STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | Preferred Stock We are authorized to issue 35,000,000 shares of noncumulative, non-voting, nonconvertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share. At September 30, 2016 and 2015, 1,000,000 shares and 0 shares of preferred stock were outstanding. On August 15, 2016, William J. Delgado, our current Chief Executive Officer, agreed to convert $231,565 of indebtedness owed to him by the Company into 1,000,000 shares of convertible preferred stock (the “Preferred Stock”). The Preferred Stock has voting rights as to one (1) preferred share to four hundred (400) shares of the common stock of the Company. The Preferred Stock is convertible into common stock at any time after issuance into 37% of the outstanding common stock of the Company at the time of the conversion. The conversion to common can only take place when there are an adequate number of shares that are available and is subject to normal stock adjustments (i.e. stock splits etc.) that are executed by the Company in its normal course of business. Common Stock We are authorized to issue 650,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share. At September 30, 2016 and 2015, 530,806,571 and 530,806,571 shares were issued, outstanding, or vested but unissued under stock compensation plans, respectively. Common Stock Warrant We have issued warrants, which are fully vested and available for exercise, as follows: Class of Warrant Issued in connection with or for Number Outstanding Exercise Price Date of Issue Date Vest Date of Expiration A-2 Services 1,000,000 $0.15 May, 2013 May, 2014 May, 2018 A-3 Services 500,000 $0.50 June, 2013 June, 2014 June, 2018 A-4 Services 1,000,000 $1.00 October, 2013 October, 2013 October, 2016 All warrants are exercisable at any time through the date of expiration. All agreements provides for the number of shares to be adjusted in the event of a stock split, a reverse stock split, a share exchange or other conversion or exchange event in which case the number of warrants and the exercise price of the warrants shall be adjusted on a proportional basis. The following is a summary of outstanding and exercisable warrants at September 30, 2016: Outstanding Exercisable Range of Exercise Prices Weighted Average Number Outstanding at 9/30/16 Outstanding Remaining Contractual Life (in yrs.) Weighted Average Exercise Price Number Exercisable at 9/30/16 Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 0.15 1,000,000 1.3 $ 0.15 1,000,000 $ 0.15 $ 0.50 500,000 1.5 $ 0.50 500,000 $ 0.50 $ 0.15 to 0.50 1,500,000 1.40 $ 0.63 1,500,000 $ 0.63 The following is a summary of outstanding and exercisable warrants at December 31, 2015: Outstanding Exercisable Range of Exercise Prices Weighted Average Number Outstanding at 12/31/15 Outstanding Remaining Contractual Life (in yrs.) Weighted Average Exercise Price Number Exercisable at 12/31/15 Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 0.15 1,000,000 2.3 $ 0.15 1,000,000 $ 0.15 $ 0.50 500,000 2.5 $ 0.50 500,000 $ 0.50 $ 1.00 1,000,000 .8 $ 1.00 1,000,000 $ 1.00 $ 0.56 2,500,000 1.90 $ 0.37 2,500,000 $ 0.56 The intrinsic value of warrants outstanding at September 30, 2016 and 2015 was $0. Aggregate intrinsic value represents the value of the Company’s closing stock price on the last trading day of the fiscal period in excess of the exercise price of the warrant multiplied by the number of warrants outstanding or exercisable. Stock Incentive Plans 2014 Global Digital Solutions Equity Incentive Plan On May 9, 2014 our shareholders approved the 2014 Global Digital Solutions Equity Incentive Plan (“Plan”) and reserved 20,000,000 shares of our common stock for issuance pursuant to awards thereunder, including options, stock appreciation right, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance awards, dividend equivalents, or other stock-based awards. The Plan is intended as an incentive, to retain in the employ of the Company, our directors, officers, employees, consultants and advisors, and to attract new officers, employees, directors, consultants and advisors whose services are considered valuable, to encourage the sense of proprietorship and to stimulate the active interest of such persons in the development and financial success of the Company and its subsidiaries. In accordance with the ACS 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation Stock-based compensation expense for the periods ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 is comprised as follows: Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 September 30, 2015 September 30, 2016 September 30, 2015 Fair value expense of stock option grants $ - 101,445 $ (74,807) 201,667 Fair value expense of restricted stock unit grants - - (51,747) - Fair value expense of restricted stock grants - - - 208,280 $ - 101,445 $ (126,554) 409,947 Awards Issued Under Stock Incentive Plans Stock Option Activity At September 30, 2016 we have outstanding 13,650,002 stock options which are fully-vested and at December 31, 2015, we have outstanding 15,100,000 stock options - 14,116,668 of which are fully-vested stock options that were granted to directors, officers and consultants and 1,983,332 of which are unvested stock options that were granted to directors, employees and consultants. The outstanding stock options are exercisable at prices ranging from $0.006 to $0.64 and expire between February 2024 and December 2025. During 2016 the 983,332 unvested stock options were either forfeited due to employees leaving the Company, or cancelled by the Board due to performance levels not being met. Issuances of Stock Options Effective as of April 10, 2015, David A. Loppert retired as our CFO and as an officer of the Company and we appointed Jerome J. Gomolski as our CFO. In connection with his appointment as our CFO, on April 1, 2015, Mr. Gomolski was granted stock options to acquire 500,000 shares of our common stock pursuant to the Plan. The options have an exercise price of $0.10 per share, vest one-third on each of October, 1 2015, April 1, 2016 and October 1, 2016, expire on April 1, 2025 and had an aggregate grant date fair value of $50,000, which will be recognized as compensation as the options vest. During 2016, the unvested stock options were cancelled, and no further stock compensation was recognized. On April 1, 2015, we granted stock options to acquire 300,000 shares of our common stock to each of two consultants. The options have an exercise price of $0.10 per share, vest one-third on each of October 1, 2015, April 1, 2016 and October 1, 2016 and expire on March 31, 2025. The options had an aggregate grant date fair value of $30,000 each, which will be recognized as compensation as the options vest. During 2016, the unvested stock options were cancelled, and no further stock compensation was recognized. On April 20, 2015 we granted options to acquire 500,000 shares of our common stock exercisable at $0.14 per share to each of William J. Delgado, executive officer and director, and Arthur F. Noterman and Stephanie C. Sullivan, directors. The options vest one-third on each of October 1, 2015, April 1, 2016 and October 1, 2016, are exercisable through March 31, 2025, and had an aggregate grant date fair value of $70,000 each which will be recognized as compensation as the options vest. During 2016, the unvested stock options were cancelled, and no further stock compensation was recognized. On May 8, 2015, we granted stock options to acquire an aggregate of 300,000 shares of our common stock to four employees. The options have an exercise price of $0.08 per share, vested ratably over a three-year period, expire ten years from the date of grant and had an aggregate grant date fair value of $24,000 which will be recognized as compensation as the options vest. During 2016, the unvested stock options were cancelled, and no further stock compensation was recognized. . On November 30, 2015, we granted to each of our executive officers, Jerome J. Gomolski and Gary A. Gray, and to an employee options to acquire 1,000,000 shares of our common stock exercisable at $0.006 per share. The options vested on the date of grant and expire on November 30, 2025 and had an aggregate grant date fair value of $50,000 each. On December 9, 2015, we granted to Vox Equity Partners LLC options to acquire 4,000,000 shares of our common stock exercisable at $0.006 per share. The 4,000,000 options vested on the date of grant, expire on December 8, 2025 and had a grant date fair value of $24,000. On December 15, 2015, we granted to each of William J. Delgado, executive officer and director, and Arthur F. Noterman and Stephanie C. Sullivan, directors options to acquire 750,000 shares of our common stock exercisable at $0.008 per share. The options vested on the date of grant and expire on December 14, 2025. The options had an aggregate grant date fair value of $6,000 each. A summary of the stock option activity for our stock options plans for years ended September 30, 2016 and the nine months then ended is as follows: Number of Options Exercise Price per Share Average Remaining Term in Years Aggregate Intrinsic Value at Date of Grant Outstanding December 31, 2015 15,100,000 $ 0.18 8.4 - Options granted - - - - Options exercised - - Forfeited in 2016 (1,449,998) $ 0.01 Outstanding September 30, 2016 13,650,002 0.03 - - Exercisable at September 30 2016 13,650,002 $ 0.03 8.4 - Unvested at September 30, 2016 - - During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, we recorded stock-based compensation cost related to the outstanding stock options of $0 and $101,445 and ($74,807) and 201,667, respectively. At September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, the unamortized value of the outstanding stock options was $0 and $91,847. The intrinsic value of options outstanding at September 30, 2016 and 2015 was $0. Aggregate intrinsic value represents the value of the Company’s closing stock price on the last trading day of the fiscal period in excess of the exercise price of the option multiplied by the number of options outstanding. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, 983,332 stock options that had not yet vested were forfeited. Restricted Stock Units A summary of RSU’s outstanding as of September 30, 2016 and changes during the nine months then ended is presented below: Number Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Aggregate Intrinsic Value Nonvested at December 31, 2015 1,000,000 ($0.10) - Issued -- - - Vested - - - Forfeited (1,000,000) - - Nonvested at September 30, 2016 -- - $0.00 We recorded stock-based compensation expense related to these RSU’s of $0 and ($51,747) and $0 and $0 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. As of September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, there was $0 and $35,317 of total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to 1 million unvested RSU’s that will be recognized on a straight-line basis over the performance periods of the award through December 2017. The 1 million unvested RSU’s were forfeited during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The aggregate intrinsic value of nonvested RSU’s was $0 at September 30, 2016. Restricted Stock Grants On March 7, 2015, we granted 1,000,000 restricted shares of our common stock to Gary A. Gray, our Executive Vice President. The restricted stock vested on May 30, 2015 and had a grant date fair value of $40,000. On March 7, 2015, we granted 500,000 restricted shares of our common stock to an employee. The restricted stock vested on May 30, 2015 and had a grant date fair value of $20,000. Awards Not Issued Under Stock Incentive Plans Restricted Stock Grants Awarded to Advisors In order to align our senior advisors with the interest of the stakeholders of the Company, the Board of Directors of the Company has granted the advisors restricted stock awards valued at $0.17 to $0.364 per share which vest over a period of 12 – 24 months, subject to remaining an advisor for a minimum of twelve months, and which are forfeited if the advisor is terminated or is no longer an advisor on the anniversary of the advisory award, as follows: September 30, 2016 Name Date of Grant Number of Shares Vest from Vest To Vested Unvested Forfeited Mathew Kelley 4/17/13 1,250,000 4/30/13 3/31/14 1,250,000 - - 4/17/13 1,250,000 2/28/14 1/31/15 1,250,000 - - Richard J. Feldman 4/30/14 500,000 4/30/14 3/30/15 500,000 - - 500,000 4/30/15 3/30/16 375,000 - 125,000 Gary Gray 3/7/15 1,000,000 3/7/15 5/30/15 1,000,000 Ross Trevino 3/7/15 500,000 3/7/15 5/30/15 500,000 5,000,000 4,875,000 - 125,000 A summary of restricted stock grants outstanding as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, and the changes during the year then ended is presented below: Number Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Aggregate Intrinsic Value Nonvested at December 31, 2015 125,000 0.40 $ 0.00 Granted - $ - Vested - ) - Forfeited (125,000) (0.40) - Nonvested at September 30, 2016 - $ - $ 0.00 We recorded stock-based compensation expense related to these restricted stock grants of $0 and $208,280 for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. |