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STOCK OPTIONS
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]  
STOCK OPTIONS
10. STOCK OPTIONS

In 2007, the Company adopted the 2007 Employee, Director and Consultant Stock Plan (the “2007 Plan”). Pursuant to the 2007 Plan, the Company’s Board of Directors (or committees and/or executive officers delegated by the Board of Directors) may grant incentive and nonqualified stock options to the Company’s employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors. As of June 30, 2013, there were options to purchase an aggregate of 3,146,113 shares of Common Stock outstanding under the 2007 Plan and no shares available for future grants under the 2007 Plan.

On October 26, 2010, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted and the Company’s shareholders subsequently approved the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan, (the “2010 Plan”). The Company’s shareholders approved amendments to the 2010 Plan on August 3, 2011, May 30, 2012 and May 23, 2013 to increase the number of shares available for issuance under the 2010 Plan. The 2010 Plan provides for grants of incentive stock options to employees and nonqualified stock options and restricted Common Stock to employees, consultants and non-employee directors of the Company. As of June 30, 2013, the number of shares authorized for issuance under the 2010 Plan, as amended, was 11,000,000 shares. As June 30, 2013, there were options to purchase an aggregate of 6,244,787 shares of Common Stock outstanding under the 2010 Plan and 4,739,588 shares available for future grants under the 2010 Plan. Options issued under the 2007 Plan and the 2010 Plan (collectively the “Plans”) are exercisable for up to 10 years from the date of issuance.

Share-based compensation

For stock options issued and outstanding for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company recorded non-cash, stock-based compensation expense of $1,627,191 and $767,955, respectively, net of forfeitures.

The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model that uses the assumptions noted in the following table. The Company uses historical data, as well as subsequent events occurring prior to the issuance of the financial statements, to estimate option exercises and employee terminations within the valuation model. The expected term of options granted under the Plans, all of which qualify as “plain vanilla,” is based on the average of the contractual term (10 years) and the vesting period (generally 48 months). For non-employee options, the expected term is the contractual term. The risk-free rate is based on the yield of a U.S. Treasury security with a term consistent with the option. The assumptions used principally in determining the fair value of options granted were as follows:

 

     June 30,
2013
 

Risk-free interest rate

     1.58

Expected dividend yield

     0

Expected term

     7.31   

Expected volatility

     95.19

A summary of option activity as of June 30, 2013 and changes for the period then ended are presented below:

 

Options

   Shares     Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
     Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term in
Years
     Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
 

Outstanding at December 31, 2012

     8,648,268      $ 1.29         

Granted

     1,395,000      $ 2.71         

Forfeited

     (158,871   $ 1.52         

Exercised

     (493,497   $ 0.74         
  

 

 

         

Outstanding at June 30, 2013

     9,390,900      $ 1.53         7.65       $ 24,486,331   
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Vested at June 30, 2013

     4,185,972      $ 0.90         6.13       $ 13,531,387   
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

The weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2013 was $2.71 per share. The total fair value of options that vested in six months ended June 30, 2013 was $1,101,169. As of June 30, 2013, there was approximately $6,893,312 of total unrecognized compensation expense, related to non-vested share-based option compensation arrangements. The unrecognized compensation expense is estimated to be recognized over a period of 3 years at June 30, 2013.