Stock Based Compensation | Note 10 – Stock Based Compensation Incentive Plans and Options The Company’s 2019 Equity and Incentive Plan, as amended in 2021 (the “2019 Plan”) enabled the Company to grant incentive stock options or nonqualified stock options and other equity awards to employees, directors and consultants of the Company up to a total of 3,000,000 shares of common stock. All 3,000,000 shares available for issue under the 2019 Plan have been issued. On July 5, 2022, the Board of Directors adopted the Company’s 2022. Equity and Incentive Plan (the “2022 Plan”) which provides for the issuance of up to 16,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The 2022 Plan was approved by a majority of the shareholders in September 2022. As of December 31, 2022, a total of 5,318,267 shares were issued under the 2022 Plan. The following table presents the assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to determine the grant-date fair value of stock options granted: Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2022 2021 Exercise price $ 1.67 – 2.56 $ 5.20 – 12.72 Risk-free interest rate 0.58 – 3.98% 0.04 – 0.08% Expected volatility 336 – 369% 390 – 415% Expected dividend yield 0% 0% Expected life of options (in years) 5.0 5.0 The following table summarizes the Company’s option activity since December 31, 2021: Weighted Weighted Average Average Number Exercise Contractual of Shares Price Term (in years) Outstanding as of December 31, 2021 5,196,640 $ 7.68 2.5 Granted 6,868,267 2.38 Exercised - - Forfeited (2,463,670 ) 3.26 Outstanding as of December 31, 2022 9,601,237 $ 4.02 2.6 Vested as of December 31, 2022 6,684,833 $ 4.22 3.1 The following table summarizes the exercise price range as of December 31, 2022: Exercise Price Outstanding Options Exercisable Options $ 1.00 408,970 329,320 $ 1.45 225,000 225,000 $ 1.67 50,000 - $ 1.95 280,000 263,335 $ 2.37 5,153,267 4,050,000 $ 2.40 1,062,500 418,318 $ 2.56 287,500 - $ 2.61 150,000 72,224 $ 3.58 65,000 43,335 $ 3.98 66,000 44,002 $ 5.69 12,500 12,500 $ 5.70 25,000 8,332 $ 6.11 25,000 8,332 $ 6.49 52,500 17,496 $ 6.60 50,000 16,665 $ 6.70 200,000 66,660 $ 6.85 650,000 383,320 $ 7.00 18,000 5,999 $ 7.55 7,500 7,500 $ 8.85 100,000 33,330 $ 10.00 650,000 650,000 $ 11.51 50,000 16,665 $ 11.65 12,500 12,500 9,601,237 6,684,833 The weighted average grant-date fair value of stock options granted during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 was $2.38 per share and $7.30 per share, respectively. Stock-based compensation The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense related to common stock options and restricted common stock in the following expense categories of its consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss: Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2022 2021 Research and development 2,758,465 6,781,898 General and administrative 15,003,002 2,619,447 Total stock-based compensation $ 17,761,467 $ 9,401,345 As of December 31, 2022, total unrecognized compensation cost related to common stock options was $7.6 million, which is expected to be recognized over a period of 2.8 years. Warrants In connection with a restricted stock units offering in June 2020, the Company issued warrants in August 2020 to purchase 171,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, at an exercise price of $2.00. Those warrants are exercisable for five years from the date of issuance. In connection with an offering of Series A Convertible Preferred stock in November 2021, the Company issued warrants to purchase 1,545,459 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $7.00. Those warrants are exercisable for two years from the date of issuance. In connection with the QPhoton merger on June 16, 2022, the Company issued warrants to purchase 6,325,503 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.0001. Those warrants are exercisable when and if stock options and warrants issued and outstanding as of June 15, 2022, are exercised. The following table summarizes the warrants outstanding at December 31, 2022: Issuance Date Expiration Date Exercise Price Issued Exercised Forfeited / Canceled Warrants Outstanding August 18, 2020 August 18, 2025 $ 2.00 171,000 (150,000 ) - 21,000 November 15, 2021 November 15, 2023 $ 7.00 1,545,459 - - 1,545,459 June 16, 2022 May 9, 2027 $ 0.0001 6,325,503 - (1,254,496 ) 5,071,007 |