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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:
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.
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:
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.
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.
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.
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. |