Note 8 - Share-based payments | Amounts recognized as expense in the consolidated statements of operations related to share-based payments are as follows: Year ended December 31, 2015 2014 Nonemployee common stock $ 602,507 $ 631,550 Nonemployee warrants – fully vested upon issuance 6,981 7,204,573 Nonemployee warrants – service and performance conditions 52,056 264,919 Employee stock options – fully vested upon grant - 7,950,000 Employee stock options – market price-based 1,308,000 2,321,000 Legal settlement – replacement warrants 1,764,450 - Total share-based expense charged against income $ 3,733,994 $ 18,372,042 Impact on net loss per common share: Basic and diluted $ (0.06 ) $ (0.32 ) Nonemployee common stock UPT management agreement In July, 2014, we entered into a three year agreement with the company managing the operations of UPT, whereby we would issue common stock under the following conditions: Condition Number of Shares UPT recognizes $100 million of revenue or a change in control 500,000 UPT recognizes $100 million of revenue 150,000 650,000 As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, meeting these conditions was not deemed probable, so no expense was recognized under this agreement and no common stock was issued. The fair value of these unearned shares of common stock was $117,000 as of December 31, 2015. Investor relations agreement In June, 2014, we entered into an agreement with a company, which subsequently became a shareholder, to provide investor relations services. Under the terms of this agreement we agreed to issue 60,000 shares of common stock each quarter through May 2015, for a total of 240,000 shares. We recognized expense of $61,200 and $91,800, respectively, during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. Financial advisory agreements During the quarter ended June 30, 2015, we entered into separate agreements with three companies, which subsequently became shareholders, to provide financial advisory services, including developing, studying and evaluating a financing plan, strategic and financial alternatives, and merger and acquisition proposals. Under the terms of the agreements, we agreed to issue an aggregate of 333,332 shares of common stock each month through June 2016, as services were delivered, for a total of 5,000,000 shares over the term of the agreements. These agreements may be canceled by either party with a 30 day notice. During the three months ended June 30, 2015, we recorded expense at fair value of $510,007 for the issuance of 1,000,013 shares. If the services are provided and the agreements are not canceled, an additional 3,999,987 shares remain to be issued. At management's request no further services have been provided, and no stock was earned or issued under these agreements after June 30, 2015. Other During the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, we issued or accrued an additional 175,000 and 445,000 shares of common stock in exchange for services, with a fair value of $31,300 and $539,750, respectively. Nonemployee common stock warrants -- Fully-vested upon issuance We may issue fully-vested common stock warrants with a maximum contractual term of 5 years to non-employees in return for services or to satisfy liabilities, such as accrued interest. The following summarizes the activity for common stock warrants that were fully-vested upon issuance: Number of Warrants Weighted-average Exercise Price Weighted-average Remaining Life (Years) Aggregate Intrinsic Value Outstanding, December 31, 2013 2,203,374 $ 0.69 Granted 7,266,666 0.74 Exercised (781,805 ) 0.31 Forfeited or expired (200,000 ) 0.31 Outstanding, December 31, 2014 8,488,235 0.69 Granted 94,333 0.48 Forfeited or expired (918,000 ) 0.19 Outstanding, December 31, 2015 7,664,568 0.72 2.2 $ - Exercisable, December 31, 2015 7,664,568 0.72 2.2 $ - The following summarizes the Black-Scholes assumptions used to estimate the fair value of fully-vested common stock warrants: Year ended December 31, 2015 2014 Volatility 121 - 173 % 208 – 330 % Risk-free interest rate 1.4 – 1.6 % 0.6 - 1.7 % Expected life (years) 3.0 – 4.0 2.5 -- 5.0 Dividend yield - - The total intrinsic value of fully-vested common stock warrants exercised during the year ended December 31, 2014, was $1,059,248. None were exercised in 2015. Nonemployee common stock warrants -- Service and performance conditions The following summarizes the terms for warrants we granted that are subject to performance and service conditions. UPT management agreement In July, 2014, we entered into a three year agreement with the company managing the operations of UPT, whereby we would issue common stock warrants under the following conditions: Number of Vesting Condition Category Warrants Fully vest upon UPT generating $1 million of revenue Performance 350,000 45,945 warrants for every $3 million of revenue generated by UPT up to $100 million Performance 1,530,000 60,000 warrants for every three months of completed service managing UPT Service 720,000 2,600,000 The common stock warrants have a three year life and an exercise price of $1.00 per share. The grant date fair value was $2,586,000. As of December 31, 2015, we did not conclude that meeting the performance conditions was probable, so no expense was recognized and no common stock warrants vested. During the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, 240,000 and 120,000 of the common stock warrants under the service condition vested with the passage of time and we recognized expense of $52,056 and $64,540. As of December 31, 2015, the fair value of the 2,240,000 unvested common stock warrants, which is also the estimated unrecognized expense, was $119,019. We cannot estimate the period over which the expense for the performance awards will be recognized, if at all. The remaining service award expense will be recognized quarterly over a period of 1.5 years. Financing advisory services In March, 2014, we entered into an agreement with a company, which is also a shareholder, to provide financing advisory services, in return for 400,000 common stock warrants having a five year life and an exercise price of $2.50, with vesting in March, 2015 upon satisfactory performance under the agreement. As of December 31, 2014, we deemed it probable that the vesting conditions will be met. Accordingly, during the year ended December 31, 2014, we recognized expense of $200,379. When the warrants vested in March 2015, the fair value was $179,964. The change in fair value between December 31, 2014 and March 2015, of $20,415 was recognized as a reduction of expense in 2015. The grant date fair value of these warrants was $352,000. Summary The following summarizes the activity for warrants that have performance and service conditions. There were no grants in 2015. Number of Warrants Weighted-average Exercise Price Weighted-average Remaining Life (Years) Aggregate Intrinsic Value Outstanding, December 31, 2013 - Granted 3,000,000 $ 1.20 Outstanding, December 31, 2014 and 2015 3,000,000 $ 1.20 1.9 $ - Exercisable, December 31, 2015 760,000 $ 1.79 2.9 $ - The following summarizes of the status of our nonvested common stock warrants with performance and service conditions as of December 31, 2015, and changes during the year then ended: Number of Warrants Weighted-average Grant Date Fair Value Nonvested, December 31, 2014 2,880,000 $ 0.98 Vested (640,000 ) 0.92 Nonvested, December 31, 2015 2,240,000 $ 0.99 The following summarizes the Black-Scholes assumptions used to estimate the fair value of warrants with performance and service conditions: Year ended December 31, 2015 2014 Volatility 102 – 184 % 208 - 322% Risk-free interest rate 0.9 – 1.4 % 1.1 - 1.7 % Expected life (years) 3.0 – 5.0 3.0 – 5.0 Dividend yield - - Legal settlement – Replacement warrants Under the First Amendment to Settlement Agreement (the "Amendment") with Spirit Bear, we agreed to issue replacement warrants for certain previously-issued warrants. The 7,000,000 previously-issued warrants were issued in 2012, had exercise prices ranging from $0.35 to $0.75 per warrant, and expiration dates from April 2015 to April 2017. All of the replacement warrants have an exercise price of $0.25, while 6,000,000 expire in January 2017 and 1,000,000 expired in December 2015. When a replacement equity instrument is issued, expense is recorded if the fair value of the new instruments is greater than the fair value of the original instruments. We recorded expense of $1,764,450 associated with the replacement warrants. The following summarizes the Black-Scholes assumptions used to estimate the fair value of the previously-issued warrants and the replacement warrants: Previously-issued Replacement Volatility 81 – 125% 81 – 125% Risk-free interest rate 0.3 – 0.6 % 0.1 – 0.5 % Expected life (years) 1.0 – 2.0 0.6 – 1.8 Dividend yield - - Employee stock options – Fully-vested upon grant We granted stock options to certain members of management in 2014 that were fully-vested at the date of grant. There were no grants in 2015. The following is a summary of fully-vested stock option activity: Number of Shares Weighted-average Exercise Price per Share Weighted-average Remaining Contractual Term Aggregate Intrinsic Value Outstanding, December 31, 2013 - Stock options granted 5,000,000 $ 2.00 Outstanding, December 31, 2015 and 2014 5,000,000 2.00 $ - Exercisable, December 31, 2015 5,000,000 $ 2.00 $ - The following summarizes the Black-Scholes assumptions used to estimate the fair value of fully-vested stock option grants: Year ended December 31, 2014 Volatility 325 % Risk-free interest rate 2.7 % Expected stock option life (years) 10 Dividend yield - We recognized expense at a fair value of $7,950,000 in the years ended December 31, 2014, for fully-vested stock option grants. Employee stock options – Market price-based grants We granted stock options in 2012 to a member of management that vest upon the achievement of certain stock prices for 20 days, as follows: Market Price Number of Options $1.50 1,000,000 1.75 1,000,000 2.00 1,000,000 2.25 1,000,000 2.50 1,000,000 5,000,000 1,000,000 options vested in 2014 and remain exercisable as of December 31, 2015. We are recognizing the grant date fair value of $7,883,000 ratably through March 2019. The following summarizes the lattice-based assumptions used to estimate the fair value of market price-based stock options: Year ended December 31, 2014 Volatility 300 % Risk-free interest rate 1.7 % Expected stock option life (years) 5.0 Dividend yield - As of December 31, 2015, there was $4,254,000 of total unrecognized cost related to nonvested market price-based stock options, which will be recognized over 3.5 years. |