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Employee Stock Compensation Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Stock option grant assumptions

The following table shows the grant date fair value of Solitario’s awards during 2019 pursuant to the 2013 Plan:

Grant Date		1/24/19 (1)
Option – grant date price		$	0.28
Options granted			150,000
Expected life years			5.0
Expected volatility			64	%
Risk free interest rate			2.4	%
Weighted average fair value		$	0.16
Grant date fair value		$	23,000

(1) Option grants have a five-year term, and vest 25% on date of grant and 25% on each of the next three anniversary dates.

The following table shows the grant date fair value of Solitario’s awards during 2018 pursuant to the 2013 Plan:

Grant Date		1/02/18 (1)				11/01/18 (2)
Option – grant date price		$	0.62			$	0.31
Options granted			100,000				1,623,000
Expected life years			0.80				5.00
Expected volatility			66	%			64	%
Risk free interest rate			1.0	%			3.0	%
Weighted average fair value		$	0.12			$	0.17
Grant date fair value		$	12,000			$	282,000

(2) Option granted to a consultant had an expected life of 0.8 years on grant date and was fully vested during 2018. Option remains vested for a maximum of five years from date of grant or termination of the consulting contract.

(3) Option grants have a five-year term, and vest 25% on date of grant and 25% on each of the next three anniversary dates.

Stock option activity

		2019												2018
						Weighted												Weighted
						Average				Aggregate								Average				Aggregate
		RSUs/				Exercise				Intrinsic				RSUs/				Exercise				Intrinsic
		Options				Price				Value (1)				Options				Price				Value (2)
Outstanding, beginning of year			5,223,160			$	0.76								1,982,428			$	1.29
Granted (3)			150,000			$	0.28								4,023,000			$	0.58
Exercised			-				-								-				-
Expired			(1,000,160	)		$	1.47								(782,268	)		$	2.09
Forfeited			-				-								-				-
Outstanding, end of year			4,373,000			$	0.58			$	3,000				5,223,160			$	0.76			$	-
Exercisable, end of year			2,774,000			$	0.63			$	840				2,770,910			$	0.95			$	-

(1)  Intrinsic value based upon December 31, 2019 price of a share of Solitario common stock as quoted on the NYSE American exchange of $0.30 per share.

(2)  Intrinsic value based upon December 31, 2018 price of a share of Solitario common stock as quoted on the NYSE American exchange of $0.23 per share.

(3)  Options granted during 2018, include 2,300,000 Conditional Options (defined below), approved by Solitario shareholders on June 19, 2018.

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Tabular disclosure for stock option plans. Includes, but is not limited to, outstanding awards at beginning and end of year, grants, exercises, forfeitures, and weighted-average grant date fair value.

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Tabular disclosure of the significant assumptions used during the year to estimate the fair value of stock options, including, but not limited to: (a) expected term of share options and similar instruments, (b) expected volatility of the entity's shares, (c) expected dividends, (d) risk-free rate(s), and (e) discount for post-vesting restrictions.

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