9. Stock-Based Compensation | 6 Months Ended |
Jun. 30, 2014 |
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract] | ' |
9. Stock-Based Compensation | ' |
The Company has a stock-based compensation plan which was approved by the stockholders in October 2005 and amended in October 2006. Under the plan, a maximum of 240,000 shares may be awarded to directors, employees and consultants in the form of grants of stock or stock options with underlying registration rights. The terms and other conditions applicable to each such grant are generally determined by the Board of Directors. |
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Pursuant to the terms of the stock-based compensation plan, the Company made a grant of 240,000 freely tradable shares of its Common Stock in March 2014 to a consultant who performed certain services for the Company. Based on quoted prices for the Company’s stock, the Company calculated the value of such issued shares at $132,000 and recorded an expense of that amount in the six months ended June 30, 2014. While a new stock-based compensation plan has not been formally approved, the Company has reserved 4,000,000 shares of Common Stock for future issuance under such a plan. |
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In conjunction with the acquisition of Cinco, the Company issued 1,250,000 shares of its restricted Common Stock to an officer of the Company in March 2014 (see Note 2). The restricted shares will vest over a three year period and will be subject to buyback by the Company if the officer should terminate his employment prior to the end of such period. Based on quoted prices for the Company’s stock, the Company calculated the value of such issued shares at $687,500 and will amortize that total amount of expense over a three year period. During the six months ended June 30, 2014, the Company recorded an amortized expense in the amount $76,389 for this grant. |
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In May 2014, the Company engaged a new Chief Executive Officer and granted him non-registered options to acquire 2,000,000 shares of its Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.65 per share, which was equal to the quoted price of its Common Stock on the date of the grant. Of the non-registered options, 200,000 shares vest immediately and the remaining 1,800,000 shares will vest ratably over a three year period. Based on the Black Scholes option pricing model, the Company calculated the value of such non-registered options at $1,082,000 and will amortize that total amount of expense over a three year period. During the six months ended June 30, 2014, the Company recorded an amortized expense in the amount $162,300 for this grant. |
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For the grants summarized above, the Company recorded aggregate stock compensation expense in the six months ended June 30, 2014 in the total amount of $370,688 and has total future unrecognized compensation expense as of that date in the amount of $1,530,812. |