Neuphoria Therapeutics Inc. Stock Compensation Disclosure
Note 9. Share-Based Compensation
In December 2024, Neuphoria adopted its 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (“2024 Plan”). The maximum number of shares of common stock of the Company that are available for issuance under the 2024 Plan is 1,000,000 shares. On December 24, 2024, our predecessor entity, Bionomics Limited, effected a redomiciliation through a scheme of arrangement under Australian law whereby and following which Neuphoria became the successor entity to Bionomics. As a result of the redomiciliation, Neuphoria issued certain options to acquire shares of common stock in Neuphoria to holders of options to acquire shares in Bionomics (“Bionomics Options”) in exchange for their Bionomics Options. The structure of equity awards is under the active review of the Compensation Committee to ensure it meets good corporate practice for a company of our size, nature and company lifecycle. The Committee may, from time to time, grant Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Stock Bonus Awards and/or Performance Awards to one or more Eligible Persons. At June 30, 2025 there were 908,789 shares available for grant under the 2024 Plan.
Equity awards for executives and employees were previously provided by a combination of equity plans that may include the:
Participation in these plans was at our board of directors’ discretion and no individual has an ongoing contractual right to participate in a plan or to receive any guaranteed benefits. For key appointments, an initial allocation of equity was offered as a component of the recipients initial employment agreement.
The following describes the material terms of each of the historic plans.
The Bionomics Employee Equity Plan and Bionomics Employee Share Option Plan
The EEP replaced the ESOP at the Annual General Meeting held December 2, 2021.
The EEP was last amended on October 31, 2021 to provide the Company with increased flexibility to settle EEP awards offered or granted to non-Australian employees and directors by enabling it to offer and grant EEP awards that may be settled in American Depository Shares (“ADS”) (at a number of ADSs that represents the appropriate number of Ordinary Shares offered or granted under the award). In addition, the amendment permits the Company to (i) determine any monetary amounts and accept payments related to the EEP or awards issued thereunder in United States dollars (or any other currency the Board deems acceptable), (ii) impose terms and conditions on the EEP or awards issued thereunder to comply with the securities and tax laws of the United States (or any other jurisdiction the Board deems appropriate), and (iii) take any other steps the Board deems necessary or desirable to settle EEP awards in ADSs.
Share-based compensation benefits have been provided to employees via the Employee Equity Plan, with the exception of share options issued to the Executive Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer which were each approved by shareholders at the General Meeting held in February 2023.
Staff eligible to participate in the plan are those who have been a full-time or part-time employee of the Company for a period of not less than six months or are members of the Board of Directors. Options are granted under the plan for no consideration and vest
equally over five years, or when vesting conditions are achieved, unless they are bonus options which vest immediately. The amounts disclosed as remuneration relating to options are the assessed fair values at grant date of those options allocated equally over the period from grant date to vesting date.
The following table summarizes the weighted-average assumptions used in calculating the fair value of the awards granted during the years ended June 30, 2025 and 2024:
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Year Ended June 30, |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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Expected term (in years) |
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5.8 |
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6.4 |
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Expected volatility |
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79.6 |
% |
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74.2% - 80.1% |
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Risk-free interest |
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3.8 |
% |
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3.2% - 3.6% |
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Dividend yield |
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% |
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% |
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The following table summarizes employee and non-employee stock option activity for the year ended June 30, 2025:
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Number |
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Weighted |
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Weighted |
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Aggregate |
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(in years) |
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Outstanding as of June 30, 2024 |
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51,127 |
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$ |
158.52 |
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|
4.18 |
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|
$ |
|
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Granted |
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40,500 |
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$ |
5.11 |
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9.80 |
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$ |
80,595 |
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Lapsed |
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(416 |
) |
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$ |
470.53 |
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- |
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$ |
- |
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Outstanding as of June 30, 2025 |
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91,211 |
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$ |
88.79 |
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6.15 |
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$ |
80,595 |
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Options exercisable as of June 30, 2025 |
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64,485 |
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$ |
120.43 |
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4.94 |
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$ |
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(1) The aggregate intrinsic value in this table was calculated on the positive difference, if any, between the closing price per share of the Company’s common stock on June 30, 2025 of $7.10 and the per share exercise price of the underlying options.
As of June 30, 2025, there was approximately $0.1 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested employee stock option awards outstanding, which is expected to be recognized as expense over a weighted average period of 0.76 years.
During the twelve months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company recognized total share-based compensation expense of approximately $0.2 million and $0.8 million, respectively, substantially all of which was recorded as general and administrative expense in each period.
In determining the fair value of the share-based awards, the Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model and assumptions discussed below. Each of these inputs is subjective and generally requires significant judgment to determine.
The dividend yield of zero is based on the fact that the Company has never paid cash dividends and has no present intention to pay cash dividends. Expected volatility is estimated using the historical volatility of the Company commencing with its direct listing on the NASDAQ exchange post-redomiciliation. The Company has estimated the expected life of its stock options using the “simplified” method, whereby, the expected life equals the average of the vesting term and the original contractual term of the option for service-based awards since the Company doesn’t have sufficient historical or implied data of its own. The risk-free interest rates for periods within the expected life of the option are based on the yields of zero-coupon United States Treasury securities.
Restricted Stock Units
Terms of RSUs agreements, including vesting requirements, are determined by the board of directors or its compensation committee, subject to the provisions of the 2024 Plan. RSUs granted by the Company vest according to the terms of the underlying grant agreement and are awarded at the closing stock share price on the date of grant. In the event the recipients employment with the Company terminates, any unvested underlying shares are forfeited and revert to the 2024 Plan. RSUs are not included in issued and outstanding common stock until vested and the underlying shares are released.
The table below summarizes activity relating to RSUs for the twelve months ended June 30, 2025:
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Number of |
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Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value |
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Outstanding at June 30, 2024 |
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- |
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$ |
- |
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Granted |
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33,915 |
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5.11 |
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Outstanding at June 30, 2025 |
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33,915 |
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$ |
5.11 |
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There were no RSUs vested at June 30, 2025. The Company recognized $0.1 million of stock-based compensation expense associated with the RSUs for the twelve months ended June 30, 2025. As of June 30, 2025, the outstanding RSUs had unamortized stock-based compensation expense of $0.1 million with a weighted-average remaining recognition period of 0.42 years and an aggregate intrinsic value of $0.2 million.
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
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| 2025 | Sep 29, 2025 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Sep 30, 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.