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3. Stock-Based Compensation

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3. Stock-Based Compensation
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Share-based Compensation [Abstract]  
3. Stock-Based Compensation

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company had two shareholder–approved stock-based compensation plans. The 2006 Stock Incentive Plan was adopted in 2006 (“2006 Plan”) and had options granted under it through April 12, 2016. On June 1, 2016, the shareholders ratified the IAI 2016 Stock Incentive Plan (“2016 Plan”), which had been approved by the Board of Directors on April 4, 2016.

 

2016 Stock Incentive Plan

 

The 2016 Plan became effective June 1, 2016, and expires April 4, 2026. The 2016 Plan provides for the granting of equity awards to key employees, including officers and directors. Options under the 2016 Plan are generally granted at-the-money or above, expire no later than ten years from the date of grant or within three months of when employment ceases, whichever comes first, and vest over periods determined by the Board of Directors. The number of shares subject to options available for issuance under the 2016 Plan cannot exceed 1,000,000. At September 30, 2017, there were unexpired options for 217,000 shares issued under the 2016 Plan.

 

2006 Stock Incentive Plan

 

The 2006 Plan became effective May 18, 2006, and expired April 12, 2016. The 2006 Plan provides for the granting of equity awards to key employees, including officers and directors. Options under the 2016 Plan were generally granted at-the-money or above, expire no later than ten years from the date of grant or within three months of when employment ceases, whichever comes first, and vest over periods determined by the Board of Directors. The number of shares subject to options available for issuance under the 2006 Plan could not exceed 1,950,000. There were 1,071,000 and 1,193,500 unexpired options remaining from the 2006 Plan at September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

The Company estimates the fair value of options granted using a Black-Scholes valuation model to establish the expense. When stock-based compensation is awarded to employees, the expense is recognized ratably over the vesting period. When stock-based compensation is awarded to non-employees, the expense is recognized over the period of performance. The fair values of option awards granted in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, were estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model using the following assumptions:

 

     

Three Months ended

September 30,

 

Nine months ended

September 30,

 
      2017 2016   2017 2016  
Risk free interest rate     1.87% n/a   1.87% 0.70% - 1.73%  
Dividend yield     0% n/a   0% 0%  
Expected term     5 years n/a   5 years 2-10 years  
Expected volatility     44.6% n/a   44.6% 34.9% - 50.4%  

 

A summary of the activity under the stock incentive plans as of September 30, 2017, and changes during the nine months then ended is presented below.

 

 

 

 

 

Incentive Options

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Weighted-Average Exercise Price

Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term

 

 

Aggregate Intrinsic

Value

Outstanding at January 1, 2017 1,313,000 $0.22    
  Granted 217,000 0.35    
  Exercised - -    
  Expired (222,000) 0.40    
  Forfeited (20,000) 0.13    
Outstanding at September 30, 2017 1,288,000 $0.21 5.3 $63,528
Exercisable at September 30, 2017 1,061,000 $0.18 5.4 $62,628

 

There were 217,000 options granted during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2017. The weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted during both the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2017, was $0.10, and the weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted during both the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2016, was $0.04. There were no options exercised during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016. As of September 30, 2017, there was $15,009 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the stock incentive plans; that cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of four months.

 

Total compensation expense related to these plans was $6,908 and $2,857 for the quarters ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, none of which related to options awarded to non-employees. Total compensation expense related to these plans was $7,230 and $8,329 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, none of which related to options awarded to non-employees. Compensation expense relating to prior periods in the amount of $612 was reversed in the nine months ended September 30, 2017, from options that were forfeited prior to vesting, and are not included in the total compensation expense above.

 

Nonvested option awards as of September 30, 2017 and changes during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 were as follows:

   

 

 

 

Shares

Weighted average grant date fair value
Nonvested at January 1, 2017   45,000 $0.07
 Granted   217,000 0.10
 Vested   (15,000) 0.06
 Forfeited   (20,000) 0.04
Nonvested at September 30, 2017   227,000 $0.10