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Note 9 - Stock Options
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements  
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]
9.
Stock Options
 
At
December
 
31,
2016,
we had
two
stock-based compensation plans, which are described below. These plans were developed to retain and attract key employees and directors.
 
On
March
 
17,
2005,
the Board approved the
2005
Stock Incentive Plan (the
“2005
Plan”), which was approved by the stockholders on
June
 
14,
2005.
The
2005
Plan provided for the issuance of up to
750,000
shares of common stock upon exercise of options granted pursuant to the
2005
Plan. On
May
 
30,
2007,
the stockholders approved an Amendment to the
2005
Plan that increased this amount by
750,000
for a total of
1,500,000
shares of common stock that
may
be issued upon the exercise of options granted pursuant to the
2005
Plan. On
May
 
29,
2008
and
May
 
21,
2009,
the stockholders approved an increase of
500,000
shares, respectively, of common stock that
may
be issued pursuant to the
2005
Plan for a total of
2,500,000
shares. On
May
 
20,
2010,
the stockholders approved an additional increase of
500,000
shares of common stock that
may
be issued pursuant to the
2005
Plan for a total of
3,000,000
shares. On
May
 
19,
2011,
the stockholders approved an additional increase of
400,000
shares of common stock that
may
be issued pursuant to the
2005
Plan for a total of
3,400,000
shares. Finally, on
May
 
17,
2012,
the stockholders approved an additional increase of
300,000
shares of common stock that
may
be issued pursuant to the
2005
Plan for a total of
3,700,000
shares. At
December
 
31,
2015,
768,835
had been exercised and options to purchase a total of
2,185,167
 shares of common stock were outstanding. A total of
3,892,000
options had been granted under the
2005
Plan, of which
937,998
have been cancelled. The
2005
Plan expired on
December
 
31,
2015
and no shares remain for grant.
 
On
March
 
19,
2015,
the Board approved the
2015
Stock Incentive Plan (the
“2015
Plan”), which was approved by the stockholders on
May
 
14,
2015.
The
2015
Plan serves as a replacement for the
2005
Plan which expired by its terms on
June
 
14,
2015.
The approval of the
2015
Plan had no effect on the
2005
Plan or any options granted pursuant to the plan. All options will continue with their existing terms and will be subject to the
2005
Plan. Further, the Company will not be able to re-issue any option which is cancelled or terminated under the
2005
Plan. The
2015
Plan provided for the issuance of up to
600,000
shares of common stock upon exercise of options granted pursuant to the
2015
Plan.
 
The
2015
Plan consists of
three
separate equity incentive programs: the Discretionary Option Grant Program; the Stock Issuance Program; and the Automatic Option Grant Program for non-employee Board members. Officers and employees, non-employee Board members and independent contractors are eligible to participate in the Discretionary Option Grant and Stock Issuance Programs. Participation in the Automatic Option Grant Program is limited to non-employee members of the Board. Each non-employee Board member will receive an option grant for
10,000
shares of common stock upon initial election or appointment to the Board, provided that such individual has not previously been employed by the Company in the preceding
three
(3)
 months. In addition, on the date of each annual stockholders meeting, each Board member will automatically be granted an option to purchase
8,000
shares of common stock, provided he or she has served as a non-employee Board member for at least
three
months. At
December
 
31,
2016,
no
options had been exercised and options to purchase a total of
69,000
shares of common stock were outstanding. A total of
72,000
options had been granted under the
2015
Plan,
3,000
shares have been cancelled
, and options for
531
,000
 shares remained available for future grant.
No
shares have been issued pursuant to the Stock Issuance Program.
 
Common shares reserved for future issuance, including conversions of preferred stock, outstanding options and options available for future grant under all of the stock option plans totaled
3,852,609
shares at
December
 
31,
2016
as follows, in thousands:
 
 
(In thousands)
 
Common Shares
Reserved for Future
Issuance
 
         
Preferred Stock
   
1,067
 
2015 Plan
   
600
 
2005 Plan
   
2,185
 
Total
   
3,852
 
 
The Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors determines for all employee options, the term of each option, option exercise price within limits set forth in the plans, number of shares for which each option is granted and the rate at which each option is exercisable (generally ratably over
one,
three
or
five
years from grant date). However, the exercise price of any incentive stock option
may
not be less than the fair market value of the shares on the date granted (or less than
110%
of the fair market value in the case of optionees holding more than
10%
of our voting stock of the Company), and the term cannot exceed
ten
years
(five
years for incentive stock options granted to holders of more than
10%
of our voting stock).
 
Stock Incentive Plan Summary
 
A summary of our stock option activity and related information for the years ended
December
 
31,
2016
and
2015
is as follows:
 
 
 
2016
 
 
2015
 
 
 
Number of
Options (in
thousands)
 
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 
 
Number of
Options (in
thousands)
 
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 
                                 
Outstanding at beginning of year
   
2,598
    $
0.63
     
3,076
    $
0.86
 
Granted at price = market value
   
69
     
0.36
     
43
     
2.13
 
Granted at price > market value
   
     
     
     
 
Exercised
   
(136
)
   
0.73
     
(150
)
   
0.44
 
Forfeited
   
(18
)
   
1.80
     
(10
)
   
1.36
 
Expired
   
(259
)
   
0.35
     
(361
)
   
2.77
 
                                 
Outstanding at end of year
   
2,254
    $
0.64
     
2,598
    $
0.63
 
Options exercisable at end of year
   
2,079
    $
0.59
     
2,287
    $
0.51
 
 
Stock Options Outstanding and Exercisable
 
Information related to stock options outstanding at
December
 
31,
2016,
is summarized below:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Options Outstanding
 
 
Options Exercisable
 
Range of Exercise Prices
 
 
Outstanding at
12/31/16
(in
thousands)
 
 
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual Life (in years)
 
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 
 
Exercisable at
12/31/1
6
(in
thousands)
 
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 
                                               
$0.20
-
$0.50
     
1,296
     
2.56
    $
0.34
     
1,228
    $
0.34
 
$0.51
-
$1.00
     
661
     
2.95
    $
0.67
     
661
    $
0.67
 
$1.01
-
$2.73
     
297
     
5.62
    $
1.91
     
190
    $
1.89
 
 
 
 
     
2,254
     
3.07
    $
0.64
     
2,079
    $
0.59
 
 
             Summarized information about outstanding stock options as of
December
 
31,
2016,
that are fully vested and those that are expected to vest in the future as well as stock options that are fully vested and currently exercisable, are as follows:
 
 
 
Outstanding Stock
Options (Fully Vested
and Expected to Vest)*
 
 
Options that are
Exercisable
 
As of December 31, 201
6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of outstanding options (in thousands)
   
2,254
     
2,079
 
Weighted average remaining contractual life
   
3.07
     
2.69
 
Weighted average exercise price per share
  $
0.64
    $
0.59
 
Intrinsic value (in thousands)
  $
121
    $
116
 
 
* Includes effects of expected forfeitures
 
As of
December
 
31,
2016,
the total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested options not yet recognized in the statement of operations totaled approximately
$37
thousand (including expected forfeitures) and the weighted average period over which these awards are expected to vest was
.84
years.