Jaguar Health, Inc. Stock Compensation Disclosure
12. Stock-Based Compensation
2013 Equity Incentive Plan
In November 2013, the Company's BOD and sole stockholder adopted the Jaguar Health, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2013 Plan”). The 2013 Plan allows the Company's BOD to grant stock options, restricted stock awards, and RSUs to employees, officers, directors, and consultants. Following the effective date of the Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) and after the effectiveness of any grants under the 2013 Plan contingent on the IPO, no additional stock awards will be granted under the 2013 Plan. Outstanding grants continue to be exercisable; however, any unissued shares under the plan and any forfeitures of outstanding options do not roll over to the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan. There were 0 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and 2023.
2014 Stock Incentive Plan
Effective May 12, 2015, the Company adopted the Jaguar Health, Inc. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (“2014 Plan”). The 2014 Plan provides options, restricted stock, and RSUs to eligible employees, directors, and consultants to purchase the Company's common stock. The term of an incentive stock option may not exceed 10 years, except that with respect to any participant who owns more than 10% of the voting power of all classes or our outstanding stock, the term must not exceed 5 years. The 2014 Plan provides for automatic share increases on the first day of each fiscal year in the amount of 2% of the outstanding number of shares of the Company's common stock on the last day of the preceding calendar year. The 2014 Plan replaced the 2013 Plan except that all outstanding options under the 2013 Plan remain outstanding until exercised, canceled, or expired.
As of December 31, 2024, 30,469 options were outstanding, and 149 options were available for grant. As of December 31, 2023, 15 options were outstanding, and 86 options were available for grant.
2020 New Employee Inducement Award Plan
Effective June 16, 2020, the Company adopted the Jaguar Health, Inc. New Employee Inducement Award Plan (“2020 Inducement Award Plan”) and, subject to the adjustment provisions of the Inducement Award Plan, reserved 89 shares of the Company’s common stock for issuance pursuant to equity awards granted under the Inducement Award Plan. The term of an incentive stock option may not exceed 10 years, except that with respect to any participant who owns more than 10% of the voting power of all classes or our outstanding stock, the term must not exceed 5 years. The 2020 Inducement Award Plan grants non-statutory stock options, RSUs, restricted stock, and performance shares. The 2020 Inducement Award Plan was adopted without Stockholder Approval pursuant to Rule 5635(c)(4) of the Nasdaq Listing Rules. The terms and conditions of the 2020 Inducement Award Plan are substantially similar to the Company’s 2014 Stock Incentive Plan but with such other terms and conditions intended to comply with the Nasdaq inducement award rules. In accordance with Rule 5635(c)(4) of the Nasdaq Listing Rules, the only persons eligible to receive grants of equity awards under the Inducement Award Plan are individuals who were not previously an employee or director of the Company or following a bona fide period of non-employment, as an inducement material to such persons entering into employment with the Company.
On May 15, 2023, the BOD of the Company approved an amendment to the 2020 Inducement Award Plan to reserve an additional 19,967 shares of the Company’s common stock for issuance pursuant to equity awards granted under the Inducement Award Plan, thereby increasing the number of shares of the Company’s common stock issuable thereunder from 38,873 shares to 58,840 shares.
On August 13, 2024, the BOD of the Company approved an amendment to the 2020 Inducement Award Plan to reserve an additional 19,721 shares of the Company’s common stock for issuance pursuant to equity awards granted under the Inducement Award Plan, thereby increasing the number of shares of the Company’s common stock issuable thereunder from 58,540 shares to 78,561 shares.
As of December 31, 2024, 1 option was outstanding, and 17,546 options were available for grant. As of December 31, 2023, 1 option was outstanding, and 331 options were available for grant.
Stock Options and Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”)
The following table summarizes the incentive plan activity for the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:
(in thousands, except share and per share data) |
|
Shares |
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|
Stock |
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RSUs |
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|
Weighted |
|
|
Weighted Average |
|
|
Aggregate |
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Outstanding at January 1, 2023 |
|
|
82 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
$ |
|
889,102 |
|
|
|
7.19 |
|
|
$ |
|
— |
|
Additional shares authorized |
|
|
2,111 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
Options granted |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
Options exercised |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
Options canceled |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
491,722 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
RSUs granted |
|
|
(1,794 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,794 |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
RSUs vested and released |
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
RSUs cancelled |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2023 |
|
|
417 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
1,798 |
|
|
$ |
|
893,466 |
|
|
|
6.21 |
|
|
$ |
|
— |
|
Additional shares authorized |
|
|
46,154 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
Options granted |
|
|
(30,578 |
) |
|
|
30,578 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
Options exercised |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
Options canceled |
|
|
124 |
|
|
|
(124 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
221 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
RSUs granted |
|
|
(5,644 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
5,644 |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
RSUs exercised |
|
|
7,216 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(7,216 |
) |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
RSUs cancelled |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2024 |
|
|
17,695 |
|
|
|
30,470 |
|
|
|
220 |
|
|
$ |
|
311 |
|
|
|
9.77 |
|
|
$ |
|
— |
|
Exercisable at December 31, 2024 |
|
|
|
|
|
1,453 |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
5,885 |
|
|
|
9.72 |
|
|
$ |
|
— |
|
||
Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2024 |
|
|
|
|
|
25,158 |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
370 |
|
|
|
9.77 |
|
|
$ |
|
— |
|
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* Fair market value of Jaguar stock on December 31, 2024 was $25.25 per share.
The intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the underlying options and the fair market value of the Company's common stock for in-the-money options.
The number of options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, were 0.
The weighted average grant date fair value of stock options granted was $30.33 and $0 per share for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.
The number of options that were vested for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, was 1,437 and 1, respectively. The grant date weighted average fair value of options that were vested for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, was $142.01 and $410,429 respectively.
Stock-Based Compensation
The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expenses related to stock options, inducement stock options and RSUs for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, and are included in the consolidated statements of operations as follows:
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Year Ended |
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December 31, |
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(in thousands) |
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2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
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Research and development expense |
|
$ |
|
711 |
|
|
$ |
|
1,044 |
|
|
Sales and marketing expense |
|
|
|
149 |
|
|
|
|
152 |
|
|
General and administrative expense |
|
|
|
781 |
|
|
|
|
916 |
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
|
1,641 |
|
|
$ |
|
2,112 |
|
|
As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company had $683,011 and $2.7 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense for options, and RSU’s outstanding, respectively.
The fair value of options granted during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, were calculated using the range of assumptions set forth below:
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Year Ended |
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December 31, |
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|
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2024 |
2023 |
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Volatility |
|
163.96 - 163.96 |
|
|
— |
|
Expected term (years) |
|
5.04 - 5.04 |
|
|
— |
|
Risk-free interest rate |
|
3.86% - 3.86% |
|
|
— |
|
401(k) Plan
The Company sponsors a 401(k) defined contribution plan covering all employees. No employer contributions were made to the plan from plan inception through December 31, 2024.
About Stock Compensation Disclosures
Stock-based compensation disclosures detail the equity awards granted to employees and executives — including stock options, restricted stock units (RSUs), and performance shares — along with the valuation methods and assumptions used to expense them. This section reveals the true cost of talent retention and the alignment between management incentives and shareholder interests.
Key signals: total unrecognized compensation expense and its expected recognition period signal future earnings headwinds from already-granted awards. For stock options, examine Black-Scholes assumptions — expected volatility, risk-free rate, and expected term — as understating any of these reduces reported compensation expense. Compare stock compensation expense as a percentage of revenue against peers to assess dilution cost. Watch vesting schedules for acceleration clauses tied to change-of-control events. Performance-based awards with undemanding targets may indicate weak governance. Add back stock compensation to operating cash flow to calculate a more conservative free cash flow figure.