STOCK OPTIONS AND WARRANTS | 16 - STOCK OPTIONS AND WARRANTS Options During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company granted options to purchase an aggregate of 75,000 2.61 The fair value of each option award was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option valuation model using the assumptions noted as follows: expected volatility was based on the historical volatility of a peer group of companies; the expected term of options granted was determined using the simplified method under SAB 107, which represents the mid-point between the vesting term and the contractual term; and the risk-free rate is calculated using the U.S. Treasury yield curve and is based on the expected term of the option. The Black-Scholes option pricing model was used with the following weighted assumptions for options granted during the period: Schedule of Black-Scholes option pricing model was used with the following weighted assumptions for options granted Schedule of stock options and warrants assumptions June 30, Risk-free interest rate 0.52 4.92% Expected option life 6 48 Expected volatility 39.77 66.59% Expected dividend yield - Exercise price $ 1.40 4.00 The following table summarizes stock option activity for the three months ended June 30, 2023: Schedule of stock option activity Schedule of stock option activity Number of Weighted Weighted Aggregate Outstanding at December 31, 2022 1,910,484 $ 2.55 9.8 $ - Granted 75,000 2.61 Exercised - - Expired - - Forfeited (259,158 ) 2.03 Outstanding at June 30, 2023 1,726,326 $ 2.63 9.2 $ 1,472,448 Exercisable at June 30, 2023 50,000 $ 3.05 4.9 $ 5,000 The Company is expensing these stock option awards on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. The Company recognized stock option expense of $ 204,814 372,387 1,393,537 2.1 A summary of the status of the Company’s nonvested options as of June 30, 2023, is presented below: Nonvested options Schedule of status of non vested options Number of Weighted Nonvested options at December 31, 2022 1,910,484 $ 2.55 Granted 75,000 2.61 Forfeited (259,158 ) 2.03 Vested 50,000 3.05 Nonvested options at June 30, 2023 1,676,326 2.62 Warrants In connection with certain private placements funded by certain of our officers and directors prior to our initial public offering, we issued notes and warrants. The warrants were contingent upon, and became effective only upon, consummation of our initial public offering on August 11, 2022. In total, 695,000 of such warrants were issued to certain of our officers and directors with a weighted average exercise price of $ 4.20 . These warrants are exercisable for five 5 Also, in conjunction with the initial public offering, the Company issued 135,000 4.40 5 Also, in connection with certain private placements with a third-party investor, the Company issued 920,000 4.00 5 32,000 4.40 5 On September 16, September 30, and October 20, 2022 in conjunction with a financing with the same third-party investor, we issued 517,500 352,188 366,562 4.00 On February 15, 2023 in conjunction with an advisory agreement, we issued 250,000 4.00 On April 16, 2023 in conjunction with an agreement with certain lenders, we issued 1,000,000 warrants with an exercise price of $3.00 per share and 250,000 warrants with an exercise price of $4.00 per share. Under this agreement, these lenders would be forced to convert under trigger prices ranging between $3.00 per share - $4.00 per share. On June 19, 2023, we modified this agreement to convert all of related outstanding debt within two trading days in exchange for a reduction in the exercise price of these warrants from $3.00 or $4.00 per share to $2.50 per share. 259,074 The following table summarizes warrant activity for the six months ended June 30, 2023: Schedule of warrant activity Number of Weighted Weighted Aggregate Outstanding at December 31, 2022 3,018,250 $ 2.64 4.8 $ - Issued 1,500,000 2.75 Exercised (2,556,250 ) 2.08 - Expired - - - Outstanding at June 30, 2023 1,962,000 $ 3.46 4.5 $ 552,500 Exercisable at June 30, 2023 1,712,000 $ 3.38 4.4 $ 552,500 During the six months ended June 30, 2023, 1,500,000 |