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Share-Based Compensation

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Share-Based Compensation

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Share-Based Compensation

On April 30, 2015, the Company entered into a Non-qualified Stock Option Agreement with Sophie Pibouin, a director of the Company, in accordance with the 2015 Plan. The agreement granted options to purchase 128,000 Shares prior to the expiration date of April 29, 2025 at an exercise price of $0.75. The options granted vested on a graded scale over a period of time through October 31, 2015.

On April 30, 2015, the Company entered into a Non-qualified Stock Option Agreement with Murray Gross, a director of the Company, in accordance with the 2015 Plan. The agreement granted options to purchase 640,000 Shares prior to the expiration date of April 29, 2025 at an exercise price of $0.75. 400,000 of the options granted immediately vested on the date of grant, and the remaining 240,000 options granted will vest upon the date at which the Company first reports two consecutive fiscal quarters with revenues of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) each. The unvested options were not exercisable after the director’s termination of continuous service, on September 30, 2017, as defined in the agreement.

On January 1, 2016, the Company granted employees stock options to purchase 250,000 Shares at an exercise price of $0.90 per Share in accordance with the 2015 Plan, with vesting continuing until 2019. The total fair value of $196,250 for these stock options will be recognized by the Company over the applicable vesting period.

On February 10, 2016, the Company granted employees stock options to purchase 210,000 Shares at an exercise price of $0.96 per Share in accordance with the 2015 Plan, with vesting continuing until 2020. The total fair value of $174,748 for these stock options will be recognized by the Company over the applicable vesting period.

On December 6, 2016, the Company granted one employee stock options to purchase 100,000 Shares at an exercise price of $0.76 per Share in accordance with the 2015 Plan, with vesting continuing until 2020. The total fair value of $63,937 for these stock options will be recognized by the Company over the applicable vesting period.

On March 15, 2017, the Company granted one employee stock options to purchase 100,000 Shares at an exercise price of $0.85 per Share in accordance with the 2015 Plan, with vesting continuing until 2020. The total fair value of $70,872 for these stock options would have been recognized by the Company over the applicable vesting period. These options were forfeited upon the termination of the employee and expiry of the exercise period. The total stock option compensation for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 was $19,563.

On September 25, 2017, the Company granted an employee stock options to purchase 750,000 Shares at an exercise price of $0.30 per Share and 500,000 Shares at an exercise price of $0.38 per Share, in accordance with the 2015 Plan, with vesting continuing until 2019. The 500,000 Shares will vest quarterly through 2019, and they are also subject to availability contingencies relating to pending shareholder approval of an amendment to the 2015 Plan. The total fair value of $321,011 for these stock options will be recognized by the Company over the applicable vesting period.

The weighted average estimated values of director and employee stock option grants, as well as the weighted average assumptions that were used in calculating such values during the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, were based on estimates at the date of grant as follows:

		April 30,				January 1,				February 10,
		2015 Grant				2016 Grant				2016 Grant
Risk-free interest rate			1.43	%			1.76	%			1.15	%
Weighted average expected term			5 years				5 years				5 years
Expected volatility			143.10	%			134.18	%			132.97	%
Expected dividend yield			0.00	%			0.00	%			0.00	%

		December 6				March 15,				September 25,
		2016 Grant				2017 Grant				2017 Grant
Risk-free interest rate			1.84	%			2.14	%			1.85	%
Weighted average expected term			5 years				5 years				5 years
Expected volatility			123.82	%			121.19	%			130.79	%
Expected dividend yield			0.00	%			0.00	%			0.00	%

A summary of stock option activity during the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 under our stock option agreements is as follows:

										Weighted-
						Weighted-				Average
		Shares				Average				Remaining		Aggregate
		Under				Exercise				Contractual		Intrinsic
		Option				Price				Life		Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2016			768,000			$	0.75
Granted			560,000				0.90
Exercised			-
Forfeited and expired			-

Outstanding at December 31, 2016			1,328,000			$	0.81			9 years		$	115,200

Exercisable at December 31, 2016			590,500			$	0.77			8 years		$	79,200

Outstanding at January 1, 2017			1,328,000			$	0.81
Granted			1,350,000				0.37
Exercised			-
Forfeited and expired			(440,000	)			0.81

Outstanding at December 31, 2017			2,238,000			$	0.55			9 years		$	79,200

Exercisable at December 31, 2017			849,250			$	0.70			8 years		$	79,200

The weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted during the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 was $0.29 and $0.78, respectively.

As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, there was $434,779 and $492,057, respectively, of total unrecognized compensation costs related to stock options granted under our stock option agreements. The unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of two years. The total fair value of stock options that vested during the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 was $156,766 and $49,062, respectively.