Stratasys Ltd. Current report of foreign issuer pursuant to Rules 13a-16 and 15d-16 Amendments

Current report of foreign issuer pursuant to Rules 13a-16 and 15d-16 Amendments

Equity Offering and Stock-Based Compensation Plan (Tables)

Equity Offering and Stock-Based Compensation Plan (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Equity Offering and Stock-Based Compensation Plan [Abstract]

Schedule of Share-based Compensation Expense

Stock-based compensation expense for stock options and restricted stock units ("RSUs") was allocated as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Cost of sales	$	793	$	-	$	2,059	$	-
Research and development, net		821		-		2,567		-
Selling, general and administrative		4,998		784		12,837		1,897
Total stock-based compensation expenses	$	6,612	$	784	$	17,463	$	1,897

Summary of Stock Option Activity

A summary of stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 is as follows:

								Weighted
	Number							Average
	of Options		Per Share					Exercise
	Outstanding		Exercise Price					Price
Shares under option
at January 1, 2013	3,315,917		$	2.21	-	$	46.87	$	11.83
Granted	358,239			74.95	-		91.56		84.88
Exchanged for MakerBot options
from merger	77,631			2.74	-		7.30		4.76
Exercised	(1,265,673	)		2.21	-		46.87		7.91
Forfeited	(26,651	)		6.52	-		46.87		34.80
Shares under option
at September 30, 2013	2,459,463		$	2.21	-	$	91.56	$	24.03
Shares exercisable under option
at September 30, 2013	1,412,361		$	2.21	-	$	46.87	$	8.94

Schedule of Stock Option Assumptions

The following table provides the assumptions used in the Black-Scholes pricing model valuation of options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2013:

Risk-free interest rate	0.61 - 1.54%
Expected option term	5.11 years
Expected price volatility	55.86 - 56.87%
Dividend yield	-