Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Stockholders' Equity and Share-Based Compensation

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Stockholders' Equity and Share-Based Compensation
12 Months Ended
Jan. 03, 2015
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Stockholders' Equity and Share-Based Compensation
Stockholders’ Equity and Share-Based Compensation
Non-Controlling Interest
Non-controlling interests represent equity interests in consolidated subsidiaries that are not attributable, either directly or indirectly, to the Company (i.e., minority interests). Non-controlling interests include the minority equity holders' proportionate share of the equity of AutoMD.
Ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the Company are presented as non-controlling interests within stockholders' equity, separately from the equity held by the Company. Revenues, expenses, net loss and other comprehensive income are reported in the consolidated financial statements at the consolidated amounts, which includes amounts attributable to both the Company's interest and the non-controlling interests in AutoMD. Net loss and other comprehensive income is then attributed to the Company's interest and the non-controlling interests. Net loss to non-controlling interests is deducted from net loss in the consolidated statements of comprehensive operations to determine net loss attributable to the Company's common stockholders.
The table below presents the changes in the Company's ownership interest in AutoMD on the Company's equity:
 
 
Fiscal Year Ended
 
 
January 3, 2015
 
December 28, 2013
 
December 29, 2012
Net loss attributable to U.S. Auto Parts stockholders'
 
$
(6,879
)
 
$
(15,634
)
 
$
(35,978
)
      Transfers (to) from the noncontrolling interest:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Increase in U.S. Auto Parts paid-in-capital from sale of AutoMD common stock
 
2,512

 

 

Changes from net loss attributable to U.S. Auto Parts stockholders' and transfers to noncontrolling interest
 
$
(4,367
)
 
$
(15,634
)
 
$
(35,978
)

Common Stock
The Company has 100,000 shares of common stock authorized. We have never paid cash dividends on our common stock. The following issuances of common stock were made during the fiscal year ended January 3, 2015:
The Company issued 144 shares of common stock from option exercises under its various share-based compensation plans.
The Company issued 21 shares of common stock from restricted stock units that vested during the period.
107 shares of common stock were issued as stock dividends on the Series A Preferred.
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
On March 25, 2013, the Company authorized the issuance of 4,150 shares of Series A Preferred and entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell up to an aggregate of 4,150 shares of our Series A Preferred, $0.001 par value per share at a purchase price per share of $1.45 for aggregate proceeds to the Company of approximately $6,017. On March 25, 2013, we sold 4,000 shares of Series A Preferred for aggregate proceeds of $5,800. On April 5, 2013, we sold the remaining 150 shares of Series A Preferred for aggregate proceeds of $217. The Company incurred issuance costs of $847 and used the net proceeds from the sale of the Series A Preferred to reduce its revolving loan payable.
Each share of Series A Preferred is convertible into shares of our common stock at the initial conversion rate of one share of common stock for each share of Series A Preferred. The conversion will be adjusted for certain non-price based events, such as dividends and distributions on the common stock, stock splits, combinations, recapitalizations, reclassifications, mergers, or consolidations. If not previously converted by the holder, the Series A Preferred will automatically convert to common stock if the volume weighted average price for the common stock for any 30 consecutive trading days is equal to or exceeds $4.35 per share. The shares that would be issued if the contingently convertible Series A Preferred were converted are excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share due to the Company’s net loss position for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2015 (refer to “Note 8 – Net Loss Per Share” for anti-dilutive securities).

In the event of any liquidation event, which includes changes of control of the Company and sales or other dispositions by the Company of more than 50% of its assets, the Series A Preferred is entitled to receive, prior and in preference to any distribution to the common stock, an amount per share equal to $1.45 per share of Series A Preferred, plus all then accrued but unpaid dividends on such Series A Preferred. Following this distribution, if assets or surplus funds remain, the holders of the common stock shall share ratably in all remaining assets of the Company, based on the number of shares of common stock then outstanding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, in connection with any liquidation event, a holder of Series A Preferred would receive an amount greater than $1.45 per share of Series A Preferred by converting such shares held by such holder into shares of common stock, then such holder shall be treated as though such holder had converted such shares of Series A Preferred into shares of common stock immediately prior to such liquidation event, whether or not such holder had elected to so convert.
Dividends on the Series A Preferred are payable quarterly at a rate of $0.058 per share per annum in cash, in shares of common stock or in any combination of cash and common stock as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors. Certain conditions are required to be satisfied in order for the Company to pay dividends on the Series A Preferred in shares of common stock, including (i) the common stock being registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (ii) the common stock being issued having been approved for listing on a trading market and (iii) the common stock being issued either being covered by an effective registration statement or being freely tradable without restriction under Rule 144 (subject to certain exceptions). The Series A Preferred shall each be entitled to one vote per share for each share of common stock issuable upon conversion thereof (excluding from any such calculation any dividends accrued on such shares) and shall vote together with the holders of common stock as a single class on any matter on which the holders of common stock are entitled to vote. In addition, the Company must obtain the consent of holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding Series A Preferred in connection with (a) any amendment, alteration or repeal of any provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company as to adversely affect the preferences, rights or voting power of the Series A Preferred, or (b) the creation, authorization or issuance of any additional Series A Preferred or any other class or series of capital stock of the Company ranking senior to or on parity with the Series A Preferred or any security convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for Series A Preferred or any other class or series of capital stock of the Company ranking senior to or on parity with the Series A Preferred. Concurrent with the Company’s issuance of Series A Preferred, the Company, certain of its domestic subsidiaries and JPMorgan entered into a Second Amended Credit Agreement to allow the Company to pay cash dividends on the Series A Preferred in an aggregate amount of up to $400 per year and pay cash in lieu of issuing fractional shares upon conversion of or in payment of dividends on the Series A Preferred (refer to “Note 6 – Borrowings” of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details). The Company issued 24 shares in payment of dividends on the dividend payment date of December 31, 2013 related to the dividend distributable on the Series A Preferred of $60 accrued on December 28, 2013. For the fiscal year ended January 3, 2015, the Company recorded dividends of $240. The Company issued 83 shares of common stock in payment of the fiscal 2014 dividends. There were no accrued dividends outstanding as of January 3, 2015.
Share-Based Compensation Plan Information
The Company adopted the 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2007 Omnibus Plan”) in January 2007, which became effective on February 8, 2007, the effective date of the registration statement filed in connection with the Company’s initial public offering. Under the 2007 Omnibus Plan, the Company was previously authorized to issue 2,400 shares of common stock, under various instruments to eligible employees and non-employees of the Company, plus an automatic annual increase on the first day of each of the Company’s fiscal years beginning on January 1, 2008 and ending on January 1, 2017 equal to (i) the lesser of (A) 1,500 shares of common stock or (B) five percent (5)% of the number of shares of common stock outstanding on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year or (ii) such lesser number of shares of common stock as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors. Options granted under the 2007 Omnibus Plan generally expire no later than ten years from the date of grant and generally vest over a period of four years. The exercise price of all option grants must be equal to 100% of the fair market value on the date of grant. The 2007 Omnibus Plan also provides for automatic grant of options to purchase common stock and common stock awards to non-employee directors. As of January 3, 2015, 1,515 shares were available for future grants under the 2007 Omnibus Plan. Since the restricted stock units (“RSUs”) were granted under the 2007 Omnibus Plan, such RSUs granted have been deducted from the overall pool of equity instruments available under the 2007 Omnibus Plan. For further detail, see Restricted Stock Unit discussion below.
The Company adopted the 2007 New Employee Incentive Plan (the “2007 New Employee Plan”) in October 2007. Under the 2007 New Employee Plan, the Company is authorized to issue 2,000 shares of common stock under various instruments solely to new employees. Options granted under the 2007 New Employee Plan generally expire no later than ten years from the date of grant and generally vest over a period of four years. The exercise price of all option grants must not be less than 100% of the fair market value on the date of grant. As of January 3, 2015, 1,552 shares were available for future grants under the 2007 New Employee Plan.

The Company adopted the U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2006 Plan”) in March 2006. All stock options to purchase common stock granted to employees in 2006 were granted under the 2006 Plan and had exercise prices equal to the fair value of the underlying stock, as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors on the applicable option grant date. After fiscal year 2008, no shares have been available for future grants under the 2006 Plan.
The following table summarizes the Company’s stock option activity for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2015, and details regarding the options outstanding and exercisable at January 3, 2015:
 
 
Shares
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
 
Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (in years)
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
(1)
Options outstanding, December 28, 2013
5,320

 
$
2.97

 
6.77
 
 
Granted
840

 
$
2.32

 
 
 
 
Exercised
(142
)
 
$
2.06

 
 
 
 
Cancelled:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Forfeited
(511
)
 
$
1.70

 
 
 
 
Expired
(226
)
 
$
6.61

 
 
 
 
Options outstanding, January 3, 2015
5,281

 
$
2.85

 
6.10
 
$
1,867

Vested and expected to vest at January 3, 2015
4,884

 
$
2.93

 
5.87
 
$
1,686

Options exercisable, January 3, 2015
3,466

 
$
3.30

 
4.68
 
$
1,004

 
(1)
These amounts represent the difference between the exercise price and the closing price of U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc. common stock on January 3, 2015 as reported on the NASDAQ Stock Market, for all options outstanding that have an exercise price currently below the closing price.
The weighted-average fair value of options granted during fiscal year 2014, 2013 and 2012 was $1.34, $1.22 and $2.53, respectively. The intrinsic value of stock options at the date of the exercise is the difference between the fair value of the stock at the date of exercise and the exercise price. During fiscal year 2014, 2013 and 2012, the total intrinsic value of the exercised options was $153, $61 and $1,244, respectively. The Company had $1,601 of unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to stock options outstanding as of January 3, 2015, which expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.66 years.
Restricted Stock Units
During 2014 we granted an aggregate of 1,015 RSUs to certain employees of the Company. The RSUs were granted under the 2007 Omnibus Plan, and reduced the pool of equity instruments available under that plan.
Of the 1,015 RSU’s, 738 are time-based, which vest upon the completion of a pre-defined period of employment, ranging from one- to- two years. The remaining 277 RSUs are performance-based RSUs, the number of which that vest, if any, will be determined upon the achievement of certain pre-defined financial goals in fiscal year 2014. The vesting of each RSU is subject to the employee’s continued employment through applicable vesting dates. Some RSUs granted to certain executives may vest on an accelerated basis in part or in full upon the occurrence of certain events. The RSUs are accounted for as equity awards and are measured at fair value based upon the grant date price of the Company's common stock. The closing price of the Company's common stock on February 14, 2014, April 3, 2014, and August 1, 2014, the date of each grant, was $2.03, $2.93, and $3.17 per share, respectively. Compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of one-to-two years. Compensation expense for performance-based awards is measured based on the amount of shares ultimately expected to vest, estimated at each reporting date based on management’s expectations regarding the relevant performance criteria. As of January 3, 2015, the performance criteria had been met on 171 RSUs and 106 performance RSUs were forfeited.
For the fiscal year ended January 3, 2015, we recorded compensation expense of $1,345. As of January 3, 2015, there was unrecognized compensation expense of $757 related to unvested RSUs based on awards that are expected to vest. The unrecognized compensation expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 0.9 years.
Stock Option Exchange Program
On July 9, 2013, the Company’s stockholders approved a proposed stock option exchange program for the exchange of certain outstanding stock options held by eligible employees for new options to purchase fewer shares. On August 12, 2013, the Company commenced an offering to eligible employees to voluntarily exchange certain vested and unvested stock options with exercise prices above $4.00 per share at an exchange ratio of 3.5 to 1 to be granted following the expiration of the tender offer with exercise prices equal to the fair market value of one share of the Company’s common stock on the day the new options were issued. Stock options to purchase an aggregate of 3,733 shares with exercise prices ranging from $4.01 to $11.68 were eligible for tender at the commencement of the program. The Company’s non-employee directors were not eligible to participate in the program. The terms and conditions of the new options are subject to an entirely new four year vesting schedule where 25% will vest on the first anniversary, and the remaining 75% will vest monthly over the following 36 months. All new options have a ten year contractual term. The offer period for the stock option exchange ended on September 9, 2013.
On September 10, 2013, the Company accepted for exchange 3,475 eligible options to purchase common stock, with a weighted average exercise price of $6.65 for 45 eligible employees, and issued 993 unvested options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock with an exercise price of $0.9866, the closing price of the Company’s common stock on that day. Using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, the Company determined that the fair value of the surrendered stock options on a grant-by-grant basis was lower than the fair value of the new stock options, as of the date of the exchange, resulting in incremental fair value of $422. The incremental fair value as a result of the stock option exchange and the remaining compensation expense associated with the surrendered stock options will be recorded as compensation expense over the four year vesting period of the new options.
The fair value of the surrendered stock options and the new stock options was estimated on the date of the exchange using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:
 
 
Surrendered
Stock Options
 
New
Stock Options
Expected life
1.93 – 6.87 years
 
5.84 years
Risk-free interest rate
0.5% – 2.4%
 
2.0%
Expected volatility
55% – 73%
 
72%
Expected dividend yield
—%
 
—%

Warrants
On May 5, 2009, the Company issued warrants to purchase up to 30 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.14 per share. On April 27, 2010, the Company issued additional warrants to purchase up to 20 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $8.32 per share. Both issuances of warrants terminate seven years after their grant date. The warrants were issued in connection with the financial advisory services provided by a consultant to the Company. No warrants were exercised as of fiscal year 2014. As of January 3, 2015, warrants to purchase 50 shares of common stock were outstanding and exercisable. The aggregate intrinsic value of outstanding and exercisable warrants was $2 as of January 3, 2015, which was calculated as the difference between the exercise price of underlying awards and the closing price of the Company’s common stock for warrants that were in-the-money. Total warrants share-based compensation expense recognized during the fiscal years ended January 3, 2015, December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012 was $0, $0 and $16, respectively. The Company had no unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to warrants outstanding as of January 3, 2015.
Share-Based Compensation Expense
The fair value of each option grant, excluding those options issued from the stock option exchange program as discussed above, was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions for each of the periods ended:
 
 
Fiscal Year Ended
 
January 3, 2015
 
December 28, 2013
 
December 29, 2012
Expected life
5.30 - 5.37 years
 
5.21 – 5.73 years
 
5.73 years
Risk-free interest rate
2% - 2%
 
1% – 2%
 
1%
Expected volatility
62% - 68%
 
67% – 73%
 
71% – 74%
Expected dividend yield
—%
 
—%
 
—%


Share-based compensation from options, warrants and stock awards, is included in our consolidated statements of comprehensive operations, as follows:
 
 
Fiscal Year Ended
 
January 3, 2015
 
December 28, 2013
 
December 29, 2012
Marketing expense
$
540


$
285

 
$
505

General and administrative expense
1,476


805

 
1,119

Fulfillment expense (1)
220


102

 
(38
)
Technology expense
135


71

 
87

Total share-based compensation expense
$
2,371

 
$
1,263

 
$
1,673

 
(1)
For the fifty-two weeks ended December 29, 2012, the negative balance was due to an adjustment of $279 related to performance stock options where the performance goal was not met or it was not probable to be met at the end of the requisite service period.
The share-based compensation expense is net of amounts capitalized to internally-developed software of $196, $220 and $252 during the fiscal year 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. No tax benefit was recognized for fiscal year 2014, 2013 and 2012 due to the valuation allowance position.
Under ASC 718, forfeitures are estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures significantly differ from those estimates. The Company’s estimated forfeiture rates are calculated based on actual historical forfeitures experienced under our equity plans. The Company's forfeiture rates were 16%-34% for fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012.