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| Disclosure of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award [Table Text Block] |
NOTE
8 - STOCK BASED COMPENSATION.
The
Company applies FASB ASC 718, Compensation
– Stock Compensation (FASB ASC 718) and FASB
ASC 505, Equity
(FASB ASC 505), using
the modified prospective method of implementation, whereby
the prospective method records the compensation expense from
the implementation date forward, however, it leaves prior
periods unchanged in accounting for its stock
options. At December 31, 2011, the Company has
implemented five shareholder approved stock option
plans. These plans are intended to comply with
Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended. The plans collectively provide for the
total issuance of 3,600,000 common shares over ten years from
the date of each plan’s approval. In
addition, the plans allow for additional increases of 15% of
the then outstanding shares. Effective January 1,
2012, the plans were increased by an additional 3,600,000
common shares over ten years allowing for additional
increases of 15% of the then outstanding shares by unanimous
approval of the Board of Directors.
Transactions
under the stock option plans are summarized below. At March
31, 2012, a total of 3,534,910 options were outstanding under
these plans.
The
fair value of options granted during the three month period
ended March 31, 2012, was approximately $488,588; with 12,500
options vested upon grant and 1,500,000 vesting over a five
year period.
The
aggregate intrinsic value represents the value of the
Company’s closing stock price of $0.31 on the last
trading day of the period in excess of the exercise price
multiplied by the number of options outstanding or
exercisable. The total intrinsic value of options exercised
during 2012 was $0, as no options were exercised. Total
unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to
non-vested stock options was approximately $650,000 as of
March 31, 2012, related to approximately 1,844,000 shares
with a per share weighted average fair value
of $0.35. We anticipate this expense to be
recognized over a weighted average period of approximately
4.4 years.
The
following table summarizes information about options
outstanding at March 31, 2012, under the Employee Stock
Plans:
The
weighted average remaining contractual life of options
exercisable as of March 31, 2012, was 2.4 years.
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