those of our shareholders. Such stock option awards were granted with an exercise price equal to or above the market price of our common stock at the date of grant. Certain stock option awards
provide for accelerated vesting if there is a change in control, as defined in the option agreement. Stock options may not, subject to certain limited exceptions, be exercised when an employee leaves our Company. Where option awards were granted
based on service periods, they generally vest quarterly based on three years of continuous service for executive directors and employees, or 12 months continuous service for directors and have 10-year
contractual terms. At September 28, 2023, there were time-based options to purchase a total of 1,068,367 shares of common stock at an average exercise price of $2.24 per share.
We also previously granted stock option awards where vesting is contingent upon meeting various departmental and/or company-wide performance
goals, including, in some instances, FDA and/or CE Mark regulatory approval and/or certain EBITDA and funding thresholds. Such performance-based stock options are expected to vest when the performance criteria and metrics have been met. These stock
options have a term of ten years. At September 28, 2023, there were performance-based options to purchase a total of 566,540 shares of common stock at an average exercise price of $5.03 per share.
Equity Incentive Plan
On March 15,
2023, our Board of Directors adopted the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (the Equity Incentive Plan), subject to shareholder approval. The Equity Incentive Plan provides for the grant of nonstatutory stock options, incentive stock options,
restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance units, performance shares, and other share-based awards. All of our employees, officers and directors, as well as consultants and advisors, are eligible to receive awards under the Equity
Incentive Plan.
On March 20, 2023, our Board of Directors approved, subject to shareholder approval of the Equity Incentive Plan,
awards of incentive stock options to purchase in aggregate 769,000 shares of common stock (Incentive Option Awards) to our executive officers and employees. These Incentive Option Awards, which have an exercise price of $0.97 per share,
will vest over three years, with one-third vesting on March 20, 2024 and the remaining two-thirds vesting in eight equal installments thereafter beginning on
June 20, 2024 and on each subsequent three-month anniversary of such date. On March 23, 2023, pursuant to authority granted by our Board of Directors, our management granted 12,500 Incentive Option Awards, subject to shareholder approval
of the Equity Incentive Plan, to certain of our employees. These Incentive Option Awards, which have an exercise price of $1.02 per share, will vest over three years, with one-third vesting on March 23,
2024 and the remaining two-thirds vesting in eight equal installments thereafter beginning on June 23, 2024 and on each subsequent three-month anniversary of such date. The vesting of these Incentive
Option Awards may accelerate upon our achievement of FDA approval or regulatory clearance of the MyoVista (or similar such product owned by us).
On March 20, 2023, our Board of Directors also approved, subject to shareholder approval of the Equity Incentive Plan, an award of non-qualified stock options to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock (Non- Qualified Option Awards) to each of our
non-employee directors. These Non-Qualified Option Awards, which have an exercise price of $0.97 per share, will vest over twelve months, with one-fourth vesting on June 20, 2023 and the remaining three-fourths vesting in three equal installments thereafter on each subsequent three-month anniversary of such date.
Pursuant to the Equity Incentive Plan, we are authorized to issue up to 2,500,000 shares of our common stock plus (i) any shares of our
common stock subject to options that expire or otherwise terminate without having been exercised in full, are tendered to or withheld by us for payment of an exercise price or for tax withholding obligations, or are forfeited to or repurchased by us
due to failure to vest, with the maximum number of shares of our common stock to be added to the Equity Incentive Plan under this clause (ii) equal to 832,195 shares of our common stock. The number of shares of our common stock available for
issuance under the Equity Incentive Plan will be subject to automatic increase on the first day of each of our fiscal years beginning with the fiscal year beginning May 1, 2024, so that the number of shares of our common stock available for
issuance
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