Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stock-Based Compensation

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Stock-Based Compensation
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Stock-Based Compensation Stock-Based Compensation
2010 Stock Plan

Prior to the Business Combination, Legacy Shapeways maintained its 2010 Stock Plan (the “2010 Plan”), under which Legacy Shapeways granted statutory and non-statutory stock to employees, outside directors and consultants. The maximum number of shares of common stock that was issuable under the 2010 Plan was 16,942,546 shares.

In connection with the Business Combination, each Legacy Shapeways stock option that was outstanding immediately prior to Closing, whether vested or unvested, was converted into an option to acquire a number of shares of common stock (each such option, an “Exchanged Option”) equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of Legacy Shapeways common stock subject to such Legacy Shapeways option immediately prior to the Business Combination and (ii) 90% of the Conversion Ratio, at an exercise price per share (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) equal to (A) the exercise price per share of such Legacy Shapeways option immediately prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, divided by (B) 90% of the Conversion Ratio. Except as specifically provided in the Business Combination Agreement, following the Business Combination, each Exchanged Option will continue to be governed by the same terms and conditions (including vesting and exercisability terms) as were applicable to the corresponding former Legacy Shapeways option immediately prior to the consummation of the Business Combination. All stock option activity was retroactively restated to reflect the Exchanged Options.
In addition, each holder of an in-the-money Legacy Shapeways option held by individuals remaining in continuous service to the Company through the Closing, was granted a right to receive an award of restricted stock units denominated in shares of common stock granted under the 2021 Plan (each, an “Earnout RSU”) equal to the product of (A) the number of shares of Legacy Shapeways common stock that were subject to the option immediately prior to Closing, multiplied by (B) ten percent (10%) of the Conversion Ratio. The Earnout RSUs are subject to substantially the same service-based vesting conditions and acceleration provisions as applied to the Legacy Shapeways option provided that, in addition to such service-based vesting conditions, Earnout RSUs will be subject to vesting and forfeiture conditions based upon the dollar volume-weighted price of the Company’s Common Stock reaching certain targets (the “RSU Performance Milestones”). The Company records stock compensation expense for Earn-Out RSUs based upon an assessment of the grant date fair value using the Monte Carlo valuation model in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The Company did not grant any additional Earn-Out RSUs during the three months ended March 31, 2022.

Upon the Closing of the Business Combination, the outstanding and unexercised Legacy Shapeways options became options to purchase an aggregate of 4,901,207 shares of the Company’s Common Stock under the 2010 Plan at an average exercise price of $0.62 per share.

2021 Equity Incentive Plan

Upon the closing of the Business Combination, the Company adopted the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”). The 2021 Plan permits the granting of incentive stock options, restricted stock awards, other share-based awards or other cash-based awards to employees, consultants, and non-employee directors. As of March 31, 2022, 10,052,787 shares of Common Stock are authorized for issuance pursuant to awards under the 2021 Plan. As of March 31, 2022, 3,679,267 shares have been awarded and 6,373,520 shares remain available for issuance under the 2021 Plan.

Option Awards

The Company accounts for share-based payments pursuant to ASC 718, Stock Compensation and, accordingly, the Company records stock compensation expense for share-based awards based upon an assessment of the grant date fair value for stock options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Company is a public company and lacks company-specific historical and implied volatility information. Therefore, it estimates its expected stock volatility based on the historical volatility of a publicly traded set of peer companies. Due to the lack of historical exercise history, the expected term of the Company’s stock options for employees has been determined utilizing the “simplified” method for awards. The risk-free interest rate is determined by reference to the U.S. Treasury yield curve. Expected dividend yield is zero based on the fact that the Company has never paid cash dividends and does not expect to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
The fair value of stock options under the Black-Scholes model requires management to make assumptions regarding projected employee stock option exercise behaviors, risk-free interest rates, volatility of the Company’s stock price and expected dividends. The Company generally recognizes stock compensation expense on the grant date and over the period of vesting or period that services will be provided. The assumptions used to estimate the fair value of stock options granted
during the periods presented were as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2022 2021
Strike price $ 0.17  $ 0.17 
Expected term (in years)
5.55 - 6.05
5.55 - 6.05
Expected volatility
57.09% - 57.81%
57.09% - 57.81%
Risk-free interest rate
0.50% - 0.57%
0.50% - 0.57%
Dividend yield —  — 
The following table summarizes the Company’s stock option plan and the activity during the period presented:
  Shares
Underlying
Options
Weighted
Average Exercise
Price
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (in years)
Outstanding as of January 1, 2022 4,806,387  0.63  6.57
Granted —  —  — 
Forfeited (20,814) 0.49  — 
Exercised (217,967) 0.49  — 
Outstanding at March 31, 2022 4,567,606  $ 0.63  6.35
Exercisable at March 31, 2022
4,339,216  $ 0.64  6.28
The aggregate intrinsic value in the above table is calculated as the difference between fair value of the Company’s Common Stock price and the exercise price of the stock options. There were no stock options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2022. The weighted-average grant-date fair value per stock option granted during the three months ended March 31, 2021 was $0.17. As of March 31, 2022, approximately $51 of unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested awards is expected to be recognized over the weighted average period of 1.67 years.

Restricted Stock Units

The following table summarizes the Company’s restricted stock unit activity during the period presented:

Restricted Stock Units
Weighted Average Grant Fair Value per Share
Outstanding as of January 1, 2022 660,448  $3.80
Granted 2,608,455  2.86
Forfeited (798) 1.06
Exercised — 
Outstanding at March 31, 2022 3,268,105  2.96
Exercisable at March 31, 2022
1,125  2.86

The total fair value of restricted stock unit awards vested during the period ended March 31, 2022 was $1,903.

Total unrecognized compensation expense related to outstanding restricted stock unit awards was approximately $4,283 as of March 31, 2022 and is expected to be recognized over the weighted average period of 3.63 years.
2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Upon the closing of the Business Combination, the Company adopted the 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”). The purpose of the ESPP is to provide eligible employees with an opportunity to increase their proprietary interest in the success of the Company by purchasing Common Stock from the Company on favorable terms and to pay for such purchases through payroll deductions or other approved contributions. As of March 31, 2022, 1,381,998 shares of Common Stock are available for purchase under the ESPP. As of March 31, 2022, no shares have been purchased under the ESPP.