether the performance criteria are met.

As of September 30, 2023, the unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested employee restricted stock units was $15,833, excluding estimated forfeitures. This amount is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.8 years.

Employee stock purchase plan

The Company’s 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) provides for the grant to all eligible employees an option to purchase stock under the ESPP, within the meaning Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code. The ESPP permits participants to purchase common stock through payroll deductions of up to 15% of their eligible compensation, which includes a participant’s base straight time gross earnings, incentive compensation, bonuses, overtime, and shift premium, but exclusive of payments for equity compensation and other similar compensation. A participant may purchase a maximum of 1,500 shares during a purchase period. Amounts deducted and accumulated by the participant are used to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at the end of each six-month period. The purchase price of the shares will be 85% of the lower of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the first trading day of each offering period or on the exercise date. The offering periods are currently approximately six months in length beginning on the first business day on or after March 1 and September 1 of each year and ending on the first business day on or after September 1 and March 1 approximately six months later.

As of September 30, 2023, a total of 550,595 shares of common stock were available for sale pursuant to the ESPP.

The number of shares available for sale under the ESPP is increased annually on the first day of each fiscal year by an amount equal to the least of:

For 2023, an additional 179,069 shares were added to the ESPP share reserve pursuant to the provision described above.

Stock-based compensation

Employee stock-based compensation expense was calculated based on awards of stock options, restricted stock units and restricted stock awards ultimately expected to vest based on the Company’s historical award cancellations. ASC 718 – Compensation-Stock Compensation requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.