3. Other Current Assets

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Other Current Assets

Other current assets consisted of the following at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016:

Description	June 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Deferred offering costs	$	49,918	$	111,641
Prepaid expense		106,052		259,921
Total Other Current Assets	$	155,970	$	371,562

Deferred offering costs at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were $49,918 and $111,641 respectively. The June 30, 2017 balance includes costs incurred from third parties in connection with the March 25, 2016 implementation of a new Sales Agreement (“ATM Agreement”) with IFS Securities, Inc. (doing business as Brinson Patrick, a division of IFS Securities, Inc.) as sales agent, pursuant to which Opexa can offer and sell shares of common stock from time to time depending upon market demand, in transactions deemed to be an “at the market” offering as defined in Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933. These are included in other current assets in the consolidated balance sheets. Upon the sales of shares of common stock under the ATM Agreement, these capitalized costs will be offset against the proceeds of such sales of shares of common stock and recorded in additional paid in capital. As of June 30, 2017, $61,723 of deferred offering costs were recorded in additional paid in capital.

Prepaid expenses at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were $106,052 and $259,921 respectively. Included in the June 30, 2017 balance is $71,947 of prepaid insurance as well as the remaining balance of Opexa’s NASDAQ Capital Market All-Inclusive Annual Fee of $27,500. The remaining balances are attributable to various service contracts and deposits.