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Stock Options and Warrants |
The Company periodically issues stock options and warrants to 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 March 31, 2020 was 4.8 years. Stock option activity for the period January 1, 2020 up to March 31, 2020, was as follows:
The weighted average exercise prices, remaining contractual lives for options granted, exercisable, and expected to vest as of March 31, 2020 were as follows:
During the three-month period ending March 31, 2020, and pursuant to the Company’s Board Compensation policy approved by the Board June 19, 2015, the Company granted options to purchase 2,699,998 shares of common stock to members of the Company’s Board of Directors and an executive officer under terms of an employment agreement. The options are exercisable at $0.03 to $0.15 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 $338,000 using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing model with the following assumptions: life of 5.5 years; risk free interest rate of 1.6% to 1.7%; volatility of 128% to 138% and dividend yield of 0%.
During the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company recognized compensation costs based on the fair value of options that vested of $115,000 and $99,000 respectively.
During the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020, a Board Member exercised an option to purchase 60,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.05 per share for a total exercise price of $3,000.
At March 31, 2020, the Company’s closing stock price was $0.07 per share. The aggregate intrinsic value of the options outstanding at March 31, 2020 was $133,000. Future unamortized compensation expense on the unvested outstanding options at March 31, 2020 is approximately $245,000 to be recognized through December 2020.
Warrants
The following table summarizes certain information about the Company’s stock purchase warrants activity for the period starting January 1, 2020 up to March 31, 2020.
The weighted average exercise prices, remaining contractual lives for warrants granted, exercisable, and expected to vest as of March 31, 2020 were as follows:
In the three-month period ending March 31, 2020, pursuant to terms of convertible notes issued, the Company granted warrants to purchase 550,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $.05 per share, vesting immediately upon grant and expiring one year from the date of grant (see Note 5, above).
In the three-month period ending March 31, 2020, the Company issued warrants to purchase 99,999 shares of common stock in exchange for services. The warrants are exercisable at a price of $0.04 to $0.14, vesting one month from the date of grant and expiring two years from the date of grant. Total fair value of these options at grant date was $7,000 using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing model with the following assumptions: life of 2 years; risk free interest rate of 0.4% to 1.5%; volatility of 163% to 173% and dividend yield of 0%. During the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020, the Company recognized compensation costs based on the fair value of warrants that vested of $7,000.
During the three-month period ended March 31, 2020, warrants to acquire 1,155,000 shares of common stock were exercised resulting in net proceeds to the Company of $58,000.
At March 31, 2020, the aggregate intrinsic value of the warrants outstanding was $20,000. |