Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

v2.4.0.8
STOCK BASED COMPENSATION
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
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):
 
 
 
$ in thousands
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Research and Development
 
$
223
 
$
27
 
$
330
 
$
27
 
General and Administrative
 
 
677
 
 
151
 
 
1,117
 
 
151
 
Total
 
$
900
 
$
178
 
$
1,447
 
$
178
 
 
Stock Incentive Plans:
 
The following table contains information about the Company’s stock plan at September 30, 2014:
 
 
 
Awards Reserved
 
 
 
 
Awards
 
 
 
for
 
Awards
 
 
Available
 
 
 
Issuance
 
Issued
 
 
for Grant
 
2013 Equity Compensation Plan
 
8,250,000
 
5,582,650
*
 
2,667,350
 
 
* 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, 2013 to September 30, 2014:
 
 
 
 
Weighted average
 
 
 
 
Number of Options
 
Exercise Price
 
Outstanding at December 31, 2013
 
 
3,160,000
 
$
0.94
 
Granted
 
 
2,380,000
 
$
1.23
 
Exercised
 
 
0
 
 
N/A
 
Forfeited
 
 
(100,918)
 
$
0.94
 
Expired
 
 
(24,082)
 
$
0.94
 
Outstanding at September 30, 2014
 
 
5,415,000
 
$
1.07