Options | 9 Months Ended |
Jun. 30, 2014 |
Notes to Financial Statements | ' |
Note 7 - Options | ' |
In connection with the JV Agreement described in Note 1, we issued options to purchase 375,000 shares of our common stock. The options have a term of 10 years, are exercisable at $0.0067 per share and vest twelve months from the date of issuance, October 10, 2013. |
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The fair value of the options, estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model was $2,413. The options have been expensed to the cost of the project which we are not moving forward on. The following assumptions were used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model: |
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Expected life (in years) | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Volatility (based on a comparable companies) | | | 130 | % | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Risk Free interest rate | | | 2.71 | % | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividend yield (on common stock) | | | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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During October 2013 through December 31, 2013 we issued options to purchase 1,125,000 shares of our common stock (375,000 to each of our Chief Executive Officer and two Directors). The options had a term of 10 years, were exercisable at $0.0067 per share and vested one year from the date of issuance. In addition we issued options to purchase 262,500 shares of our common stock to our Chief Financial Officer. The options had a term of 10 years, were exercisable at $0.0067 per share and vested quarterly over the next year. |
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The fair value of the options, estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model was $5,859. The options have been expensed to the cost of the project which we are not moving forward on. The following assumptions were used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model: |
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Expected life (in years) | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Volatility (based on a comparable companies) | | | 130 | % | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Risk Free interest rate | | | 2.71 | % | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividend yield (on common stock) | | | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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In January 2014 all of the option issued to the officers and directors were cancelled. |
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In March 2014, we issued non-qualified options to purchase 2,916,000 shares of our common stock for services rendered to a director of the Company. The options have a term of 10 years, are exercisable at $0.0067 per share and vested when they were issued. |
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The fair value of the options, estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model was $9,078. The options have been expensed equity based compensation. The following assumptions were used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model: |
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Expected life (in years) | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Volatility (based on a comparable companies) | | | 123 | % | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Risk Free interest rate | | | 2.73 | % | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividend yield (on common stock) | | | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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In May 2014, we issued non-qualified options to purchase 4,500,000 shares of our common stock to certain officers of the Company. The options are exercisable at $0.20 per share and have graded vesting over 4 years. |
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The fair value of the options, estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model was $4,415,649. The options have been expensed equity based compensation. The following assumptions were used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model: |
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Expected life (in years) | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Volatility (based on a comparable companies) | | | 123 | % | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Risk Free interest rate | | | 2.56 | % | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividend yield (on common stock) | | | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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As per guidance in the ASC Topic 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”), we are amortizing the fair value of the options on a straight line basis over the requisite service period for each separately vesting portion of the award as if the award was, in-substance, multiple awards (graded vesting attribution method. |
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The following is a summary of outstanding stock options issued to employees and directors as of June 30, 2014: |
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| | Number of Options | | | Exercise price per share | | | Average remaining term in years | | | Aggregate intrinsic value at date of grant | |
Outstanding September 30, 2013 | | | - | | | $ | - | | | | - | | | $ | - | |
Issued | | | 8,803,500 | | | $ | 0.0067- 0.20 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Cancelled | | | 387,500 | | | $ | 0.0067 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Outstanding June 30, 2014 | | | 7,416,000 | | | $ | 0.20 | | | | 9.82 | | | $ | - | |
Exercisable | | | 2,916,000 | | | $ | 0.0067 | | | | 9.7 | | | $ | - | |
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The following is a summary of outstanding stock options issued to non-employees, excluding directors, as of June 30, 2014: |
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| | Number of Options | | | Exercise price per share | | | Average remaining term in years | | | Aggregate intrinsic value at date of grant | |
Outstanding September 30, 2013 | | | - | | | $ | - | | | | - | | | $ | - | |
Issued | | | 375,000 | | | $ | 0.0067 | | | | | | | | | |
Cancelled | | | - | | | $ | - | | | | - | | | | | |
Outstanding June 30, 2014 | | | 375,000 | | | $ | 0.0067 | | | | 9.30 | | | $ | - | |
Exercisable | | | - | | | $ | - | | | | - | | | $ | - | |