Shareholders' Equity

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Shareholders' Equity and Preferred Stock [Abstract]

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

7. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

On October 29, 2015, a 1:40 reverse split of the Company stock occurred and the effect has been applied retroactively for disclosure purposes.

The Company issued a total of 3,681,635 shares of common stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2016, as described below:

The Company issued 2,500 shares of common stock pursuant to conversions of an aggregate of 1,000 shares of Series A preferred stock.

The Company issued 183,468 shares of common stock pursuant to conversions of an aggregate of 73,387 shares of Series C preferred stock.

The Company issued 50,000 shares of common stock pursuant to conversions of an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of Series D preferred stock.

The Company issued 50,000 shares of common stock pursuant to conversions of an aggregate of 1,999,998 shares of Series F preferred stock.

The Company issued 50,000 shares of common stock pursuant to conversions of an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of Series G preferred stock.

The Company issued 50,000 shares of restricted common stock to AFI, as discussed above in Note 5, after all milestones had been met as a requirement of the terms of the Escrow Agreement because the value of the escrowed shares fell below $1,400,000 and triggered a “make whole” provision.

The Company issued 100,000 shares of restricted common stock with monthly vesting provisions to a newly-appointed director, Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, for 24 months of services. Lt. Gen. Flynn can earn a pro rata portion of the shares, calculated based on the twenty four-month vesting schedule. The Company recognized a total of $60,495 expense for the pro rata portion of shares earned by Lt. Gen. Flynn during the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

The Company issued 150,000 shares of restricted common stock with monthly vesting provisions to Strategic Advisory Board members, Dr. Philip Frost and Steven Rubin, for 12 months of services. The advisors can earn a pro rata portion of the shares, calculated based on the twelve-month vesting period, in the event the service agreements are terminated prior to the expiration date as described in the agreements. The Company recognized a total of $211,890 expense for the pro rata portion of shares earned by the two members during the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

The Company issued 1,150,000 shares of restricted common stock outside of the 2015 Equity Plan to Jay Nussbaum, Felicia Hess, Daniyel Erdberg, Kendall Carpenter, and Kevin Hess pursuant to Stock Award Agreements. The shares will vest upon consummation of a significant equity and/or debt financing at least equal to the November 2015 financing which raised $3,725,000 provided that the holder remains engaged by the Company through the vesting date. Stock based compensation of $3,346,615 was recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 as the shares became fully vested on September 29, 2016 by resolution of the Board of Directors that the issuance of the Convertible Promissory Notes Series 2016 due October 1, 2017 qualified as such a significant financing.

On September 29, 2016, the Company issued 496,667 shares of restricted common stock to twelve investors that were party to the November 2015 private placement, pursuant to the purchase agreement for such private placement. These investors purchased stock at $5.00 per share and under the purchase agreement received twelve months of price protection. The Convertible Promissory Notes Series 2016 due October 1, 2017 included a $3.00 per share conversion factor, thereby triggering the price protection feature.

On September 26, 2016, the Company issued 1,374,000 shares of restricted common stock outside of the 2015 Equity Plan to Jay Nussbaum, Felicia Hess, Daniyel Erdberg, Kendall Carpenter, Reginald Brown and Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn pursuant to Stock Award Agreements. The shares will vest upon consummation of a significant equity and/or debt financing from which the Company receives gross proceeds of at least $5,000,000 provided that the holder remains engaged by the Company through the vesting date. Stock based compensation of $28,808 was recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2016

The Company issued 25,000 shares of restricted common stock to a member of the Strategic Advisory Board for services which were immediately vested and recorded at the fair market value of $82,722.

On June 1, 2015, the Company issued 50,000 shares of restricted common stock with monthly vesting provisions to the Chairman of the Board for twenty-four months of services pursuant to a Director Agreement. The Chairman can earn a pro rata portion of the shares, calculated on a twenty-four month vesting period, in the event the Chairman relinquishes his position and Board seat prior to the expiration date of the Director Agreement. The Company recognized a total of $202,500 expense for the portion of such shares earned by the Chairman during the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

On September 4, 2015, the Company issued 450,000 shares of restricted common stock to four management employees and one director pursuant to stock award agreements. The shares will vest upon consummation of a $4,000,000 equity or debt financing provided that the holder remains engaged by the Company through the vesting date. Stock based compensation of $604,440 was recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 based on management’s estimate that the shares would be fully vested by February 4, 2016, when the Board deemed vesting occurred with the issuance of $4,000,000 in common stock on November 20, 2015.