GNPX 2017 Annual Report

F-14 In addition, the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the 2018 Plan will automatically increase on January 1 of each year, beginning on January 1, 2019 by 5% of the total number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock outstanding on December 31 of the preceding calendar year, or a lesser number of shares determined by the Administrator. 2018 Employee Stock Purchase Plan The Company’s board of directors and stockholders has approved and adopted the Company’s 2018 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the ESPP), which became effective on the completion of the IPO on April 3, 2018. The ESPP authorizes the issuance of 208,500 shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to purchase rights granted to our eligible employees. The number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance will automatically increase on January 1 of each calendar year, from January 1, 2019 by the lesser of 2% of the total number of shares of our common stock outstanding on December 31 of the preceding calendar year or a number determined by the Company’s Administrator.