NON-CASH STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION | 6 Months Ended |
Jun. 29, 2014 |
Non-Cash Stock-Based Compensation | ' |
NOTE 14 - NON-CASH STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION | ' |
For the six month periods ended June 29, 2014 and June 30, 2013, the Company recorded non-cash stock-based compensation as follows: |
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| | Stock Option Plan | | | Restricted Stock Plan | | | Other | | | Total | |
Stock-Based Compensation |
Six month period ended June 29, 2014: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sales and marketing expenses | | $ | (21,674 | ) | | $ | 85,925 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 64,251 | |
General and administrative expenses | | | 63,400 | | | | 144,120 | | | | 51,181 | | | | 258,701 | |
Development expenses | | | (94,695 | ) | | | 9,256 | | | | - | | | | (85,439 | ) |
| | $ | (52,969 | ) | | $ | 239,301 | | | $ | 51,181 | | | $ | 237,513 | |
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Six month period ended June 30, 2013: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sales and marketing expenses | | $ | 272,495 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 272,495 | |
General and administrative expenses | | | 26,820 | | | | - | | | | 1,600,000 | | | | 1,626,820 | |
Development expenses | | | 107,282 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 107,282 | |
| | $ | 406,597 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 1,600,000 | | | $ | 2,006,597 | |
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The credits to expense under the stock option plan reflect the reversal of prior period compensation expenses for non-vested options which were forfeited during the six month period ended June 29, 2014. |
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Stock Option Plan |
In August 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted the Xhibit Corp. 2012 Stock Option Plan (the “Option Plan”). Under the Option Plan, the Company may issue up to an aggregate total of 13,000,000 incentive or non-qualified options to purchase the Company’s common stock. In May 2013, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the grant of up to 1,900,000 non-qualified stock options to certain of its employees and contractors to purchase common shares under the Option Plan. A total of 1,895,000 options were granted with an exercise price of $4.02, which was equal to the closing price of the common stock on the OTCBB on the grant date, and a contractual term of ten years. The options vest and become exercisable ratably over a two year period with 50% of the options vesting on each anniversary of the grant date. At June 29, 2014, there were 12,715,000 options available for future grants under the Option Plan. |
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In order to estimate the fair value of stock options on the date of grant, the Company applied the Black-Scholes-Merton option valuation model. Inherent in the model are certain highly subjective assumptions related to the expected term of the options, the expected volatility of the Company’s stock price, expected dividends, and a risk-free interest rate. The fair value of the stock options granted was estimated to be $2.27, based upon the following assumptions: |
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Expected term | | 5.75 years | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expected stock price volatility | | | 62.55 | % | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends | | None | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Risk free interest rate | | | 1.3 | % | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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These assumptions were determined based upon the following considerations: |
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| ● | The Company has no historical stock option experience that would serve as a basis to estimate expected term and the stock options granted have the “plain-vanilla” characteristics described in SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 (SAB 107). Therefore, the simplified method described in SAB 107, which uses an average of the options’ contractual term and their weighted average vesting periods, has been used to calculate an estimated expected term. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| ● | The Company has a limited trading history for its common stock. Therefore, expected stock price volatility has been estimated based upon the historical stock price volatility of another public company that operates in its industry, using daily price observations over a period equivalent to the expected term of the Company’s stock options. This peer company is similar to the Company, but it is larger in size and has been publicly-traded for a longer period. Thus, it is anticipated that the historical period used to observe the peer company’s volatility will reasonably correspond with the Company’s life cycle stage during the expected term of the options. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| ● | As the Company has paid no dividends, and has no present plans to pay dividends in the future, no dividends were assumed for purposes of the fair value estimate. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| ● | The risk-free rate is based on the implied yield of 7-year U.S. Treasury notes as of the grant date, as this period would reasonably coincide with the expected term. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Stock-based compensation expense for employee stock options is recorded over the service/vesting period based on the estimated value of the options that are ultimately expected to vest. An initial estimated forfeiture rate of 3% has been assumed for this calculation, and stock-based compensation expense will be adjusted as necessary in subsequent periods to reflect actual forfeiture activity. |
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Stock option plan award activity during the six month period ended June 29, 2014 was as follows: |
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| | Number of | | | Average | | | | | | | | | |
Options | Exercise | | | | | | | | |
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Stock options outstanding at December 31, 2013 | | | 842,500 | | | $ | 4.02 | | | | | | | | | |
Granted | | | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Exercised | | | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forfeited | | | (557,500 | ) | | $ | 4.02 | | | | | | | | | |
Stock options outstanding at June 29, 2014 | | | 285,000 | | | $ | 4.02 | | | | | | | | | |
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At June 29, 2014, 142,500 employee stock options were exercisable. No employee stock options were exercisable at June 29, 2014 or December 31, 2013. As of June 29, 2014, the Company estimates that 53,375 of the stock options outstanding will ultimately vest. The stock options had no aggregate intrinsic value at June 29, 2014 since the June 29, 2014 closing price for the Company’s stock was lower than the exercise price. |
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Restricted Stock Plan |
In September 2013, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted the Xhibit Corp. 2013 Restricted Stock Plan (the “RS Plan”). Under the RS Plan, the Company may issue up to an aggregate total of 10,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. At June 29, 2014, there were 8,757,996 shares available for future grants under the RS Plan. |
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Stock-based compensation expense for employee restricted stock awards is recorded over the service/vesting period based on the estimated value of the awards that are ultimately expected to vest. An initial estimated forfeiture rate of 10% has been assumed for this calculation, and stock-based compensation expense will be adjusted as necessary in subsequent periods to reflect actual forfeiture activity. |
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Restricted stock plan award activity during the six month period ended June 29, 2014 was as follows: |
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| | Number of | | | Average | | | | | | | | | |
Shares | Grant Date | | | | | | | | |
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Restricted shares outstanding at December 31, 2013 | | | 1,521,753 | | | $ | 1.98 | | | | | | | | | |
Granted | | | 144,584 | | | $ | 1.24 | | | | | | | | | |
Exercised | | | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forfeited | | | (424,333 | ) | | $ | 1.98 | | | | | | | | | |
Restricted shares outstanding at June 29, 2014 | | | 1,242,004 | | | $ | 1.89 | | | | | | | | | |
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As of June 29, 2014, the Company estimates that 795,560 of the restricted stock awards outstanding will ultimately vest. |
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Other Stock-Based Compensation |
In connection with the Related Party Debt repayment in January 2014, the Company issued 393,701 shares of its common stock to the debt holder. Non-cash stock-based compensation of $51,181 was recorded in January 2014 for this transaction (Note 9). |
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In conjunction with the SkyMall Merger, the Company issued 400,000 shares of its common stock on July 9, 2013 to an individual as consideration for consulting services provided to the Company in connection with the SkyMall Merger. Non-cash stock-based compensation expense of $1,600,000 was recorded in June 2013 for this transaction. |
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