Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
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Note 7 - Stock-based Compensation

a) Warrants

 

The following table summarizes the changes in warrants outstanding of the Company during the three month period ended March 31, 2021:

 

 

 

Number of

 

 

Weighted Average

 

 

 

Warrants

 

 

Exercise Price ($)

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2020

 

 

175,000

 

 

 

2.75

 

Granted

 

 

310,000

 

 

 

4.52

 

Outstanding at March 31, 2021

 

 

485,000

 

 

 

3.88

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercisable at March 31, 2021

 

 

125,000

 

 

 

2.47

 

 

Effective January 1, 2021, the Company granted warrants to purchase 125,000 shares of common stock to a Company employee for services to the Company. These warrants vest on January 1, 2022 (subject to continued employment through such date) and expire on January 1, 2027, with an exercise price of $3.95 per share. The Company has calculated the estimated fair market value of these warrants at $242,877, using the Black-Scholes model and the following assumptions: term 3.5 years, stock price $3.95, exercise price $3.80, 74.53% volatility, 0.50% risk free rate, and no forfeiture rate.

 

Effective February 1, 2021, the Company granted warrants to purchase 185,000 shares of common stock to a Company employee for services to the Company. These warrants vest on February 1, 2022 (subject to continued employment through such date) and expire on February 1, 2027, with an exercise price of $4.90 per share. The Company has calculated the estimated fair market value of these warrants at $459,352, using the Black-Scholes model and the following assumptions: term 3.5 years, stock price $4.90, exercise price $4.80, 75.03% volatility, 0.59% risk free rate, and no forfeiture rate.

 

Below is a table summarizing the warrants issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2021, which have an aggregate weighted average remaining contractual life of 4.71 years.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remaining

 

 

Proceeds to

 

Number

 

 

Number

 

 

Exercise

 

 

Contractual

 

 

Company if

 

Outstanding

 

 

Exercisable

 

 

Price ($)

 

 

Life (Years)

 

 

Exercised ($)

 

 

125,000

 

 

 

125,000

 

 

 

2.47

 

 

 

0.95

 

 

 

308,750

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3.45

 

 

 

4.92

 

 

 

172,500

 

 

185,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

4.90

 

 

 

5.84

 

 

 

906,500

 

 

125,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3.95

 

 

 

5.76

 

 

 

493,750

 

 

485,000

 

 

 

125,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,881,500

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense related to warrants of $148,364 and $27,205 was recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, respectively. Total remaining unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested warrants is $592,341 and is expected to be recognized over a period of 0.84 years. As of March 31, 2021, the total intrinsic value of warrants outstanding was $180,250.

 

b) Options

 

The following table summarizes the changes in options outstanding of the Company during the three month period ended March 31, 2021:

 

 

 

Number of

 

 

Weighted Average

 

 

 

Options

 

 

Exercise Price ($)

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2020

 

 

4,278,619

 

 

 

3.88

 

Exercised

 

 

(277,634

)

 

 

4.19

 

Outstanding at March 31, 2021

 

 

4,000,985

 

 

 

3.99

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercisable at March 31, 2021

 

 

3,170,985

 

 

 

4.09

 

 

Below is a table summarizing the options issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2021, 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 2.75 years. As of March 31, 2021, an aggregate of 4,250,000 shares of common stock were authorized for issuance under the 2015 Stock Incentive Plan, of which 404,314 shares of common stock remained available for future issuance thereunder.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remaining

 

 

Proceeds to

 

Number

 

 

Number

 

 

Exercise

 

 

Contractual

 

 

Company if

 

Outstanding

 

 

Exercisable

 

 

Price ($)

 

 

Life (Years)

 

 

Exercised ($)

 

 

635,000

 

 

 

635,000

 

 

 

3.25

 

 

 

3.87

 

 

 

2,063,750

 

 

2,717

 

 

 

2,717

 

 

 

3.35

 

 

 

0.12

 

 

 

9,102

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3.40

 

 

 

5.67

 

 

 

34,000

 

 

820,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3.60

 

 

 

5.04

 

 

 

2,952,000

 

 

1,682,837

 

 

 

1,682,837

 

 

 

4.00

 

 

 

1.56

 

 

 

6,731,348

 

 

15,268

 

 

 

15,268

 

 

 

4.35

 

 

 

0.90

 

 

 

66,416

 

 

89,163

 

 

 

89,163

 

 

 

4.38

 

 

 

2.82

 

 

 

390,534

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

4.80

 

 

 

1.76

 

 

 

240,000

 

 

696,000

 

 

 

696,000

 

 

 

5.00

 

 

 

1.99

 

 

 

3,480,000

 

 

4,000,985

 

 

 

3,170,985

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,967,150

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense related to stock options of $355,076 and $165,464 was recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, respectively. Total remaining unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options is $71,854. As of March 31, 2021, the total intrinsic value of stock options outstanding was $489,118.

 

c) Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)

 

Below is a table summarizing the RSUs issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2021, all of which were issued pursuant to the 2015 Stock Incentive Plan.

 

 

 

Number of

 

 

 

 

 

RSUs

 

 

Share Price ($)

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2020

 

 

67,500

 

 

 

3.47

 

Granted

 

 

35,000

 

 

 

3.66

 

Vested

 

 

(5,000

)

 

 

4.10

 

Cancelled

 

 

(15,000

)

 

 

3.30

 

Outstanding at March 31, 2021

 

 

82,500

 

 

 

3.55

 

 

Effective January 1, 2021, the Company granted RSUs of 5,000 shares of common stock to a Company employee in exchange for services provided to the Company. These RSUs vested immediately, on January 1, 2021 and resulted in the issuance of 3,000 shares (the remaining 2,000 shares were withheld for taxes and returned as authorized shares under the 2015 Stock Incentive Plan) and total compensation expense of $19,450.

 

Effective March 25, 2021, the Company granted aggregate RSUs of 30,000 shares of common stock to two non-executive directors in exchange for services provided to the Company. These RSUs vest over 2 years, with 50% vesting on each of March 25, 2022 and March 25, 2023 and will result in total compensation expense of $107,700.

 

On March 25, 2021, 15,000 RSUs previously granted to a non-executive director were cancelled and returned as authorized shares under the 2015 Stock Incentive Plan upon the resignation of such director prior to vesting.

 

Below is a table summarizing the RSUs issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2021 and which have an aggregate weighted average remaining contractual life of 0.88 years.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remaining

 

Number

 

 

Share

 

 

Contractual

 

Outstanding

 

 

Price ($)

 

 

Life (Years)

 

 

52,500

 

 

 

3.52

 

 

 

0.54

 

 

30,000

 

 

 

3.59

 

 

 

1.48

 

 

82,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense related to RSUs of $51,902 and $nil was recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, respectively. Total remaining unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested RSUs is $157,509. As of March 31, 2021, the total intrinsic value of the RSUs outstanding was $19,350.