Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer’s Purchases of Equity Securities
Our common stock has been publicly traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “KALA” since July 20, 2017 in connection with our initial public offering, or IPO. Prior to that time, there was no public market for our common stock.
Holders
As of March 28, 2022, there were approximately 31 holders of record of our common stock. This number does not include beneficial owners whose shares are held by nominees in street name.
Dividend Policy
We have not declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock since our inception. We intend to retain all available funds and any future earnings to finance the operation and expansion of our business and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. In addition, our ability to pay cash dividends is currently restricted by the terms of our Loan and Security Agreement with Oxford Finance LLC, and future debt financing arrangements may contain terms prohibiting or limiting the amount of dividends that may be declared or paid on our common stock. Any future determination to declare and pay dividends will be made at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on then-existing conditions, including our results of operations, financial condition, contractual restrictions, capital requirements, business prospects and other factors our board of directors may deem relevant.
Information About our Equity Compensation Plans.
The information required by this item will be set forth in our Proxy Statement for the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated in this Annual Report on Form 10-K by reference.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.
Set forth below is information regarding shares of our common stock issued and stock options granted by us for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act and that have not otherwise been described in a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or a Current Report on Form 8-K.
On October 18, 2021, we granted stock options to ten new employees to purchase an aggregate of 70,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $1.85 per share. On November 15, 2021, we granted stock options to four new employees to purchase an aggregate of 135,200 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $2.10 per share. On December 15, 2021, we granted stock options to four new employees to purchase an aggregate of 13,500 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $1.44 per share. These options were inducement grants made outside of our 2017 Equity Incentive Plan in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rules 5635(c)(4) and Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The options have a ten-year term and vest over four years, with 25% of the shares underlying each option award vesting on the one-year anniversary of the applicable employee’s new hire date and the remaining 75% of the shares underlying each award vesting monthly thereafter for three years. Vesting of each option is subject to the option holders continued service with our company through the applicable vesting dates. We intend to file a registration statement on a Form S-8 to register the shares of common stock underlying these inducement grants prior to the time at which these options become exercisable.
Purchase of Equity Securities
We did not purchase any of our registered equity securities during the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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