Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

9. Stock Options and Warrants

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9. Stock Options and Warrants
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Stock Options And Warrants  
9. Stock Options and Warrants

During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company had two 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.

 

 

The Company recognizes compensation costs only for those shares expected to vest on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the awards. Generally such options vest over periods of six months to two years. The fair values of option awards granted in 2016 and 2015 were estimated using the Black-Sholes option pricing model under the following assumptions:

 

  2016   2015
Risk free interest rate 0.70% - 1.73%   1.61% - 1.97%
Dividend yield 0%   0%
Expected term 2-10 years   5-10 years
Expected volatility 34.9 – 50.4%   41.2 – 54.2%

 

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. The maximum number of shares for which equity awards may be granted under the 2016 Plan is 1,000,000. Options under the 2016 Plan expire no later than ten years from the date of grant or when employment ceases, whichever comes first, and vest over periods determined by the Board of Directors. The minimum exercise price of each option is the quoted market price of the Company’s stock on the date of grant. At December 31, 2016, there were no options yet 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. The maximum number of shares for which equity awards could be granted under the 2006 Plan was 1,950,000. Options under the 2006 Plan expire no later than ten years from the date of grant or when employment ceases, whichever comes first, and vest over periods determined by the Board of Directors. There were 1,268,000 and 1,193,000 unexpired exercisable options remaining from the 2006 Plan at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

The status of the options issued under the foregoing option plans as of December 31, 2016, and changes during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, were as follows:

 

    Options outstanding  
    Number of shares     Weighted average exercise price per share  
Balance at December 31, 2014     1,264,000     $ 0.26  
  Options granted     20,000       0.20  
  Options expired or forfeited     (91,000 )     0.42  
Balance at December 31, 2015     1,193,000       0.24  
  Options granted     285,000       0.24  
  Options expired or forfeited     (165,000 )     0.42  
Balance at December 31, 2016     1,313,000     $ 0.22  

 

The following table summarizes information about options at December 31, 2016:

 

  Options outstanding     Options exercisable  
  Total shares    

 

Weighted average exercise price

    Weighted average remaining contractual life in years    

 

Aggregate intrinsic value

    Total shares     Weighted average exercise price     Weighted average remaining contractual life in years     Aggregate intrinsic value  
    1,313,000     $ 0.22       5.19     $ 695       1,268,000     $ 0.22       5.06     $ 695  
                                                               

 

 

Nonvested stock option awards as of December 31, 2016, and changes during the year ended December 31, 2016, were as follows:

 

    Nonvested  
    Number of shares     Weighted average grant date fair value  
Balance at December 31, 2015     49,500     $ 0.07  
Granted     285,000       0.04  
Vested     (254,500 )     0.04  
Expired before Vesting     (35,000 )     0.05  
Balance at December 31, 2016     45,000     $ 0.07  

 

As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, unrecognized compensation cost associated with non-vested share based employee and non-employee compensation totaled $697 and $6,594, respectively, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 6 months and 5 months, respectively.