Equity | (2) Equity Common Stock each Unit consisting of one share of common stock and one warrant (each, a “Warrant” and collectively, the “Warrants”) to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $4.00 per share In the underwritten public offering, a total of 1,121,250 4,485,000 3,780,000 In conjunction with the public offering, all holders of the Company’s 2018 convertible notes in the total amount of $ 59,251 9,404,867 267,000 Warrants 1,179,750 The following table presents activity with respect to the Company’s warrants for the years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023: Schedule of warrant activity Number Wtd. Avg. Wtd. Avg. Aggregate of Exercise Remaining Intrinsic Shares Price Term (Yrs.) Value Outstanding at July 1, 2022 – $ – $ – Warrants issued to Public Investors 1,121,250 4.00 Warrants issued to Underwriters 58,500 4.40 Outstanding at June 30, 2023 1,179,750 4.02 4.1 – Warrants issued – – Warrants exercised/forfeited – – Outstanding at June 30, 2024 1,179,750 $ 4.02 3.1 $ – Exercisable at June 30, 2024 1,179,750 $ 4.02 3.1 $ – These warrants were issued in conjunction with an underwritten public equity offering, therefore, there was no employee or non-employee compensation expense recognized. Stock Compensation Expense which will vest over a four-year period, subject to his continued employment with the Company, three annual performance-based equity grants, beginning in the with a target value of up to $660,000 each. In February 2022, we entered into a new employment agreement with our then CEO, effective April 1, 2022. As noted above, we engaged a new CEO effective April 29, 2024, replacing our former CEO who remains as Chairman of the Board and chief technology officer. Pursuant to the agreement, we issued our former CEO an RSU award for up to 150,000 shares of our common stock upon achieving the following milestones (which achievements shall be determined by the Board): (i) Milestone 1 - Successfully complete an uplisting of our common stock in 2022 and continue his employment with our company until January 1, 2023: 50,000 shares; and (ii) Milestone 2 - Produce 2,000 ESSs in 2022 and continue his employment with our company until January 1, 2023: 100,000 shares. As of December 31, 2023, Milestone 1 had been achieved, however, Milestone 2 had not been achieved and was no longer achievable. The underlying 50,000 In February 2022, we entered into a new employment agreement with our Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), effective March 1, 2022. Pursuant to the agreement, we issued our CFO an RSU award for up to 300,000 shares of our common stock upon achieving the following milestones (which achievements shall be determined by the Board): (i) Milestone 1 - Successfully complete an uplisting of our common stock in 2022 and continue his employment with our company until January 1, 2023: 250,000 shares; and (ii) Milestone 2 - successfully complete and file the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2023 no later than September 29, 2023 and continue his employment with our company until January 1, 2024: 50,000 shares. Milestone 1 was achieved as of January 1, 2023, and the underlying 250,000 Based upon our assessment of the probability of our three executive officers noted above, plus a non-executive recipient of another RSU award issued in June 2024, ultimately achieving any applicable milestones specified under the RSU awards indicated above, we have calculated the grant date value of such awards and are amortizing it as stock compensation expense over the underlying performance periods. We have recognized stock compensation expense applicable to such RSU awards in the years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 in the amounts of $ 214,992 1,241,563 In conjunction with our public offering in August 2022, we appointed two new independent directors and adopted a new compensation plan for all independent directors based on an annual compensation amount of $65,000 to be paid quarterly with not less than 70% of such amount paid in shares of our common stock, calculated based on the share price at the end of such prior fiscal quarter, and up to 30% paid in cash, with such final amounts to be determined by each director. As of June 30, 2024, we booked an annual accrual of $ 195,000 In the year ended June 30, 2024, we recognized total non-cash stock compensation expense of $ 432,367 214,992 175,500 29,450 12,425 In the year ended June 30, 2023, we recognized total non-cash stock compensation expense of $ 1,529,291 1,241,563 175,500 85,000 27,228 Other Matters 1,893,779 1,798,181 54,964 40,634 |