Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Compensation and Other Benefit Plans (Tables)

v2.4.1.9
Compensation and Other Benefit Plans (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Compensation and Other Benefit Plans [Abstract]  
Stock option activity
      The following table summarizes the Company’s stock option activity:
 
   
2014
   
2013
   
2012
 
   
Number of
Shares
   
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
   
Number of
Shares
   
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
   
Number of
Shares
   
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 
Outstanding at beginning of year
   
7,216,041
   
$
8.42
     
6,788,383
   
$
8.99
     
5,053,435
   
$
12.55
 
Granted
   
1,891,989
     
6.69
     
1,168,203
     
3.13
     
2,351,445
     
2.59
 
Exercised
   
(915,911
)
   
3.91
     
(589,355
)
   
2.26
     
(90,252
)
   
1.68
 
Forfeited, expired or cancelled
   
(489,810
)
   
14.36
     
(151,190
)
   
17.46
     
(526,245
)
   
15.84
 
Outstanding at end of year
   
7,702,309
     
8.15
     
7,216,041
     
8.42
     
6,788,383
     
8.99
 
Exercisable at end of year
   
4,908,925
     
9.98
     
4,814,926
     
11.14
     
4,276,834
     
12.42
 
Weighted average grant date fair value
         
$
4.49
           
$
2.27
           
$
1.89
 
Unvested RSU activity
Unvested RSU activity for the year ended December 31, 2014 is summarized below:

       
Weighted
 
   
Number of
   
Average Grant
 
   
Shares
   
Date Fair Value
 
         
Unvested awards at December 31, 2013
   
1,738,037
   
$
2.73
 
Granted
   
1,506,194
     
7.03
 
Vested
   
(1,099,701
)
   
3.51
 
Forfeited
   
(190,651
)
   
4.22
 
Unvested awards at December 31, 2014
   
1,953,879
     
5.46
 
Weighted average assumptions
The fair value of stock option awards was estimated using the Black-Scholes model with the following weighted average assumptions for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012:

   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
2014
   
2013
   
2012
 
Dividend yield
   
0
%
   
0
%
   
0
%
Expected volatility
   
92
%
   
92
%
   
92
%
Risk-free interest rate
   
1.72
%
   
0.89
%
   
0.82
%
Expected term
 
5.6 years
   
5.6 years
   
5.6 years
 
Stock-based compensation expense
The following table shows total stock-based compensation expense included in the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive loss for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012 (in thousands):

   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
2014
   
2013
   
2012
 
Research and development
 
$
5,557
   
$
2,358
   
$
2,391
 
Selling, general and administrative
   
5,215
     
2,741
     
1,893
 
Total stock-based compensation expense
 
$
10,772
   
$
5,099
   
$
4,284