STOCK OPTION PLAN AND STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

STOCK OPTION PLAN AND STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

NOTE 10 – STOCK OPTION PLAN AND STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

On January 15, 2021, the Company adopted a stock option plan entitled “The 2021 Stock Plan” (2021 Plan) under which the Company may grant Options to Purchase Stock, Stock Awards or Stock Appreciation Rights up to 15% of the then fully diluted number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock, automatically adjusted on January 1 each year.

As at December 31, 2023, there were 335,000 outstanding stock options valued at historic fair market value of $155,505 and a cumulative 5,288,687 shares issued valued at a fair historic market value of $99,910 at the time of award. As at December 31, 2022, there was “The 2010 Stock Plan” under this plan there were 524,000 outstanding stock options with a fair historic market value of $173,362 and a cumulative 4,290,709 shares issued with a negative (historically awarded “expensive” stock was returned to treasury in 2021) fair historic market value of $97,272 at the time of award.

Under the terms of the stock plans, the Board of Directors shall specify the exercise price and vesting period of each stock option on the grant date. Vesting of the options is typically immediate and the options typically expire in five years. Stock Awards may be directly issued under the Plan (without any intervening options). Stock Awards may be issued which are fully and immediately vested upon issuance.

Shares Awarded and Issued 2021 Plan:

Issuances under the 2021 Stock Plan in the period January 1 and December 31, 2022

Date		# Shares		Amount			Price/Share			Type	Notice
1/01/2022			3,656,709	$	(236,294	)	$	(0.065	)
1/10/2022	*		40,000		6,400			0.160		stipend	affiliate
2/18/2022			100,000		16,000			0.160		stipend
4/01/2022	*		10,000		1,730			0.173		stipend	affiliate
4/01/2022	*		70,000		12,110			0.173		stipend	affiliate
4/11/2022			250,000		43,250			0.173		stipend
8/01/2022	*		80,000		25,600			0.320		stipend	affiliate
8/01/2022			2,000		640			0.320		stipend
10/28/2022	*		80,000		32,400			0.406		stipend	affiliate
10/28/2022			2,000		810			0.406		stipend
12/31/2022			4,290,709	$	(97,354	)	$	(0.023	)

Issuances under the 2021 Stock Plan in the period January 1 and December 31, 2023

Date		# Shares		Amount			Price/Share			Type	Notice
1/01/2023			4,290,709	$	(97,354	)	$	(0.023	)
4/14/2023	*		110,000		51,137			0.465		stipend	affiliate
4/14/2023			4,000		1,823			0.465		stipend
8/04/2023	*		120,000		17,940			0.150		stipend	affiliate
8/04/2023			477,000		71,312			0.150		stipend
10/27/2023	*		233,163		37,306			0.160		stipend	affiliate
10/27/2023			53,815		8,610			0.160		stipend
12/31/2023			5,288,687	$	90,856		$	0.017

	The Company claims an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act for the Compensatory Benefit Plan pursuant to Rule 701 of the Securities Act.
*	The shares are held as shares of Preferred Shares, but are for comparison purposes expressed as Common share equivalents in this table.

Shares awarded, but not yet issued, under the 2021 Stock Plan for the year ended December 31, 2024:

Date		# Shares		Amount		Price/Share		Type	Notice
12/31/2023	*		211,269		21,338		0.101	stipend	affiliate
12/31/2023			72,423		7,315		0.101	stipend
12/31/2024			283,692	$	28,653	$	0.101

For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of $176,451 in connection with share-based payment awards. For the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of $178,382 in connection with share-based payment awards.

Total number of shares awarded from the 2021 Plan

	Number of Shares		Fair Value per Share		Weighted Average Market Value per Share
Shares Issued as of January 1, 2022		3,656,709		$0.001 – 0.55	$	(0.06	)
Shares Issued		634,000		0.16 – 0.41		0.22
Shares Issued as of December 31, 2022		4,290,709		$0.001 – 0.55	$	(0.02	)
Shares Issued		997,978		0.15 – 0.48		0.20
Shares Issued as of December 31, 2023		5,288,687		$0.001 – 0.55	$	0.02

Stock options granted and vested 2021 Plan:

For the year ended December 31, 2023, there were no options awarded under the 2021 Stock Plan. However, 189,000 options were forfeited. For the year ended December 31, 2022, there were no options awarded under the 2021 Stock Plan. However, 144,000 options were forfeited.

As at December 31, 2023, there was no unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested stock option awards. The following table summarizes the Company’s stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:

	Number of Options			Exercise Price per Share		Weighted Average Exercise Price per Share
Outstanding as of January 1, 2022		668,000		$	0.001 - 1.21	$	0.71
Granted		—			0.001 - 0.20		0.20
Exercised		—			—		—
Options forfeited/cancelled		(144,000	)		0.31 – 1.21		0.81
Outstanding as of December 31, 2022		524,000		$	0.001 – 0.95	$	0.44
Granted		—			—		—
Exercised		—			—		—
Options forfeited/cancelled		(189,000	)		0.001 – 0.32		0.09
Outstanding as of December 31, 2023		335,000		$	0.001 – 0.95	$	0.62

The following table summarizes information about stock options that are vested or expected to vest at December 31, 2023:

				Options Outstanding								Exercisable Options
Exercise Price		Number of Options		Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value		Number of Options		Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
$	0.001		45,000	$	0.001		0.83	$	6,750		45,000	$	0.001		0.83	$	6,750
	0.19		45,000		0.19		0.58		—		45,000		0.19		0.58		—
	0.20		45,000		0.20		0.34		—		45,000		0.20		0.34		—
	0.95		200,000		0.95		0.51		—		200,000		0.95		0.51		—
	$0.001-0.95		335,000	$	0.62		0.54	$	6,750		335,000	$	0.62		0.54	$	6,750

The weighted-average remaining estimated life for options exercisable at December 31, 2023, is 0.54 years.

The aggregate intrinsic value for fully vested, exercisable options was $6,750 at December 31, 2023. The actual tax benefit realized from stock option exercises for the year ended at December 31, 2023 and 2022, was $0 as no options were exercised.

As at December 31, 2023, the Company has 17,920,314 options or stock awards available for grant under the 2021 Plan.