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STOCK OPTIONS
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Equity [Abstract]  
STOCK OPTIONS
NOTE 11 – STOCK OPTIONS
 
During 1999, the Board of Directors (“Board”) of the Company adopted, with the approval of the stockholders, a Stock Option Plan.  In 2000, the Board superseded that plan and created a new Stock Option Plan, pursuant to which it is authorized to grant options to purchase up to 1.5 million shares of common stock. On December 17, 2003, the Board, with approval of the stockholders, superseded the 2000 plan and created the 2003 Stock Option Plan (the “2003 Plan”). Under the 2003 Plan the Company is authorized to grant options to purchase up to 18,000,000 shares of common stock to the Company’s employees, officers, directors, consultants, and other agents and advisors. The Plan is intended to permit stock options granted to employees under the Plan to qualify as incentive stock options under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Incentive Stock Options”).  All options granted under the 2003 Plan, which are not intended to qualify as Incentive Stock Options, are deemed to be non-qualified options (“Non-Statutory Stock Options”).
 
During 2013, our Board adopted a new omnibus incentive compensation plan (the “2013 Plan”) which will serve as the successor incentive compensation plan to the 2003 Plan, and will provide the Company with an comprehensive plan to design and structure grants of stock options, stock units, stock awards, stock appreciation rights and other stock-based awards for our employees, non-employee directors and certain consultants and advisors. Our Board of Directors believes that the availability of (i) 20,000,000 new shares of our common stock, plus (ii) the 74,004 shares of our common stock available for issuance under the 2003 Plan, will be sufficient to meet the objective.
 
As of September 30, 2014, there are 24,425,996 options that have been issued, and 13,574,004 options that are available to be issued under the Plan.
 
The 2013 Plan is administered by a committee of the Board (“Stock Option Committee”) which determines the persons to whom awards will be granted, the number of awards to be granted and the specific terms of each grant, including the vesting thereof, subject to the provisions of the plan.
 
In connection with Incentive Stock Options, the exercise price of each option may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of the common stock on the date of the grant (or 110% of the fair market value in the case of a grantee holding more than 10% of the outstanding stock of the Company). The aggregate fair market value (determined at the time of the grant) of stock for which an employee may exercise Incentive Stock Options under all plans of the company shall not exceed $1,000,000 per calendar year. If any employee shall have the right to exercise any options in excess of $100,000 during any calendar year, the options in excess of $100,000 shall be deemed to be Non-Statutory Stock Options, including prices, duration, transferability and limitations on exercise.
 
The Company issued Non-Statutory Stock Options pursuant to contractual agreements with non-employees.  Options granted under the agreements are expensed when the related service or product is provided.
  
Determining the appropriate fair value of stock-based awards requires the input of subjective assumptions.  The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to value its stock option awards.  The assumptions used in calculating the fair value represent management’s best estimates and involve inherent uncertainties and judgments.
 
On January 22, 2013, the Company issued options to an employee to purchase 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.05 per share, with a term of ten years. The options vest as follows: 250,000 immediately, 250,000 on the first anniversary of the grant date and 500,000 on the second anniversary of the grant date. The Company used the Black-Scholes option pricing model to calculate the grant-date fair value of the warrants, with the following assumptions: no dividend yield, expected volatility of 222%, risk-free interest rate of 1.9% and expected option life of ten years. The fair value of the options issued was $99,972, of which $25,000 was expensed immediately and the remainder is being expensed over the vesting terms.   The total expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $6,300 and $20,200, respectively. The total expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 was $12,599 and $59,367, respectively.
 
On February 25, 2013, the Company issued options to an employee to purchase 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.05 per share, with a term of ten years. The options vest as follows: 200,000 on the first anniversary of the grant date, 200,000 on the second anniversary of the grant date and 100,000 on the third anniversary of the grant date. The Company used the Black-Scholes option pricing model to calculate the grant-date fair value of the warrants, with the following assumptions: no dividend yield, expected volatility of 259%, risk-free interest rate of 1.9% and expected option life of ten years. The fair value of options issued was $89,998. The total expense recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2013 was $5,000.  The employee was dismissed and the options were cancelled during the three months ended June 30, 2013. The total expense recognized of $5,000 was reversed upon cancellation of the options.
 
On March 13, 2013, the Company issued an option to purchase 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.05 per share, with a term of ten years, to a member of the Board. The options vested 50% immediately and 50% on March 13, 2014. The Company used the Black-Scholes option pricing model to calculate the grant-date fair value of the warrants, with the following assumptions: no dividend yield, expected volatility of 235%, risk-free interest rate of 2.0% and expected option life of ten years. The fair value of the option issued was $439,963 of which $219,982 was expensed immediately and the remainder will be expensed over one year. There was no expense recognized for the three months ended September 30, 2014.  The total expense recognized for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $43,394. The total expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 was $55,447 and $341,122, respectively.
 
On May 4, 2013, the Company issued an option to purchase 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.05 per share, with a term of ten years, to a member of the Board. The options vest 50% immediately and 50% on May 4, 2014. The Company used the Black-Scholes option pricing model to calculate the grant-date fair value of the warrants, with the following assumptions: no dividend yield, expected volatility of 235%, risk-free interest rate of 1.78% and expected option life of ten years. The fair value of the option issued was $460,000 of which $230,000 was expensed immediately and the remainder will be expensed over one year.  The total expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $0 and $78,137.  The total expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 was $55,447 and $341,122.
 
Effective October 8, 2012, the Company entered into a three year agreement with the Vice Chairman of the Board of the Company, with an annual compensation of $200,000 per year. In addition, upon execution of the agreement the Company agreed to issue options to the Vice Chairman to purchase 5% of the shares of the Company’s fully diluted common stock at an exercise price of $.05 per share, subsequent to the Company receiving funding of $2.5 million. The Company raised the $2.5 million in funding and on June 25, 2013, the Company issued the Vice Chairman 19 million options in satisfaction of the 5% of the shares of the Company’s fully diluted common stock clause. The Company used the Black-Scholes option pricing model to calculate the grant-date fair value of the warrants, with the following assumptions: no dividend yield, expected volatility of 146.1%, risk-free interest rate of 2.6% and expected option life of ten years. The fair value of options issued was $3,767,700, which was expensed immediately.
 
Effective October 16, 2012, the Company entered into a three year agreement with the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company with an annual compensation of $200,000 per year. In addition, upon execution of the agreement the Company agreed to issue options to the President to purchase 5% of the shares of the Company’s fully diluted common stock at an exercise price of $.05 per share, subsequent to the Company receiving funding of $2.5 million and on June 25, 2013, the Company issued the President and Chief Executive Officer 19 million options in satisfaction of the 5% of the shares of the Company’s fully diluted common stock clause. The Company used the Black-Scholes option pricing model to calculate the grant-date fair value of the warrants, with the following assumptions: no dividend yield, expected volatility of 146.1%, risk-free interest rate of 2.6% and expected option life of ten years. The fair value of options issued was $3,767,700, which was expensed immediately.
 
On September 30, 2013, the Company issued an option to purchase 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.15 per share, with a term of ten years, to the Company’s Chief Operating Officer. The options vest 50% after the first year and 50% at the end of 24 months after the grant date.  The Company used the Black-Scholes option pricing model to calculate the grant-date fair value of the warrants, with the following assumptions: no dividend yield, expected volatility of ranging from 268.4% to 272.8%, risk-free interest rate of 1.39% and expected option life ranging from 10 years.  The fair value of the option issued was $99,840.  The total expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $18,903 and $56,093, respectively. No expense was recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.
 
On December 2, 2013, the Company issued an option to purchase 1 million shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.15 per share, with a term of ten years, to the Company’s Chief Financial Officer.  The options vest 50% after the first year and 50% at the end of 24 months.  The Company used the Black-Scholes option pricing model to calculate the grant-date fair value of the warrants, with the following assumptions: no dividend yield, expected volatility of ranging from 266.1%, risk-free interest rate of 2.64% and expected option life of 10 years.  The fair value of the option issued was $79,994, which will be expensed over the vesting term.  The total expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $15,123 and $44,875, respectively.
 
On March 28, 2014, the Company issued options to purchase an aggregate of 6,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.05 per share, with a term of ten years, to a member of the Board of Directors.  The fair value of options issued was $599,893 of which all was expensed immediately.  These options were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model to calculate the grant-date fair value of the options, with the following assumptions: no dividend yield, expected volatility of 229%, risk-free interest rate of 2.73% and expected option life of ten years.
 
On February 7, 2014, options to purchase 6,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were exercised on a cashless basis.   Based on a stock price of $0.07 per share and an exercise price of $0.05 per share, the option exercise resulted in the issuance of 1,714,285 shares of common stock to the holder.
 
On February 25, 2014, options to purchase 6,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were exercised by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer on a cashless basis.   Based on a stock price of $0.06 per share and an exercise price of $0.05 per share, the option exercise resulted in the issuance of 1,000,000 shares of common stock to the holder.
 
The following tables summarize non-employee stock option/warrant activity of the Company since December 31, 2013:
                   
   
Option/Warrant
Shares
   
Exercise
Price
   
Weighted Average
Exercise
Price
 
Outstanding, December 31, 2013
    111,516,665      
0.01 to 0.20
      0.09  
                         
Granted
                       
Exercised
    6,349,209       0.10       0.01  
Expired
    (700,000 )     .07 - .20       -  
                         
Outstanding, September 30, 2014
    117,165,874       $0.01 to $.20     $ 0.10  
                         
Exercisable,September 30, 2014
    117,165,874       $0.01 to $.20     $ 0.10  
                         
Weighted Average Remaining Life, Exercisable, September 30, 2014 (years)
    6.0                  
 
A summary of incentive stock option transactions for employees since December 31, 2013 is as follows:
 
               
Weighted Average
 
   
Option/Warrant
   
Exercise
   
Exercise
 
   
Shares
   
Price
   
Price
 
Outstanding, December 31, 2013
    59,866,667      
.05 to .15
      0.05  
                         
Granted
    6,000,000       0.05       0.01  
Exercised
    (12,000,000 )     0.05       0.01  
Expired/Returned
    -       -       -  
                         
Outstanding, September 30, 2014
    53,866,667       $0.05 to $0.15     $ 0.05  
                         
Exercisable, September 30, 2014
    51,366,667       $0.05 to $0.15     $ 0.06  
                         
Weighted Average Remaining Life, Exercisable, Sepemeber 30, 2014 (years)
    8.6