Stock-Based Compensation | 10. Stock-Based Compensation Stock Option Plan On August 8, 2018, the Board and stockholders holding a majority of our voting power approved the RocketFuel Blockchain, Inc., 2018 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2018 Plan”), which plan enables us to make awards that qualify as performance-based compensation. Under the terms of the 2018 Plan, the options will (i) be incentive stock options, (ii) have an exercise price equal to the fair market value per share of our common stock on the date of grant as determined by an independent valuation by a qualified appraiser, (iii) have a term of 10 years, (iv) vest and become exercisable pursuant to the terms set forth in the grantees stock option agreement, (v) be subject to the exercise, forfeiture and termination provisions set forth in the 2018 Plan and (vi) otherwise be evidenced by and subject to the terms of our standard form of stock option agreement. We initially reserved 2,000,000 shares of our common stock for issuance in connection with awards under the plan. On September 15, 2020 and March 18, 2021, our board of directors unanimously resolved to amend the 2018 Plan to increase the number of shares of our common stock available for grant to 4,000,000 shares and 6,000,000 shares, respectively. As of June 30, 2021 and March 31, 2021 there were 500,415 shares and 502,230 shares, respectively, of our common stock available for grant pursuant to the 2018 Plan. As of the date of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we had not yet solicited votes from our stockholders to approve the increase in the number of shares of our common stock available for grant pursuant to the 2018 Plan. Service-Based Stock Option Grants From August 8, 2018 through June 30, 2021, we granted service-based options to employees and consultants, pursuant to the 2018 Plan, exercisable into a total of 4,899,585 Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions Service-Based Options Option exercise price per share $ 1.08 2.75 Grant date fair market value per share $ 1.08 2.75 Expected term of option in years 6.25 Expected volatility 40.3 219.2 Expected dividend rate 0.00 Risk free interest rate 0.42 2.83 During the three months ended June 30, 2021, we granted service-based options to one employee, pursuant to the 2018 Plan, exercisable into a total of 1,815 Service-Based Options Option exercise price per share $ 1.45 2.75 Grant date fair market value per share $ 1.45 2.75 Expected term of option in years 6.25 Expected volatility 218.1 219.2 Expected dividend rate 0.00 Risk free interest rate 0.81 0.89 ROCKETFUEL BLOCKCHAIN, INC. NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS JUNE 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED) Activity under the 2018 Plan for all service-based stock options for the three months ended June 30, 2021 are as follows: Schedule of Stock Option Activity Options Outstanding Weighted- Average Exercise Price per Share Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term in Years Aggregate Intrinsic Value Granted 1,815 $ 2.06 10.0 - Exercised - - Cancelled or forfeited - - Options outstanding as of June 30, 2021 4,899,585 $ 1.08 8.15 $ 1,812,101 Options exercisable as of June 30, 2021 1,269,575 $ 1.08 8.15 $ 469,669 Options vested or expected to vest as of June 30, 2021 1,269,575 $ 1.08 8.15 $ 469,669 As of June 30, 2021 and March 31, 2021 there were 500,415 502,230 shares, respectively, of our common stock available for grant pursuant to the 2018 Plan. There were no options granted, exercised or cancelled/forfeited during the three months ended June 30, 2020. The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value (the difference between the closing price of the common stock on June 30, 2021 of $ 1.45 no For the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, we recorded stock-based compensation expense for service-based stock options pursuant to the 2018 Plan in the amount of $ 291,492 0 3,782,094 Performance-Based Stock Option Grants We also granted performance-based options pursuant to the 2018 Plan to Rohan Hall, our chief technology officer, which are exercisable into 600,000 shares of our common stock subject to certain designated milestones. On March 18, 2021, our Board of Directors determined that Mr. Hall earned all of the performance-based options effective February 1, 2021. The Board of Directors also entered into a resolution whereby 75,000 525,000 In determining the fair value of the performance-based options granted Mr. Hall on September 14, 2020 and earned effective February 1, 2021, we utilized the Black-Scholes pricing model utilizing the following assumptions: Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions Performance -Based Options Option exercise price per share $ 1.08 Grant date fair market value per share $ 1.08 Expected term of option in years 6.25 Expected volatility 85.0 % Expected dividend rate 0.00 % Risk free interest rate 0.54 % ROCKETFUEL BLOCKCHAIN, INC. NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS JUNE 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED) Activity under the 2018 Plan for all performance-based stock options for the three months ended June 30, 2021 is as follows: Schedule of Stock Option Activity Options Outstanding Weighted- Average Exercise Price per Share Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term in Years Aggregate Intrinsic Value Granted - Exercised - Cancelled or forfeited - Options outstanding as of June 30, 2021 600,000 $ 1.08 9.21 $ 222,026 Options exercisable as of June 30, 2021 118,752 $ 1.08 9.21 $ 43,964 Options vested or expected to vest as of June 30, 2021 118,752 $ 1.08 9.21 $ 43,964 The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value (the difference between the closing price of the common stock on June 30, 2021 of $ 1.45 no For the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, we recorded performance-based compensation expense for performance-based stock options pursuant to the 2018 Plan in the amount of $ 25,404 0 372,571 |