Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

12. Stock Compensation

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12. Stock Compensation
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Stock Compensation

NOTE 12 – STOCK COMPENSATION

 

In January 2017, the Company implemented a stock grant program to reward and attract employees with common stock. Stock grants are offered as part of the employment offer package, to insure continuity of employment or as a reward for performance. Each of these grants requires a specific tenure of employment before the grant vests.

 

Stock compensation expense for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 was $1,245,826 and $84,837, respectively based on the vesting schedule of the stock grants and options. During the year ended December 31, 2018, 558,833 shares vested and were issued to employees. No cash flow affects are anticipated for stock grants.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company reserved 2,141,500 shares of common stock for issuance to employees which will vest after a period of 1, 2 or 3 years of employment. The fair value of the stock is $2,141,500 based on the average share price of $1.00. The following schedule shows stock grant activity for the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

Total Grants awarded as of December 31, 2017     310,000  
Grants awarded     2,141,500  
Forfeiture/Cancelled     90,000  
Grants vested     558,833  
Total Grants awarded as of December 31, 2018     1,802,667  

 

The following table summarizes stock grant vesting periods. 

       
Amount of Shares     Year Ending December 31,
  688,499     2019
  632,500     2020
  481,668     2021
  1,802,667      

  

In January 2018, the Company implemented a stock option plan to reward and attract employees and compensate vendors for services. Stock options are offered as part of an employment offer package, to insure continuity of service or as a reward for performance. The stock option plan authorizes 3,000,000 shares of common stock. 1,259,000 options have been awarded under the Plan as of December 31, 2018 and no options were awarded as of December 31, 2017. The fair value of the options is $1,126,003 using the Black-Scholes option pricing based on the estimated market value of the underlying common stock at the valuation measurement date of $0.90, the remaining contractual term of the options of 10 years, risk-free interest rate of 2.75% and expected volatility of the price of the underlying common stock of 100%. There is a moderate degree of subjectivity involved when using option pricing models to estimate the options and the assumptions used in the Black Scholes option-pricing model are moderately judgmental. 100,000 options have vested as of December 31, 2018. The following schedule shows stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

    Number of
Shares
    Weighted Average Remaining
Life (Years)
    Weighted Average
Exercise
Price
 
Stock options outstanding as of December 31, 2017                  
Issued     1,259,000                  
Exercised                      
Expired     75,000                  
Stock options outstanding at December 31, 2018     1,184,000       9.68     $ 1.15  
Stock options exercisable at December 31, 2018     100,000                  

 

The following table summarizes stock option vesting periods.

 

Number of Shares    

Year Ending

December 31,

  415,830     2019
  385,831     2020
  282,339     2021
  1,084,000