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Vivos Therapeutics Inc

For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed Mar 28, 2024.

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FY2023 · Filed Mar 28, 2024

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Item 11. Executive Compensation

Summary Compensation Table

The following summary compensation table provides information regarding the compensation paid during our fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 to our Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer), our Chief Medical Officer (who was terminated on March 1, 2022), and our Chief Financial Officer (principal accounting officer). We refer to these individuals as our “named executive officers”, or “NEOs”.

Name and Position · Year · Salary · Bonus · Stock Award · Option Award · Non-Equity Incentive Compensation · Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation · All Other Compensation · Total
R. Kirk Huntsman(1)2023$463,393$-$-$-(4)$-(5)$175,543(6)$18,765(7)$657,701
Chief Executive Officer2022384,853-$-483,802(4)50,647(5)$-(6)18,548(7)$937,850
G. Dave Singh(2)2023$-$-$-$-(4)$-(5)$-(6)$-(7)$-
Chief Medical Officer202273,173$-$--(4)-(5)$-(6)4,318(7)$77,491
Bradford Amman(3)2023$313,575$-$-$-(4)$-(5)$64,513(6)$21,952(7)$400,040
Chief Financial Officer2022256,532$-$-195,691(4)20,858(5)$-(6)19,838(7)$492,919
(1)Mr. Huntsman has served as Chief Executive Officer of our company since September 2016. Since November 2015, Mr. Kirk Huntsman served as Chief Executive Officer of First Vivos, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of our company, which we acquired in August 2016.
(2)Dr. Singh served as Chief Medical Officer from September 2016 until March 1, 2022 (when he was terminated for cause) and served as our President from September 2016 to June 2019. Since July 2008, Dr. Singh served as Chief Executive Officer of BioModeling Solutions, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of our company, which we acquired in August 2016.
(3)Mr. Amman joined our company as Chief Financial Officer in October 2018.
(4)Stock option award value was based upon a Black-Scholes valuation calculation at the date of the stock option grant. We provide information regarding the assumptions used to calculate the value of all stock option awards made to named executive officers in Note 9 to our audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
(5)Represents annual incentive compensation in accordance with terms of individual employment agreement.
(6)Represents deferred compensation for salary and bonuses in accordance with terms of individual employment agreement.
(7)Company contributions towards health insurance premiums in 2023 and 2022.

Executive Employment Agreements

R. Kirk Huntsman

We entered into an amended employment agreement on October 8, 2020 (the Huntsman Effective Date) with R. Kirk Huntsman. The term of the employment agreement commenced on the Huntsman Effective Date and is subject to termination:

(i) for cause (as defined therein) by us or without cause by Mr. Huntsman, whereby Mr. Huntsman would be entitled to earned but unpaid compensation, bonuses and benefits through the date of termination and his option shares through the date of termination for cause will be deemed vested;

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(ii) upon the death or disability of Mr. Huntsman, whereby Mr. Huntsman, upon disability, or Mr. Huntsman’s estate, upon death of Mr. Huntsman, will be entitled to receive all compensation and benefits through the date of death or disability as well as continue to receive incentive compensation (as set forth in the agreement) through the end of our fiscal year, as well as salary payable in periodic installments on regular paydays, at the rate then in effect for a period of six months (in addition to the incapacity period, as defined therein, if terminated upon disability) following termination (the “Extended Period”) and his option shares through the Extended Period will be deemed vested; or

(iii) without cause by us or for “Good Reason” (as defined therein) by Mr. Huntsman, whereby Mr. Huntsman would be entitled to receive all earned but unpaid compensation, bonuses and benefits through the date of termination as well as continue to receive incentive compensation (as set forth in the agreement) as well as salary payable in periodic installments on regular paydays, at the rate then in effect for a period of one year (if terminated without cause by us) or two years (if terminated upon Good Reason by Mr. Huntsman) following termination and all of his option shares will be deemed vested.

Pursuant to the terms of the employment agreement, in exchange for Mr. Huntsman’s services as Chief Executive Officer, we agreed to:

(i) pay Mr. Huntsman an annual base salary of $389,595 during the term of the employment agreement less taxes payable in accordance with employer’s normal policies, subject to adjustment by our board of directors at its sole discretion;

(ii) make Mr. Huntsman eligible for incentive cash compensation under a management by objectives incentive plan at 65% of base salary that shall be paid not less than frequently than annually when certain operational targets determined by the Compensation Committee are met;

(iii) make available to Mr. Huntsman employee benefits available to regular full-time executive management employees of our company, including medical and dental insurance, pension and profit-sharing plans, 401(k) plans, incentive savings plans, group life insurance, salary continuation plans, disability coverage and other fringe benefits;

(iv) make available to Mr. Huntsman other equity-based compensation awards under our equity incentive plans and otherwise, which equity awards may be granted pursuant to the authority and sole discretion of our board of directors, together with the Compensation Committee;

(v) make available to Mr. Huntsman high-speed internet access, at our expense, including monthly service charges and maintenance, for use on company business.

Bradford Amman

We entered into an amended employment agreement on October 8, 2020 (the Amman Effective Date) with Bradford Amman. The term of the employment agreement commenced on the Amman Effective Date and is subject to termination:

(i) for cause (as defined therein) by us or without cause by Mr. Amman, whereby Mr. Amman would be entitled to earned but unpaid compensation, bonuses and benefits through the date of termination and his option shares through the date of termination for cause will be deemed vested;

(ii) upon the death or disability of Mr. Amman, whereby Mr. Amman, upon disability, or Mr. Amman’s estate, upon death of Mr. Amman, will be entitled to receive all compensation and benefits through the date of death or disability as well as continue to receive incentive compensation (as set forth in the agreement) through the end of our fiscal year, as well as salary payable in periodic installments on regular paydays, at the rate then in effect for a period of six months (in addition to the incapacity period, as defined therein, if terminated upon disability) following termination (the “Extended Period”) and his option shares through the Extended Period will be deemed vested; or

(iii) without cause by us or for “Good Reason” (as defined therein) by Mr. Amman, whereby Mr. Amman would be entitled to receive all earned but unpaid compensation, bonuses and benefits through the date of termination as well as continue to receive incentive compensation (as set forth in the agreement) as well as salary payable in periodic installments on regular paydays, at the rate then in effect for a period of one year (if terminated without cause by us) or two years (if terminated upon Good Reason by Mr. Amman) following termination and all of his option shares will be deemed vested.

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Pursuant to the terms of the employment agreement, in exchange for Mr. Amman’s services as Chief Financial Officer, we agreed to:

(i) pay Mr. Amman an annual base salary of $259,648 during the term of the employment agreement less taxes payable in accordance with employer’s normal policies, subject to adjustment by the board at its sole discretion;

(ii) make Mr. Amman eligible for incentive cash compensation under a management by objectives incentive plan at 35% of base salary that shall be paid not less than frequently than annually when operational targets determined by the Compensation Committee are met;

(iii) make available to Mr. Amman employee benefits available to regular full-time executive management employees of our company including medical and dental insurance, pension and profit-sharing plans, 401(k) plans, incentive savings plans, group life insurance, salary continuation plans, disability coverage and other fringe benefits.;

(iv) make available to Mr. Amman other equity-based compensation awards under our equity incentive plans and otherwise, which equity awards may be granted pursuant to the authority and sole discretion of the board, together with the Compensation Committee; and

(v) make available to Mr. Amman paid high-speed internet access, at our expense, including monthly service charges and maintenance, for use on company business.

Termination of Dr. G. Dave Singh

On March 1, 2022, with the unanimous approval of our board of directors, we provided Dr. G. Dave Singh, our founder and Chief Medical Officer, with notice of termination of his employment with us “for cause” pursuant to the terms Dr. Singh’s amended and restated employment agreement with us, dated October 9, 2020. As such, Dr. Singh is no longer affiliated with our company effective March 1, 2022. As previously reported, in September 2021 Dr. Singh commenced a sabbatical from our company to serve as an Adjunct Professor at Stanford University. Because Dr. Singh has been on sabbatical, we allocated his responsibilities to other personnel and advisors and do not anticipate that his departure will significantly impact our operations.

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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

The following table summarizes the number of shares of Common Stock underlying outstanding equity incentive plan awards for each named executive officer as of December 31, 2023.

Number of Securities Underlying · Option · Option
Grant · Unexercised Options · Exercise · Expiration
Name · Date · Exercisable · Unexercisable · Price · Date
R. Kirk Huntsman:
6 /16/21(2)3,0002,000$141.006/16/26
2 /25/22(2)2,0003,000$81.752/25/27
12 /23/22(1)13,333-$12.0012/23/27
12 /23/22(2)2,4003,600$12.0012/23/27
Total for Mr. Huntsman20,7338,600
Bradford Amman:
11 /8/18(2)3,333-$187.5011/8/23
3 /12/21(2)2,4001,600$187.503/12/26
8 /31/21(2)1,200800$131.508/31/26
2 /25/22(2)8001,200$81.752/25/27
12 /23/22(2)3,2004,800$11.9312/23/27
Total for Mr. Amman10,9338,400
(1)Stock option grant is fully vested on the grant date.
(2)Stock option grant vests 20% on the grant date and 20% on each successive anniversary through the following four years.

D****irector Compensation Generally

Prior to our initial public offering in late 2020, our directors did not received compensation for their service except for option grants. Following our initial public offering, we adopted a new director compensation program recommended by our nominating and corporate governance committee pursuant to which we make equity-plan based awards to the directors and (i) each of our non-employee directors receive $48,000 cash compensation annually; (ii) chairs of our committees receive $10,000 cash compensation annually; and (iii) members of our committees receive $5,000 cash compensation annually. No additional compensation will be provided for attending committee meetings. Our nominating and corporate governance committee will continue to review and make recommendations to the Board regarding compensation of directors, including equity-based plans. We reimburse our non-employee directors for reasonable travel expenses incurred in attending Board and committee meetings.

Director Compensation Table

The following table sets forth information concerning the compensation of our non-employee directors for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023:

NameFees Earned or Paid In CashStock Awards $Option Awards $(6)Total
Leonard J. Sokolow(1)$63,000$-$-$63,000
Matthew Thompson, M.D.(2)$63,000$-$-$63,000
Mark F. Lindsay(3)$58,000$-$-$58,000
Anja Krammer(4)$58,000$-$-$58,000
Ralph E. Green, DDS, MBA(5)$58,000$-$-$58,000
(1)Mr. Sokolow commenced service as a member of the Board on June 19, 2020.
(2)Mr. Thompson commenced service as a member of the Board on June 19, 2020.
(3)Mr. Lindsay commenced service as a member of the Board on June 19, 2020.

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(4)Ms. Krammer commenced service as a member of the Board on June 19, 2020.
(5)Mr. Green commenced service as a member of the Board on June 19, 2020.
(6)Stock option award value was based upon a Black-Scholes valuation calculation at the date of the stock option grant. We provide information regarding the assumptions used to calculate the value of all stock option awards made to named executive officers in Note 9 to our audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Equity Compensation Plan Information

The following table summarizes the outstanding number of awards granted under the 2017 Plan and the 2019 Plan as of December 31, 2023.

Plan category:Number of Securities to be issued Upon Exercise of Outstanding Options, Warrants, and Rights (a)Weighted Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options (b)Number of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans (Excluding Securities Reflected in column (a)) (c)
Equity compensation plans approved by stockholders
2017 Plan (1)53,333$——
2019 Plan (2)174,667$—100,750
Total228,000$72.50100,750
(1)The 2017 Plan permits grants of equity awards to employees, directors, consultants and other independent contractors. Our board of directors and stockholders have approved a total reserve of 53,333 shares for issuance under the 2017 Plan.
(2)The 2019 Plan permits grants of equity awards to employees, directors, consultants and other independent contractors. Our board of directors and stockholders have approved a total reserve of 174,667 shares for issuance out of which 10,000 shares have been exercised under the 2019 Plan.

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2017 Stock Option and Stock Issuance Plan

The 2017 Stock Option and Stock Issuance Plan (or the “2017 Plan”) is intended to promote the interests of our company by providing eligible persons in our employment or service with the opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest, or otherwise increase their proprietary interest, in our company as an incentive for them to continue in such employment or service.

Individuals eligible to participate in the 2017 Plan are as follows:

1.employees (3 eligible employees),
2.non-employee members of the Board of Directors or the non-employee members of the Board of Directors of any parent or subsidiary (5 eligible non-employee directors), and
3.consultants and other independent contractors who provide services to us (or any parent or subsidiary).

Our Board, as plan administrator, or a committee solely of two or more directors, has broad authority to administer the 2017 Plan, including the authority to determine which eligible persons are to receive any grants of options or direct issuances of stock, the time or times when such grants or issuances are to be made, the number of shares to be covered by each such grant or issuance, the time or times when each option is to become exercisable, the vesting schedule (if any) applicable to the option shares or issued shares and the maximum term for which the option is to remain outstanding or the consideration to paid by the participant for such shares, as applicable. The Board of Directors has granted the power to administer the 2017 Plan to the Board’s Compensation Committee.

The Common Stock issuable under the 2017 Plan shall be shares of authorized but unissued or reacquired Common Stock. The maximum number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued over the term of the 2017 Plan shall not exceed 53,333 shares. The shares of Common Stock underlying the 2017 Plan options have been registered on our registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-257050).

Awards under the 2017 Plan may be in the form of incentive or non-statutory stock options or stock directly at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Awards under the 2017 Plan generally will not be transferable other than by will or inheritance laws. The Board of Directors has the discretion to grant options which are exercisable for unvested shares of Common Stock. Should the recipient cease service to the Company while holding such unvested shares, the Company has the right to repurchase, at the exercise price paid per share, any or all of those unvested shares.

The exercise price per share of any options granted under the 2017 Plan is fixed by the Board of Directors or its designated committee in accordance with the following provisions: the exercise price per share shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value (as defined in the 2017 Plan) per share of common stock on the option grant date. If the person to whom the option is granted is a 10% stockholder, then the exercise price per share shall not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the option grant date. The exercise price shall become immediately due and payable upon exercise of the option.

The purchase price per share of any common stock issued under the 2017 Plan shall be fixed by the Board of Directors or its designated committee in accordance with the following provisions: the purchase price per share shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per share of common stock on the issue date. However, the purchase price per share of common stock issued to a 10% Stockholder shall not be less than 110% of such Fair Market Value.

The number and type of shares available under the 2017 Plan and any outstanding award, as well as the exercise or purchase price of any award, as applicable are subject to customary adjustments in the event of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares, exchange of shares or other change affecting the Company’s common stock as a class without the Company’s receipt of consideration.

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Our Board of Directors has the discretionary authority, exercisable either at the time the unvested shares are issued or any time while the Company’s repurchase rights with respect to those shares remain outstanding, to provide that those rights shall automatically terminate on an accelerated basis, and the shares of Common Stock subject to those terminated rights shall immediately vest, in the event the recipient of the shares should be subsequently terminated by reason of an involuntary termination within a designated period (not to exceed 18 months) following the effective date of any merger or consolidation in which the Company undergoes a change of control of greater than 50% or the sale, transfer or other disposition of substantially all of the Company’s assets in complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company (each such transaction a “Corporate Transaction”).

The shares subject to each option outstanding under the 2017 Plan at the time of a Corporate Transaction, along with all outstanding repurchase rights, will automatically vest in full so that each such option, immediately prior to the effective date of the Corporate Transaction, becomes exercisable for all of the shares of common stock at the time subject to that option and may be exercised for any or all of those shares as fully-vested shares of common stock unless such option is assumed by the successor corporation in the Corporate Transaction and any repurchase rights of the Company with respect to the unvested option shares are concurrently assigned to such successor corporation, such option is to be replaced with a cash incentive program of the successor corporation which preserves the spread existing on the unvested option shares at the time of the Corporate Transaction and provides for subsequent payout in accordance with the same vesting schedule applicable to those unvested option shares or the acceleration of such option is subject to other limitations imposed by the Board of Directors at the time of the option grant. Immediately following the consummation of the Corporate Transaction, all outstanding options terminate and cease to be outstanding, except to the extent assumed by the successor corporation.

Our Board of Directors has complete and exclusive power and authority to amend or modify the 2017 Plan in any or all respects. However, no such amendment or modification may adversely affect the rights and obligations with respect to options or unvested stock issuances at the time outstanding under the 2017 Plan unless the recipient consents to such amendment or modification. In addition, certain amendments may require stockholder approval pursuant to applicable laws and regulations.

Amended and Restated 2019 Stock Option and Stock Issuance Plan

The Amended and Restated 2019 Stock Option and Stock Issuance Plan (or the “2019 Plan”) is intended to promote the interests of our company by providing eligible persons in our employ or service with the opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest, or otherwise increase their proprietary interest, in our company as an incentive for them to continue in such employ or service.

Individuals eligible to participate in the 2019 Plan are as follows:

1.employees,
2.non-employee members of the Board of Directors or the non-employee members of the Board of Directors of any parent or subsidiary (5 eligible non-employee directors), and
3.consultants and other independent contractors who provide services to us (or any parent or subsidiary).

Our Board of Directors, as plan administrator, or a committee solely of two or more directors has broad authority to administer the 2019 Plan, including the authority to determine which eligible persons are to receive any grants of options or direct issuance issuances of stock, the time or times when such grants or issuances are to be made, the number of shares to be covered by each such grant or issuance, the time or times when each such option is to become exercisable, the vesting schedule (if any) applicable to the option shares or issued shares and the maximum term for which the option is to remain outstanding or the consideration to paid by the participant for such shares, as applicable. The Board of Directors has granted the power to administer the 2019 Plan to the Board’s Compensation Committee.

The Common Stock issuable under the 2019 Plan shall be shares of authorized but unissued or reacquired Common Stock. The maximum number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued over the term of the 2019 Plan shall not exceed 174,667 shares. The shares of Common Stock underlying the 2019 Plan options have been registered on our registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-257050).

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Awards under the 2019 Plan may be in the form of incentive or non-statutory stock options or stock directly at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Awards under the 2019 Plan generally will not be transferable other than by will or inheritance laws. The Board of Directors has the discretion to grant options which are exercisable for unvested shares of common stock. Should the recipient cease service to the Company while holding such unvested shares, the Company has the right to repurchase, at the exercise price paid per share, any or all of those unvested shares.

The exercise price per share shall of any options granted under the 2019 Plan be fixed by the Board of Directors or its designated committee in accordance with the following provisions: the exercise price per share shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value (as defined in the 2019 Plan) per share of Common Stock on the option grant date. If the person to whom the option is granted is a 10% stockholder, then the exercise price per share shall not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the option grant date. The exercise price shall become immediately due and payable upon exercise of the option.

The purchase price per share of any Common Stock issued under the 2019 Plan shall be fixed by the Board of Directors or its designated committee in accordance with the following provisions: the purchase price per share shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the issue date. However, the purchase price per share of Common Stock issued to a 10% Stockholder shall not be less than 110% of such Fair Market Value.

The number and type of shares available under the 2019 Plan and any outstanding award, as well as the exercise or purchase prices of any award, as applicable are subject to customary adjustments in the event of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares, exchange of shares or other change affecting the Company’s common stock as a class without the Company’s receipt of consideration.

Our Board of Directors has the discretionary authority, exercisable either at the time the unvested shares are issued or any time while the Company’s repurchase rights with respect to those shares remain outstanding, to provide that those rights will automatically terminate on an accelerated basis, and the shares of common stock subject to those terminated rights shall immediately vest, in the event the recipient of the shares should be subsequently terminated by reason of an involuntary termination within a designated period (not to exceed 18 months) following the effective date of any merger or consolidation in which the Company undergoes a change of control of greater than 50% or the sale, transfer or other disposition of substantially all of the Company’s assets in complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company (each such transaction a “Corporate Transaction”).

The shares subject to each option outstanding under the 2019 Plan at the time of a Corporate Transaction, along with all outstanding repurchase rights, will automatically vest in full so that each such option, immediately prior to the effective date of the Corporate Transaction, becomes exercisable for all of the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to that option and may be exercised for any or all of those shares as fully-vested shares of Common Stock unless such option is assumed by the successor corporation in the Corporate Transaction and any repurchase rights of the Company with respect to the unvested option shares are concurrently assigned to such successor corporation, such option is to be replaced with a cash incentive program of the successor corporation which preserves the spread existing on the unvested option shares at the time of the Corporate Transaction and provides for subsequent payout in accordance with the same vesting schedule applicable to those unvested option shares or the acceleration of such option is subject to other limitations imposed by the Board of Directors at the time of the option grant. Immediately following the consummation of the Corporate Transaction, all outstanding options terminate and cease to be outstanding, except to the extent assumed by the successor corporation.

The Board of Directors has complete and exclusive power and authority to amend or modify the 2019 Plan in any or all respects. However, no such amendment or modification may adversely affect the rights and obligations with respect to options or unvested stock issuances at the time outstanding under the 2019 Plan unless the recipient consents to such amendment or modification. In addition, certain amendments may require stockholder approval pursuant to applicable laws and regulations.

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