Non-Employee Stock Compensation
Under the terms of a consulting agreement dated February 2010, the Company issued fully vested warrants to Fountainhead to purchase up to 39,063,670 shares of the Company's common stock at $0.0125 per share. The warrants are valid from February 10, 2010 for a period of five years. The fair value of these warrants was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and is being amortized over the two-year life of the consultancy agreement. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, $89,548 was recognized as share-based compensation in connection with this agreement. Under the same agreement, the Company was also required to issue fully vested warrants to purchase an additional 39,063,670 shares of the Company's common stock, at a price of $0.0125 per share should new funding totaling $3 million in aggregate in Common Stock of Vycor or in securities convertible into Common Stock of Vycor at a price of no less than $0.0125 per share of Common Stock be closed during the term of the Consulting Agreement. These warrants became issuable upon completion of the Preferred Offering and were issued in June 2011. The fair value of these warrants was estimated at $658,651 using the Black-Scholes model and, because the performance criteria of the warrants had been satisfied on the date of issuance the full value was expensed immediately.
During the six months ended June 30, 2011, the Company issued an aggregate of 472,222 shares of common stock to Steven Girgenti for services rendered to the board of directors. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, $10,000 was recognized as share-based compensation for the issuance of these shares.
Under the terms of a twelve month sales and marketing consulting agreement dated March 2010, the Company issued 750,000 shares of its Common Stock to Joe Simone, valued at $9,375. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, $1,771 was recognized as share-based compensation in connection with this agreement.
Under the terms of an Extension of Funding Commitment agreement dated September 2010, the Company issued warrants to Fountainhead to purchase up to 50,627,407 shares of the Company's common stock at $0.0175 per share. The warrants are valid from September 29, 2010 for a period of five years. The fair value of these warrants was estimated using the Black-Scholes model and is being amortized over the life of the agreement to August 30, 2011. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, $252,086 was recognized as share-based compensation in connection with this agreement.
Under the terms of a one year consulting agreement dated December 6, 2010, the Company issued warrants to Market Media Connect, LLC to purchase up to 500,000 shares of the Company's common stock at $0.07 per share. The warrants are valid from December 1, 2010 for a period of three years. The fair value of these warrants was estimated using the Black-Scholes model and is being amortized over the life of the consulting agreement. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, $1,671 was recognized as share-based compensation in connection with this agreement.
In March 2011 the Company entered into a one year consultancy agreement with Mr Jerrald Ginder, effective April 1, 2011. Mr Ginder has extensive experience in sales and marketing and the development of medical device products, and has contacts which will be of use to the Company. Under the terms of the agreement, which the Company has the right to terminate with 30 days notice, Mr. Ginder was to receive $60,000 cash, payable monthly, and 18,000,000 restricted shares of common stock of the Company. The stock has been valued by the Company at $360,000 and is being amortized over the life of the agreement as share-based compensation expense. On June 22, 2011, the Company and Mr. Ginder entered into an Amendment to the Consulting Agreement. Pursuant to this amendment, the Company issued to Mr. Ginder an additional 2,666,667 shares of the Company's common stock in lieu of the $60,000 cash due under the Consulting Agreement. The $60,000 value of the additional shares is also being amortized as share-based compensation over the life of the agreement. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, aggregate compensation recognized in respect of the Consulting Agreement, as amended, was $91,720.
In June 2011, the Company entered into a one year Consulting Agreement with GreenBridge Capital Partners, IV, LLC, to provide consulting and advisory services to the Company. Under the terms of this agreement, GreenBridge is to receive up to 15,500,000 shares of the Company's common stock. The stock has been valued by the Company at $348,750 and is being amortized over the life of the agreement as share-based compensation expense. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, $26,156 was recognized as share-based compensation in connection with this agreement.
In June 2011 the Company entered into a Consulting Agreement with Burnham Hill Advisors LLC ("BHA") under which BHA shall provide, for a period of six months, financial and strategic advice to the Company. BHA received 1,000,000 restricted shares of the Company's common stock. The stock has been valued by the Company at $22,500 and is being amortized over the life of the agreement as share-based compensation expense. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, $3,000 was recognized as share-based compensation in connection with this agreement.
Aggregate stock-based compensation expense charged to operations on employee options and on stock and warrants granted to the above non-employees for the six months ended June 30, 2011 is $1,164,400. As of June 30, 2011, there was approximately $865,739 of total unrecognized compensation costs related to warrant and stock awards and non-vested options,, which are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 0.79 years.
Stock-based compensation expenses related to employee options and warrants granted to non-employees are recognized as the stock options and warrants are earned. The fair value of the stock options or warrants granted is estimated at the grant date,