Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Share-based Payments

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Share-based Payments
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Share-based Payments

Note 10 - Share-based Payments

 

On January 23, 2014, upon effectiveness of the registration statement filed with the SEC, the Company adopted the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) which will provide for the issuance of up to 400,000 shares. The purpose of the Plan is to provide additional incentive to those officers, employees, consultants and non-employee directors of the Company and its parents, subsidiaries and affiliates whose contributions are essential to the growth and success of the Company’s business.

 

On January 9, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Company approved, upon recommendation from the Compensation Committee of the Board, by unanimous written consent the Amended and Restated 2013 Incentive Stock and Award Plan (the “Amended Plan”), which increases the number of authorized shares of common stock subject to the Plan to 800,000 shares.

 

On September 30, 2016, the Board of Directors increased the number of authorized shares of common stock subject to the Amended Plan to 830,000 shares. As of September 30, 2017, under the 2013 Amended Plan, grants of restricted stock and options to purchase 268,166 shares of common stock have been issued and are unvested or unexercised and 7,292 shares of common stock remain available for grants.

 

On August 7, 2017, the Shareholders approved and the Company adopted the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) which will provide for the issuance of up to 1,350,000 shares. The purpose of the Plan is to provide additional incentive to those officers, employees, consultants and non-employee directors of the Company and its parents, subsidiaries and affiliates whose contributions are essential to the growth and success of the Company’s business.

 

The Plan may be administered by the board or a board-appointed committee. Eligible recipients of option awards are employees, officers, consultants or directors (including non-employee directors) of the Company or of any parent, subsidiary or affiliate of the Company. The board has the authority to grant to any eligible recipient any options, restricted stock or other awards valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, the Company’s common stock.

 

Qualified option holders may exercise their options at their discretion. Each option granted may be exchanged for a prescribed number of shares of common stock.

 

The Company did not issue any options or warrants under the above plan during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017.

 

The following table summarizes the option activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2017:

 

                Weighted        
                Average        
          Weighted     Remaining     Aggregate  
    Number of     Average     Contractual     Intrinsic  
    Shares     Exercise Price     Term (years)     Value  
Balance at December 31, 2016     259,000     $ 4.23       3.05     $ 20,100  
Granted                           —              
Exercised                        
Forfeited     (4,000 )     3.25       3.89        
Canceled/Expired                        
Balance at September 30, 2017     255,000     $ 4.25       2.27     $  
Exercisable as of September 30, 2017     250,334     $ 4.27       2.24     $  

 

The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the underlying awards and the closing stock price of $0.81 for our common shares on September 29, 2017.

 

A summary of the Company’s non-vested shares as of September 30, 2017 and the changes during the period then ended are as follows:

 

          Weighted  
          Average Grant  
Non-Vested Shares   Shares     Date Fair Value  
Non-vested at January 1, 2017     19,834     $ 2.36  
Granted     -       -  
Vested     (11,168 )     2.07  
Forfeited     (4,000 )     2.36  
Non-vested at September 30, 2017     4,666     $ 2.36  

 

Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested employee stock options totaled $9,702 as of September 30, 2017. The cost is to be recognized over a weighted average period of 0.88 years.

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company incurred stock option expenses totaling $4,373 and $16,685 and totaled $38,263 and $46,504 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company issued 894,750 warrants in conjunction with the January 2017 public offering and an additional 796,620 warrants with the March 2017 private placement. All warrants carry a five-year expiration term. The table below summarizes the warrant activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2017:

 

                Weighted  
                Average  
          Weighted     Remaining  
    Number of     Average     Contractual  
    Warrants     Exercise Price     Term (years)  
Balance at December 31, 2016     -     $            -       -  
Granted     1,691,370       1.88       -  
Exercised     (200,800 )     1.50       -  
Forfeited     -       -       -  
Canceled/Expired     -       -       -  
Balance at September 30, 2017     1,490,570     $ 1.73       4.40  
Exercisable as of September 30, 2017     1,490,570     $ 1.73       4.40