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Options
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Options

Note 13 – Options

 

The 2020 Equity Plan was approved by written consent of a majority of shareholders of record as of November 12, 2019 and adopted by the Board on December 5, 2019, as provided in the definitive information statement filed with Securities and Exchange Commission on January 10, 2020 (the “DEF 14C”). The description of the 2020 Equity Plan is qualified in its entirety by the text of the 2020 Equity Plan, a copy of which was attached as Annex C to the DEF 14C. On September 29, 2020, January 4, 2021, and March 19, 2021, the Board of Directors adopted and approved amendments that in aggregate increase the number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2020 Equity Plan to an aggregate total of 814,150 shares and such amendments were approved by a majority of shareholders of record on September 3, 2021.

 

Outstanding Options

Options to purchase an aggregate total of 631,798 shares of common stock at a weighted average strike price of $4.81, exercisable over a weighted average life of 8.37 years were outstanding as of September 30, 2022.

 

Options Granted

On July 22, 2022, the Company appointed Tim Creed as a member of the Board. Pursuant to the Company’s 2020 Equity Plan, Mr. Creed was granted options to purchase 24,151 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $3.90 per share. These options will vest 20% as of July 22, 2023 and 20% each anniversary thereafter until fully vested. The estimated value using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model, based on a volatility rate of 137% and a call option value of $3.6166, was $87,346. The options are being expensed over the vesting period, resulting in $3,350 of stock-based compensation expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2022. As of September 30, 2022, a total of $83,996 of unamortized expenses are expected to be expensed over the vesting period.

 

On April 11, 2022, the Company appointed Joe Mueller as a member of the Board of Directors and Audit Committee. Pursuant to the Company’s 2020 Equity Plan, Mr. Mueller was granted options to purchase 24,151 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $3.10 per share. These options will vest 20% as of April 11, 2023 and 20% each anniversary thereafter until fully vested. The estimated value using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model, based on a volatility rate of 406% and a call option value of $2.6433, was $71,423. The options are being expensed over the vesting period, resulting in $7,162 of stock-based compensation expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2022. As of September 30, 2022, a total of $64,261 of unamortized expenses are expected to be expensed over the vesting period.

 

On April 1, 2022, a total of nineteen employees and consultants were granted options to purchase an aggregate 35,977 shares of the Company’s common stock, having an exercise price of $2.75 per share, exercisable over a 10-year term. The options will vest 60% on the third anniversary, and 20% each anniversary thereafter until fully vested. The estimated value using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model, based on a volatility rate of 406% and a call option value of $2.6433, was $95,099. The options are being expensed over the vesting period, resulting in $9,468 of stock-based compensation expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2022. As of September 30, 2022, a total of $85,241 of unamortized expenses are expected to be expensed over the vesting period.

 

On April 1, 2022, the Company granted options to purchase 27,500 shares of the Company’s common stock, having an exercise price of $2.75 per share, exercisable over a 10-year term, to the Company’s then Chief Financial Officer. The options were to vest 60% on the third anniversary, and 20% each anniversary thereafter until fully vested. The estimated value using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model, based on a volatility rate of 406% and a call option value of $2.6433, was $72,692. The options were being expensed over the vesting period, however, pursuant to a Separation Agreement and Release, dated May 3, 2022, the vesting terms of the options were accelerated to be fully vested, resulting in $72,692 of stock-based compensation expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2022. Pursuant to the Separation Agreement and Release, the vesting of an aggregate 47,500, with a weighted average exercise price of $4.87, of Mr. Burke’s previously awarded options were also accelerated to be fully vested.

 

On March 30, 2022, a total of sixteen employees and consultants were granted options to purchase an aggregate 19,436 shares of the Company’s common stock, having an exercise price of $2.75 per share, exercisable over a 10-year term. The options will vest 60% on the third anniversary, and 20% each anniversary thereafter until fully vested. The estimated value using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model, based on a volatility rate of 407% and a call option value of $2.6435, was $51,380. The options are being expensed over the vesting period, resulting in $5,038 of stock-based compensation expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2022. As of September 30, 2022, a total of $42,709 of unamortized expenses are expected to be expensed over the vesting period.

 

On March 25, 2022, a newly appointed advisory board member was granted options to purchase an aggregate 6,382 shares of the Company’s common stock, having an exercise price of $2.35 per share, exercisable over a 10-year term. The options will vest 20% on each anniversary over a five-year period, until fully vested. The estimated value using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model, based on a volatility rate of 406% and a call option value of $2.2584, was $14,413. The options are being expensed over the vesting period, resulting in $1,493 of stock-based compensation expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2022. As of September 30, 2022, a total of $12,920 of unamortized expenses are expected to be expensed over the vesting period.

 

The Company recognized a total of $651,501 and $407,031 of compensation expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, related to common stock options issued to Officers, Directors, Employees and Advisors that are being amortized over the implied service term, or vesting period, of the options. The remaining unamortized balance of these options is $1,370,205 as of September 30, 2022.

 

Options Exercised

No options were exercised during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021.

 

Options Forfeited

A total of 46,986 options with a weighted average exercise price of $5.64 were forfeited during the nine months ended September 30, 2022.