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Stock-Based Compensation
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Stock-Based Compensation

13. Stock-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 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. The options were fully vested as of January 1, 2019. The total fair value of $196,250 for these stock options was 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 is being 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 is being recognized by the Company over the applicable vesting period.

 

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. The options were fully vested as of September 25, 2019. The total fair value of $321,011 for these stock options was recognized by the Company over the applicable vesting period.

 

On January 30, 2019, the Company entered into a Non-qualified Stock Option Agreement with an individual consultant to the Company, in accordance with the 2015 Plan. The agreement granted options to purchase 12,500 shares prior to the expiration date of December 31, 2025 at an exercise price of $0.90. The options granted were 100% vested as of the grant date.

 

On March 11, 2019, the Company canceled previously granted stock options to employees in the following amounts: 150,000 shares at an exercise price of $0.90 per share; 160,000 shares at an exercise price of $0.96 per share; 100,000 shares at an exercise price of $0.76 per share; 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. On March 11, 2019, the Company replaced those canceled stock options exercisable for a total of 1,660,000 shares with virtually identical stock options at an exercise price of $0.13 per share in accordance with the 2015 Plan. The incremental fair value of $24,898 for these stock options is being recognized by the Company over the applicable vesting periods, which range by tranche from fully vested at issuance through vesting by December 2020.

 

On March 11, 2019, the Company granted employees stock options to purchase 505,000 shares at an exercise price of $0.13 per share in accordance with the 2015 Plan, with vesting continuing until 2023. The total fair value of $44,591 for these stock options is being 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, 2019 and 2018, 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,     September 25,  
    2016 Grant     2017 Grant  
Risk-free interest rate     1.84 %     1.85 %
Weighted average expected term     5 years       5 years  
Expected volatility     123.82 %     130.79 %
Expected dividend yield     0.00 %     0.00 %

 

    January 30,     March 11,  
    2019 Grant     2019 Grant  
Risk-free interest rate     2.54 %     2.44 %
Weighted average expected term     5 years       5 years  
Expected volatility     115.80 %     116.46 %
Expected dividend yield     0.00 %     0.00 %

 

A summary of stock option activity during the twelve months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 is as follows:

 

                Weighted-        
          Weighted-     Average        
    Shares     Average     Remaining     Aggregate  
    Under     Exercise     Contractual     Intrinsic  
    Option     Price     Life     Value  
Outstanding at January 1, 2018     2,238,000     $ 0.55       9 years       79,200  
                                 
Outstanding at December 31, 2018     2,238,000     $ 0.55       8 years     $ 79,200  
                                 
Exercisable at December 31, 2018     1,589,250     $ 0.57       8 years     $ 79,200  

 

            Weighted-    
        Weighted-   Average    
    Shares   Average   Remaining   Aggregate
    Under   Exercise   Contractual   Intrinsic
    Option   Price   Life   Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2019     2,238,000     $ 0.55     8 years     79,200  
Granted     2,177,500       0.13              
Forfeited and expired     (2,072,500 )     0.84              
                             
Outstanding at December 31, 2019     2,343,000     $ 0.13     9 years   $ 19,200  
                             
Exercisable at December 31, 2019     1,773,000     $ 0.20     9 years   $ 19,200  

 

The weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted during the twelve months ended December 31, 2019 was $0.09. There were no grants during the twelve months ended December 31, 2018.

 

As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, there was $56,012 and $185,754, 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, 2019 and 2018 was $108,035 and $249,025, respectively.