NOTE 6 COMMON STOCK OPTIONS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

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NOTE 6     COMMON STOCK OPTIONS

In August 2013, the Company granted options for the purchase of 250,000 shares of common stock to a consultant, of which 50,000 were immediately vested.  These options are exercisable at $0.10 per share for five years from the date of grant with 50,000 options vesting immediately and the other 200,000 options vesting upon the achievement of certain milestones, which were met in 2015.  The Company recognized expense of $17,659 during the three months ended March 31, 2015, as milestones were achieved for the remaining 200,000 options.

On February 26, 2014, the Company granted to a new director options for the purchase of 2,000,000 shares of common stock, with an exercise price of $0.1095 per share.  Of these options, 1,000,000 vested on February 26, 2015 and the remaining 1,000,000 options will vest upon the successful achievement of certain milestones.  Unvested options vest immediately in the event of a change in control of the Company.  The options are exercisable for five years. The Company recognized $16,017 of expense in connection with these options during the three months ended March 31, 2015. The Company will measure and begin recognizing the remaining expense when the achievement of the required milestones becomes probable.

On February 26, 2014, the Company granted options to six consultants and service providers for the purchase of a total of 250,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.1095 per share.  Options for 200,000 shares vested immediately upon grant and options for the remaining 50,000 shares vested January 9, 2015.  The options are exercisable for five years. The grant date fair value of these options was $24,023. The Company recognized expense of $800 in connection with these options during the three months ended March 31, 2015.

On May 6, 2014, the Company granted options to a consultant for the purchase of 100,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.19 per share.  Options for 50,000 shares vested immediately upon grant and options for the remaining 50,000 shares vested during the three months ended March 31, 2015, when certain milestones were achieved.  The options are exercisable for five years. The Company recognized expense of $8,342 in connection with these options during the three months ended March 31, 2015.

On August 15, 2014, the Company granted options to a consultant for the purchase of 75,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.13 per share.  The shares will vest when certain required milestones are achieved.  The options are exercisable for five years.  The Company will measure and begin recognizing an expense when the achievement of the required milestones becomes probable.

On October 7, 2014, the Company granted to a new board member options for the purchase of 1,000,000 shares of common stock, with an exercise price of $0.16 per share.  These options were fully vested on October 7, 2015.  The options are exercisable for five years. The grant date fair value of the options was $140,178.  The Company recognized $35,044 of expense in connection with these options during the three months ended March 31, 2015. 

On December 4, 2014, the Company granted options to four consultants for the purchase of 140,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.11 per share.  The shares will vest when certain required milestones are achieved.  The options are exercisable for five years. Of the 140,000 options, 35,000 options vested during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and $3,367 was recognized as expense. The Company will measure and recognize additional expense on the remaining options when the achievement of required milestones becomes probable.

In August 2015, the Company granted options for the purchase of a total of 7,150,000 shares of common stock for services rendered, as follows: 6,000,000 shares total to five directors of the Company, 650,000 shares total to four consultants, and 500,000 shares to an employee of the Company. All options vested upon grant, have an exercise price of $0.088 per share, and are exercisable for up to five years. The total value of these options at the date of grant was $541,687, which the Company recognized as an expense during the year ended December 31, 2015.

In August 2015, the Company granted options to a consultant for the purchase of a total of 250,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.085 per share. These options vested upon grant and are exercisable for up to five years. The total value of these options at the date of grant was $18,991, which the Company recognized as an expense during the year ended December 31, 2015.

The Company estimates the fair value of each stock option award by using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, which model requires the use of exercise behavior data and the use of a number of assumptions including volatility of the Company’s stock price, the weighted average risk-free interest rate, and the weighted average expected life of the options. Because the Company does not pay dividends, the dividend rate variable in the Black-Scholes option-pricing model is zero. Expense of $0 and $81,229 related to stock options was recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.  Excluding options whose performance condition is not yet deemed probable, as of March 31, 2016, the Company had unvested outstanding options with related unrecognized expense of $104,647.  The Company will recognize this expense when the achievement of the required milestones becomes probable.

The Company estimated the fair value of the stock options described in the above paragraphs at the date of the grant or date of re-measurement, based on the following weighted average assumptions:

Risk-free interest rate		1.52% to 1.60		%
Expected life	5 years
Expected volatility		131.33% to 136.34		%
Dividend yield			0.00	%

A summary of the status of the Company’s outstanding options as of March 31, 2016 and changes during the three months then ended, is presented below:

	Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding, beginning of the period		20,965,000		$	0.145
Granted		-			-
Expired/Canceled		(250,000	)		0.002
Exercised		-			-
Outstanding, end of the period		20,715,000			0.143
Exercisable		19,640,000			0.145