Shareholder's Equity | NOTE 5 SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY On May 14, 2020, the Company entered into a $40 million New Stock Purchase Agreement with LPC, that replaced the former $20 million purchase agreement. Under the former purchase agreement, for the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company received net proceeds of $1,958,845 from the sale of 243,605 shares of common stock. The New Stock Purchase Agreement provides for the issuance of up to $40 million of the Company’s common stock which the Company may sell from time to time in its sole discretion to LPC over 36 months, provided that the closing price is not below $0.25 per share and subject to conditions and limitations in the New Stock Purchase Agreement. Pursuant to the New Stock Purchase Agreement, the Company received net proceeds of $1,682,835 from the sale of 325,000 shares of common stock. Under these agreements, for the six months ended September 30, 2020, the Company received net proceeds of $3,641,680 from the sale of 568,605 shares of common stock. As of September 30, 2020, there is a balance of $37,211,500 available. On April 2, 2020, the Company entered into an ATM for $50 million utilizing the Company’s shelf registration statement and filed on Form S-3. The Company may sell shares of our common stock having aggregate sales proceeds of up to $50,000,000 from time to time, subject to the conditions and limitations in the agreement. If shares are sold, there is a three percent fee paid to the sales agent. For the three and six months ended September 30, 2020, the Company received net proceeds of $1,536,247 and $2,435,787 from the sale of 227,527 and 341,239 shares of the Company’s stock, respectively. As of September 30, 2020, there is a balance of $47,434,213 available under the ATM. On June 3, 2019, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with investors for the issuance of 1,583,743 shares of common stock. The Company raised net proceeds was $7,839,495. The Company’s CEO participated in this offering and invested $300,000 and received 58,253 shares of common stock, or $5.15 per share. In addition, certain directors and employees invested $610,000 for an aggregate of 118,254 shares of common stock, at a purchase price of $5.15 per share. Stock to be Issued to a Vendor As of March 31, 2020, the Company was obligated to issue 30,000 shares to a vendor for services related to investor relations. The fair value of the liability as of March 31, 2020 was $240,000. In May 2020, 30,000 shares were issued at the fair value of $242,100. Such amount was transferred to shareholders’ equity. Issuance of Restricted Shares Restricted stock was issued to officers, employees and consultants. The fair value for the restricted stock awards was valued at the closing price of the Company’s stock on the date of grant. Restricted stock vests annually over five years. Number Of Shares Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Unvested as of April 1, 2020 646,800 $ 4.99 Granted 62,000 5.81 Unvested as of September 30, 2020 708,800 $ 5.06 Stock-based compensation expense related to restricted stock awards was $377,315 and $219,269 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively. Stock-based compensation expense related to restricted stock awards was $771,176 and $348,279 for the six months ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively. Stock Option Plan The Company’s amended and restated Equity Incentive Option Plan (the “2013 Plan”), allows for awards to officers, directors, employees, and non-employees of stock options, restricted stock units and restricted shares of the Company’s common stock. The vesting terms of the options issued under the 2013 Plan are generally between two to four years and expire up to ten years after the grant date. The 2013 Plan has 4,100,000 shares authorized for issuance. As of September 30, 2020, there are 7,059 shares available under the 2013 Plan. A summary of the change in options for the six months ended September 30, 2020, is as follows: Number Of Options Weighted Weighted Aggregate Options outstanding as of April 1, 2020 3,053,589 $ 4.77 8.4 $ 9,878,264 Granted 142,000 5.55 9.6 13,000 Exercised (2,340 ) 0.1 - (18,386 ) Outstanding as of September 30, 2020 3,193,249 $ 4.80 8.3 $ 1,585,844 Exercisable as of September 30, 2020 1,311,874 $ 4.44 7.5 $ 1,004,432 As of September 30, 2020, the Company has unrecognized stock-based compensation expense of approximately $3,407,300 related to unvested stock options and is expected to be expensed over the weighted average remaining service period of 1.5 years. For the six months ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, the weighted average fair value of options granted was $5.13 and $3.49 per share. The following was utilized to calculate the fair value of options on the date of grant: September 30, 2020 September 30, 2019 Risk -free interest rate 0.5-.07 % 1.4 -2.3 % Expected volatility 87.8-92.54 % 82.3 -83.4 % Dividend yield 0 % 0 % Expected terms (in years) 5.18 -6.25 6.25 The following summarizes the components of stock-based compensation expense which includes stock options and restricted stock for the three and six months ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively Three Months Ended Six Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2020 2019 2020 2019 Research and development $ 451,500 $ 183,766 $ 1,288,949 $ 333,688 General and administrative 728,114 739,231 1,706,319 1,508,346 Total stock-based compensation expense $ 1,179,614 $ 922,997 $ 2,995,268 $ 1,842,034 Warrants A summary of the Company’s outstanding warrants as of September 30, 2020 are as follows: Warrant Holders Number Of Warrants Exercise Price Date of Expiration January 2017 offering - investors 2,977,232 $ 3.66 January 2022 (a) March 2017 offering - investors 68,330 $ 3.66 March 2022 (a) March 2017 offering - placement agent 7,541 $ 3.66 March 2022 (a) March 2018 offering - investors 1,586,231 $ 4.25 March 2021 Third-party license agreement 208,333 $ 4.80 January 2024 March 2020 loan (see Note 11) 172,187 $ 7.26 March 2025 Total 5,019,854 (a) These warrants have down round protection. For the three and six months ended September 30, 2020, there were 83,332 and 153,870 warrants exercised for $304,995 and $598,106, respectively. There were 83,332 and 153,870 shares of common stock issued for the three and six months ended September 30, 2020, respectively. For the six months ended September 30, 2019, no warrants were exercised. |