NOTE 12 - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

2016 & 2018 Equity Incentive Plans

In the first quarter of 2016, the Company adopted the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan. In the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company adopted the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan. On February 14, 2020, the Company amended the number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan to 43,976,425. The following table contains information about the 2016 and the 2018 Equity Incentive Plans as of September 30, 2020:

Stock Options

The following table summarizes the Company’s stock option activity and related information for the nine months ended September 30, 2020:

As of September 30, 2020, there was $1.54 million total unrecognized stock-based compensation. Such costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 2.58 years. The weighted average fair value of options exercisable as of September 30, 2020 was $0.80.

The Company recognizes compensation expense for stock option awards on a straight-line basis over the applicable service period of the award. The service period is generally the vesting period. The following weighted-average assumptions were used to calculate stock-based compensation for issuances during the three months ended September 30, 2020:

The Company does not have sufficient historical information to develop reasonable expectations about future exercise patterns and post-vesting employment termination behavior. Hence, the Company uses the “simplified method” described in Staff Accounting Bulletin 107 to estimate the expected term of share option grants.

The expected stock price volatility assumption was determined by examining the historical volatilities for the Company’s common stock. The Company will continue to analyze the historical stock price volatility and expected term assumptions as more historical data for the Company’s common stock becomes available.

The risk-free interest rate assumption is based on the U.S. treasury instruments whose term was consistent with the expected term of the Company’s stock options.

The expected dividend assumption is based on the Company’s history and expectation of dividend payouts. The Company has never paid dividends on its common stock and does not anticipate paying dividends on its common stock in the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the Company has assumed no dividend yield for purposes of estimating the fair value of the Company stock-based compensation.

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

The following table sets forth the total stock-based compensation expense resulting from stock options and restricted grants of common stock to employees, directors and non-employee consultants in the consolidated statement of operations which are included in selling, general and administrative expenses, within continuing operations:

(a) Expense for Q1 grants attributed to 2019 bonuses was recorded in 2019.

(b) Clawback of shares granted in 2019.