10. STOCK OPTIONS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Notes to Financial Statements

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 promote 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 to provide incentives to directors, key employees and other persons who contribute to the success of the Company.  The exercise price of all incentive options are issued for 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, 2015 and the three-month period ended March 31, 2016:

	Number of shares			Exercise price per share		Weighted average exercise price
Balance, December 31, 2014		1,126,000		$	1.21 – 2.45	$	1.54
Granted		317,000		$	0.75 – 1.05	$	0.89
Cancelled or expired		(245,000	)	$	1.05 – 2.22	$	1.72
Granted		8,000		$	1.00	$	1.00
Balance, December 31, 2015		1,190,000		$	0.75 – 2.45	$	1.34
Cancelled or expired		(355,000	)	$	1.50 - 2.00	$	1.56
Balance, March 31, 2016		835,000		$	0.75 – 2.45	$	1.24
Exercisable, March 31, 2016		677,000		$	1.00 – 2.45	$	1.36

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

	2015
Expected life – years		3.0
Interest rate		0.78 – 1.16	%
Volatility		58 - 77	%
Dividend yield		--	%
Weighted average fair value of options granted	$	0.36– 0.37

The Company did not grant any options during the three months ended March 31, 2016.  Options granted in previous quarters resulted in expenses in the amount of $2,970 for consultants and $8,760 for employees during the quarter ended March 31, 2016.  No stock options were exercised during the period.

During the three months ended March 31, 2015 the Company granted 60,000 options to consultants that resulted in $5,891 in expenses this quarter.  During the same period, 99,000 options were granted to employees, resulting in $9,720 in expenses this quarter.  Options granted in previous quarters resulted in additional expenses in the amount of $837 for consultants and $1,148 for employees during the quarter ended March 31, 2015.  No stock options were exercised during the period.

As of March 31, 2016, there was approximately $35,190 of compensation expense related to non-vested awards. This expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 0.75 years.