NOTE 11. EQUITY | The Company has authorized 3,000,000 shares of Series A preferred stock, 500,000 shares of Series C preferred stock, 1,500,000 shares of preferred stock and 4,000,000,000 shares of common stock. 2015 Issuances On January 5, 2015, the Company issued 33,334 shares of common stock for a subscription received in December 2014. The subscription consisted of 33,334 shares of common stock and 12,500 warrants to purchase one share of common stock for each warrant, for net cash proceeds of $25,000. The warrants have an exercise price of $1.25 per share and expire three years after the date of issuance. The relative fair value of the common stock was $13,702 and was recorded as a stock payable as of December 31, 2014. Warrants were issued during the year ended December 31, 2016. On January 9, 2015, the Company issued 102,000 shares to Jennifer Kopriva in settlement of stock payable owed as of December 31, 2014 for services. The shares had a fair value of $165,003 based on the market price on the date of grant. On January 9, 2015, the Company issued 55,000 shares to Rachel Pettit in settlement of stock payable owed as of December 31, 2014. The shares had a fair value of $91,000 based on the market price on the date of grant. On February 3, 2015, the Company issued 25,000 shares to Daniel Pettit for services. The shares were issued at $1.65 per share and recorded as share-based compensation of $41,250. On February 28, 2015, the Company entered into a stock for services agreement with Michael Reysack, the Company's Investor Relations Officer, to issue 156,139 shares of common stock for services. The fair value of these shares was $257,629 based on the market price on the date of grant. On April 28, 2015, the Company issued 30,000 shares to Jared DeVries for interest on debt. The shares were issued at $1.25 per share and recorded as interest expense of $37,500. On April 28, 2015, the Company issued 2,600 shares to Rachael Pettit for services. The shares were issued at $1.25 per share and recorded as share-based compensation of $3,250. On June 6, 2015, the Company issued 25,000 shares to Daniel Pettit for services. The shares were issued at $1.25 per share and recorded as share-based compensation of $31,250. On July 10, 2015, the Company issued 500,000 to Sundrop Consulting in accordance with a consulting agreement. The shares were issued at $1.05 per share and recorded as share-based compensation of 525,000. On November 25, 2015, the Company issued 250,000 shares to the Community Foundation for Greater Des Moines as part of an agreement with Sundrop Consulting. The shares were issued in exchange for 1,000,000 warrants that were terminated. No additional expense was recorded as the fair value of the warrants exceeded the fair value of the common stock. On December 8, 2015, the Company issued 100,000 shares of the Company's common stock to the Company's CFO for services and recorded the shares at the fair value at the date of issuance recording the transaction as share-based compensation of $90,000. 2016 Issuances On January 11, 2016, a holder exercised warrants to purchase 100,000 shares of Common Stock. The exercise price was 60% of the average closing market price for the 20 consecutive trading days preceding the exercise date. Total proceeds received from the exercise was $55,140. The Company issued 25,000 shares on September 1, 2016 in settlement of a stock payable with a fair value of $21,500. The Company issued 1,707,944 shares of common stock for employee services in lieu of cash compensation in 2016. The table below details the issuances: Month Shares issued Fair Value at issue date April 780,000 $ 377,500 August 25,000 19,750 September 50,000 33,250 October 127,944 97,310 December 725,000 471,250 Total 1,707,944 $ 999,060 The Company issued 278,108 shares of common stock for vendor services in accordance with a vendor agreement. The fair value of the common stock at issuance was $96,782 and has been recorded as a marketing expense. In September 2016, the Company entered into a termination agreement in which 100,000 options to purchase common stock were terminated for the issuance of 50,000 shares of common stock. The fair value of the options on the termination date was $36,318 and the shares had a fair value of $40,250. The Company recorded a loss on options exchanged for common stock with third parties in the amount of $3,933. In December 2016, the Company entered into exchange agreements with employees, consultants and directors of the Company to exchange 2,650,000 options, granted under the 2015 equity incentive plan, for 466,000 shares of common stock. The fair value of the options on the exchange date was $831,938 and the shares had a fair value of $302,900. The Company recorded stock compensation of $831,938, a loss on options exchanged for common stock with related parties and a gain on options exchanged for common stock with third parties of $494,395. The Company also recorded $34,644 as contributed capital related stock exchanged for related party options. For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company recorded amortization of stock options in the amount of $1,484,078, related to the options issued under the 2015 equity incentive plan. As discussed in Note 7, for the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company entered into a special conversion offer with nine holders of convertible notes in the aggregate amount of $850,000 and accrued interest of $32,300. Eight of the note holders converted an aggregate of $400,000 of debt and $15,200 of accrued interest into an aggregate of 1,561,398 shares of common stock, fair valued at $546,489. The conversion price was $0.3575, based on the terms of the notes. The Company also recorded $48,701 as contributed capital. As discussed in Note 7, during 2016, the Company conducted a private placement and issued convertible notes in the aggregate principal amount of $1,382,000. The Company also issued 414,600 warrant to purchase common stock as debt inducement, the relative fair value of the warrants was $156,552. As of December 31, 2016, these convertible notes were converted into 2,704,005 shares of common stock fair valued at $2,673,443. The Company recorded $117,588 as contributed capital. As discussed in Note 7, the Company issued 4,000,000 shares of common stock in connection with the extinguishment of $3,200,000 of debt to K4 during 2016, total fair value of shares issued was $3,760,000. The Company issued an aggregate of 1,480,000 warrants to purchase share of common stock as debt inducement, the total relative fair value of the issued warrants was $889,923. The Company also recorded additional debt discount of $1,556,589 for the beneficial conversion feature pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Convertible Note. Transaction with K4 Enterprises, LLC. As discussed in Note7, for the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company entered into a special conversion offer with nine holders of convertible notes in the aggregate amount of $850,000 and accrued interest of $32,300. K4, one of the nine note holders, converted $450,000 of debt and $17,100 of accrued interest into 1,756,573 shares of common stock, fair valued at $614,801. The conversion price was $0.3575, based on the terms of the notes. The Company also recorded $439,520 as contributed capital. During 2016, the Company issued convertibles in the amounts of $170,000 and $830,000 to K4 (Note 7). The Company issued K4 2,500,000 warrants to purchase common stock as debt inducement with these convertible notes, relative fair value of the warrants was $472,450. For the year ended December 31, 2016, K4 (pursuant to the terms of the respective instruments): (i) converted the $170,000 note into 388,726 shares of common stock of the Company (at a price of $0.43733 per share), fair valued at $233,235, (ii) converted the entire $830,000 note into 1,897,896 shares of common stock of the Company (at a price of $0.43733 per share), fair valued at $1,138,738, and (iii) converted the entire $2.5 million Amended Note into 3,333,333 shares of common stock of the Company (at a price of $0.75 per share), fair valued at $2,500,000. The Company recorded $976,854 as contributed capital related to the extinguishment of the $170,000 and $830,000 debt and related derivative liabilities with K4. As of December 31, 2016, the Company has not issued the aggregate of 5,619,955 shares discussed above to K4. The Company recorded stock payable to K4 in the amount of $3,871,973 related to these shares. On December 16, 2016, the Company (i) issued 350,000 common membership units of its subsidiary Caretta Therapeutics, LLC to K4 for proceeds of $350,000, (ii) issued 200,000 common membership units of its subsidiary Zika Therapeutics, LLC to K4 for proceeds of $20,000, (iii) issued 200,000 common membership units of its subsidiary SMA Therapeutics for proceeds of $20,000. The Company recorded a total of $390,000 in non-controlling interest in these subsidiaries during the year ended December 31, 2016. Options Upon the acquisition of American Exploration, the Company adopted the 2009 Stock Option Plan (the "2009 Plan"). The 2009 Plan allows the Company to issue options to officers, directors and employees, as well as consultants, to purchase up to 7,000,000 shares of common stock. The Company, as part of the merger in 2013, issued and exchanged 5,200 stock options to individuals who previously held stock options in American Exploration. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan On November 25, 2015, the Company authorized the Spotlight Innovation, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2015 Plan") The total number of shares which may be issued under 2015 Plan shall not exceed the 3,600,000 Shares. The shares covered by the portion of any grant under the 2015 Plan which expires unexercised shall become available again for grant under the 2015 Plan. In November 2015, the Company granted incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options to acquire an aggregate of 2,600,000 shares of the Company's common stock under the Company's 2015 Plan to various officers and consultants of the Company. The options have exercise prices of $1.10 to $1.21. Each option was granted under a three-year vesting term, 25% upon grant, and 25% on each of the first, second and third anniversary of grant date. Of the 2,600,000 options granted, 150,000 were issued to an executive officer and the remaining 2,450,000 were issued to certain consultants of the Company. The fair value of these options $2,382,078. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan On December 13, 2016, the Company adopted the Spotlight Innovation Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2016 Plan”) and reserved 5,000,000 shares of common stock under the 2016 Plan. On December 23, 2016, the Company issued an aggregate of 231,000 shares of its common stock pursuant to the 2016 Plan, in exchange for options to purchase 300,000 shares of the common stock as follows: Name Number of Shares issued Number of Option Shares that were canceled as a result of the exchange John Krohn (Our President, COO and a Director) 108,000 75,000 Craig Lang (A Director) 108,000 75,000 Cristopher Grunewald (Our CEO) 15,000 150,000 Total 231,000 300,000 On December 23, 2016, the Company granted to John William Pim, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer 125,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, valued at $81,250 pursuant to the 2016 Plan. The Company also issued an aggregate of 235,000 shares of common stock pursuant to the 2016 Plan to certain non-executive officers and consultants of the Company in exchange for options to purchase an aggregate of 2,350,000 shares of the Company’s common stock originally issued pursuant to the 2015 Plan. Fair Value The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes valuation model that uses the assumptions noted in the following table. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan 2016 Equity Incentive Plan Expected Volatility 142.16 % 301-320 % Expected Dividends $ 0 0 Expected Term in years 3 3-4 The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted in 2016 is $0.54. Summary Stock Option Activity A summary of the stock option activity for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 is presented below: Options Weighted-Average Exercise Price Outstanding December 31, 2014 5,200 $ 359.04 Granted 2,600,000 1.11 Exercised - - Expired/Forfeited - - Outstanding December 31, 2015 2,605,200 $ 1.82 Granted 448,571 0.54 Exercised - - Expired/Forfeited 2,900,000 1.06 Outstanding December 31, 2016 153,771 $ 12.48 Exercisable December 31, 2016 153,771 12.48 The following table provides information as of December 31, 2016 regarding shares authorized for issuance under our equity compensation plans, including individual compensation arrangements. Number of Securities to be Issued Upon Exercise of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights (a) Weighted-Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights Number of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans (excluding column (a)) Equity Compensation Plans Approved by Security Holders 3,605,200 $ 3.95 5,050,000 Equity Compensation Plans Not Approved by Security Holders 1,364,171 1.40 - Total 4,969,371 $ 2.77 5,050,000 Warrants During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company issued warrants to purchase 414,600 shares of common stock. These warrants were issued in connection with the Company’s private placement conducted during the year ended December 31, 2016. These warrants have an exercise price equal to the closing price of the common stock of the Company on the six-month issuance thereof. The relative fair value of the warrants based on the Black-Scholes model was $156,552. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company issued warrants to purchase 2,500,000 shares of common stock. These warrants were issued in connection with the Company’s convertible notes to K4 of $170,000 and $830,000 during the year ended December 31, 2016. These warrants have an exercise price equal to $1.20 per share. The relative fair value of the warrants based on the Black-Scholes model was $472,450. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company issued warrants to purchase 1,480,000 shares of common stock. These warrants were issued in connection with the Company’s Amended and Restated Convertible Note dated October 18, 2016. These warrants have an exercise price equal ranging from $1.00 to $1.46 in accordance with the terms of the agreement. The relative fair value of the warrants based on the Black-Scholes model was $889,923. The fair value of the above warrants was determined by using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Variables used in the model for the warrants issued include: i) discount rates ranging from 0.0% to 1.40%; ii) expected terms ranging from 0 to 5.00 years; iii) expected volatility ranging from 0% to 323.01%; iv) zero expected dividends and v) stock price of $0.64 to $1.48. A summary of the warrant activity for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 is presented below: Warrants Weighted-Average Exercise Price Outstanding December 31, 2014 2,226,671 $ 1.10 Granted 2,839,620 1.25 Exercised Expired/forfeited (3,054,620 ) 1.11 Outstanding at December 31, 2015 2,011,671 1.29 Granted 4,394,600 1.19 Exercised (100,000 ) 1.68 Expired/forfeited/terminated (480,000 ) 1.46 Outstanding December 31, 2016 5,826,271 $ 1.19 Exercisable December 31, 2016 5,826,271 $ 1.19 The weighted average remaining contractual term of the outstanding warrants and exercisable warrants as of December 31, 2016 is 1.56 years. |