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Description of Stock Plans

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Description of Stock Plans
 9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Description of Stock Plans
Description of Stock Plans
Employee Stock Plan
The Company is currently issuing stock awards under the Amended and Restated Digital Turbine, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2011 Plan”), which was approved and adopted by our stockholders, by written consent, on May 23, 2012. No future grants will be made under the previous plan, the 2007 Employee, Director and Consultant Stock Plan (the “2007 Plan”). In the year ended March 31, 2015, in connection with the acquisition of DT Media (Appia), the Company assumed outstanding options granted under the Appia, Inc. 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Appia Plan”), subject to adjustment pursuant to the merger agreement for the DT Media (Appia) acquisition. The 2011 Plan and 2007 Plan are collectively referred to as “Digital Turbine’s Incentive Plans.” Digital Turbine’s Incentive Plans and the Appia Plan are all collectively referred to as the “Stock Plans.”
The 2011 Plan provides for grants of stock-based incentive awards to our and our subsidiaries’ officers, employees, non-employee directors, and consultants. Awards issued under the 2011 Plan can include stock options, stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), restricted stock, and restricted stock units (sometimes referred to individually or collectively as “Awards”). Stock options may be either incentive stock options (“ISOs”), as defined in Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or non-qualified stock options (“NQSOs”).
The 2011 Plan reserves 20,000,000 shares for issuance, of which 11,869,169 and 14,393,741 remained available for future grants as of December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, respectively.
Stock Option Agreements
Stock options granted under Digital Turbine's Incentive Plans typically vest over a three-to-four year period. These options, which are granted with option exercise prices equal to the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, generally expire up to ten years from the date of grant. In the year ended March 31, 2015, in connection with the Appia acquisition, the Company exchanged stock options previously granted under the Appia Plan for options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock. These assumed Appia options typically vest over a period of four years and generally expire within ten years from the date of grant. Compensation expense for all stock options is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period.
Restricted Stock Awards
Awards of restricted stock may be either grants of restricted stock or performance-based restricted stock units that are issued at no cost to the recipient. The cost of these awards is determined using the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of the grant. Compensation expense for restricted stock awards with a service condition is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period.
Stock Option Activity
The following table summarizes stock option activity for the Stock Plans for the periods or as of the dates indicated:
 
 
Number of
Shares
 
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price (per share)
 
Weighted-Average
Remaining Contractual
Life (in years)
 
Aggregate Intrinsic
Value (in thousands)
Options Outstanding, March 31, 2015
 
5,789,758

 
$
4.65

 
8.35
 
$
1,319

Granted
 
426,400

 
 
 
 
 
 
Forfeited/Canceled
 
(679,267
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exercised
 
(3,666
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Options Outstanding, June 30, 2015
 
5,533,225

 
$
4.74

 
8.18
 
$
899

Granted
 
790,500

 
 
 
 
 
 
Forfeited/Canceled
 
(270,209
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exercised
 
(59,541
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Options Outstanding, September 30, 2015
 
5,993,975

 
$
4.53

 
8.15
 
$
217

Granted
 
2,119,750

 
 
 
 
 
 
Forfeited/Canceled
 
(268,957
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exercised
 
(3,476
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Options Outstanding, December 31, 2015
 
7,841,292

 
$
3.74

 
8.43
 
$
124

Vested and expected to vest (net of estimated forfeitures) at December 31, 2015 (a)
 
6,033,530

 
$
4.03

 
8.19
 
$
124

Exercisable, December 31, 2015
 
2,570,806

 
$
5.73

 
7.10
 
$
101


(a)
For options vested and expected to vest, options exercisable, and options outstanding, the aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value (the difference between Digital Turbine's closing stock price on December 31, 2015 and the exercise price multiplied by the number of in-the-money options) that would have been received by the option holders, had the holders exercised their options on December 31, 2015. The intrinsic value changes based on changes in the price of the Company's common stock.
Information about options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2015 is as follows:
 
 
Options Outstanding
 
Options Exercisable
 
 
Number of
 
Weighted-Average
Exercise
 
Weighted-Average
Remaining
 
Number of
 
Weighted-Average
Exercise
Exercise Price
 
Shares
 
Price
 
Life (in years)
 
Shares
 
Price
$0.00 - 0.50
 
8,065

 
$
0.24

 
4.24
 
8,065

 
$
0.24

$0.51 - 1.00
 
168,981

 
$
0.65

 
6.66
 
134,058

 
$
0.64

$1.01 - 1.50
 
1,644,125

 
$
1.43

 
7.75
 
—

 
$
—

$1.51 - 2.00
 
440,500

 
$
1.51

 
9.85
 
9,514

 
$
1.51

$2.01 - 2.50
 
253,776

 
$
2.43

 
5.08
 
153,776

 
$
2.40

$2.51 - 3.00
 
1,283,890

 
$
2.62

 
8.81
 
513,551

 
$
2.66

$3.51 - 4.00
 
1,863,729

 
$
3.93

 
8.94
 
558,295

 
$
3.94

$4.01 - 4.50
 
1,648,226

 
$
4.20

 
7.97
 
702,922

 
$
4.22

$4.51 - 5.00
 
60,000

 
$
4.65

 
7.24
 
55,000

 
$
4.65

$5.01 and over
 
470,000

 
$
16.32

 
3.01
 
435,625

 
$
17.14

 
 
7,841,292

 
 
 
 
 
2,570,806

 
 


Other information pertaining to stock options for the Stock Plans for the nine months ended, as stated in the table below, is as follows:
 
 
December 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014
Total fair value of options vested
 
$
4,050

 
$
2,636

Total intrinsic value of options exercised (a)
 
$
3

 
$
—


(a)
The total intrinsic value of options exercised represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value (the difference between the stock price at exercise and the exercise price multiplied by the number of options exercised) that was received by the option holders who exercised their options during the nine months ended December 31, 2015. No options were exercised during the nine months ended December 31, 2014.
The weighted-average grant-date fair value for the options granted during the nine months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 was $2.05 and $4.18, respectively.
At December 31, 2015 and 2014, there was $11,492 and $8,103 of total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense, respectively, net of estimated forfeitures, related to unvested stock options expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.77 years and 2.39 years, respectively.
Valuation of Awards
For stock options granted under Digital Turbine’s Incentive Plans, the Company typically uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value of stock options at grant date. The Black-Scholes option pricing model incorporates various assumptions, including volatility, expected term, risk-free interest rates, and dividend yields. The assumptions utilized in this model during December 31, 2015 and 2014 are presented below.
 
 
December 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014
Risk-free interest rate
 
1.37% to 1.99%
 
1.36% to 1.71%
Expected life of the options
 
5.73 to 6.5 years
 
5.27  to 6 years
Expected volatility
 
102% to 145%
 
150% to 155%
Expected dividend yield
 
—%
 
—%
Expected forfeitures
 
10% to 35%
 
10% to 35%


Expected volatility is based on a blend of implied and historical volatility of the Company's common stock over the most recent period commensurate with the estimated expected term of the Company’s stock options. The Company uses this blend of implied and historical volatility, as well as other economic data, because management believes such volatility is more representative of prospective trends. The expected term of an award is based on historical experience and on the terms and conditions of the stock awards granted to employees.
Total stock compensation expense for the Company’s Stock Plans for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2015, which includes both stock options and restricted stock, was $1,404 and $4,528, respectively. Total stock compensation expense for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2014, which includes both stock options and restricted stock, was $1,290 and $3,345, respectively. Please see Note 11 regarding restricted stock.