Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

8. Stock Options and Warrants

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8. Stock Options and Warrants
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract]  
Stock Options and Warrants

The Company periodically issues stock options and warrants to directors, employees, and non-employees in capital raising transactions, for services and for financing costs. Options vest and expire according to terms established at the grant date.

 

Options

 

Options vest according to the terms of the specific grant and expire from 2 to 10 years from date of grant. The weighted-average, remaining contractual life of employee and non-employee options outstanding at June 30, 2017 was 6.1 years. Stock option activity for the period January 1, 2017 up to June 30, 2017, was as follows:

 

      Options     Weighted
Avg. Exercise
Price
 
  January 1, 2017       23,474,256     $ 0.28  
  Granted       11,839,285       0.12  
  Exercised              
  Forfeited              
  June 30, 2017       35,313,541     $ 0.23  

 

The weighted average exercise prices, remaining contractual lives for options granted, exercisable, and expected to vest as of June 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

          Outstanding Options       Exercisable Options  
  Option
Exercise Price
Per Share
      Shares       Life
(Years)
      Weighted
Average Exercise
Price
      Shares       Weighted
Average Exercise
Price
 
  $ 0.05 - $ 0.99       35,163,095       6.1     $ 0.22       29,017,262     $ 0.23  
  $ 1.00 - $ 1.99       150,446       6.1     $ 1.18       150,446     $ 1.18  
          35,313,541       6.1     $ 0.23       29,167,708     $ 0.23  

 

During the six-month period ending June 30, 2017, the Company granted options to purchase 8,339,285 shares of common stock to members of the Company’s Board of Directors. The options are exercisable at $0.05 to $0.13 per share, vest monthly over a twelve-month period, and expire ten years from the date granted. Total fair value of these options at grant date was $379,000 using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing model with the following assumptions: life of 5 years; risk free interest rate of 1.94%; volatility of 123% to 144%, and dividend yield of 0%.

 

During the six-month period ending June 30, 2017, the Company granted two officers and an employee of the Company stock options to purchase a total of 3,500,000 shares of common stock. The stock options vest over a two-year period, exercisable at a price range of $0.07 through $0.40 per share and will expire in 10 years. Total fair value of the stock options amounted to $182,000 which will be expensed over the vesting period. In addition, as a result of the resignation of the Company’s CEO and three members of the Board of Directors, the Company agreed to modify the vesting term of 4.5 million options granted to them in January 2017 and fully vested those options resulting in a charge of $308,000 to account for the fair value of these options. There were no other changes in the remaining terms of the original grant.

 

During the six-month periods ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company recognized compensation costs based on the fair value of options that vested of $535,000 and $181,000 respectively, which is included in Operating expenses in the Company’s statement of operations. During the three-month periods ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company recognized compensation costs based on the fair value of options that vested of $300,000 and $100,000 respectively, which is included in Operating expenses in the Company’s statement of operations.

 

At June 30, 2017, the Company’s closing stock price was $0.22 per share. The aggregate intrinsic value of the options outstanding at June 30, 2017 was $1,574,000. Future unamortized compensation expense on the unvested outstanding options at June 30, 2017 is $438,000 to be recognized through December 2017.

 

Warrants

 

The following table summarizes certain information about the Company’s stock purchase warrants activity for the period starting January 1, 2017 up to June 30, 2017.

 

      Warrants     Weighted Avg.
Exercise Price
 
  January 1, 2017       11,446,892     $ 0.15  
  Granted       16,160,770       0.05  
  Exercised              
  Cancelled       (5,495,392 )     0.13  
  June 30, 2017       21,507,270     $ 0.08  

 

The weighted average exercise prices, remaining contractual lives for warrants granted, exercisable, and expected to vest as of June 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

          Outstanding Warrants       Exercisable Warrants  
  Warrant Exercise Price Per Share       Shares       Life
(Years)
      Weighted
Average Exercise Price
      Shares       Weighted
Average Exercise Price
 
  $ 0.05 - $ 0.99       21,507,270       1.1     $ 0.08       21,407,270     $ 0.08  
  $ 1.00 - $ 1.99                                
          21,507,270       1.1     $ 0.08       21,407,270     $ 0.08  

 

In the six-month period ending June 30, 2017, pursuant to terms of convertible notes issued, the Company granted warrants to purchase 16,160,770 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $0.05 per share, vesting immediately upon grant and expiring one year from the date of grant (see Note 5).

 

During the six-month periods ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company recognized compensation costs of $1,000 and $86,000, respectively, based on the fair value of warrants previously issued for services that vested during the period, which is included in Operating expenses in the Company’s statement of operations. During the three-month periods ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company recognized compensation costs of $1,000 and $58,000, respectively, based on the fair value of warrants that vested, which is included in Operating expenses in the Company’s statement of operations.

 

At June 30, 2017, the aggregate intrinsic value of the warrants outstanding was $3,114,000. Future unamortized compensation expense on the unvested outstanding warrants at June 30, 2017 is approximately $3,000 to be recognized through July 2018.