Note 3 - Stock-based Compensation

On June 19, 2019, our stockholders approved, and we adopted, the Processa Pharmaceuticals Inc. 2019 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan”). The 2019 Plan allows us, under the direction of our Board of Directors or a committee thereof, to make grants of stock options, restricted and unrestricted stock and other stock-based awards to employees, including our executive officers, consultants and directors. The 2019 Plan provides for the aggregate issuance of 800,000 shares of our common stock. At March 31, 2025, we have 355,415 shares available for future grants.

Stock Compensation Expense

We recorded stock-based compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 as follows:

Schedule of Stock-based Compensation Expense

Stock Options

No stock options to purchase shares of common stock were forfeited or expired during the three months ended March 31, 2025. At March 31, 2025, we had outstanding and exercisable options for the purchase of 2,747 shares with a weighted average exercise price of $409.09 and a weighted average remaining contractual life of 3.4 years. At March 31, 2025, we did not have any unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to our granted stock options.

Restricted Stock Units

Activity with respect to our Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) during the three months ended March 31, 2025 was as follows:

Schedule of Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) Activity

At March 31, 2025, unrecognized stock-based compensation expense of approximately $274,000 for RSUs is expected to be fully recognized over a weighted average period of 0.4 years. The unrecognized expense excludes approximately $354,000 of expense related to certain grants of RSUs with performance milestones that are not probable of occurring at this time.

Holders of our vested RSUs will be issued shares of our common stock upon meeting the distribution restrictions contained in their Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement. The distribution restrictions are different (longer) than the vesting schedule, imposing an additional restriction on the holder. While certain employees may hold fully vested RSUs, the individual does not hold any shares or have any rights of a stockholder until the distribution restrictions are met. Upon distribution to the employee, each RSU converts into one share of our common stock. The RSUs contain dividend equivalent rights.

Warrants

During the three months ended March 31, 2025, no warrants expired and we sold 7,019,700 Pre-Funded Warrants, and accompanying Series A Warrants to purchase up to 8,050,672 shares of our common stock and Series B Warrants to purchase up to 4,025,336 shares of our common stock in the Offering.

At March 31, 2025, we had outstanding exercisable stock purchase warrants excluding both the Pre-Funded Warrants and the Common Warrants for the purchase of 1,775,784 shares with a weighted average exercise price of $5.95 and a weighted average remaining contractual life of 3.5 years. We have excluded the unexercised Pre-Funded Warrants sold under the Offering from the calculation of the weighted average remaining contractual life since they have a perpetual term. The Common Warrants expiration dates have not yet been determined as they are subject to stockholder approval.

We did not have any unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to our granted stock purchase warrants at March 31, 2025.