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Note 9 - Equity Compensation to Officers and Board of Directors

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Note 9 - Equity Compensation to Officers and Board of Directors
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense [Abstract]  
Equity Compensation to Officers and Board of Directors

As part of employment agreements with its CEO and its CFO, these officers were to receive a fully vested stock grant equal to aggregate of 10% and 1.5% of the fully diluted shares of common stock of the Company (calculated with the inclusion of the current stock holdings of Mr. Cataldo) upon conversion of options, warrants and Convertible Notes in association with a national markets qualified financing as consideration for entering into the Agreement (with such stock to vest and be delivered within 30 days after the national markets qualified financing). In addition, the Company also granted similar equity compensation to members of the Company’s Board of Directors wherein these directors were to receive stock grant equal to 1% and 1.25% of the fully diluted shares of common stock of the Company. Pursuant to the agreement, approximately 75% of the common stock to be issued vested immediately while the remaining 25% will vest over a period of two years.

 

On February 16, 2021, the Company completed its equity offering and listed its shares of common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Markets (see Note 7). As such, 4,379,407 shares of its common stock were granted to these officers and directors which had a fair value of $18,621,000. Pursuant to current accounting guidelines, as the grant of the common stock is subject to milestone or performance condition, the Company measured the fair value of the common stock on the respective date of the agreement, and then such award was recorded as compensation expense as the milestone or performance condition is met and in accordance with its vesting term of the grant.

 

During the period ended March 31, 2021, the Company recognized stock compensation of $14,296,000 to account equity compensation to officers and directors of the 3,640,816 shares that vested.

 

As of March 31, 2021, the fair value of the 738,591 unvested shares that will be recognized as compensation in future periods amounted to $4,325,000.