v2.4.0.8

Warrants (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Warrants (Tables) [Line Items]

Schedule of Sharebased Compensation Warrants Activity [Table Text Block]

	Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price			Range of Exercise Prices
							Outstanding at December 31, 2013	1,139,535		$	1.68		$1.25 - $10.40
							Warrants exercised	(800,000)		$	1.25		$1.25
							Outstanding at March 31, 2014	339,535		$	2.70		$1.25 - $10.40
Warrants exercisable at March 31, 2014	319,535		$	3.03		$1.25 - $10.40

Monte Carlo Simulation Model [Member]

Warrants (Tables) [Line Items]

Schedule of Share Based Payment Award Warrants Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]

	March 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
						CDTi stock price	$	3.82		$	1.51
Strike price	$	1.25		$	1.25
Expected volatility		79.00%			73.60%
Risk-free interest rate		1.30%			1.80%
Dividend yield		─			─
Expected life in years		4.3			4.5

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Tabular disclosure of the number and weighted-average exercise prices (or conversion ratios) for warrants that were outstanding at the beginning and end of the year, vested and expected to vest, exercisable or convertible at the end of the year, and the number of warrants that were granted, exercised or converted, forfeited, and expired during the year.

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Tabular disclosure of the significant assumptions used during the year to estimate the fair value of warrants, including, but not limited to: (a) expected term of share options and similar instruments, (b) expected volatility of the entity's shares, (c) expected dividends, (d) risk-free rate(s), and (e) discount for post-vesting restrictions.

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