Equity Transactions | 9. Equity Transactions Stock Options The following table summarizes the activity relating to the Company’s stock options for the six months ended December 31, 2022: Schedule of summarizes the activity relating to the Company’s stock options Options Weighed-Average Exercise Price Weighted Remaining Average Contractual Term Aggregate Intrinsic Value Outstanding at June 30, 2022 3,398,764 7.42 6.8 - Granted 205,000 6.08 5.2 347,350 Options Expired (5,200 ) 28.69 - - Options Canceled (49,667 ) 7.74 - - Options Exercised (100,100 ) 7.60 - - Outstanding at December 31, 2022 3,448,797 $ 7.29 6.2 $ 5,601,237 Exercisable at December 31, 2022 1,008,808 $ 9.19 5.8 $ 703,756 The fair value of each option grant on the date of grant is estimated using the Black-Scholes option. The pricing model reflects the following weighted-average assumptions for the six months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021: Schedule of assumptions used December 31, December 31, Expected life of options (In years) 5.2 5 Expected volatility 79.52% 74.96% Risk free interest rate 3.61% 0.80% Dividend Yield 0% 0% Expected volatility is based on the historical volatilities of the daily closing price of the common stock of three comparable companies and the expected life of options is based on historical data with respect to employee exercise periods. The Company accounts for forfeitures as they are incurred. The total stock option-based compensation expense for three-month ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 was of $ 1,712,787 1,147,422 2,591,427 3,074,384 The following is a summary of stock options outstanding and exercisable by exercise price as of December 31, 2022: Schedule of summary of stock options outstanding and exercisable Exercise Price Outstanding Weighted Average Contract Life Exercisable $ 1.69 124,520 4.5 - $ 1.81 10,000 4.4 - $ 1.98 72,000 4.4 2,000 $ 2.74 124,167 9.1 - $ 2.80 5,600 2.1 5,600 $ 3.20 248,167 9.1 24,833 $ 3.24 25,000 9.1 - $ 3.75 4,800 1.1 4,800 $ 5.04 755,000 4.6 188,750 $ 5.21 10,000 9.9 - $ 6.12 195,000 4.9 - $ 6.25 1,600 0.8 1,600 $ 7.50 1,600 1.0 1,600 $ 7.74 1,241,668 8.6 447,000 $ 8.75 1,600 1.0 1,600 $ 9.54 800 2.8 800 $ 9.90 800 2.8 800 $ 12.50 4,000 0.1 4,000 $ 13.91 618,475 3.0 321,425 $ 42.09 4,000 3.1 4,000 3,448,797 1,008,808 Issuance of common stock for cash During the three months ended September 30, 2021, the Company issued 2,592,000 8.00 18.5 2.2 On August 31, 2022, the Company entered into a Controlled Equity Offering Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. and B. Riley Securities, Inc. (collectively, the “Agents”), pursuant to which the Company may issue and sell from time-to-time shares of the Company’s common stock through the Agents, subject to the terms and conditions of the Sales Agreement. During the three months ended December 31, 2022, the Company sold 4,312,741 shares of common stock under the Sales Agreement for total net proceeds of $ 32.5 million after 3 % commissions and expenses of approximately $ 1.2 million. 5,857,613 38.4 3 1.6 Issuance of common stock through exercise of stock options and warrants During the three months ended December 31, 2022, the Company issued 21,882 99,300 7.64 In November 2022, the Company issued 800 800 2.80 In October, the Company issued 3,590 8,000 2.25 Issuance of restricted stock units for services On August 20, 2021, the Company awarded 58,759 restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to the Company’s President and CEO under the Company’s 2019 Omnibus Incentive Equity Plan (the “2019 Omnibus Plan”) as his salary for the period from April 27, 2021, the date of his appointment, through December 31, 2021. The number of RSUs awarded was based on a prorated annual base salary of $600,000 at a 10% discount to the grant date fair value of $ 7.74 per share of the Company’s common stock. Each RSU awarded to the CEO entitled him to receive one share of common stock upon vesting. A total of 15,339 RSUs (representing the pro rata portion of the RSU award for the period from April 27, 2021 to June 30, 2021) vested at the grant date, 21,710 vested at September 30, 2021 and remaining 21,710 vested at December 31, 2021. 58,759 384,456 On June 21, 2022, the Company awarded 124,520 1.69 17,537 35,074 On November 23, 2022, the Company awarded 506,496 RSUs to certain employees and a consultant, with a grant date fair value of $ 6.12 per share. Twenty-five percent of these RSU vested on the grant date and the remaining RSUs vest in three equal installments over three years beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date. For the three months ended December 31, 2022, the stock-based compensation expense related to these RSUs was $ 584,424 On November 23, 2022, the Company issued equity awards for the board of directors’ annual compensation. Four directors received RSUs to purchase a total of 155,636 6.12 952,492 195,000 6.12 791,700 1,744,192 Issuance of Stock Options On August 20, 2021, the Company granted, under the 2019 Omnibus Plan, stock options to purchase 1,365,835 5 7.74 Pursuant to a former employee Separation Agreement, dated April 11, 2022, the Company modified a former employee’s stock option award granted on August 20, 2021 pursuant to the 2019 Omnibus Plan (“2021 Options Grant”). Pursuant to the terms of the Separation Agreement, effective on July 8, 2022 (“the Separation Date”), the Company accelerated the vesting of options scheduled to vest on the first and second anniversary of the grant date as deemed vested (“Accelerated Options”) and after giving effect to the Accelerated Options, extended the exercise period of the total vested outstanding and unexercised options (totaling 74,500 options) to one year following the Separation Date. The unvested portion of the 2021 Option Grant (totaling 49,667 options) was canceled. The modification was remeasured as of July 8, 2022 and the incremental difference totaled $181,154, net credit, due to the original exercise price of $7.74 being greater than the stock price of $1.80 on the remeasurement date, and accordingly was recognized on July 8, 2022. On December 6, 2022, the Company granted stock options to purchase 10,000 48 5.21 Stock Warrants The following table summarizes warrant activity during the six months ended December 31, 2022: Summary of warrants activity Number of Shares Weighted Average Exercise Price Weighted Average Remaining Life (Years) Aggregate Intrinsic Value Outstanding and exercisable at June 30, 2022 510,372 $ 6.17 3.8 $ - Granted 7,272,728 1.82 4.9 - Expired (4,815 ) 75.00 - - Exercised (8,000 ) 2.25 - - Outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2022 7,770,285 $ 2.06 4.5 $ 44,537,323 Of the above warrants, 101,380 expire in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 35,175 expire in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and 7,633,730 expire in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. |