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Stock Options and Warrants
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
STOCK OPTIONS AND WARRANTS

NOTE 10 — STOCK OPTIONS AND WARRANTS

 

Stock Options

 

In May 2020, the number of shares authorized for issuance under the Company's 2017 Equity Incentive Plan was increased to 1,714,000 shares. In June 2020, the number of shares authorized for issuance under the Company's 2017 Equity Incentive Plan was further increased to 2,770,000 shares.

 

On May 14, 2020 the Company granted to its current Chief Financial Officer 26,087 options to purchase common stock, exercisable at $2.50 per share, under the terms of the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan. The options have a term of five years. The options will vest in six equal monthly installments on the last calendar day of each calendar month, with the first portion vesting on May 31, 2020, subject to serving as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company on each applicable vesting date, provided that the options shall vest in full upon the listing of the Company's securities on NYSE American or the Nasdaq Capital Market. The award has been valued at $65,210 using the Black Sholes model and compensation expense will be recorded over the vesting period. We have recorded compensation expense of $21,737 related to the options during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020. The assumptions used in the Black Scholes model are as follows: (1) dividend yield of 0%; (2) expected volatility of 344%, (3) risk-free interest rate of 0.31%, (4) expected term of 5 years.

 

On May 14, 2020 the Company granted to its current Chief Financial Officer 431,251 options to purchase common stock, exercisable at $2.50 per share, under the terms of the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan. The options have a term of five years. The options will vest over a two-year period in equal quarterly installments on the last day of each calendar quarter, with the first portion vesting on the last day of the calendar quarter during which the Company's securities begin trading on NYSE American or the Nasdaq Capital Market, subject to serving as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company on each applicable vesting date. The award has been valued at $1,077,999 using the Black Sholes model and compensation expense will be recorded over the estimated vesting period. We have recorded compensation expense of $56,737 related to the options during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020. The assumptions used in the Black Scholes model are as follows: (1) dividend yield of 0%; (2) expected volatility of 344%, (3) risk-free interest rate of 0.31%, (4) expected term of 5 years.

 

On May 14, 2020 the Company granted to a consultant 25,000 options to purchase common stock, exercisable at $2.50 per share, under the terms of the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan. The options have a term of one year. The options will vest in full upon completion of a certain project, which is expected to occur in the third quarter of 2020. The award has been valued at $49,304 using the Black Sholes model and compensation expense will be recorded over the estimated vesting period. We have recorded compensation expense of $29,582 related to the options during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020. The assumptions used in the Black Scholes model are as follows: (1) dividend yield of 0%; (2) expected volatility of 250%, (3) risk-free interest rate of 0.15%, (4) expected term of 5 years.

 

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, we recorded $451,957 and $916,542 of compensation expense, respectively, related to stock options granted in prior years.

 

 

Warrants Recorded as Derivative Liabilities

 

Series D Preferred Stock Warrants

 

The Company identified embedded features in the warrants issued with Series D Preferred Stock in 2019 and 2020 which caused the warrants to be classified as a derivative liability. These embedded features included the right for the holders to request for the Company to cash settle the warrants to the holder by paying to the holder an amount of cash equal to the Black-Scholes value of the remaining unexercised portion of the warrants on the date of the consummation of a fundamental transaction, as defined in the warrant instrument. The accounting treatment of derivative financial instruments requires that the Company treat the whole instrument as liability and record the fair value of the instrument as a derivative as of the inception date of the instrument and to adjust the fair value of the instrument as of each subsequent balance sheet date.

 

As of the issuance date of the unit warrants issued in 2020 in connection with the sale of Series D Preferred Stock (See Note 9), the Company determined a fair value for the derivative liability of $26,465 for the 8,594 warrants, which has been charged to paid in capital. The fair value of the warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes Model based on a risk-free interest rate of 0.34%, an expected term of 5 years, an expected volatility of 344% and a 0% dividend yield.

 

As a result of the sale of convertible notes and warrants as described in Note 8, the number and exercise price of the Series D Preferred Stock warrants outstanding was adjusted due to anti-dilution provisions in the warrants. The exercise price was reduced to $1.60 from $4.80 and the number of warrants was increased from 479,533 to 1,438,599. We have recorded an expense for the change in derivative value due to the anti-dilution adjustments of $2,642,175 as a result of the trigger of the anti-dilution provision.

 

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded other expense of $72,886 and $637,974, respectively, related to the change in the fair value of the derivative. The fair value of the embedded derivative was $3,918,656 as of June 30, 2020, determined using the Black Scholes model based on a risk-free interest rate of 0.235% - 0.29%, an expected term of 3.75 – 4.95 years, an expected volatility of 334 - 357% and a 0% dividend yield.

 

Convertible Debenture Warrants and Placement Agent Warrants

 

The Company identified embedded features in the warrants issued with the convertible debt and the placement agent warrants in 2020 (see Note 8) which caused the warrants to be classified as a derivative liability. These embedded features included the right for the holders to request for the Company to cash settle the warrants to the holder by paying to the holder an amount of cash equal to the Black-Scholes value of the remaining unexercised portion of the warrants on the date of the consummation of a fundamental transaction, as defined in the warrant instrument. The accounting treatment of derivative financial instruments requires that the Company treat the whole instrument as liability and record the fair value of the instrument as a derivative as of the inception date of the instrument and to adjust the fair value of the instrument as of each subsequent balance sheet date.

 

As of the issuance date of the Debenture warrants, the Company determined a fair value of $4,665,877 for the 1,845,703 warrants. The fair value of the warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes Model based on a risk-free interest rate of 0.22%, an expected term of 2.93 – 3 years, an expected volatility of 252% - 341% and a 0% dividend yield. Of this amount, $1,325,323 was recorded as debt discount (see Note 8) and $3,340,554 was charged to expense as initial derivative expense.

 

As of the issuance date of the placement agent warrants, the Company determined a fair value of $933,177 for the 369,141 warrants. The fair value of the warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes Model based on a risk-free interest rate of 0.22%, an expected term of 2.93 – 3 years, an expected volatility of 252% - 341% and a 0% dividend yield. The value of $933,177 has been recorded as debt cost (see Note 8).

 

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded other expense of $266,202 related to the change in the fair value of the derivative. The fair value of the embedded derivative was $5,865,256 as of June 30, 2020, determined using the Black Scholes model based on a risk-free interest rate of 0.18%, an expected term of 2.91 years, an expected volatility of 253% and a 0% dividend yield.