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Stock Options and Warrants

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Stock Options and Warrants
9 Months Ended
Feb. 29, 2020
Stock Options and Warrants
Note 7 – Stock Options and Warrants
The Company had one active stock-based equity plan as of February 29, 2020, the CytoDyn Inc. 2012 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “2012 Plan”), and one stock-based equity plan that is no longer active, but under which certain prior awards remain outstanding, the CytoDyn Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2004 Plan” and, together with the 2012 Plan, the “Incentive Plans”). The 2012 Plan was approved by stockholders at the Company’s 2012 annual meeting to replace the 2004 Plan. The 2012 Plan was amended by stockholder approval in February 2015 to increase the number of shares available for issuance from 3,000,000 to 5,000,000 shares of common stock and in March 2016 to increase the number of shares available for issuance from 5,000,000 to 7,000,000 shares of common stock. At the annual meeting of stockholders held on August 24, 2017, the stockholders approved an amendment to the 2012 Plan to increase the number of shares available for issuance from 7,000,000 to 15,000,000 shares of common stock. At a special meeting of stockholders held on May 22, 2019, the stockholders approved an amendment to the 2012 Plan to increase the number of shares available for issuance from 15,000,000 to 25,000,000 shares of common stock. As of February 29, 2020, the Company had 1,578,883 shares available for future stock-based grants under the 2012 Plan, as amended.    The Company also sometimes makes awards of stock-based grants outside of the Incentive Plans.
Stock Options
From June 1, 2019 to November 30, 2019, the Company granted stock option awards to employees and directors to purchase a total of 1,975,000 shares of common stock under the 2012 Plan, with exercise prices of the stock option awards ranges between $0.385 and $0.52 per share. 1,000,000 stock options vest immediately and the remaining awards vest quarterly over one year and have
a ten-year
contractual term. The grant date fair value related to these stock options was $413,774.
From June 1, 2019 to November 30, 2019, the Company granted stock options, covering an aggregate of 1,787,500 shares of common stock to executive management, employees and consultants, of which 1,387,500 were granted under the 2012 Plan and 400,000 were granted outside of the 2012 Plan. Exercise prices range between $0.30 and $0.52 per share, except for one award of 50,000 shares which has an exercise price of $0.90 and represented a supplemental award related to a previous rescission, and which vested immediately. The awards granted to the consultants totaled 400,000 stock options, 200,000 of which vested immediately, 100,000 of which vested on December 12, 2019 and 100,000 of which will vest on April 7, 2020. Stock option awards covering an additional 1,112,500 shares granted to executive management and employees vest in 12 equal monthly installments and have a
ten-year
term. The remaining stock option awards granted to executive management and employees vest annually over three years, with
a ten-year contractual
term. The grant date fair value related to these stock options was $331,317.
On December 19, 2019, the Company issued stock options covering 7,300,000 shares of its common stock to directors, executives, and a consultant, of which 7,100,000 were granted under the 2012 Plan and 200,000 were granted outside of the 2012 Plan. The stock option awards have a per share exercise price of $0.63. Stock options covering 6,050,000 shares vested immediately upon issuance and 1,250,000 shares will vest upon filing of the BLA associated with
HIV-combination
therapy. In addition, the president and chief executive officer received a warrant awarded outside of the 2012 Plan covering 2,000,000 shares with an exercise price of $0.63 per share, which vests upon the Company’s filing of the BLA. The grant date fair value related to these stock options was approximately $2.7 million and each has a
ten-year
contractual term.
From January 6, 2020 through January 18, 2020, the Company granted stock option awards covering a new director, a new executive and new employees of the Company totaling 296,986 shares of common stock under the 2012 Plan, with exercise prices ranging between $0.85 to $1.05 per share. The awards have a
ten-year
contractual term of which 250,000 options vest ratably over three years, 11,986 options vest on March 1, 2020, and 25,000 options vest on June 1, 2020. The grant date fair value related to these stock options was $174,527.
 
On February 21, 2020, the Company granted stock option awards under the 2012 Plan covering an executive and employees of the Company totaling 265,000 shares of common stock to employees, with an exercise price $1.10 per share. The awards have a
ten-year
contractual term of which 115,000 options vest ratably over three years and 150,000 options vest ratably over one year. The awards have a
ten-year
contractual term. The grant date fair value related to these stock options was approximately $191,000.
On August 12, 2019, Gregory Gould, a member of the Company’s Board of Directors (“Board”), resigned. On September 12, 2019, Carl Dockery, a member of the Company’s Board did not stand for
re-election.
90 days after the cessation of their service, any vested and unexercised options in their names were returned to the pool of shares available for future stock-based grants under the 2012 Plan.
Warrants
From June 1, 2019 to November 30, 2019, in connection with registered direct offerings, as fully described in Note 14, the Company issued warrants covering 11,987,250 shares of common stock to investors. The investor warrants have a five-year term and an exercise price of $0.45 per share. In connection with the registered direct offerings, the Company also issued warrants covering 655,305 shares of common stock to the placement agent. The placement agent warrants have a five-year term and an exercise prices ranging between $0.40 and $0.444 per share.
From June 1, 2019 to November 30, 2019, in connection with Series C convertible preferred offerings, as fully described in Note 5, the Company issued common stock warrants covering a total of 9,601,000 shares of common stock to investors. The investor warrants have a five-year term and exercise prices ranging between $0.30 and $0.50 per share.
During the nine months ended February 29, 2020, in connection with extension and conversion of short-term convertible notes, the Company issued common stock warrants covering a total of 4,750,000 shares of common stock to investors. The investor warrants have a five-year term and exercise prices ranging between $0.30 and $0.45 per share.
On December 6, 2019, the Company entered into subscription agreements with certain investors for the sale of 415 Series C convertible preferred shares at a purchase price of $1,000.00 per share (“December 6, 2019 Offering”). The investors in the December 6, 2019 Offering also received warrants to purchase 1,037,500 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $0.30 per share and a five-year term. The Company received net proceeds from the December 6, 2019 offering of approximately $0.36 million.
On December 6, 2019, in exchange for services a consultant of the Company was granted warrants to purchase 250,000 shares of common stock, outside of the Company’s Incentive Plans, with an exercise price of $0.32 per share and a five-year term. These warrants were accounted for as stock-based compensation and the grant date fair value related to these warrants was $30,023.
On December 9, 2019, the Company entered into subscription agreements with certain investors for the sale of 2,568,330 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $0.30 per share in a registered direct offering (“December 9, 2019 Offering”), pursuant to a registration statement on Form
S-3.
The investors in the December 9, 2019 Offering also received warrants to purchase 1,926,248 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $0.45 per share and a five-year term.
On December 13, 2019, the Company entered into subscription agreements with certain investors for the sale of 2,433,333 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $0.30 per share in a registered direct offering (“December 13, 2019 Offering”), pursuant to a registration statement on Form
S-3.
The investors in the December 13, 2019 Offering also received warrants to purchase 1,825,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $0.45 per share and a five-year term.
On December 23, 2019, the Company entered into subscription agreements for the sale of 14,754,098 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 7,377,049 shares of common stock for a combined purchase price of $0.305 per share (“December 23, 2019 Offering”), pursuant to a registration statement on Form
S-3.
Each share of common stock was sold together with
one-half
of one warrant to purchase one share of common stock for a combined purchase price of $0.30 per share and a five-year term. As partial consideration for the License Agreement and the Supply Agreement, Vyera’s parent company, Phoenixus AG (“Phoenixus”), made a $4.0 million equity investment in the Company The December 23, 2019 Offering also included $0.5 million of shares of common stock and related warrants sold to an entity associated with David F. Welch, Ph.D., a member of the Company’s board of directors, on terms identical to those applicable to Phoenixus.
 
On January 31, 2020, the Company entered into subscription agreements with certain investors for the sale of 7,570 Series D convertible preferred shares at a purchase price of $1,000.00 per share (“January 31, 2020 offering”). The investors in the January 31, 2020 offering also received warrants to purchase 3,785,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $1.00 per share and a five-year term. The Company received net proceeds from the January 31, 2020 offering of approximately $7.6 million.
Compensation expense related to stock options, compensatory warrants and common stock reserved for advisory services for the three and nine months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019 was approximately $3.3 million and $4.3 million and approximately $1.4 million and $0.6 million, respectively. The grant date fair value of options and compensatory warrants vested during the three and nine month periods ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019 was approximately $1.9 million and $0.7 million and approximately $2.8 million and $1.8 million, respectively. As of February 29, 2020, there was approximately $1.7 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to share-based payments for unvested options and compensatory warrants, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 0.84 years.
The following table represents stock option and warrant activity as of and for the nine months ended February 29, 2020:
 
     Number of
Shares
     Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
     Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
in Years
     Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
 
Options and warrants outstanding—May 31, 2019
     178,591,849      $ 0.71        3.75      $ 896,400  
  
 
 
          
Granted
     56,818,838        0.46        —          —    
Exercised
     (59,546,851      0.39        —          —    
Forfeited/expired/cancelled
     (2,677,865      0.73        —          —    
  
 
 
          
Options and warrants outstanding—February 29, 2020
     173,185,971        0.65        3.94      $ 69,328,476
  
 
 
          
Outstanding exercisable—February 29, 2020
     169,122,723      $ 0.66        3.77      $ 67,192,113