15.Stock Incentive Plan The Company’s stock-based compensation program is designed to attract and retain employees while also aligning employees’ interests with the interests of its stockholders. Stock options have been granted to employees under the stockholder-approved 2007 Key Person Stock Option Plan (“2007 Plan”) and stock options and restricted stock have been granted to employees under the stockholder-approved 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (“2014 Plan”). Stockholder approval of the 2014 Plan became effective in September 2014. The 2014 Plan originally provided that the aggregate number of shares of common stock that may be issued pursuant to awards granted under the 2014 Plan may not exceed 450,000 shares (the “Share Reserve”), however in October 2015, the stockholders approved a 1,500,000 increase to the Share Reserve. In addition, the Share Reserve automatically increases on January 1st of each year, for a period of not more than 10 years, beginning on January 1st of the year following the year in which the 2014 Plan became effective and ending on (and including) January 1, 2024, in an amount equal to 4% of the total number of shares of common stock outstanding on December 31st of the preceding calendar year. The Company’s board of directors may act prior to January 1st of a given year to provide that there will be no January 1st increase in the Share Reserve for such year or that the increase in the Share Reserve for such year will be a lesser number of shares of common stock than would otherwise occur. On January 1, 2024, the Share Reserve increased by 275,401. The Share Reserve is currently 3,858,289 shares as of March 31, 2024. In light of stockholder approval of the 2014 Plan, the Company no longer grants equity awards under the 2007 Plan. As of March 31, 2024, there were no shares available for future stock-based compensation grants under the 2007 Plan and 2,089,605 shares of an aggregate total of 3,858,289 shares were available for future stock-based compensation grants under the 2014 Plan. Treasury Stock Acquired- Related Party Transaction On March 14, 2022, the Company’s board of directors authorized a share repurchase program under which it may repurchase up to $20.0 million of its outstanding common stock. Under this program the Company may purchase shares on a discretionary basis from time to time through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or other means, including through Rule 10b5-1 trading plans or through the use of other techniques such as accelerated share repurchases. The timing and amount of any transactions will be subject to the discretion of the Company based upon market conditions and other opportunities that it may have for the use or investment of its cash balances. The repurchase program has no expiration date, does not require the purchase of any minimum number of shares and may be suspended, modified or discontinued at any time without prior notice. Since the inception of the program, the Company purchased 148,500 shares at a cost of approximately $4,991 as of March 31, 2024. Stock Awards No stock was granted during the three months period ended March 31, 2024. The Company granted fully vested stock awards of 18,048 shares of common stock to the non-employee members of the board of directors, employees and one non-employee as compensation during the three months ended March 31, 2023. Net shares issued after deducting taxes paid on these grants were 14,099. Fair value of these stock awards on grant date was $695. Stock Options Aggregate intrinsic value represents the difference between the closing market value as of March 31, 2024 of the underlying common stock and the exercise price of outstanding, in-the-money options. A summary of the Company’s stock option activity and related information for the three months ended March 31, 2024 is as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Options Outstanding | | | | | | | | Weighted | | | | | | | | | | | Average | | | | | | Number of | | Weighted | | Remaining | | Aggregate | | | Stock Options | | Average | | Contractual | | Intrinsic Value | | | Outstanding | | Exercise Price | | Term (In Years) | | (In Thousands) | Balance, December 31, 2023 | | 1,021,785 | | $ | 3.84 | | 3.76 | | $ | 41,333 | Options exercised | | (35,781) | | | 2.45 | | — | | | — | Balance, March 31, 2024 | | 986,004 | | $ | 3.89 | | 3.13 | | $ | 24,973 | Exercisable as of March 31, 2024 | | 968,872 | | $ | 3.49 | | 1.92 | | $ | 24,920 |
As of March 31, 2024, the fair value of unvested stock options was approximately $320. This unrecognized stock-based compensation expense is expected to be recorded over a weighted average period of 3.13 years. No options were granted during the three months period ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. The following table represents the stock based compensation for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023: | | | | | | | | | | | Three months ended March 31, | | | | | 2024 | | 2023 | | | Cost of Revenues | | $ | 5 | | $ | — | | | Engineering and Product Development | | | 3 | | | 45 | | | Sales and Marketing | | | 4 | | | 170 | | | General and Administrative | | | 15 | | | 487 | | | Total | | $ | 27 | | $ | 702 | | |
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