Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stock-based Compensation

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Stock-based Compensation
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Stock-based Compensation  
Note 7 - Stock-based Compensation

a)            Warrants

 

The following table summarizes the changes in warrants outstanding of the Company during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2020:

 

 

 

Number of

 

Weighted Average

 

 

Warrants

 

Exercise Price ($)

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2019

190,000

 

2.90

 

Granted

50,000

 

3.45

 

Exercised

(25,000)

 

2.47

 

Expired

-

 

-

 

Outstanding at September 30, 2020

215,000

 

3.08

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercisable at September 30, 2020

165,000

 

2.97

      

Effective February 26, 2020, the vesting criteria of the remaining installment of a warrant originally granted March 20, 2013 to an officer of the Company, and previously amended, was deemed met pursuant to the approval of the Compensation Committee, resulting in the vesting of the Warrant as to 125,000 shares effective February 26, 2020, with an expiration date of February 26, 2023.

 

Effective March 1, 2020, the Company granted warrants to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock to a Company employee for services to the Company. These warrants vest on September 1, 2021 (subject to continued employment through such date) and expire on March 1, 2026, with an exercise price of $3.45 per share. The Company has calculated the estimated fair market value of these warrants at $86,771, using the Black-Scholes model and the following assumptions: term 3.75 years, stock price $3.44, exercise price $3.45, 69.03% volatility, 0.95% risk free rate, and no forfeiture rate.

 

Below is a table summarizing the warrants issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2020, which have an aggregate weighted average remaining contractual life of 2.68 years.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remaining

Proceeds to

 

Number

 

Number

 

Exercise

 

Contractual

Company if

 

Outstanding

 

Exercisable

 

Price ($)

 

Life (Years)

Exercised ($)

 

125,000

 

125,000

 

2.47

 

2.41

 

308,750

 

50,000

 

-

 

3.45

 

5.42

 

172,500

 

40,000

 

40,000

 

4.53

 

0.12

 

181,200

 

215,000

 

165,000

 

 

 

 

 

662,450

      

Stock-based compensation expense related to warrants of $56,127 and $6,379 was recorded in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively. Total remaining unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested warrants is $53,105 and is expected to be recognized over a period of 0.92 years. As of September 30, 2020, the total intrinsic value of warrants outstanding was $92,500.

 

b)            Options

 

The following table summarizes the changes in options outstanding of the Company during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2020:

     

 

 

 

Number of

 

Weighted Average

 

 

 

Options

 

Exercise Price ($)

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2019

 

4,169,301

 

3.88

 

Granted

 

835,000

 

3.60

 

Exercised

 

(691,599)

 

2.81

 

Expired/Cancelled

 

(29,083)

 

4.52

 

Outstanding at September 30, 2020

 

4,283,619

 

4.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercisable at September 30, 2020

 

3,448,619

 

4.10

  

Effective April 13, 2020, the Company granted stock options to purchase 835,000 shares of common stock to various Company personnel (including directors, executives, members of management and employees) in exchange for services provided to the Company. These options vest on April 13, 2021 and expire 5 years after the vesting date, with an exercise price of $3.60 per share. The Company has calculated the estimated fair market value of these options at $1,481,709, using the Black-Scholes model and the following assumptions: term 3.5 years, stock price $3.52, exercise price $3.60, 72.94% volatility, 0.54% risk free rate, and no forfeiture rate.

      

Below is a table summarizing the options issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2020, all of which were issued pursuant to the 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (for option issuances prior to 2016) or the 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (for option issuances commencing in 2016)and which have an aggregate weighted average remaining contractual life of 3.23 years. As of September 30, 2020, an aggregate of 4,250,000 shares of common stock were authorized for issuance under the 2015 Stock Incentive Plan, of which 261,867 shares of common stock remainedavailable for future issuance thereunder.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remaining

 

Proceeds to

 

Number

 

Number

 

Exercise

 

Contractual

 

Company if

 

Outstanding

 

Exercisable

 

Price ($)

 

Life (Years)

 

Exercised ($)

 

685,000

 

685,000

 

3.25

 

4.37

 

2,226,250

 

10,351

 

10,351

 

3.35

 

0.58

 

34,676

 

835,000

 

-

 

3.60

 

5.54

 

3,006,000

 

20,000

 

20,000

 

3.80

 

0.63

 

76,000

 

1,782,837

 

1,782,837

 

4.00

 

2.06

 

7,131,348

 

15,268

 

15,268

 

4.35

 

1.40

 

66,416

 

89,163

 

89,163

 

4.38

 

3.32

 

390,534

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

4.80

 

2.25

 

240,000

 

796,000

 

796,000

 

5.00

 

2.49

 

3,980,000

 

4,283,619

 

3,448,619

 

 

 

 

 

17,151,224

     

Stock-based compensation expense related to stock options of $861,312 and $1,084,312 was recorded in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively. Total remaining unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options is $791,598. As of September 30, 2020, the total intrinsic value of stock options outstanding was $nil.

 

c)             Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)

 

Below is a table summarizing the RSUs issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2020, all of which were issued pursuant to the 2015 Stock Incentive Plan.

 

 

Number of

 

 

 

RSUs

 

Share Price ($)

Outstanding at December 31, 2019

-

 

-

Granted

52,500

 

3.52

Vested

-

 

-

Cancelled

-

 

-

Outstanding at September 30, 2020

52,500

 

3.52

     

Effective April 13, 2020, the Company granted RSUs of 52,500 shares of common stock to various Company personnel (including a director and an employee) in exchange for services provided to the Company. These RSUs vest over 2 years, with 50% vesting on each of April 13, 2021 and April 13, 2022 and will result in total compensation expense of $184,800.

           

Below is a table summarizing the RSUs issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2020 and which have an aggregate weighted average remaining contractual life of 1.03 years.

          

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remaining

Number

 

Number

 

Share

 

Contractual

Outstanding

 

Exercisable

 

Price ($)

 

Life (Years)

52,500

 

-

 

3.52

 

1.03

      

Stock-based compensation expense related to RSUs of $64,553 and $nil was recorded in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively. Total remaining unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested RSUs is $120,246. As of September 30, 2020, the total intrinsic value of the RSUs outstanding was $nil.