Note 6. Stock Options | Note 6. Stock Options On June 20, 2013, the Company’s Board adopted the 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan and on November 15, 2013, a stockholder owning a majority of the Company’s issued and outstanding stock approved adoption to the 2013 Plan. Pursuant to the terms of the 2013 Plan, an aggregate of 20,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock have been reserved for issuance to the Company’s officers, directors, employees and consultants in order to attract and hire key technical personnel and management. Options granted to employees under the 2013 Plan, including directors and officers who are employees, may be incentive stock options or non-qualified stock options; options granted to others under the 2013 Plan are limited to non-qualified stock options. As of December 31, 2020, there were 13,962,695 shares available for future grants. The 2013 Plan is administered by the Board or a committee designated by the Board. Subject to the provisions of the 2013 Plan, the Board has the authority to determine the officers, employees and consultants to whom options will be granted, the number of shares covered by each option, vesting rights and the terms and conditions of each option that is granted to them; however, no person may be granted options to purchase more than 2,000,000 shares in any one fiscal year under the 2013 Plan, and the aggregate fair market value (determined at the time the option is granted) of the shares with respect to which incentive stock options are exercisable for the first time by an optionee during any calendar year cannot exceed $100,000. Options granted pursuant to the 2013 Plan are exercisable no later than ten years after the date of grant. The exercise price per share of common stock for options granted under the 2013 Plan will be the fair market value of the Company's common stock on the date of grant, using the closing price of the Company's common stock on the last trading day prior to the date of grant, except for incentive stock options granted to a holder of ten percent or more of the Company's common stock, for whom the exercise price per share will not be less than 110% of the fair market value. No option can be granted under the 2013 Plan after June 20, 2023. The following table summarizes stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2020: Number of Options Weighted Average Exercise Price Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term in Years Aggregate Intrinsic Value Outstanding at December 31, 2019 2,317,500 $ 3.41 5.68 $ 1,460,507 Grants 3,615,570 $ 2.31 Forfeited (37,500 ) $ 4.20 Outstanding at December 31, 2020 5,895,570 $ 2.45 5.14 $ 3,376,267 Vested and Exercisable at December 31, 2020 2,095,299 $ 2.06 5.06 $ 1,920,571 Unvested at December 31, 2020 3,800,271 $ 2.66 5.18 $ 1,455,696 46 The valuation methodology used to determine the fair value of stock options is the Black-Scholes Model. The Black Scholes Model requires the use of a number of assumptions including volatility of the stock price, the risk-free interest rate, and the expected term of the stock options. The ranges of assumptions used in the Black-Scholes Model during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are set forth in the table below: Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 Risk-free interest rate 0.21- 1.67% 1.65 % Expected term in years 3.25 - 6.00 3.33 Weighted Avg. Expected Volatility 97.20 – 110.71% 102 % Expected dividend yield 0% 0 % The risk-free interest rate assumption is based upon observed interest rates on zero coupon U.S. Treasury bonds whose maturity period is appropriate for the expected term. Estimated volatility is a measure of the amount by which the stock price is expected to fluctuate each year during the term of an award. Our calculation of estimated volatility is based on historical stock prices over a period equal to the term of the awards. The average expected life is based on the contractual terms of the stock option using the simplified method. We utilize a dividend yield of zero based on the fact that we have never paid cash dividends and have no current intention to pay cash dividends. Future stock-based compensation may significantly differ based on changes in the fair value of our Common Stock and our estimates of expected volatility and the other relevant assumptions. The share-based compensation cost resulting from stock option grants, including those previously granted and vesting over time is expensed over the respective vesting periods. During the years December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company recognized $4,206,252 and $191,255, respectively, in share-based compensation. As of December 31, 2020, the Company had $3,782,426 unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options to be amortized through 2023. Stock-based compensation has been included in the consolidated statement of operations as follows: Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 Research and development $ 1,536,168 $ - General and administrative 2,670,084 191,255 Total $ 4,206,252 $ 191,255 |