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STOCK–BASED COMPENSATION
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
STOCK–BASED COMPENSATION

8. STOCK–BASED COMPENSATION

 

Stock-based compensation expense recognized under ASC Topic 718, “Compensation-Stock Compensation,” for each of the three-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 of $3,266, and for each of the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, of $6,532 represents the amortization of the fair value of 1,000,000 restricted shares granted to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer on September 9, 2011 of $195,968, after adjusting for the effect on the fair value of the stock options related to this transaction. The fair value is being amortized over 15 years. At June 30, 2024, all 1,000,000 shares remained restricted, and the remaining unrecognized stock-based compensation amounted to $28,307. One third of such restricted shares shall vest on each of September 9, 2026, September 9, 2027, and September 9, 2028, respectively.