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5. Related Party Transactions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions

In January 2017, and as part of her agreement to join the Company’s Board of Directors, Ms. Laurie Hawkes was granted an option to purchase a total of 350,000 shares of common stock from a significant stockholder at an exercise price of $4.22 per share. The Company estimated the grant date fair value of these options using a Black-Scholes model with the assumptions described in Footnote 4. The aggregate grant date fair value of this award was $1,333,501. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company recognized compensation cost totaling $254,522 associated with this award.

 

Because the options were granted by a significant stockholder and not the Company, upon the exercise of the options, the Company will not receive any cash proceeds and will not be obligated to issue additional shares.