Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

STOCKHOLDERS??? EQUITY

v3.24.0.1
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
6 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Equity [Abstract]  
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

NOTE 6 - STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

At-The-Market (“ATM”) Offering

 

On December 21, 2020 the Company entered into a Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (“HCW”) to sell shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 (the “Common Stock”) from time to time, through an “at-the-market offering” program (the “ATM Offering”).

 

From December 21, 2020 through October 5, 2023, the Company sold an aggregate of 1,524,873 shares of common stock at an average price of $10.45 per share for gross proceeds of approximately $15.9 million under the ATM Offering. The Company received net proceeds of approximately $15.3 million, net of commissions and other offering related expenses.

 

On October 5, 2023, the Company terminated the Sales Agreement with HCW pursuant to the terms of the Sales Agreement.

 

Warrants

 

In connection with the Company’s registered direct offering (“RDO”), in September 2021 the Company issued five-year warrants to the RDO investors to purchase up to 1,071,430 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $7.00 per share and were estimated to have a fair value of approximately $3,874,000. The warrants were exercisable immediately and are limited to beneficial ownership of 4.99% at any point in time in accordance with the warrant agreement.

 

In May 2022 and in conjunction with the entry into a credit facility with the Lenders, the Company issued five-year warrants to the Lenders to purchase up to 128,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $2.53 per share and had a fair value of approximately $173,000.

 

In June 2022 and in conjunction with the entry into the Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement with SVB, the Company issued twelve-year warrants to SVB and its designee, SVB Financial Group, to purchase up to 40,806 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $2.23 per share and had a fair value of approximately $80,000.

 

In November 2023 and in conjunction with the entry into a credit facility with Cleveland Capital, L.P., the Company issued five-year warrants to Cleveland Capital, L.P. to purchase up to 41,196 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $3.24 per share and had a fair value of approximately $92,000.

 

Warrant detail for the six months ended December 31, 2023 is reflected below:

 

    Number of Warrants    

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

Per Warrant

   

Weighted

Average
Remaining
Contract

Term

(# years)

 
Warrants outstanding and exercisable at June 30, 2023     1,455,119     $ 6.10          
Warrants issued     41,196       3.24          
Warrants exercised     (83,205 )   $ 4.00          
Warrants outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2023     1,413,110     $ 6.14       2.98  

 

Warrant detail for the six months ended December 31, 2022 is reflected below:

 

    Number of Warrants     Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
Per Warrant
   

Weighted

Average

Remaining
Contract

Term
(# years)

 
Warrants outstanding and exercisable at June 30, 2022     1,455,119     $ 6.10          
Warrants issued     -     $ -          
Warrants exercised     -       -          
Warrants outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2022     1,455,119     $ 6.10       3.73  

 

The Company uses the Black-Scholes valuation model to calculate the fair value of warrants. The fair value of warrants was measured at the issuance date using the assumptions in the table below:

 

    Six Months Ended December 31,  
    2023     2022(1)  
Expected volatility     83.7 %     -*  
Risk free interest rate     4.65 %     -*  
Dividend yield     0 %     0 %
Expected term (years)     5.00       -*  

 

  (1) No warrants were issued during the six months ended December 31, 2022.

 

 

Stock Options

 

In connection with the reverse acquisition of Flux Power, Inc. in 2012, the Company assumed the 2010 Plan. As of December 31, 2023, there was no common stock outstanding under the 2010 Plan. No additional options may be granted under the 2010 Plan.

 

On February 17, 2015 the Company’s stockholders approved the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2014 Plan”). The 2014 Plan offers certain employees, directors, and consultants the opportunity to acquire the Company’s common stock subject to vesting requirements and serves to encourage such persons to remain employed by the Company and to attract new employees. The 2014 Plan allows for the award of the Company’s common stock and stock options, up to 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. As of December 31, 2023, no shares of the Company’s common stock were available for future grants under the 2014 Plan.

 

On April 29, 2021, the Company’s stockholders approved the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”). The 2021 Plan authorizes the issuance of awards for up to 2,000,000 shares of common stock in the form of incentive stock options, non-statutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, restricted stock awards and unrestricted stock awards to officers, directors and employees of, and consultants and advisors to, the Company or its affiliates. As of December 31, 2023, 717,055 shares of the Company’s common stock were available for future grants under the 2021 Plan.

 

On October 31, 2022, the Board of Directors authorized a total of 624,441 stock options to be granted under the Company’s 2014 Plan and 2021 Plan.

 

On October 20, 2023, the Board of Directors authorized a total of 985,148 stock options to be granted under the Company’s 2014 Plan and 2021 Plan.

 

Activity in the Company’s stock options during the six months ended December 31, 2023 and related balances outstanding as of that date are reflected below:

 

    Number of
Shares
    Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
   

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contract

Term
(# years)

 
Outstanding at June 30, 2023     969,434     $ 6.45          
Granted     979,204     $ 3.36          
Exercised     -     $ -          
Forfeited and cancelled     (33,644 )   $ 7.71          
Outstanding at December 31, 2023     1,914,994     $ 4.85       8.45  
Exercisable at December 31, 2023     517,493     $ 8.82       5.57  

 

Activity in the Company’s stock options during the six months ended December 31, 2022 and related balances outstanding as of that date are reflected below:

 

    Number of
Shares
    Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
   

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contract

Term

(# years)

 
Outstanding at June 30, 2022     503,433     $ 11.03          
Granted     624,441     $ 3.43          
Exercised     (22,500 )   $ 4.60          
Forfeited and cancelled     (85,772 )   $ 13.46          
Outstanding at December 31, 2022     1,019,602     $ 6.32       7.98  
Exercisable at December 31, 2022     399,922     $ 10.79       5.10  

 

 

Restricted Stock Units

 

On November 5, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors approved an amendment to the 2014 Plan, to allow for grants of Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”). Subject to vesting requirements set forth in the RSU Award Agreement, one share of common stock is issuable for one vested RSU. On April 29, 2021, a total of 18,312 time-based RSUs were authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors to be granted under the amended 2014 Option Plan. On October 29, 2021, the Board of Directors authorized the following RSUs to be granted under the amended 2014 Option Plan: (i) a total of 97,828 RSUs to certain executive officers of which 48,914 were performance-based RSUs and 48,914 were time-based RSUs, and (ii) a total of 81,786 time-based RSUs to certain other key employees. The RSUs are subject to the terms and conditions provided in (i) the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for time-based awards (“Time-based Award Agreement”), and (ii) the Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for performance-based awards (“Performance-based Award Agreement”). On April 20, 2023, a total of 67,532 time-based RSUs were authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors to be granted to the Company’s four non-executive directors under the amended 2014 Option Plan.

 

Activity in RSUs during the six months ended December 31, 2023 and related balances outstanding as of that date are reflected below:

 

    Number of
Shares
   

Weighted
Average

Grant date

Fair Value

   

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contract

Term

(# years)

 
Outstanding at June 30, 2023     193,749     $ 6.09          
Granted     -     $ -          
Vested and settled     (54,038 )   $ 7.27          
Forfeited and cancelled     (1,539 )   $ 5.75          
Outstanding at December 31, 2023     138,172     $ 5.63       0.55  

 

Activity in RSUs during the six months ended December 31, 2022 and related balances outstanding as of that date are reflected below:

 

    Number of
Shares
   

Weighted
Average

Grant date

Fair Value

   

Weighted
Average
Remaining Contract
Term

(# years)

 
Outstanding at June 30, 2022     304,221     $ 6.06          
Granted     5,034     $ 2.70          
Vested and settled     (32,248 )   $ 3.49          
Forfeited and cancelled     (60,018 )   $ 6.51          
Outstanding at December 31, 2022     216,989     $ 5.92       1.07  

 

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

 

On March 6, 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2023 ESPP”), and on April 20, 2023, the 2023 ESPP was approved by the Company’s stockholders. The 2023 ESPP enables eligible employees of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries (a “Participating Subsidiary”) to use payroll deductions to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock and acquire an ownership interest in the Company. The maximum aggregate number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock that have been reserved as authorized for the grant of options under the 2023 ESPP is 350,000 shares, subject to adjustment as provided for in the 2023 ESPP. Participation in the 2023 ESPP is voluntary and is limited to eligible employees (as such term is defined in the 2023 ESPP) of the Company or a Participating Subsidiary who (i) has been employed by the Company or a Participating Subsidiary for at least 90 days and (ii) is customarily employed for at least twenty (20) hours per week and more than five (5) months in any calendar year. Each eligible employee may authorize payroll deductions of 1-15% of the eligible employee’s compensation on each pay day to be used to purchase up to 1,500 shares of Common Stock for the employee’s account occurring during an offering period. The 2023 ESPP has a term of ten (10) years commencing on April 20, 2023, the date of approval by the Company’s stockholders, unless otherwise earlier terminated.

 

There was no stock purchased under the 2023 ESPP during the six months ended December 31, 2023.

 

 

Stock-based Compensation

 

Stock-based compensation expense for the three and six months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 represents the estimated fair value of stock options and RSUs at the time of grant amortized under the straight-line method over the expected vesting period and reduced for estimated forfeitures of options and RSUs. Forfeitures are estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from original estimates. At December 31, 2023, the aggregate intrinsic value of exercisable stock options was approximately $96,000.

 

The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense for employee and non-employee stock option and RSU grants:

 

                                 
    Three Months Ended
December 31,
    Six Months Ended
December 31,
 
    2023     2022     2023     2022  
Research and development   $ 80,000     $ 43,000     $ 140,000     $ 69,000  
Selling and administrative     314,000       166,000       530,000       235,000  
Total stock-based compensation expense   $ 394,000     $ 209,000     $ 670,000     $ 304,000  

 

The Company uses the Black-Scholes valuation model to calculate the fair value of stock options. The fair value of stock options was measured at the grant date using the assumptions (annualized percentages) in the table below:

 

    Six Months Ended December 31,  
    2023     2022  
Expected volatility     116.41 %     90.12 %
Risk free interest rate     4.90 %     4.21 %
Forfeiture rate     20 %     20 %
Dividend yield     0 %     0 %
Expected term (years)     6.00       6.25 %

 

 

At December 31, 2023, the unamortized stock-based compensation expense related to outstanding stock options and RSUs was approximately $3,627,000 and $350,000, respectively, and these amounts are expected to be expensed over the weighted-average remaining recognition period of 1.87 years and 0.67 years, respectively.