Stock Based Compensation (Stock Options [Member])

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Stock Options [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Stock Based Compensation

Stock Based Compensation

On May 28, 2014, the Glowpoint, Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2014 Plan”) was approved by the Company’s stockholders at the Company’s 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The purpose of the 2014 Plan is to promote the success of the Company and to increase stockholder value by providing an additional means to attract, motivate, retain and reward selected employees and other eligible persons through the grant of equity awards. Awards may be granted under the 2014 Plan to officers, employees, directors and consultants of the Company or its subsidiaries. The 2014 Plan permits the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted shares, restricted stock units, cash awards and other awards, including stock bonuses, performance stock, performance units, dividend equivalents, or similar rights to purchase or acquire shares, whether at a fixed or variable price or ratio related to the Company’s common stock, upon the passage of time, the occurrence of one or more events, or the satisfaction of performance criteria or other conditions, or any combination thereof, or any similar securities with a value derived from the value of or related to the Company’s common stock and/or returns thereon. A total of 4,400,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were initially available for issuance pursuant to awards under the 2014 Plan. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, 2,769,000 awards were granted under the 2014 Plan. As of March 31, 2015, 1,631,000 shares are available for issuance pursuant to awards under the 2014 Plan.

Glowpoint 2000 Stock Incentive Plan

In June 2010, the Board terminated the Glowpoint 2000 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended, the “2000 Plan”). Notwithstanding the termination of the 2000 Plan, outstanding awards under the 2000 Plan will remain in effect accordance with their terms. As of March 31, 2015, options to purchase a total of 87,000 shares of common stock were outstanding.

Glowpoint 2007 Stock Incentive Plan

In May 2014, the Board terminated the Company’s 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2007 Plan”). Notwithstanding the termination of the 2007 Plan, outstanding awards under the 2007 Plan will remain in effect accordance with their terms. As of March 31, 2015, options to purchase a total of 1,263,000 shares of common stock were outstanding.

Stock Options

The Company periodically grants stock options to employees and directors in accordance with the provisions of our stock incentive plans, with the exercise price of the stock options being set at or above the closing price of our common stock at the date of grant.

A summary of stock options granted, exercised, expired and forfeited under our stock incentive plans and stock options outstanding as of, and changes made during, the three months ended March 31, 2015, is presented below (shares in thousands):

	Outstanding				Exercisable
	Number of Shares Underlying Options		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Number of Shares Underlying Options	Weighted Average Exercise Price
Options outstanding, December 31, 2014	1,350		$	2.02	729	$	2.05
Granted	—		—
Exercised	—		—
Expired	(3	)	7.68
Forfeited and canceled	(26	)	2.10
Options outstanding, March 31, 2015	1,321		$	2.00	796	$	2.06

Stock-based compensation expense related to stock options is allocated as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2015		2014
General and administrative	$	102	$	141
	$	102	$	141

The remaining unrecognized stock-based compensation expense for options as of March 31, 2015 was $664,000 and will be amortized over a weighted average period of approximately 1.68 years.

There was no tax benefit recognized for stock-based compensation for the three months ended March 31, 2015 or 2014. No compensation costs were capitalized as part of the cost of an asset during the periods presented.