Stockholders' equity and share-based compensation | Note 8 - Stockholders equity and share-based compensation The Company was originally authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value common stock and 100,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value preferred stock. As of September 30, 2015, the Company had 124,291,958 shares of common stock issued and outstanding and no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding. On March 16, 2015, the Company sold 400,000 shares of its common stock for gross cash proceeds of $50,000 to a non-related entity. Restricted Stock Units The Company measures all employee share-based payment awards using a fair-value method. The Company has a policy of issuing new shares to satisfy stock option exercises and issuance of stock awards. A summary of the Companys Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) activity and related information for 2015 and 2014, is as follows: Number Of RSUs Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share Balance at December 31, 2014 0 $ 0.00 Granted 5,050,000 $ 0.16 Vested 2,000,000 $ 0.16 Cancelled (3,050,000) $ 0.00 Balance at September 30, 2015 2,000,000 $ 0.16 On April 24, 2015, the Company issued 1,000,000 shares of its common stock as Restricted Stock Units to a director of a subsidiary company as compensation. On September 30, 2015, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement with this subsidiary director, whereby, subject to the terms and conditions of the settlement, the parties mutually rescinded all prior existing agreements between them, as well as all compensatory arrangements set forth therein and the director returned 750,000 shares to the Company for cancellation. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company recorded $42,500 of share-based compensation expense related to the shares vested under the original director agreement. On May 1, 2015, the Company issued an aggregate of 2,050,000 shares of its common stock as Restricted Stock Units to employees as incentive compensation. On September 30, 2015, the Company entered into Settlement Agreements with certain of these employees, whereby, subject to the terms and conditions of the settlements, the parties mutually rescinded all prior existing agreements between them, as well as all compensatory arrangements set forth therein and returned 1,533,324 shares to the Company for cancellation. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company recorded $13,778 of share-based compensation expense related to the shares vested under the original employment agreements. On May 1, 2015, the Company issued Restricted Stock Units to an employee pursuant to the satisfaction of performance conditions of his employment agreement. The employee is eligible to earn up to an aggregate of 6,000,000 restricted stock units in accordance with the following schedule: (a) 2,000,000 shares upon the Company realizing consolidated revenue of $1,000,000 and (b) an additional 2,000,000 shares for each additional $1,000,000 of consolidated revenue up to a maximum of an additional 4,000,000 shares. As of May 1, 2015, the Company issued 2,000,000 shares of its common stock to this employee. The fair market value of the common stock on the date of issuance was $0.16 per share. As of September 30, 2015, the shares were not issued and are considered to be a common stock payable in the amount of $2,000. The Company recognized compensation expense in the amount of $320,000 during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2015. Total stock-based compensation expense in connection with restricted stock units granted to employees recognized in the consolidated statement of operations for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 was $320,000 and $0, respectively. Warrants and Options All stock options have an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant. The fair value of each option award is estimated using a Black-Scholes option valuation model, which requires the input of certain highly subjective assumptions including expected term, risk free interest rate, stock price volatility and dividend yield. The Company has not paid any cash dividends on its common stock and does not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Consequently, the Company uses an expected dividend yield of zero in the Black-Scholes-Merton option valuation model. Volatility is an estimate based on the calculated historical volatility of similar entities in industry, in size and in financial leverage, whose share prices are publicly available. Expected term represents the estimated time from the date of the grant until the date of exercise and is based on the simplified method provided in the Securities Exchange Commissions Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107, which calculates the expected term as the midpoint between the vesting date and the end of the contractual term of the option. The Company bases the risk-free interest rate used in the Black-Scholes-Merton option valuation model on the implied yield currently available on U.S. Treasury issues with an equivalent remaining term equal to the expected life of the award. The underlying assumptions used in our Black-Scholes pricing model for these options include: Expected dividend yield 0 % Expected volatility range 244% - 366 % Expected term (in years) 3 years Risk-free interest rate 0.91 % As of December 31, 2013, there were no warrants or options outstanding to acquire any additional shares of common stock. The following is a summary of the Companys stock option activity: Number Of Shares Weighted-Average Exercise Price Outstanding at December 31, 2014 11,736,900 $ 0.29 Granted 1,230,000 $ 0.19 Exercised 0 $ 0.00 Vested 1,409,602 $ 0.41 Cancelled/Forfeited (10,246,900) $ 0.26 Outstanding at September 30, 2015 2,720,000 $ 0.34 Options exercisable at September 30, 2015 1,409,602 $ 0.41 The following tables summarize information about stock options outstanding and exercisable at September 30, 2015: OPTIONS OUTSTANDING AND EXERCISABLE Range of Exercise Prices Number of Options Outstanding Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life in Years Weighted- Average Exercise Price Number Exercisable Weighted- Average Exercise Price $ 0.05 - 0.71 2,720,000 2.06 $ 0.34 1,409,602 $ 0.41 2,720,000 2.06 $ 0.34 1,409,602 $ 0.41 Total stock-based compensation expense in connection with options granted to employees recognized in the consolidated statement of operations for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 was $250,528 and $239,379, respectively. |