4. SHARE-BASED PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Notes

4. SHARE-BASED PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS

4.SHARE-BASED PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS 

A.Stock Warrants 

As stated above, on July 7, 2021, the Company issued stock warrants for a total of 200,000 shares of restricted common shares at $1.00 per share.  These warrants expire on July 7, 2026.

The Company measures the fair value of the vested portion of the issued warrants based on a Black-Sholes formula using certain assumptions discussed in the following paragraph, and the closing market price of the Company's common stock on the date of the fair value determination.

The assumptions used in the valuation of warrants were as follows:

Risk-free interest rate	0.79%
Life of warrant	5 years
Expected stock price volatility	138%
Expected dividend yield	$0.0

The risk-free interest rate is based on the yield of Daily U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rates with terms equal to the life of the warrants as of the grant date. The expected stock price volatility is based on the Companies’ historical stock price volatility.

B. Stock Options 

As stated in Note 6, in December 2021, the Company issued stock options for a total of 900,000 shares of restricted common shares with exercise price of $1.00 per share.  

The Company measures the fair value of the vested portion of the issued warrants based on a Black-Sholes formula using certain assumptions discussed in the following paragraph, and the closing market price of the Company's common stock on the date of the fair value determination.

The assumptions used in the valuation of options were as follows:

Risk-free interest rate	0.09%
Life of warrant	5 years
Expected stock price volatility	138%
Expected dividend yield	$0.0

The risk-free interest rate is based on the yield of Daily U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rates with terms equal to the life of the warrants as of the grant date. The expected stock price volatility is based on the Companies’ historical stock price volatility.