10. STOCK OPTIONS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Notes to Financial Statements

Note 10. STOCK OPTIONS

The Company adopted a stock option plan ("Plan"). The purpose of this Plan is to provide additional incentives to key employees, officers, directors and consultants of the Company and its subsidiaries in order to help attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of responsibility and otherwise promoting the success of its business. It is intended that options issued under this Plan constitute non-qualified stock options. The general terms of awards under the option plan are that 100% of the options granted will vest the year following the grant. The maximum term of options granted is 5 years.

The Company may issue stock options and stock bonuses for shares of its common stock to provide incentives to directors, key employees and other persons who contribute to the success of the Company. The exercise price of all options is not less than fair market value at the date of grant.

The following table summarizes the Company’s stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2012 and the six month period ended June 30, 2013:

	Number of shares			Exercise price per share		Weighted average exercise price
Balance, December 31, 2011		1,193,700		$	1.50 - 3.60	$	2.04
Granted		94,000		$	2.00 – 2.22	$	2.14
Cancelled or expired		(288,700	)	$	1.50 – 3.60	$	2.35
Balance, December 31, 2012		999,000		$	1.21 – 2.45	$	1.96
Granted		183,000		$	1.21	$	1.21
Cancelled or expired		(68,000	)	$	3.60	$	3.60
Balance, June 30, 2013		1,114,000		$	1.21 – 2.45	$	1.74
Exercisable, June 30, 2013		714,000		$	1.50 – 2.45	$	1.92

The fair value of each option grant is calculated using the following weighted average assumptions:

	2013			2012
Expected life – years		5.0			5.0
Interest rate		0.36	%		0.36 – 0.38	%
Volatility		51	%		51 – 58	%
Dividend yield		—	%		—	%
Weighted average fair value of options granted	$	0.38		$	0.38

During the six months ended June 30, 2013 the Company granted 55,000 options to consultants that resulted in $20,060 in expenses this quarter. During the same period, 128,000 options were granted to employees, resulting in $19,348 in expenses this quarter. Options granted in previous quarters resulted in additional expenses in the amount of $7,218 for consultants and $12,874 for employees during the quarter ended June 30, 2013. No stock options were exercised during the period.

During the six months ended June 30, 2012 the Company granted 28,000 options to consultants that resulted in $10,030 in expenses this quarter. During the same period, 61,000 options were granted to employees, resulting in $21,136 in expenses this quarter. Options granted in previous quarters resulted in additional expenses in the amount of $14,460 for consultants and $19,088 for employees during the quarter ended June 30, 2012. No stock options were exercised during the period.