Equity Compensation Plan | Note 7 – Equity Compensation Plan On June 18, 2019, the Board of Directors and a majority of the Company’s shareholders, respectively, approved the 2019 Equity Compensation Plan (the “2019 Plan”). Under the 2019 Plan, 1,326,000 On March 11, 2020, the Company granted the following 10 1.50 965,850 321,950 The grant was reduced to 500,000 options, including 375,000 options and 125,000 options respectively under the two categories, due to limitations under the 2019 Plan. The terms of the 125,000 performance-based options On May 26, 2020, the Board of Directors and a majority of the Company’s shareholders approved an amendment to the 2019 Plan to (i) increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the 2019 Plan by 1,174,000 shares, such that a total of 2,500,000 shares of common stock are now authorized for issuance under the 2019 Plan; (ii) increase the maximum aggregate number of shares, options and/or other awards that may be granted to any one person during any calendar year from 500,000 to 1,300,000; and (iii) clarify the availability of cashless exercise as a form of consideration. On July 16, 2020, the Company granted the following 10 1.50 600,000 200,000 On September 16, 2020, the Board of Directors and a majority of the Company’s shareholders approved an amendment to the 2019 Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the 2019 Plan from 2,500,000 4,600,000 On September 22, 2020, the Company granted a 10 1,637,410 1.50 From June 1 to June 22, 2021, the Company granted five and 10 ten-year options to purchase 388,246 2.90 3.93 On September 22, 2021, upon the resignation of our then Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, a total of 1,911,160 25,000 On December 30, 2021, the Company granted five and 10 445,000 1.77 On February 9, 2022, subject to the shareholders’ approval, the Board of Directors approved that the aggregate number of shares authorized for issuance as awards under the 2019 Plan shall be 4,600,000 5 The stock option activity from January 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022 is as follows (note there were no options granted, exercised, expired or forfeited in the three months ended March 31, 2022): Schedule of stock option activity Shares Weighted-Average Exercise Weighted-Average Remaining Balance, December 31, 2020 3,257,410 $ 1.5 9.1 Options granted 833,246 2.7 6.7 Options exercised (45,625 ) 1.5 — Options converted — — — Options expired (735,625 ) 1.5 — Options forfeited (1,911,160 ) 1.5 — Balance, December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2022 1,398,246 2.2 6.0 Vested shares at March 31, 2022 483,500 1.5 2.4 The following table summarizes the outstanding options at March 31, 2022 by exercise price. Schedule Of Outstanding Options Exercise price Outstanding options Exercisable options $ 1.50 565,000 450,167 $ 3.93 388,246 0 $ 1.77 445,000 33,333 1,398,246 483,500 At March 31, 2022, the Company had 2,886,129 The Company has estimated the fair value of all stock option awards as of the date of grant by applying the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. In applying the Black-Scholes option pricing model, the Company used the following weighted average assumptions for issuances during the year of 2021: Schedule of Valuation Assumptions 2021 Risk-free interest rate 1.2 % Expected term 7.0 Expected volatility 91 % Expected dividends 0 Grant date fair value of common stock $ 1.91 During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense related to stock options of approximately $ 51,000 7,000 44,000 678,000 643,000 3,000 32,000 As of March 31, 2022, there was unamortized stock-based compensation of approximately $ 1,500,000 2.3 223,000 155,000 | Note 7 – Equity Compensation Plan On June 18, 2019, the Board of Directors and a majority of the Company’s shareholders, respectively, approved the 2019 Equity Compensation Plan (the “2019 Plan”). Under the 2019 Plan, 1,326,000 On March 11, 2020, the Company granted the following 10 1.50 965,850 321,950 The grant was reduced to 500,000 options, including 375,000 options and 125,000 options respectively under the two categories, due to limitations under the 2019 Plan. The terms of the 125,000 performance-based options On May 26, 2020, the Board of Directors and a majority of the Company’s shareholders approved an amendment to the 2019 Plan to (i) increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the 2019 Plan by 1,174,000 shares, such that a total of 2,500,000 shares of common stock are now authorized for issuance under the 2019 Plan; (ii) increase the maximum aggregate number of shares, options and/or other awards that may be granted to any one person during any calendar year from 500,000 to 1,300,000; and (iii) clarify the availability of cashless exercise as a form of consideration. On July 16, 2020, the Company granted the following 10 1.50 600,000 200,000 On September 16, 2020, the Board of Directors and a majority of the Company’s shareholders approved an amendment to the 2019 Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the 2019 Plan from 2,500,000 4,600,000 On September 22, 2020, the Company granted a 10 1,637,410 1.50 From June 1 to June 22, 2021, the Company granted five and 10 ten-year options to purchase 388,246 $2.90 3.93 On September 22, 2021, upon the resignation of our then Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, a total of 1,911,160 25,000 On December 30, 2021, the Company granted five and 10 445,000 1.77 The stock option activity from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2021 is as follows: Shares Weighted-Average Exercise Weighted-Average Remaining Balance, January 1, 2020 590,000 $ 1.5 7.8 Options granted (1) 2,937,410 1.5 9.5 Options exercised (270,000 ) 1.5 — Options converted — — — Options forfeited or expired — — — Balance, December 31, 2020 3,257,410 1.5 9.1 Options granted 833,246 2.7 6.7 Options exercised (45,625 ) 1.5 — Options converted — — — Options expired (735,625 ) 1.5 — Options forfeited (1,911,160 ) 1.5 — Balance, December 31, 2021 1,398,246 2.2 6.3 Vested shares at December 31, 2021 404,750 1.51 6.8 The following table summarizes the outstanding options at December 31, 2021 by exercise price. Schedule Of Outstanding Options Exercise price Outstanding options Exercisable options $ 1.50 565,000 392,667 $ 1.77 388,246 0 $ 3.93 445,000 12,083 1,398,246 404,750 At December 31, 2021, the Company had 2,886,129 The Company has estimated the fair value of all stock option awards as of the date of grant by applying the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. In applying the Black-Scholes option pricing model, the Company used the following weighted average assumptions for 2021 and 2020 issuances: Schedule of Valuation Assumptions 2021 2020 Risk-free interest rate 1.2 % 0.62 1.75 Expected term 7 10 Expected volatility 91 % 78 % Expected dividends 0 0.00 % Grant date fair value of common stock $ 1.91 $ 1.50 During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense related to stock options of approximately $ 1,160,000 1,043,000 77,000 40,000 623,000 420,000 67,000 13,000 123,000 As of December 31, 2021, there was unamortized stock-based compensation of approximately $ 1,600,000 3.0 304,000 145,000 |