Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stockholders' Equity

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Stockholders' Equity
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
Stockholders’ Equity
15.
Stockholders’ Equity
 
Stock-based Compensation
 
The following table summarizes the stock-based compensation expense from stock option, employee stock purchase programs and restricted Common Stock awards and warrants for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017:
 
 
 
For the Three Months Ended June 30,
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
 
($ in thousands)
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
Employee Awards
 
$
1,121
 
$
1,150
 
$
2,063
 
$
2,424
 
Executive awards of Fortress Companies’ stock
 
 
444
 
 
540
 
 
962
 
 
1,096
 
Non-employee awards
 
 
23
 
 
23
 
 
46
 
 
36
 
Fortress Companies:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Avenue
 
 
322
 
 
19
 
 
671
 
 
24
 
Checkpoint
 
 
72
 
 
2,382
 
 
1,209
 
 
3,362
 
Mustang
 
 
972
 
 
397
 
 
2,966
 
 
397
 
Other
 
 
198
 
 
113
 
 
30
 
 
213
 
National
 
 
418
 
 
183
 
 
676
 
 
184
 
Total stock-based compensation
 
$
3,570
 
$
4,807
 
$
8,623
 
$
7,736
 
 
For the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, approximately $0.8 million and $2.4 million, respectively, of stock based compensation expense was included in research and development expenses in connection with equity grants made to employees and consultants and approximately $2.8 million and $2.4 million, respectively, was included in general and administrative expenses in connection with grants made to employees, members of the board of directors and consultants.
 
For the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, approximately $3.1 million and $3.2 million, respectively, of stock based compensation expense was included in research and development expenses in connection with equity grants made to employees and consultants and approximately $5.5 million and $4.3 million, respectively, was included in general and administrative expenses in connection with grants made to employees, members of the board of directors and consultants.
 
Stock Options
 
The following table summarizes Fortress stock option activities excluding activity related to Fortress Companies:
 
 
 
Number of
Shares
 
Weighted
average exercise
price
 
Total weighted
average intrinsic
value
 
Weighted average
remaining
contractual life
(years)
 
Options vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2017
 
 
1,110,501
 
$
3.78
 
$
1,351,080
 
 
3.95
 
Exercised
 
 
–
 
 
–
 
 
–
 
 
–
 
Options vested and expected to vest at June 30, 2018
 
 
1,110,501
 
$
3.78
 
$
719,324
 
 
3.46
 
Options vested and exercisable
 
 
1,085,501
 
$
3.75
 
$
719,324
 
 
3.43
 
 
As of June 30, 2018, Fortress had no unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to options.
 
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units
 
The following table summarizes Fortress restricted stock awards and restricted stock units activities, excluding activities related to Fortress Companies:
 
 
 
Number of Shares
 
Weighted average
grant price
 
Unvested balance at December 31, 2017
 
 
11,874,034
 
$
2.63
 
Restricted stock granted
 
 
1,392,856
 
 
3.99
 
Restricted stock vested
 
 
(213,333)
 
 
2.76
 
Restricted stock units granted
 
 
405,000
 
 
4.18
 
Restricted stock units forfeited
 
 
(95,000)
 
 
3.49
 
Restricted stock units vested
 
 
(130,584)
 
 
3.45
 
Unvested balance at June 30, 2018
 
 
13,232,973
 
$
2.80
 
 
As of June 30, 2018, and 2017, the Company had unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards of approximately $12.4 million and $2.7 million, respectively, which is expected to be recognized over the remaining weighted-average vesting period of 2.9 years and 2.3 years, respectively
 
Warrants
 
The following table summarizes Fortress warrant activities, excluding activities related to Fortress Companies:
 
 
 
Number of
Shares
 
Weighted
average exercise
price
 
Total weighted
average intrinsic
value
 
Weighted average
remaining
contractual life
(years)
 
Outstanding as of December 31, 2017
 
 
2,774,189
 
$
3.30
 
$
2,204,530
 
 
4.47
 
Granted
 
 
–
 
 
–
 
 
–
 
 
–
 
Forfeited
 
 
–
 
 
–
 
 
–
 
 
–
 
Outstanding as of June 30, 2018
 
 
2,774,189
 
$
3.30
 
$
96,600
 
 
3.97
 
Exercisable as of June 30, 2018
 
 
869,189
 
$
3.96
 
$
96,600
 
 
3.56
 
 
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
 
Eligible employees can purchase the Company’s Common Stock at the end of a predetermined offering period at 85% of the lower of the fair market value at the beginning or end of the offering period. The ESPP is compensatory and results in stock-based compensation expense.
 
As of June 30, 2018, 289,359 shares have been purchased and 110,641 shares are available for future sale under the Company’s ESPP. Share-based compensation expense recorded was approximately $43,000 and $40,000, respectively for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, and was approximately $81,000 and $75,000, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017.
 
Capital Raises
 
Fortress
 
At the Market Offering
 
Pursuant to the terms of the Company’s Amended and Restated At Market Issuance Sales Agreement, or Sales Agreement, with B. Riley FBR, Inc. (“B. Riley,” f/k/a MLV & Co. LLC, and FBR Capital Markets & Co.) (the “ATM”), for the six month period ended June 30, 2018, the Company issued 1,130,835 shares of common stock at an average price of $3.60 per share for gross proceeds of $4.1 million. In connection with these sales, the Company paid aggregate fees of approximately $71,000 to B. Riley.
 
Fortress Companies
 
Checkpoint Therapeutics, Inc.
 
Checkpoint Public Offering of Common Stock
 
On March 12, 2018, Checkpoint closed an underwritten public offering in which it sold 5,290,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $4.35 per share for gross proceeds of approximately $23.0 million. Total net proceeds from this offering were approximately $20.8 million, net of underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses of approximately $2.2 million. The shares were sold under a Registration Statement (No. 333-221493) on Form S-3, filed by Checkpoint with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
Approximately $77.0 million of the shelf remains available for sale under the Form S-3, following the March 12, 2018 offering. Checkpoint may offer the securities under the S-3 from time to time in response to market conditions or other circumstances if it believes such a plan of financing is in the best interests of its stockholders.