Note 12. Shareholders' Equity | 9 Months Ended |
Sep. 30, 2013 |
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Note 12. Shareholders' Equity | ' |
Note 12. Shareholders’ Equity |
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Common Stock. There are 40,000,000 shares, no par value, of the Company’s common stock (“Common Stock”) authorized, of which 9,313,179 and 8,625,498 shares were outstanding as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. |
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Private Placement Transactions |
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On March 1, 2013, the Company sold 460,000 shares of its common stock to accredited investors (as defined under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”)) at a price of $1.05 per share (the “Private Placement”), yielding gross proceeds of $483,000 and net proceeds of approximately $474,000. The Private Placement was exempt from the registration requirements of the Act pursuant to Section 4(5) of the Act and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated under the Act. |
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Warrants |
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As of September 30, 2013, the following warrants were outstanding: 20,000 common stock warrants having an exercise price of $2.50 per share and an expiration date of March 31, 2015 issued in connection with a private placement in May 2010; and 40,000 common stock warrants having an exercise price of $2.75 per share and an expiration date of December 29, 2015 issued in connection with the Purchase Agreement with Lincoln Park Capital, LLC. |
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Preferred Stock. There are 5,000,000 authorized shares of preferred stock, none of which were outstanding as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. |
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Stock Incentive Plan |
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The Company’s shareholders have approved stock incentive plans, authorizing the issuance of stock option, restricted stock, restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and other forms of equity compensation. Pursuant to the approved stock incentive plans, 532,559 shares remained available for future grant as of September 30, 2013. The Company has historically issued stock options and restricted shares as compensation, although it has the authority to use other forms of equity compensation instruments in the future. |
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Principal assumptions used in determining the fair value of option awards include the following: (a) expected future volatility for the Company's stock price, which is based on the Company’s historical volatility, (b) expected dividends, (c) expected term and forfeiture rates, based on historical exercise and forfeiture activity, and (d) the risk-free rate is the rate on U.S. Treasury securities with a maturity equal to, or closest to, the expected life of the options. The assumptions used to determine the fair value of option awards for the periods ended September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were as follows: |
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| 30-Sep-13 | | 31-Dec-12 | | | | |
Expected Volatility | 95% - 97% | | 95% - 97% | | | | |
Expected Dividends | 0 | | 0 | | | | |
Expected Term | 6 yrs | | 6 yrs | | | | |
Risk-free Rate | 0.82% - 1.60% | | 0.67% - 1.02% | | | | |
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A summary of Stock Option activity and changes during the three months ended September 30, 2013 is as follows: |
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| Shares | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term | Aggregate Intrinsic Value | | |
Stock Options | | | | | | |
Outstanding at December 31, 2012 | 724,720 | $4.68 | | | | | |
Granted | - | - | | | | | |
Exercised | - | | | | | | |
Forfeited | - | - | | | | | |
Expired | - | - | | | | | |
Outstanding at September 30, 2013 | 724,720 | $4.68 | 5.8 | ($2,536,661) | | | |
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Exercisable at September 30, 2013 | 701,996 | $4.43 | 5.8 | ($2,282,161) | | | |
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A summary of restricted stock activity and changes during the period ended September 30, 2013 is as follows: |
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Restricted Stock | Shares | | | | Remaining Contractual Term | | Grant Date Fair Value |
Nonvested at December 31, 2012 | 125,000 | | | | | | $ 106,250 |
Granted | - | | | | | | - |
Vested | (125,000) | | | | | | (106,250) |
Forfeited | - | | | | | | - |
Nonvested at September 30, 2013 | - | | | | - | | - |
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A summary of RSU activity and changes during the period ended September 30, 2013 is as follows: |
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Restricted Stock Units (RSU's) | Shares | | | | Remaining Contractual Term | | Grant Date Fair Value |
Nonvested at December 31, 2012 | 356,000 | | | | | | $ 267,000 |
Granted | 85,000 | | | | | | 63,750 |
Vested | (96,813) | | | | | | (72,610) |
Forfeited | - | | | | | | - |
Nonvested at September 30, 2013 | 344,187 | | | | 1.1 | | $ 258,140 |
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