Equity Transactions | 10. Equity Transactions Issuance of common stock for cash 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. On April 6, 2023, the Company and B. Riley Securities, Inc. mutually agreed to terminate B. Riley Securities, Inc.’s role as a sales agent under the Sales Agreement. During the three months ended December 31, 2023, the Company sold 2,900,902 7.4 3% 258,000 3,333,103 9.3 3% 377,000 During the three months ended December 31, 2022, the Company sold 4,312,741 32.5 3% 1.2 5,857,613 38.4 3% 1.6 Stock Options The following table summarizes the activity relating to the Company’s stock options for the six months ended December 31, 2023: Schedule of summarizes the activity relating to the Company’s stock options Options Weighted-Average Exercise Price Weighted Remaining Average Contractual Term Aggregate Intrinsic Value Outstanding at June 30, 2023 3,952,864 $ 7.10 6.3 $ 1,067,966 Granted 394,417 3.22 6.1 - Options Expired (2,400 ) 7.08 - - Options Canceled (171,556 ) 4.60 - - Outstanding at December 31, 2023 4,173,325 $ 6.84 5.6 $ - Exercisable at December 31, 2023 2,155,162 $ 8.31 4.4 $ - The fair value of each option grant on the date of grant is estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The pricing model reflects the following weighted-average assumptions for the six months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022: Schedule of assumptions used December 31, 2023 June 30, 2023 Expected life of options (In years) 5 6 Expected volatility 87.11 % 81.65 % Risk free interest rate 4.80 % 3.82 % Dividend Yield 0 % 0 % The total stock option-based compensation expense for three-months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 was of $ 619,701 1,712,787 The total stock option-based compensation expense for six-months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 was of $ 1,427,728 2,591,427 Issuance and modification of restricted stock units and options: On November 23, 2022, the Company issued equity awards for the board of directors’ annual compensation. Four directors received restricted stick units (“RSUs”) to purchase a total of 155,636 6.12 952,492 195,000 6.12 791,700 1,744,192 On November 9, 2023, the Company issued equity awards for the board of directors’ annual compensation. Four directors received restricted stick units (“RSUs”) to purchase a total of 182,696 3.01 77,905 183,250 3.01 34,466 In December 2023, the Company terminated five employees and as part of their severance agreement modified their equity awards that had been granted pursuant to the 2019 Omnibus Plan. The modifications included the acceleration of certain tranche vesting of stock option awards to purchase a total of 56,233 shares of common stock (“Accelerated Options”), effective on the December Separation Date, as defined in severance agreement (“Separation Date”); and extended the expiration date for one year from the Separation Date for both the Accelerated Options and any vested and unexercised stock options held by the terminated employees as of the Separation Date. Accordingly, the Company remeasured the modified awards based on the stock price of $1.54 per share at the close on the Separation Date and a one-year life. The net adjustment for both stock option modifications was a net credit of $127,199 and was recognized as adjustment to stock compensation expense for the three months ended December 31, 2023. The modification also included the acceleration of an additional tranche vesting of 10,302 Restricted Stock Units, (“RSUs”) as of the Separation date. The modified RSUs were remeasured based on the stock price of $1.54 per share at close on the Separation Date and totaled $15,865, representing an additional in stock-based compensation for the three months ended December 31, 2023. The Company canceled 171,556 unvested stock options and 10,303 unvested RSUs. The following table summarizes vesting of restricted stock units: Schedule of vesting of restricted common stock Number of Shares Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share Unvested at June 30, 2023 596,457 $ 5.24 Issued 182,696 3.01 Vested (81,422 ) 6.12 Canceled (10,303 ) 6.12 Unvested at December 31, 2023 687,428 $ 4.71 The total stock based compensation – restricted stock expense for the three-months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 was of $ 303,173 1,554,453 684,007 1,571,990 There were 147,508 Issuance of Stock Options under the 2019 Omnibus Plan. On October 3, 2023, the Company granted stock options to purchase 211,167 20% 80% 48 3.41 Stock Warrants The following table summarizes warrant activity during the six months ended December 31, 2023: 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, 2023 7,770,285 $ 2.06 4.0 $ 18,318,954 Outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2023 7,770,285 $ 2.06 3.5 $ - 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. No warrants were granted, expired, or were exercised during the three and six months ended December 31, 2023. |