OPTIONS AND WARRANTS | 5. OPTIONS AND WARRANTS Options On May 25, 2012, the Board of Directors adopted a new OriginOil, Inc. 2012 Incentive Stock Option Plan (the “2012 Plan”) for the purposes of granting stock options to its employees and others providing services to the Company, which reserves and sets aside for the granting of options for 28,571 shares of common stock. Options granted under these plans may be either incentive options or nonqualified options and shall be administered by the Company's Board of Directors. Each option shall be exercisable to the nearest whole share, in installments or otherwise, as the respective option agreements may provide. Notwithstanding any other provision of the 2012 Plan or of any option agreement, each option shall expire on the date specified in the option agreement, which date shall not be later than the tenth (10th) anniversary from the effective date of grant. On June 14, 2013, the Board of Directors adopted a new OriginOil, Inc. 2013 Incentive Stock Option Plan (the “2013 Plan”) for the purposes of granting stock options to its employees and others providing services to the Company, which reserves and sets aside for the granting of options for 114,286 shares of common stock. Options granted under the Plan may be either incentive options or nonqualified options and shall be administered by the Company's Board of Directors. Each option shall state the number of shares to which it pertains. The exercise price will be determined by the holders percentage owned as follows: If the holder owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company, then the exercise price will be no less than 110% of the fair market value of the stock as of the date of grant; if the person is not a 10% holder, then the exercise price will be no less than 100% of the fair market value of the stock as of the date of grant. Notwithstanding any other provision of the 2013 Plan or of any option agreement, each option shall expire on the date specified in the option agreement, which date shall not be later than the tenth (10th) anniversary from the date of grant. If the status of an employee terminates for any reason other than disability or death, then the optionee or their representative shall have the right to exercise the portion of any options which were exercisable as of the date of such termination, in whole or in part, not less than 30 days nor more than three (3) months after such termination. On September 29, 2015, the Board of Directors adopted a new OriginClear, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Stock Option Plan (the “2015 Plan”) for the purposes of granting stock options to its employees and others providing services to the Company, which reserves and sets aside for the granting of options for 3,315,714 shares of common stock. On October 2, 2015, the Board of Directors amended the number of shares to reserve for issuance to 4,571,429 shares. Options granted under these plans may be either incentive options or nonqualified options and shall be administered by the Company's Board of Directors. Each option shall be exercisable to the nearest whole share, in installments or otherwise, as the respective option agreements may provide. Notwithstanding any other provision of the 2015 Plan or of any option agreement, each option shall expire on the date specified in the option agreement, which date shall not be later than the fifth (5th) anniversary from the effective date of grant. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company granted 31,429 shares of incentive stock options to employees, and 428,571 shares of non-statutory options to consultants. Each option shall be exercisable to the nearest whole share, in installments or otherwise, as the respective option agreements may provide. The stock options mature on March 29, 2021 and October 17, 2021, at prices of $0.29 and $1.31. With respect to Non-Statutory Options granted to employees, directors or consultants, the Board of Directors or Committee of the Board of Directors may specify such period for exercise that the option shall automatically terminate following the termination of employment or services as to shares covered by the option as the Board of Directors or Committee of the Board of Directors deems reasonable and appropriate. A summary of the Company’s stock option activity and related information follows: March 31, 2017 Weighted Number of average exercise Options price Outstanding, 3,697,495 $ 1.505 Granted - - Exercised - - Forfeited/Expired - - Outstanding, end of period 3,697,495 $ 1.505 Exercisable at the end of the period 2,641,304 $ 1.190 Weighted average fair value of options granted during the period $ - The weighted average remaining contractual life of options outstanding issued under the 2009 Plan, 2012 Plan, and 2013 Plan as of March 31, 2017 was as follows: Weighted Average Stock Stock Remaining Exercisable Options Options Contractual Prices Outstanding Exercisable Life (years) $ 6.65 - 147.00 52,276 49,954 5.34 - 7.52 $ 10.15 - 15.40 32,362 32,362 6.46 $ 1.31 3,612,857 2,558,988 3.52 - 4.55 3,697,495 2,641,304 Stock-based compensation expense recognized during the year is based on the value of the portion of stock-based payment awards that is ultimately expected to vest. Stock-based compensation expense recognized in the financial statements of operations during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 were $34,600 and $52,296, respectively. Restricted Stock to CEO On May 12, 2016, the Company entered into a Restricted Stock Grant Agreement (the “RSGA”) with its Chief Executive Officer, Riggs Eckelberry, to create management incentives to improve the economic performance of the Company and to increase its value and stock price. All shares issuable under the RSGA are performance based shares and none have yet vested nor have any been issued. The RSGA provides for the issuance of up to 1,714,286 shares of the Company’s common stock to the Employees provided certain milestones are met in certain stages; a) If the Company’s consolidated gross revenue, calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, equals or exceeds $15,000,000 for the trailing twelve month period as reported in the Company’s quarterly or annual financial statements, the Company will issue up to 857,143 shares of its common stock; b) If the Company’s consolidated operating profit ( Operating Profit = Operating Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold - Operating Expenses - Depreciation & Amortization), On August 10, 2016, the Company entered into a Restricted Stock Grant Agreement (the “August RSGA”) with its Chief Executive Officer, Riggs Eckelberry, to create management incentives to improve the economic performance of the Company and to increase its value and stock price. All shares issuable under the August RSGA are performance based shares and none have yet vested nor have any been issued. The August RSGA provides for the issuance of up to 1,714,286 shares of the Company’s common stock to the CEO provided certain milestones are met in certain stages; a) If the Company’s consolidated gross revenue, calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, equals or exceeds $15,000,000 for the trailing twelve month period, the Company will issue up to 857,143 shares of its common stock; b) If the Company’s consolidated operating profit ( Operating Profit = Operating Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold - Operating Expenses - Depreciation & Amortization), Restricted Stock to Employees and Consultants On May 12, 2016, the Company entered into a Restricted Stock Grant Agreement (the “First Employee RSGA”) with an employee, to create management incentives to improve the economic performance of the Company and to increase its value and stock price. All shares issuable under the First Employee RSGA are performance based shares and none have yet vested nor have any been issued. The First Employee RSGA provides for the issuance of up to 857,143 shares of the Company’s common stock to the employee provided certain milestones are met in certain stages; a) If the Company’s consolidated gross revenue, calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, equals or exceeds $15,000,000 for the trailing twelve month period as reported in the Company’s quarterly or annual financial statements, the Company will issue up to 428,571 shares of its common stock; b) If the Company’s consolidated operating profit ( Operating Profit = Operating Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold - Operating Expenses - Depreciation & Amortization), On May 12, 2016, the Company entered into a Restricted Stock Grant Agreement (the “Second Employee RSGA”) with an employee, to create management incentives to improve the economic performance of the Company and to increase its value and stock price. All shares issuable under the Second Employee RSGA are performance based shares and none have yet vested nor have any been issued. The Second Employee RSGA provides for the issuance of up to 571,429 shares of the Company’s common stock to the employee provided certain milestones are met in certain stages; a) If the Company’s consolidated gross revenue, calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, equals or exceeds $15,000,000 for the trailing twelve month period as reported in the Company’s quarterly or annual financial statements, the Company will issue up to 285,714 shares of its common stock; b) If the Company’s consolidated operating profit ( Operating Profit = Operating Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold - Operating Expenses - Depreciation & Amortization), On August 10, 2016, the Company entered into a Restricted Stock Grant Agreement (the “Consultants RSGA”) with two of its’ consultants, to create management incentives to improve the economic performance of the Company and to increase its value and stock price. All shares issuable under the Consultants RSGA are performance based shares and none have yet vested nor have any been issued. The Consultants RSGA provides to each of the consultants the issuance of up to 285,714 shares of the Company’s common stock provided certain milestones are met in certain stages; a) If the Company’s consolidated gross revenue, calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, equals or exceeds $15,000,000 for the trailing twelve month period, the Company will issue to each of the consultants up to 142,857 shares of its common stock; b) If the Company’s consolidated operating profit ( Operating Profit = Operating Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold - Operating Expenses - Depreciation & Amortization), Restricted Stock to Employees and Consultants the consultants, its common stock. The Company has not recognized any costs associated with the milestones, due to not being able to estimate the probability of it being achieved. As the performance goals are achieved, the shares shall become eligible for vesting and issuance. Warrants During the three months ended March 31, 2017, no warrants were issued by the Company. A summary of the Company’s warrant activity and related information follows for the three months ended March 31, 2017: March 31, 2017 Weighted Number average of exercise Warrants price Outstanding -beginning of the period 506,026 $ 5.25 Granted - - Exercised - - Forfeited - - Outstanding - end of the period 506,026 $ 5.25 At March 31, 2017, the weighted average remaining contractual life of warrants outstanding: Weighted Average Remaining Exercisable Warrants Warrants Contractual Prices Outstanding Exercisable Life (years) $ 5.25 - 22.75 479,121 479,121 0.24 - 1.20 $ 8.75 - 61.25 2,857 2,857 5.63 $ 31.50 24,048 24,048 0.07 - 1.47 506,026 506,026 At March 31, 2017, the aggregate intrinsic value of the warrants outstanding was $506,026. |