Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

WARRANTS

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WARRANTS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Warrants  
NOTE 17. WARRANTS

The following table summarizes warrant activity for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017:

 

 

    Shares     Weighted-Average Exercise Price  
             
Warrants Outstanding as of January 1, 2017     1,055,761     $ 2.85  
Warrants Exercised     -     $ -  
Warrants Granted     214,915     $ 2.79  
Warrants Expired     (79,309 )   $ 3.34  
Warrants Outstanding as of December 31, 2017     1,191,367     $ 2.85  
Warrants Exercised     (339,275 )   $ 1.96  
Warrants Granted     420,093     $ 2.67  
Warrants Expired     (218,933 )   $ 1.17  
Warrants Outstanding as of December 31, 2018     1,053,252     $ 4.28  

    

The weighted-average exercise price and weighted-average fair value of the warrants granted by the Company are as follows: 

  

    For the Year Ended  
    December 31, 2018     December 31, 2017  
    Weighted-Average Exercise Price     Weighted-Average Fair Value     Weighted-Average Exercise Price     Weighted-Average Fair Value  
                         
Warrants Granted Whose Exercise Price Exceeded Fair Value at the Date of Grant   $ 2.37     $ 1.61     $ -     $ -  
Warrants Granted Whose Exercise Price Was Equal or Lower Than Fair Value at the Date of Grant   $ 3.95     $ 4.53     $ 2.79     $ 3.20  

  

For the warrants issued in 2018 and 2017 the Company valued the warrants utilizing the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted-average inputs: 

 

    Year Ended December 31,  
    2018     2017  
Stock Price on Date of Grant   $ 2.63     $ 4.15  
Exercise Price   $ 2.67     $ 2.79  
Volatility     115.7 %     126.1 %
Term   5-Years     5-Years  
Risk-Free Interest Rate     2.7 %     1.9 %
Expected Dividend Rate     0 %     0 %

  

Warrant expense of $0 and $0.21 million was recorded during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2018, $0.73 million of warrants were issued in connection with debt and recorded as a debt discount.