Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

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STOCK BASED COMPENSATION
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]
NOTE G - Stock Based Compensation 
In August 2013, the Company adopted the 2013 Equity Compensation Plan (the “Plan”), which provides for the granting of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, restricted stock units, performance units, and stock purchase rights. Options under the Plan may be granted at prices not less than 100% of the fair value of the shares on the date of grant as determined by the Board Committee. The Board Committee determines the period over which the options become exercisable subject to certain restrictions as defined in the Plan, with the current outstanding options generally vesting over three years. The term of the options is no longer than ten years. The Company currently has reserved 8,250,000 shares of common stock for issuance under the plan.
 
With the approval of the Board of Directors and majority Shareholders, effective May 8, 2014, the Plan was amended and restated. The amendment provides for an automatic increase in the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan each January (with Board approval), commencing January 1, 2015 in an amount up to four percent (4%) of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on the preceding December 31st.
 
The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense in its consolidated statements of operations as follows ($ in thousands):
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
March 31,
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Research and Development
 
$
202
 
$
55
 
General and Administrative
 
 
131
 
 
219
 
Total
 
$
333
 
$
274
 
 
Stock Incentive Plans:
 
The following table contains information about the Company’s stock plan at March 31, 2015:
 
 
 
Awards
Reserved
 
 
Awards
 
 
 
for
Awards
 
Available
 
 
 
Issuance
Issued
 
for Grant
 
2013 Equity Compensation Plan
 
 
9,541,706
 
 
 
7,130,650
*
 
2,411,056
 
 
* includes both stock grants and option grants
 
The following table summarizes the Company’s stock option activity and related information for the period from December 31, 2014 to March 31, 2015:
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted
 
 
 
Number of
Options
 
average
Exercise Price
 
Outstanding at December 31, 2014
 
5,353,417
 
$
1.05
 
Granted
 
1,530,000
 
 
0.45
 
Exercised
 
-
 
 
N/A
 
Forfeited
 
(45,417)
 
 
0.94
 
Expired
 
-0
 
$
 
 
Outstanding at March 31, 2015
 
6,838,000
 
$
0.92
 
 
As of March 31, 2015, the number of vested shares underlying outstanding options was 2,868,389 at a weighted average exercise price of $1.03. The aggregate intrinsic value of in the-money options outstanding as of March 31, 2015 was $0.9 million. The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the Company’s closing stock price of $0.55 on March 31, 2015, and the exercise price of options, multiplied by the number of options. As of March 31, 2015, there was $2.1 million of total unrecognized share-based compensation. Such costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 1.9 years.