Note 7 - Stock Based Compensation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Notes

Note 7 - Stock Based Compensation

NOTE 7 – STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

In 2009, the Company approved the 2009 Employee, Director and Consultant Stock Option Plan (The Plan) and authorized an option pool of 5,500,000 shares. Stock options typically vest over a 3 year period and have a life of 10 years from the date granted.  In 2009, the Company accelerated the option vesting of certain employees who terminated their employment, but agreed to work in a consulting capacity. In exchange for the accelerated vesting, the employees agreed to shorter expiration periods for their options.  As of March 31, 2013, there were 63,333 shares available for awards under this plan.

In 2012, the Company approved the 2012 Employee, Director and Consultant Stock Option Plan (The Plan) and authorized an option pool of 7,500,000 shares. Stock options typically vest over a 3 year period and have a life of 10 years from the date granted.  As of March 31, 2013, there were 2,900,000 shares available for awards under this plan.

During the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Company issued no options to acquire shares of common stock  to employees, directors or consultants.

The grant-date fair value of options is estimated using the Black Scholes option pricing model.  The per share weighted average fair value of stock options granted during 2012 was $.19 and $.17 and was determined using the following assumptions:  expected price volatility 57% and 51%, risk-free interest rate ranging from 1.04% to 1.61%, zero expected dividend yield, and six years expected life of options. The per share weighted average fair value of stock options granted during 2011 was $.13 and was determined using the following assumptions:  expected price volatility 57%, risk-free interest rates ranging from  1.4% to 2.9%, zero expected dividend yield, and six years expected life of options.  The expected term of options granted is based on the simplified method in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletin 107, and represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding.  The Company makes assumptions with respect to expected stock price volatility based on the average historical volatility of peers with similar attributes. In addition, the Company determines the risk free rate by selecting the U.S. Treasury with maturities similar to the expected terms of grants, quoted on an investment basis in effect at the time of grant for that business day.

As of March 31, 2013, there was approximately $750,380 of total unrecognized stock compensation expense, related to unvested stock options under the Plan.  This expense is expected to be recognized over the remaining weighted average vesting periods of the outstanding options of 2.5 years. 

A summary of options issued, exercised and cancelled for the years ended March 31, 2013 are as follows :

	Shares		Weighted-Average Exercise Price		Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2012		7,384,618		$0.34		8.30		-
Granted		--		--		--
Cancelled		--
Outstanding at March 31, 2013		7,384,618		$0.34		8.06
Exercisable at March 31, 2013		1,703,102		$0.34		6.99		-