NOTE 3—STOCK-BASED AWARDS AND PER SHARE INFORMATION

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company currently has one stock-based compensation plan, the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended effective as of May 26, 2004, November 15, 2005, May 16, 2007, May 5, 2011, June 6, 2013, October 30, 2014, April 27, 2015, and May 6, 2016) (the “2002 Plan”), which will expire on May 5, 2019. Persons eligible to receive awards under the 2002 Plan include officers, employees, and directors of the Company, as well as consultants. As of March 31, 2017, a total of 15,550,000 shares of BIOLASE common stock have been authorized for issuance under the 2002 Plan, of which 3,651,829 shares of BIOLASE common stock have been issued pursuant to options that were exercised and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) that were settled in common stock, 8,420,559 shares of BIOLASE common stock have been reserved for outstanding options and unvested RSUs, and 3,477,612 shares of BIOLASE common stock remain available for future grants.

The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $379,000 and $834,000, for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, based on the grant-date fair value.  Stock-based compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2017 includes the reversal of $428,000 resulting from the reassessment of certain performance based equity awards. The net impact to earnings was $(0.01), and $(0.01) per basic and diluted share for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. At March 31, 2017, the Company had approximately $5.3 million of total unrecognized compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, related to unvested share-based compensation arrangements. The Company expects that cost to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.4 years.  

The following table summarizes the income statement classification of compensation expense associated with share-based payments (in thousands):

 

 

The stock option fair values, under the 2002 Plan, were estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions:

 

A summary of option activity under the 2002 Plan for the three months ended March 31, 2017 is as follows (in thousands, except per share data):  

 

(1) The intrinsic value calculation does not include negative values. This can occur when the fair market value on the reporting date is less than the exercise price of the grant.

 

A summary of unvested stock option activity under the 2002 Plan for the three months ended March 31, 2017 is as follows (in thousands, except per share data):

 

 

Cash proceeds, along with fair value disclosures related to grants, exercises, and vested options under the 2002 Plan are as follows for the three months ended March 31 (in thousands, except per share amounts): 

 

 

(1) Excess tax benefits received related to stock option exercises are presented as financing cash inflows. The Company currently does not receive a tax benefit related to the exercise of stock options due to the Company’s net operating losses.

(2) The intrinsic value of stock options exercised is the amount by which the market price of the stock on the date of exercise exceeded the market price of the stock on the date of grant.

Effective February 6, 2017, the Compensation Committee of the BIOLASE board of directors (the “Board”) issued 611,000 non-qualified stock options to purchase shares of BIOLASE common stock to certain employees of the Company.  These awards were issued at $1.55 per share, the closing market price of BIOLASE common stock on the grant date, and expire 10 years from the grant date.  Vesting periods for options are as follows: (i) for the 586,000 options awarded to existing employees, one-half vest on the first anniversary of award date and one-half vest on the second anniversary of the award date and (ii) for the 25,000 options awarded to new employees, 25% vest on February 6, 2018 and the remainder vest ratably over the 36-month period, commencing on March 6, 2018.

Inducement Stock-Based Awards

On March 13, 2017, and as amended on April 19, 2017, in connection with the hiring of a new Vice President of Sales, the Compensation Committee of the Board awarded non-qualified stock options to purchase 400,000 shares of BIOLASE common stock.  This award was issued at $1.17 per share, the closing market price of BIOLASE common stock on the grant date, and expires 10 years from the grant date.  Vesting periods for the options are as follows: (i) two-fifths of the total grant is subject to time vesting with 25% vesting as of March 13, 2018 and the remaining 75% vesting ratably monthly over a 36-month period commencing on March 13, 2018, and (ii) three-fifths of the total grant is subject to specific 2017 and 2018 performance criteria, with vesting upon satisfaction of the applicable performance criteria.

On March 27, 2017, in connection with the hiring of a new Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, the Compensation Committee of the Board awarded non-qualified stock options to purchase 600,000 shares of BIOLASE common stock.  This award was issued at $1.28 per share, the closing market price of BIOLASE common stock on the grant date, and expires 10 years from the grant date.  Vesting periods for the options are as follows: (i) two-thirds of the total grant is subject to time vesting with 25% vesting as of March 27, 2018 and the remaining 75% vesting ratably monthly over a 36-month period commencing on March 27, 2018, and (ii) one-third of the total grant is subject to specific 2017 and 2018 performance criteria, with vesting upon satisfaction of the applicable performance criteria. This award was forfeited upon the departure of the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in May 2017.

Restricted Stock Units

Effective February 6, 2017, the Compensation Committee of the Board approved the grant of the following awards:

80,000 RSUs were awarded to an employee of the Company as part of the employee’s 2017 compensation. These awards were valued at $1.55 per share, the closing market price of BIOLASE common stock on the grant date, and vest as follows: (i) 30,000 of the RSUs vest on March 14, 2017, (ii) 20,000 of the RSUs vest on September 14, 2017, and (iii) 30,000 of the RSUs vest on May 10, 2018.

1,000,000 stock-settled RSUs were awarded to the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer as part of his 2017 compensation.  These RSUs were valued at $1.55 per share, the closing market price of BIOLASE common stock on the grant date. These RSUs vest as follows: (i) one-quarter of the RSUs vest on February 6, 2019, (ii) one-eighth of the RSUs vest on February 6, 2020, (iii) one-eighth of the RSUs vest on February 6, 2021, and (iv) one-half of the RSUs vest upon the achievement of specific interim and annual Company performance criteria.

 

A summary of unvested RSU activity under the 2002 Plan for the three months ended March 31, 2017 is as follows:

 

Warrants

The Company issues warrants to acquire shares of BIOLASE common stock as approved by the Board.  A summary of warrant activity for the three months ended March 31, 2017 is as follows:

 

Net Loss Per Share – Basic and Diluted

Basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing income (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of BIOLASE common stock outstanding for the period. In computing diluted net income (loss) per share, the weighted average number of shares outstanding is adjusted to reflect the effect of potentially dilutive securities.

 

Outstanding stock options, restricted stock units and warrants to purchase approximately 22,927,127 shares were not included in the calculation of diluted loss per share for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as their effect would have been anti-dilutive.  For the same 2016 period, anti-dilutive outstanding stock options and warrants to purchase 15,227,739 shares were not included in the computation of diluted loss per share.