REVELATION BIOSCIENCES, INC.
For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Feb 26, 2026.
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FY2025 · Filed Feb 26, 2026
What changed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis?
Read the current filingPrevious report: 10-K
Period ended 2024-12-31; filed 2025-03-06.
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsCurrent report: 10-K
Period ended 2025-12-31; filed 2026-02-26.
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsThe baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.
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Overview
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Class I Warrant Inducement
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On January 23, 2026, the Company entered into warrant inducement offer letters with two holders of 2,136,251 Class I Common Stock Warrants, exercisable for 2,136,251 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $8.80 per share of common stock. Pursuant to the warrant inducement offer letters, the holders agreed to the immediate cash exercise of their 2,136,251 Class I Common Stock Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 2,136,251 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $3.44 per share, and the Company’s agreement to issue 4,272,500 Class J Common Stock Warrants exercisable for a total of up to 4,272,500 shares of common stock, at an exercise price of $3.44. The Company received net proceeds of approximately $6.7 million from the warrant exercises.
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Other Income (Expense), Net
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Other Income (expense), Net
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During the year ended December 31, 2025, net cash used in operating activities was $8.3 million, which consisted of a net loss of $8.9 million offset primarily by $0.6 million in stock-based compensation expense.
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During the year ended December 31, 2025, net cash provided by financing activities was $12.5 million, and was primarily due to net proceeds of $3.4 million received in connection with the May 2025 Public Offering and $8.7 million in net proceeds received in connection with the Class H Warrant Inducement in September 2025.
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NASDAQ Compliance
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As previously reported on October 16, 2024, the Company received a letter from Nasdaq notifying the Company of its noncompliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) by failing to maintain a minimum bid price for its common stock of at least $1.00 per share for 30 consecutive business days. The Company had until February 14, 2025, to regain compliance by having a minimum closing bid price of at least $1.00 per share for at least 10 consecutive business days. On February 19, 2025 the Company received a formal notice from Nasdaq stating that the Company’s common stock will continue to be listed and traded on Nasdaq, due to the Company having regained compliance with the minimum bid price requirement, and all applicable listing standards.
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Other (Expense) Income, Net
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Other (Expense) Income, Net
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During the year ended December 31, 2023, net cash used in operating activities was $7.3 million, which consisted of a net income of $0.1 million and a net change of $8.1 million comprised of the change in fair value of the warrant liability, stock-based compensation expense and depreciation expense, offset by a net change of $1.0 million in our net operating assets and liabilities.
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During the year ended December 31, 2023, net cash provided by financing activities was $14.0 million from the February 2023 Public Offering (defined below).
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As of December 31, 2024, there were 3 Rollover RSU awards vested and unissued and 64 stock options outstanding.
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Revelation is a clinical-stage life science company that is focused on rebalancing inflammation to optimize health using its proprietary formulation Gemini. We are developing a pipeline of potential high-value products based on Gemini. Gemini is our proprietary formulation of PHAD an established TLR4 agonist that can stimulate the human body’s innate immune response to prevent and treat disease. Our current Gemini based programs consist of: GEM-AKI, which is being developed as a potential therapy for the prevention and treatment of acute kidney injury; GEM-CKD, which is being developed as a potential therapy for the prevention and treatment of chronic kidney disease; and GEM-PSI, which is being developed for the prevention and treatment of post surgical infection.
Current wording
Revelation is a clinical-stage life science company that is focused on rebalancing inflammation to optimize health using its proprietary formulation Gemini. We are developing a pipeline of potential high-value products based on Gemini. Gemini is our proprietary formulation of PHAD an established TLR4 agonist that can stimulate the human body’s innate immune response to prevent and treat disease. Our current Gemini based programs consist of: GEM-AKI, which is being developed as a potential therapy for the prevention and treatment of acute kidney injury; and GEM-CKD, which is being developed as a potential therapy for the prevention and treatment of chronic kidney disease.
Previous wording
Since our inception, we have devoted substantially all of our resources to organizing and staffing our Company, business planning, raising capital, and research and development of GEM-AKI, GEM-CKD and GEM-PSI, our product candidates.
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Since our inception, we have devoted substantially all of our resources to organizing and staffing our Company, business planning, raising capital, and research and development of our Product Candidates.
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We have funded our operations since our inception to December 31, 2024 through the issuance and sale of our capital stock, from which we have raised net proceeds of $56.7 million. Our current cash and cash equivalents balance will not be sufficient to complete all necessary product development or future commercialization efforts. We anticipate that our current cash and cash equivalents balance will not be sufficient to sustain operations within one-year after the date that our audited financial statements for December 31, 2024 were issued, which raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
Current wording
We have funded our operations since our inception to December 31, 2025 through the issuance and sale of our capital stock, from which we have raised net proceeds of $69.2 million. Our current cash and cash equivalents balance will not be sufficient to complete all necessary product development or future commercialization efforts. We anticipate that our current cash and cash equivalents balance, which includes approximately $10.7 million as of December 31, 2025, combined with approximately $6.7 million in net proceeds received in January 2026 in connection with a warrant inducement transaction, will not be sufficient to sustain operations within one-year after the date that our audited financial statements for December 31, 2025 were issued, which raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
Previous wording
We have incurred recurring losses since our inception, including a net loss of $15.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 and $0.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, respectively. As of December 31, 2024 we had an accumulated deficit of $40.5 million. We expect to continue to generate operating losses and negative operating cash flows for the foreseeable future if and as we:
Current wording
We have incurred recurring losses since our inception, including a net loss of $8.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 and $15.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. As of December 31, 2025 we had an accumulated deficit of $49.4 million. We expect to continue to generate operating losses and negative operating cash flows for the foreseeable future if and as we:
Previous wording
We have never generated revenue and do not expect to generate revenue from product sales unless and until we successfully complete development and obtain regulatory approval for GEM-AKI, GEM-CKD, GEM-PSI or other product candidates, which we expect will not be for at least several years, if ever. Accordingly, until such time as we can generate significant revenue from sales of GEM-AKI, GEM-CKD, GEM-PSI or other product candidates, if ever, we expect to finance our cash needs through a combination of public or private equity offerings, debt financings or other capital sources, including potential collaborations, licenses and other similar arrangements. However, we may be unable to raise additional funds or enter into such other arrangements when needed on favorable terms or at all. Our failure to raise capital or enter into such other arrangements when needed would have a negative impact on our financial condition and could force us to delay, limit, reduce or terminate our product development or future commercialization efforts or grant rights to develop and market product candidates that we would otherwise prefer to develop and market ourselves.
Current wording
We have never generated revenue and do not expect to generate revenue from product sales unless and until we successfully complete development and obtain regulatory approval for our Product Candidates or other product candidates, which we expect will not be for at least several years, if ever. Accordingly, until such time as we can generate significant revenue from sales of Product Candidates or other product candidates, if ever, we expect to finance our cash needs through a combination of public or private equity offerings, debt financings or other capital sources, including potential collaborations, licenses and other similar arrangements. However, we may be unable to raise additional funds or enter into such other arrangements when needed on favorable terms or at all. Our failure to raise capital or enter into such other arrangements when needed would have a negative impact on our financial condition and could force us to delay, limit, reduce or terminate our product development or future commercialization efforts or grant rights to develop and market product candidates that we would otherwise prefer to develop and market ourselves.
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On January 28, 2025, the Company effected a 1-for-16 reverse stock split of our outstanding shares of common stock, which had been approved at a special meeting of stockholders.
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On January 28, 2026, the Company effected a 1-for-4 reverse stock split of our outstanding shares of common stock, which had been approved at the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders on June 23, 2025. All share numbers included herein have been adjusted to reflect this reverse split.
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Research and development expenses consist primarily of costs incurred for the development of our product candidates GEM-AKI, GEM-CKD and GEM-PSI. Our research and development expenses consist primarily of external costs related to clinical development, costs related to contract research organizations, costs related to consultants, costs related to acquiring and manufacturing clinical study materials, costs related to contract manufacturing organizations and other vendors, costs related to the preparation of regulatory submissions, costs related to laboratory supplies and services, and personnel costs. Personnel and related costs consist of salaries, employee benefits and stock-based compensation for personnel involved in research and development efforts.
Current wording
Research and development expenses consist primarily of costs incurred for the development of our product candidates. Our research and development expenses consist primarily of external costs related to clinical development, costs related to contract research organizations, costs related to consultants, costs related to acquiring and manufacturing clinical study materials, costs related to contract manufacturing organizations and other vendors, costs related to the preparation of regulatory submissions, costs related to laboratory supplies and services, and personnel costs. Personnel and related costs consist of salaries, employee benefits and stock-based compensation for personnel involved in research and development efforts.
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We expect our research and development expenses to increase substantially for the foreseeable future as we continue the development of GEM-AKI, GEM-CKD and GEM-PSI and continue to invest in research and development activities. The process of conducting the necessary clinical research and product development to obtain regulatory approval is costly and time consuming, and the successful development of GEM-AKI, GEM-CKD and GEM-PSI and any future product candidates is highly uncertain. To the extent that our product candidates continue to advance into larger and later stage clinical studies, our expenses will increase substantially and may become more variable.
Current wording
We expect our research and development expenses to increase substantially for the foreseeable future as we continue the development of Product Candidates and continue to invest in research and development activities. The process of conducting the necessary clinical research and product development to obtain regulatory approval is costly and time consuming, and the successful development of Product Candidates and any future product candidates is highly uncertain. To the extent that our product candidates continue to advance into larger and later stage clinical studies, our expenses will increase substantially and may become more variable.
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The actual probability of success for GEM-AKI, GEM-CKD and GEM-PSI or any future product candidate may be affected by a variety of factors, including the safety and efficacy of our product candidates, investment in our clinical programs, manufacturing capability and competition with other products. As a result, we are unable to determine the timing of initiation, duration and completion costs of our research and development efforts or when and to what extent we will generate revenue from the commercialization and sale of GEM-AKI, GEM-CKD and GEM-PSI or any future product candidate.
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The actual probability of success for Product Candidates or any future product candidate may be affected by a variety of factors, including the safety and efficacy of our product candidates, investment in our clinical programs, manufacturing capability, regulatory and staffing developments at the FDA and competition with other products. As a result, we are unable to determine the timing of initiation, duration and completion costs of our research and development efforts or when and to what extent we will generate revenue from the commercialization and sale of Product Candidates or any future product candidate.
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Other (expense) income, net primarily consists of the change in fair value of warrant liability, LifeSci Capital LLC judgment expense and reimbursement of legal costs, clinical trial related settlement expenses with A-IR Clinical Research Ltd., foreign currency transaction gains and losses, interest expense and interest income from our cash balances in savings accounts.
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Other income (expense), net for 2025 primarily consists of the interest income from our cash balances in savings accounts, foreign currency transaction gains and losses, and the change in fair value of the warrant liability. During 2024, other income (expense), net also included the LifeSci Capital LLC judgment expense and reimbursement of legal costs, clinical trial related settlement expenses with A-IR Clinical Research Ltd, and expenses in connection with the deferred underwriting commissions.
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Research and development expenses decreased by $0.6 million, from $4.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 to $3.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The decrease was primarily due to decreases of $2.1 million in other program expenses and $0.3 million in manufacturing expenses, offset by increases of $1.5 million in clinical study expenses related to GEM-AKI, GEM-CKD and GEM-PSI and $0.5 million in personnel expenses. Other program expenses include pre-clinical costs and clinical preparation costs primarily for programs GEM-AKI, GEM-CKD and GEM-PSI.
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Research and development expenses increased by $0.5 million, from $3.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 to $4.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2025. The increase was primarily due to increases of $0.5 million in clinical study expenses related to GEM-AKI and GEM-CKD and $0.4 million of personnel expenses, offset by a decrease of $0.4 million in manufacturing expenses.
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General and administrative expenses decreased by $0.1 million, from $4.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 to $4.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease of $0.6 million in legal and professional fees, offset by an increase of $0.5 million in personnel expenses.
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General and administrative expenses increased by $0.6 million, from $4.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 to $5.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2025. The increase was primarily due to an increase of $0.5 million in legal and professional fees and an increase of $0.3 million in personnel expenses, offset by a $0.1 million decrease in other general and administrative expenses.
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Other (expense) income, net was $8,536,410 for the year ended December 31, 2023, related to the change in fair value of the warrant liability, foreign currency transaction gains and losses, and interest income from our cash balances in savings accounts. Other (expense) income, net was ($7,063,427) for the year ended December 31, 2024, primarily related to the LifeSci Capital LLC judgment expense and reimbursement of legal costs, clinical trial related settlement expenses with A-IR Clinical Research Ltd. and expenses in connection with the deferred underwriting commissions, offset by interest income from our cash balances in savings accounts.
Current wording
Other income (expense), net was income of $0.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, related primarily to interest income on our cash balances in savings accounts and foreign currency transactions gains and losses. Other income (expense), net was expense of approximately $7.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, primarily related to the LifeSci Capital LLC judgment expense and reimbursement of legal costs, clinical trial related settlement expenses with A-IR Clinical Research Ltd., and expenses in connection with the deferred underwriting commissions, offset by interest income from our cash balances in savings accounts.
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Since our inception to December 31, 2024, we have funded our operations from the issuance and sale of our common stock, preferred stock and warrants, from which we have raised net proceeds of $56.7 million, of which $12.8 million was received during the year ended December 31, 2024. As of December 31, 2024, we had available cash and cash equivalents of $6.5 million and an accumulated deficit of $40.5 million.
Current wording
Since our inception to December 31, 2025, we have funded our operations from the issuance and sale of our common stock, preferred stock and warrants, from which we have raised net proceeds of $69.2 million, of which $12.5 million was received during the year ended December 31, 2025. As of December 31, 2025, we had available cash and cash equivalents of $10.7 million and an accumulated deficit of $49.4 million.
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Our use of cash is to fund operating expenses, which consist primarily of research and development expenditures related to our therapeutic product candidates, GEM-AKI, GEM-CKD and GEM-PSI. We plan to increase our research and development expenses substantially for the foreseeable future as we continue the clinical development of our current and future product candidates. At this time, due to the inherently unpredictable nature of product development, we cannot reasonably estimate the costs we will incur and the timelines that will be required to complete development, obtain marketing approval, and commercialize our current product candidate or any future product candidates. For the same reasons, we are also unable to predict when, if ever, we will generate revenue from product sales or any future license agreements which we may enter into or whether, or when, if ever, we may achieve profitability. Clinical and preclinical development timelines, the probability of success, and development costs can differ materially from expectations. In addition, we cannot forecast the timing and amounts of milestone, royalty and other revenue from licensing activities, which future product candidates may be subject to future collaborations, when such arrangements will be secured, if at all, and to what degree such arrangements would affect our development plans and capital requirements.
Current wording
Our use of cash is to fund operating expenses, which consist primarily of research and development expenditures related to the Product Candidates or other products candidates. We plan to increase our research and development expenses substantially for the foreseeable future as we continue the clinical development of our current and future product candidates. At this time, due to the inherently unpredictable nature of product development, we cannot reasonably estimate the costs we will incur and the timelines that will be required to complete development, obtain marketing approval, and commercialize our current product candidate or any future product candidates. For the same reasons, we are also unable to predict when, if ever, we will generate revenue from product sales or any future license agreements which we may enter into or whether, or when, if ever, we may achieve profitability. Clinical and preclinical development timelines, the probability of success, and development costs can differ materially from expectations. In addition, we cannot forecast the timing and amounts of milestone, royalty and other revenue from licensing activities, which future product candidates may be subject to future collaborations, when such arrangements will be secured, if at all, and to what degree such arrangements would affect our development plans and capital requirements.
Previous wording
We have incurred recurring losses since our inception, including a net loss of $15.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. As of December 31, 2024 we had an accumulated deficit of $40.5 million, a stockholders’ equity of $4.7 million and available cash and cash equivalents of $6.5 million. We expect to continue to incur significant operating and net losses, as well as negative cash flows from operations, for the foreseeable future as we continue to complete all necessary product development or future commercialization efforts. We have never generated revenue and do not expect to generate revenue from product sales unless and until we successfully complete development and obtain regulatory approval for GEM-AKI, GEM-CKD, GEM-PSI or other product candidates, which we expect will not be for at least several years, if ever. We do not anticipate that our current cash and cash equivalents balance will be sufficient to sustain operations within one-year after the date that our audited financial statements for December 31, 2024 were issued, which raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
Current wording
We have incurred recurring losses since our inception, including a net loss of $8.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2025. As of December 31, 2025 we had an accumulated deficit of $49.4 million, a stockholders’ equity of $8.9 million and available cash and cash equivalents of $10.7 million. We expect to continue to incur significant operating and net losses, as well as negative cash flows from operations, for the foreseeable future as we continue to complete all necessary product development or future commercialization efforts. We have never generated revenue and do not expect to generate revenue from product sales unless and until we successfully complete development and obtain regulatory approval for the Product Candidates or other product candidates, which we expect will not be for at least several years, if ever. We do not anticipate that our current cash and cash equivalents balance, which includes $10.7 million as of December 31, 2025, combined with approximately $6.7 million in net proceeds received subsequent to December 31, 2025 in connection with a warrant inducement transaction, will be sufficient to sustain operations within one-year after the date that our audited financial statements for December 31, 2025 were issued, which raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
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During the year ended December 31, 2024, net cash used in operating activities was $18.3 million, which consisted of a net loss of $15.0 million and a net change of $3.4 million in our net operating assets and liabilities.
Current wording
During the year ended December 31, 2024, net cash used in operating activities was $18.3 million, which consisted of a net loss of $15.0 million and a change in our net operating assets and liabilities of $3.4 million.
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During the year ended December 31, 2023, there was no cash used in investing activities.
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During the year ended December 31, 2025, there was there was no cash used in investing activities.
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During the year ended December 31, 2024, net cash used in investing activities consisted of a purchase of lab equipment.
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During the year ended December 31, 2024, net cash used in investing activities consisted of purchases of lab equipment.
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During the year ended December 31, 2024, net cash provided by financing activities was $12.8 million, from net proceeds of $5.4 million received in connection with the February 2024 Public Offering (defined below), $0.2 million received from exercises of the Class D Common Stock Warrants (defined below), net proceeds of $3.5 million received in connection with the Class D Warrant Inducement (defined below) and net proceeds of $3.7 million received in connection with the Class E Warrant Inducement (defined below).
Current wording
During the year ended December 31, 2024, net cash provided by financing activities was $12.8 million, primarily from net proceeds of $5.4 million received in connection with the February 2024 Public Offering, $0.2 million received from exercises of the Class D Common Stock Warrants, net proceeds of $3.5 million received in connection with the Class D Warrant Inducement, and net proceeds of $3.7 million received in connection with the Class E Warrant Inducement.
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The following table summarizes our contractual obligations as of December 31, 2024 and the effects of such obligations are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flow in future periods:
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The following table summarizes our contractual obligations as of December 31, 2025 and the effects such obligations are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flow in future periods:
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We have entered into an operating lease for laboratory space in San Diego, California. The table above includes future minimum lease payments under the non-cancelable lease arrangement.
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We have entered into an operating lease for laboratory and office space in San Diego, California. The table above includes future minimum lease payments under the non-cancelable lease arrangement.
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We recognize the compensation expense related to stock options, third-party warrants, and restricted stock unit (“RSU”) awards granted, based on the estimated fair value of the awards on the date of grant. The fair value of employee stock options and third-party warrants are generally determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model using various inputs, including estimates of historic volatility, term, risk-free rate, and future dividends. The grant date fair value of the stock-based awards, which have graded vesting, is recognized using the straight-line method over the requisite service period of each stock-based award, which is generally the vesting period of the respective stock-based awards. The Company recognizes forfeitures as they occur.
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We recognize the compensation expense related to stock options, third-party warrants, restricted stock awards (“RSAs”), and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) granted, based on the estimated fair value of the awards on the date of grant. The fair value of employee stock options and third-party warrants are generally determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model using various inputs, including estimates of historic volatility, term, risk-free rate, and future dividends. The fair value of RSAs and RSUs is determined based on the Company’s stock price on the date of grant. The grant date fair value of the stock-based awards, which may have graded vesting, is recognized using the straight-line method over the requisite service period of each stock-based award, which is generally the vesting period of the respective stock-based awards. The Company recognizes forfeitures as they occur.