Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]

Stockholders’ Equity

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Stockholders’ Equity
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Equity [Abstract]  
Stockholders’ Equity

6. Stockholders’ Equity

 

As of March 31, 2026, 893,181 shares of the 908,362 shares of the common stock grant, which includes an additional grant of 120 shares issued during the vesting period due to rounding up of fractional shares, had vested at approximately $2,009,657 value and 15,181 shares remain unvested and unrecognized at approximately $34,157 value. There were no shares vested during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.

 

On January 23, 2022, November 30, 2022, November 17, 2023, March 12, 2024, March 2, 2025, and December 27, 2025, the board of directors sequentially extended the lock-up of the shares owned by the Company’s directors, officers, and existing pre-IPO investors to September 30, 2026 (approximately 72 months from date of the Company’s IPO). During this period, current officers, directors and certain shareholders will not be able to sell their shares of the Company’s common stock unless otherwise modified by the board of directors. After September 30, 2026, leak-out provisions will become effective unless otherwise modified by the board of directors.

 

Between January 1, 2026 and March 31, 2026, the Company completed At The Market (“ATM”) offerings pursuant to its ATM agreement with H. C. Wainwright, in which it issued and sold a total of 367,547 shares of its common stock at an average offering price of $25.33 per share for gross proceeds of $9,309,189 and net proceeds of $9,029,912, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses borne by the Company, which totalled $279,277.

 

Between January 1, 2025 and March 31, 2025, the Company completed At The Market (“ATM”) offerings pursuant to its ATM agreement with H. C. Wainwright, in which it issued and sold a total of 39,918 shares of its common stock at an average offering price of $12.52 per share for gross proceeds of $499,936 and net proceeds of $492,423, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses borne by the Company, which totalled $7,513.

 

Total shares outstanding as of May 26, 2026, do not exclude 108,208 shares of common stock which were cancelled on January 10, 2026, due to breaches of agreements by an existing shareholder.

 

 

Options

 

On June 22, 2022, prior to the close of the Nasdaq market, 1,498,128 shares of common stock were granted to employees, consultants, and directors issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options under the Company’s 2019 Equity Incentive Plan at an exercise price of $7.63 per share, which was the most recent prior closing share price on June 21, 2022. The options had a fair value on the grant date of $9,512,356, based on a risk-free rate of 3.2% and an annualized volatility of 106%. As of March 31, 2026, $8,977,282 was expensed and $535,074 may be expensed in the future if and as vesting occurs. As of March 31, 2025, $6,599,194 was expensed. Vesting will be based on time of service over a four year period.

 

On December 24, 2024, prior to the close of the Nasdaq market, 1,627,937 shares of common stock were granted to employees, consultants, and directors issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options under the Company’s Amended 2024 Equity Incentive Plan at an exercise price of $12.16 per share, which was the most recent prior closing share price on December 23, 2024. The options had a fair value on the grant date of $16,190,565, based on a risk-free rate of 4.5% and an annualized volatility of 103%. As of March 31, 2026, $9,623,699 was expensed and $6,566,866 may be expensed in the future if and as vesting occurs. As of March 31, 2025, $5,824,931 was expensed. Vesting will be based on time of service over a three year period.

 

On November 13, 2025, after the close of the Nasdaq market, 100,000 shares of common stock were granted and vested to management issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options under the Company’s Amended 2024 Equity Incentive Plan at an exercise price of $8.20 per share, which was the closing share price on November 13, 2025. The options had a fair value on the grant date of $626,469, based on a risk-free rate of 3.7% and an annualized volatility of 101%, of which $626,469 was expensed through December 31, 2025.