Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Stock Options

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Stock Options
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Stock Options
14. STOCK OPTIONS

 

On December 20, 2019, the Company adopted its 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).

 

A summary of option activity for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are presented below.

 

                Weighted-        
          Weighted-     Average        
          Average     Remaining     Aggregate  
          Exercise     Contractual     Intrinsic  
    Options     Price     Life (Years)     Value  
                         
Outstanding at December 31, 2018     2,478,974     $ 5.25       2.93     $ -  
Granted     2,531,971       2.07       -       -  
Forfeited     (777,223 )     6.42       -       -  
Exercised     -       -       -       -  
Outstanding at December 31, 2019     4,233,722       1.73       2.54       995,000  
Granted     2,111,308       1.35       -       -  
Forfeited     (313,255 )     2.53       -       -  
Exercised     -       -       -       -  
Outstanding at December 31, 2020     6,031,775     $ 1.55       2.68     $ 1,932,000  
                                 
Vested December 31, 2020     2,979,724     $ 1.71             $ 945,000  
                                 
Exercisable at December 31, 2020     2,036,652     $ 2.00             $ 522,000  

 

At December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the intrinsic value was $1,935,000 and $995,000, respectively.

 

The following were stock options transactions during the year ended December 31, 2020:

 

During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company granted stock options to employees and consultants to purchase a total 2,111,308 shares of Common Stock for services rendered. The options have an average exercise price of $1.35 per share, expire between four and five years, vesting from 0.43 and four years from grant date. The total fair value of these options at grant date was approximately $2,438,000 using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing model. The total stock compensation expense recognized relating to the vesting of stock options for the year ended December 31, 2020 amounted to $1,728,000. As of December 31, 2020, the total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense was $4,146,000, which is expected to be recognized as part of operating expense through December 2024.

 

The following were stock options transactions during the year ended December 31, 2019:

 

On December 23, 2019, the Company amended the exercise price of stock options of certain employees and consultants granted in prior period to purchase 1,340,333 shares of common stock to $1.36 per share. As a result of this amendment, the Company determined the fair value of these stock options before and after the amendment using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing model. The incremental difference of the fair value before and after the amendment amounted to $32,000, of which, $12,000 was recorded as part of stock based compensation expenses and the remaining $20,000 will be recognized as part of operating expense through July 2023 based upon its vesting.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company granted stock options to employees and consultants to purchase a total 2,531,971 shares of Common Stock for services rendered. The options have an average exercise price of $2.07 per share, expire between one and five years, vest starting from grant date through four years. The total fair value of these options at grant date was approximately $4,564,000 using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing model. The total stock compensation expense recognized relating to the vesting of stock options for the year ended December 31, 2019 amounted to $1,961,000.

 

The fair value of the share option awards was estimated using the Black-Scholes method based on the following weighted-average assumptions:

 

      Years Ended December 31,  
      2020     2019  
Risk-free interest rate     0.17% - 0.39 %   1.51%-2.75 %
Average expected term (years)     5 years     5 years  
Expected volatility     255.23 - 270.57 %   180%-413.83 %
Expected dividend yield     -     -  

 

The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of measurement corresponding with the expected term of the share option award; the expected term represents the weighted-average period of time that share option awards granted are expected to be outstanding giving consideration to vesting schedules and historical participant exercise behavior; the expected volatility is based upon historical volatility of the Company’s Common Stock; and the expected dividend yield is based on the fact that the Company has not paid dividends in the past and does not expect to pay dividends in the future.