STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND OTHER EQUITY BASED PAYMENTS | Note D - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND OTHER EQUITY BASED PAYMENTS Stock-based compensation expense included in our net loss for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2016 was $35,163 and $175,931, respectively, for stock options granted to employees, directors, and consultants. Stock-based compensation expense included in our net loss for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $17,071 and $51,212, respectively. As of September 30, 2016, there was $192,993 of unrecognized cost related to stock option grants. The cost is to be recognized over the remaining vesting periods that average approximately 2.25 years. In connection with their election to the Board of Directors, on May 17, 2016, the Company granted to Mr. Henry Kaplan, Mr. Kevin Kowbel, Mr. George McGovern, and Mr. William Quirk each an option to purchase 1,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The options for Messrs. Kaplan, Kowbel, McGovern and Quirk vest 250,000 shares every six months, have an exercise price of $0.035, and expire on May 17, 2026. The fair value of each option granted is $0.0265 and was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes pricing model with the following assumptions: dividend yield at 0%, risk-free interest rate of 1.89%, an expected life of 5 years, and volatility of 102%. The aggregate computed fair value of these options is $158,756, and this amount will be charged as an expense over the three-year vesting period. Additionally, in recognition of his leadership as Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO, on May 17, 2016, the Company granted to Mr. Kevin Kowbel an option to purchase 3,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The options for Mr. Kowbel vest immediately, have an exercise price of $0.035, and expire on May 17, 2026. The fair value of each option granted is $0.0265 and was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes pricing model with the following assumptions: dividend yield at 0%, risk-free interest rate of 1.89%, an expected life of 5 years, and volatility of 102%. The aggregate computed fair value of these options is $79,519, and this amount was charged as an expense during the second quarter of 2016. On February 8, 2016, the Company granted options to purchase 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to a group of employees and consultants in recognition of their efforts to lower the Company’s monthly expenditures and compensation and their continuing contributions to the Company. The options vest over a two-year period, have an exercise price of $.03, and expire on February 8, 2026. Within the group of 5,000,000 options, the Company’s Vice President, Mark A. Moore, Ph.D., received an option to purchase 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and the Company’s Senior Vice President, Hong Zhang, Ph.D., received an option to purchase 1,250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The fair value of each option granted is $0.0219 and was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes pricing model with the following assumptions: dividend yield at 0%, risk-free interest rate of 1.99%, an expected life of 5 years, and volatility of 96%. The aggregate computed fair value of these options is $109,271, and this amount will be charged as an expense over the two-year vesting period. Because at the time of issuance, these options exceeded the amount of common shares available if the holders exercised the previously issued outstanding options and warrants, the Company needed to increase the authorized shares of common stock in order to satisfy these options. The shareholders of the Company approved this increase in authorized shares on May 17, 2016. In the fourth quarter of 2013, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of Series C Preferred Shares in private placement transactions. As of December 31, 2015, the Company had issued a total of 30,000,000 preferred shares. The Series C Preferred Shares were fully subscribed in the third quarter 2015. The Series C Preferred Shares are accompanied by $0.03 warrants and $0.03 contingency warrants. The contingency warrants were issued during the three months ended March 31, 2016 as a result of the Company not attaining profitability by the end of the first quarter 2016. Because at the time of issuance, these warrants exceeded the amount of common shares available if the holders exercised the previously issued outstanding options and warrants, the Company needed to increase the authorized shares of common stock in order to satisfy these options. The shareholders of the Company approved this increase in authorized shares on May 17, 2016. The fair value of each warrant granted was $0.0219 and was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes pricing model with the following assumptions: dividend yield at 0%, risk-free interest rate of 1.67%, an expected life of 5 years, and volatility of 96%. During the third quarter of 2015, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of Common Stock in a private placement of 7,000,000 Common Shares with certain warrant features. As of March 31, 2016, 7,000,000 shares of this offering were sold. During the three and six month periods ended March 31, 2016, the Company sold 3,000,000 of these shares and received $90,000 in proceeds. The Common Shares are accompanied by $0.03 warrants and $0.06 contingency warrants. The contingency warrants were issued during the three months ended March 31, 2016 as a result of the Company not attaining profitability by the end of the first quarter 2016. Because at the time of issuance, these warrants exceeded the amount of common shares available if the holders exercised the previously issued outstanding options and warrants, the Company needed to increase the authorized shares of common stock in order to satisfy these options. The shareholders of the Company approved this increase in authorized shares on May 17, 2016. The fair value of each warrant granted was $0.0219 and was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes pricing model with the following assumptions: dividend yield at 0%, risk-free interest rate of 1.67%, an expected life of 5 years, and volatility of 96%. Furthermore, as a result of the Company issuing options and warrants which exceeded the amount of common shares available if the holders exercised the previously issued outstanding options and warrants, the Company recorded an increase in the common stock warrants liability during the first quarter of 2016 of $940,812 and $255,800 during the second quarter of 2016. As previously disclosed above, the Company had issued options and warrants which exceeded the amount of common shares available if the holders exercised all of the previously issued outstanding options and warrants. This created a common stock warrant liability for the Company. During the first quarter, based upon the trading price of the Company’s common stock, this liability increased by $940,812 and during the second quarter of 2016 increased by $1,196,612. At the Annual Shareholder Meeting of the Company held on May 17, 2016, the shareholders approved an increase to the authorized shares of common and preferred stock. As a result, the Company has enough common stock available if the holders exercised all of the previously issued outstanding options and warrants. This resulted in there no longer being a common stock warrant liability for the Company. With the reduction in the common stock warrant liability, the Company increased the common stock value within the balance sheet. As of September 30, 2016, there were 100,750,000 option and warrant shares outstanding with a weighted average exercise price of $0.033. The following schedule summarizes combined stock option and warrant information as of September 30, 2016: Exercise Prices Number Weighted- Number Weighted $0.027 3,000,000 6.75 3,000,000 6.75 $0.030 72,000,000 9.25 68,250,000 9.25 $0.035 9,000,000 9.75 3,000,000 9.75 $0.036 7,750,000 7.00 6,833,335 7.00 $0.040 1,000,000 1.25 1,000,000 1.25 $0.050 1,000,000 1.25 1,000,000 1.25 $0.060 7,000,000 9.50 7,000,000 9.50 Total 100,750,000 90,083,335 The weighted average remaining life of all outstanding warrants and options at September 30, 2016 are 9.35 years. The aggregate intrinsic value of all options and warrants outstanding and exercisable as of September 30, 2016 was $392,400, based on the market closing price of $0.0351 on September 30, 2016, less exercise prices. |