10. EQUITY INCENTIVE PLANS

 

On August 12, 2021, the Company established the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan which was adopted by the Company’s shareholders on October 15, 2021. The 2021 Plan was approved for 20,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. Common stock reserved under the 2021 Plan increased to 22,000,000 shares on January 1, 2022. On October 25, 2024, shareholders approved a Plan Amendment which increased the maximum number of shares of our common stock that may be delivered to participants under the 2021 Plan to 40,000,000. Effective January 1, 2025, pursuant to the evergreen provisions of the 2021 Plan the maximum number of shares of Common Stock authorized under the Plan was increased by 50,000 Shares to 1,050,000. On August 5, 2025, shareholders approved a Plan Amendment which increased the maximum number of shares of our common stock that may be delivered to participants under the 2021 Plan to 50,000,000 shares.

 

Amended and Restated 2021 Equity Incentive Plan

 

On August 25, 2025, our Board of Directors approved, and on September 29, 2025, our stockholders adopted the Amended and Restated USBC, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”) effective September 29, 2025 which increased the plan share reserve by 65,000,000 shares. The 2021 Plan was previously amended effective July 31, 2025 to increase the plan share reserve to a total of 50,000,000 shares.

 

Under the 2021 Plan, all 115.3 million shares of common stock available under the Plan Share Reserve, as well as future shares added through the evergreen feature, are eligible for grants as “incentive stock options” that qualify for special tax treatment under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Year Ended September 30, 2025

 

During the year ended September 30, 2025, the Company issued stock option grants for 48,628,230 shares at a weighted average price of $2.45 per share. The stock option grants expire in ten years and vest quarterly over three years beginning on the one-year anniversary of the grant date aside from 4,280,000 options which vest in 90 days after their grant date and 7,875,000 options which vest on the one-year anniversary of their grant date.

 

Year Ended September 30, 2024

 

During the year ended September 30, 2024, the Company issued stock option grants for 460,263 shares at an average exercise price of $12.40 per share. The stock option grants expire in five years. The stock option grants primarily vest immediately to quarterly over two to four years.

 

During the year ended September 30, 2024, stock option grants for 10,989 shares were exercised in exchange for 2,404 shares of common stock on a cashless basis at an average exercise price of $10.00 per share.

 

Stock option activity for the year ended September 30, 2025 was as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

Averaged

 

 

 

Options

 

 

Exercise Price

 

Outstanding as of September 30, 2023

 

 

362,654

 

 

$61.82

 

Granted

 

 

460,264

 

 

 

12.40

 

Exercised

 

 

(10,989)

 

 

(10.00)

Forfeitures

 

 

(124,260)

 

 

(45.38)

Outstanding as of September 30, 2024

 

 

687,668

 

 

 

32.54

 

Granted

 

 

48,628,230

 

 

 

2.45

 

Forfeitures

 

 

(681,418)

 

 

(32.40)

Outstanding as of September 30, 2025

 

 

48,634,480

 

 

$2.46

 

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding and exercisable as of September 30, 2025:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Averaged

 

 

Averaged

 

 

 

 

 

Averaged

 

Range of

 

 

Number

 

 

Remaining Life

 

 

Remaining Price

 

 

Number

 

 

Exercise Price

 

Exercise Prices

 

 

Outstanding

 

 

In Years

 

 

Outstanding

 

 

Exercisable

 

 

Exercisable

 

$0.44

 

 

 

750

 

 

 

4.77

 

 

$0.44

 

 

 

750

 

 

$0.44

 

$2.45

 

 

 

48,619,980

 

 

 

1.98

 

 

 

2.45

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

$9.60 -20.40

 

 

 

7,917

 

 

 

3.53

 

 

 

13.79

 

 

 

7,917

 

 

 

13.79

 

$35.20-50.00

 

 

 

5,250

 

 

 

3.38

 

 

 

42.00

 

 

 

5,250

 

 

 

42.00

 

$52.40-61.20

 

 

 

208

 

 

 

2.90

 

 

 

52.40

 

 

 

208

 

 

 

52.40

 

$81-146.80

 

 

 

375

 

 

 

1.57

 

 

 

90.40

 

 

 

375

 

 

 

90.40

 

 

 

 

 

 

48,634,480

 

 

 

1.98

 

 

$2.46

 

 

 

14,500

 

 

$25.85

 

   

The significant weighted average assumptions relating to the valuation of the Company’s stock option grants issued for the year ended September 30, 2025 were as follows:

 

Assumptions

 

 

 

Dividend yield

 

 

0%

Stock price

 

 

2.45

 

Exercise price

 

 

2.45

 

Expected term

 

6.2 years

 

Expected volatility

 

 

70%

Risk free interest rate

 

 

3.89%

 

Of the stock option grants of 48,634,480 shares, 750 options with an exercise price of $0.44 per share had an intrinsic value of $675 as of September 30, 2025.

 

There are 48,634,480 options to purchase common stock at an average exercise price of $2.46 per share outstanding as of September 30, 2025 under the 2021 Plan. The Company recorded $7,407,088 and $2,957,559 of compensation expense, relative to stock options for the years ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, in accordance with ASC 718. As of September 30, 2025, there is $72,214,923 of total unrecognized costs related to employee granted stock options that are not vested.

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Dec 19, 2025Showing above
2024Nov 14, 2024
2023Dec 19, 2023
2022Dec 20, 2022
2021Dec 21, 2021
2020Dec 29, 2020
2019Dec 27, 2019
2018Dec 21, 2018
2017Dec 29, 2017
2016Jan 13, 2017
2015Nov 4, 2015

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.