Note 6 – Stock Options and Warrants

The Company has one active stock-based equity plan at August 31, 2018, the CytoDyn Inc. 2012 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “2012 Plan”) and one stock-based equity plan that is no longer active, but under which certain prior awards remain outstanding, the CytoDyn Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2004 Plan” and, together with the 2012 Plan, the “Incentive Plans”). The 2012 Plan was approved by stockholders at the Company’s 2012 annual meeting to replace the 2004 Plan. The 2012 Plan was amended by stockholder approval in February 2015 to increase the number of shares available for issuance from 3,000,000 to 5,000,000 shares of common stock and in March 2016 to increase the number of shares available for issuance from 5,000,000 to 7,000,000 shares of common stock. At the annual meeting of stockholders held on August 24, 2017, the stockholders approved an amendment to the 2012 Plan to increase the number of shares available for issuance from 7,000,000 to 15,000,000 shares of common stock. As of August 31, 2018, the Company had 2,403,048 shares available for future stock-based grants under the 2012 Plan.

Stock Options

During the three months ended August 31, 2018, the Company granted annual stock option awards to directors to purchase a total of 680,822 shares of common stock. The exercise price of the stock option awards is $0.49 per share, except for one stock option award covering 80,822 shares of common stock, which has an exercise price of $0.47 per share. These stock option awards vest quarterly over one year and have a ten-year term. The grant date fair value related to these stock options was $0.31 per share, except the stock option award covering 80,822 shares of common stock, which was $0.30 per share. These awards reflect an increase in the annual non-employee director stock option award from 75,000 to 100,000 shares per year, effective for fiscal year 2019.

During the three months ended August 31, 2018, the Company granted a stock option award covering 950,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $0.49 per share, to its Executive Chairman. This stock option award vests ratably over 24 months, has a ten-year term and a grant date fair value of $0.41 per share.

During the three months ended August 31, 2018, the Company granted stock options, covering an aggregate of 875,000 shares of common stock, to executive management and employees with exercise prices of $0.49 per share. The stock option awards vest annually over three years, with a ten-year term and grant date fair values of $0.31 per share.

Warrants

On June 15, 2018, in connection with a registered direct equity offering, as fully described in Note 11, the Company issued warrants covering 1,970,000 shares of common stock to investors. The investor warrants have a five-year term and an exercise price of $0.75 per share. In connection with the registered direct offering, the Company also issued warrants covering 133,600 shares of common stock to the placement agent. The placement agent warrants have a five-year term and an exercise price of $0.55 per share.

During the three months ended August 31, 2018, in connection with a private equity offering, as fully described in Note 10, the Company issued common stock warrants covering a total of 7,514,300 shares of common stock to investors. The investor warrants have a five-year term and an exercise price of $0.75 per share. In connection with this offering, the Company also issued common stock warrants covering 1,422,860 shares of common stock to the placement agent. The placement agent warrants have a five-year term and an exercise price of $0.50 per share.

During the year ended May 31, 2018, the Company determined to extend the expiration dates of certain warrants from May 31, 2017 to June 30, 2017 covering 3,295,000 shares of common stock. The warrants were originally issued in connection with 2012 convertible promissory notes and had an amended exercise price of $1.00 per share. The extension to June 30, 2017 was contingent upon immediate exercise of the warrants at a reduced exercise price of $0.50 per share. The Company received proceeds of approximately $1.6 million and, pursuant to U.S. GAAP, the Company recognized non-cash inducement interest expense of approximately $0.8 million, which represented the incremental increase in the fair value of the extended warrants.

Compensation expense related to stock options and compensatory warrants for the three months ended August 31, 2018 and August 31, 2017 was approximately $283,000 and $255,000, respectively. The grant date fair value of options and compensatory warrants vested during the three month periods ended August 31, 2018 and August 31, 2017 was approximately $692,000 and $447,000, respectively. As of August 31, 2018, there was approximately $1.1million of unrecognized compensation expense related to share-based payments for unvested options, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.6 years.

The following table represents stock option and warrant activity as of and for the three months ended August 31, 2018: