Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

STOCK OPTIONS

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STOCK OPTIONS
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
STOCK OPTIONS

NOTE 14 – STOCK OPTIONS

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company granted three- and five-year options to purchase up to 2,802,000 shares of common stock at exercise prices ranging from $0.30 to $1.00 per share. The fair value of these options of approximately $1,458,000 in the aggregate is being amortized to compensation expense over their respective vesting periods, of which approximately $704,000 was amortized during the six months ended June 30, 2021. Additionally, compensation expense in the first half of 2021 for options issued in previous years, and continuing to be amortized over their respective vesting periods, approximated $180,000.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2020, five-year options to purchase up to 564,500 common shares were issued to employees at an exercise price of $0.30 per share. The fair value of these options of approximately $67,000 in the aggregate is being amortized to compensation expense over their respective vesting periods, of which approximately $25,000 was amortized during the six months ended June 30, 2020. Additionally, compensation expense in the first half of 2020 for options issued in previous years, and continuing to be amortized over their respective vesting periods, approximated $549,000.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, options to purchase 155,000 shares of common stock were exercised at prices of $0.30 and $0.45 per share. Of these exercised options, 125,000 were exercised on a cashless basis with the exercise prices paid via the surrender of 72,115 shares of common stock. No options were exercised during the six months ended June 30, 2020.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, options to purchase 50,000 and 30,000 shares of common stock, respectively, were forfeited or expired, resulting in an aggregate reduction of amortized compensation expense of zero in 2021 and approximately $19,000 in 2020.

 

Stock options outstanding and exercisable as of June 30, 2021 were:

 

    Shares Under Option        
Exercise Price
per Share
  Outstanding     Exercisable     Remaining Life
in Years
 
$0.140     160,000       40,000       4.03  
$0.149     500,000       500,000       4.51  
$0.169     200,000       200,000       4.37  
$0.210     70,000       50,000       4.40  
$0.225     2,000,000       1,062,500       4.36  
$0.250     20,000       20,000       3.92  
$0.250     50,000       12,500       4.32  
$0.250     800,000       400,000       4.37  
$0.250     80,000       40,000       4.40  
$0.250     50,000       50,000       3.67
$0.300     524,500       262,250       3.75  
$0.417     900,000       900,000       3.49  
$0.505     100,000       25,000       4.52  
$0.505     800,000       100,000       4.53  
$0.590     15,000       15,000       3.44  
$0.630     300,000       300,000       0.50  
$0.740     590,000       338,125       4.83  
$0.770     200,000       200,000       1.50  
$0.830     287,000       71,750       4.73  
$0.830      600,000        -       4.91  
$0.850      90,000        25,000       4.96  
$0.890     10,000       -       4.56  
$0.892     40,000       10,000       4.56  
$0.895     25,000       6,250       4.57  
$0.900     50,000       50,000       1.86  
$0.910     50,000       50,000       1.31  
$0.950     50,000       50,000       1.50  
$0.970      100,000        25,000       4.96  
$0.983      145,000       -       4.99  
$0.992     300,000       300,000       3.24  
$1.000     15,000        15,000       2.96  
$1.000     125,000       125,000       3.34  
$1.350     100,000       75,000       2.08  
$1.950     375,000       375,000       2.00  
$2.320     100,000       100,000       2.20  
$2.450     2,000,000       2,000,000       1.48  
$2.500     100,000       100,000       2.16  
$2.650     200,000       200,000       2.24  
$2.850     56,250       56,250       1.45  
$2.850     100,000       100,000       2.45  
$3.000     25,000       25,000       2.46  
$3.725     100,000       100,000       2.44  
      12,402,750       8,374,625