Share-Based Compensation | 6. Share-Based Compensation Restricted Stock Units The company issues restricted stock unit awards (“RSUs”) to key management and as compensation for services to consultants and others. The RSUs typically vest over a two-year period and carry a ten-year term. Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of common stock, issuable at the time the RSU subsequently settles, as set forth in the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement. The Company determines that fair value of those awards at the date of grant, and amortizes those awards as an expense over the vesting period of the award. The shares earned under the grant are usually issued when the award settles at the end of the term. As of July 31, 2019, the Company had granted 1,912,500 RSU’s of which 1,456,250 had vested. As of July 31, 2019, 456,250 RSU’s with a fair value of $211,200, remained unvested. None of the shares vested under the RSUs had been issued as of July 31, 2019. During the period ended October 31, 2019, the Company recognized $28,000 of compensation cost relating to the shares vesting during the period. In addition, the Company accelerated the vesting of 400,000 shares of stock issued to Henry R. Lambert with a remaining value of $162,000 upon his retirement during the period. In total, the Company recognized $190,000 from the vesting of these restricted stock units. For the three months ended October 31, 2018 share-based compensation expense for RSUs was $741,000, of which $489,000 was due the accelerated vesting of RSU’s held by Dave Pfanzelter, the former Chairman of our Board. Mr. Pfanzelter retired from our Board in August 2018. During the three months ended October 31, 2019 there were no Restricted Stock Units granted, and 400,000 shares were issued to Mr. Lambert upon his retirement. At October 31, 2019, there was $17,000 of unrecognized non-cash compensation cost related to RSUs we expect to vest, which will be recognized over a weighted average period of 0.17 years. The Company at times will enter into service agreements where it will grant restricted stock units upon the achievement of certain milestones. The awards will then begin vesting once that milestone is reached. The Company does not recognize any compensation on those awards until the milestone is reached, and the vesting period begins. A summary of our restricted stock unit activity and related data is as follows: Outstanding at July 31, 2019 1,912,500 Granted — Vested (400,000 ) Forfeited — Outstanding at October 31, 2019 1,512,500 Of the 1,512,500 RSUs outstanding as of October 31, 2019, 1,306,250 RSUs are vested and the underlying common stock has not been delivered and remains outstanding, as set forth in the RSU agreements. Stock Option Plans 2007 Equity Incentive Plan In February 2016, we amended and restated our 2007 Equity Incentive Plan, the (“2007 Plan”), to, among other changes, increase the number of shares of common stock issuable under the 2007 Plan by 4,000,000 shares and extend the term of the 2007 Plan until February 4, 2026. The 2007 Plan provides for the grant of incentive and non-qualified stock options, as well as other share-based payment awards, to our employees, directors, consultants and advisors. These awards have up to a 10-year contractual life and are subject to various vesting periods, as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. As of October 31, 2019, there were approximately 1,153,000 shares available for issuance under the 2007 Plan. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan Our shareholders approved our 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”) in January 2018, which has a share reserve of 5,000,000 shares of common stock that were registered under a Form S-8 filed with the SEC in February 2018. The 2017 Plan provides for the grant of incentive and non-qualified stock options, as well as other share-based payment awards, to our employees, directors, consultants and advisors. These awards have up to a 10-year contractual life and are subject to various vesting periods, as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. As of October 31, 2019, there were approximately 1,696,000 shares available for issuance under the 2017 Plan. During the three months ended October 31, 2019, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 375,000 stock options to members of our Board. The vesting terms of the options vary between one and two years and carry a ten year term. A summary of our stock option activity is as follows: Shares Weighted- Aggregate Outstanding at July 31, 2019 7,363,125 $ 1.04 $ — Granted 375,000 $ 0.29 $ 2,000 Exercised — $ — — Cancelled — $ — — Outstanding at October 31, 2019 7,738,125 $ 1.01 $ — The weighted-average remaining contractual term of options outstanding at October 31, 2019 was 4.62 years. At October 31, 2019, options to purchase 6,667,292 shares of common stock were exercisable. These options had a weighted-average exercise price of $1.08 and a weighted average remaining contractual term of 4.23 years. The weighted average grant date fair value for options granted during the three months ended October 31, 2019 was $0.19. The total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock option grants as of October 31, 2019 was approximately $129,000 and the weighted average period over which these grants are expected to vest is 0.94 years. For the three months ended October 31, 2019 share-based compensation expense for stock options was $268,000. For the three months ended October 31, 2018 share-based compensation expense for stock options was $1,002,000, of which $739,000 was due the accelerated vesting of stock options held by Dave Pfanzelter, the former Chairman of our Board. Mr. Pfanzelter retired from our Board in August 2018. We use the Black-Scholes valuation model to calculate the fair value of stock options. Stock-based compensation expense is recognized over the vesting period using the straight-line method. The fair value of stock options was estimated at the grant date using the following weighted average assumptions: For the three months ended 2019 2018 Volatility 79.16 % 62.52 % Risk-free interest rate 1.52 % 2.80 % Dividend yield 0.0 % 0.0 % Expected life 5.36 years 3.02 years Volatility is the measure by which our stock price is expected to fluctuate during the expected term of an option. Volatility is derived from the historical daily change in the market price of our common stock, as we believe that historical volatility is the best indicator of future volatility. The risk-free interest rates used in the Black-Scholes calculations are based on the prevailing U.S. Treasury yield as determined by the U.S. Federal Reserve. We have never paid dividends on our common stock and do not anticipate paying dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Accordingly, we have assumed no dividend yield for purposes of estimating the fair value of our share-based compensation. The expected life of options was estimated using the average between the contractual term and the vesting term of the options. |