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Stock Options and Warrants
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Stock Options and Warrants

 

  7. Stock Options and Warrants

 

The Company periodically issues stock options and warrants to employees and non-employees in capital raising transactions, for services, and for financing costs.

 

Options

 

Options vest according to the terms of the specific grant and expire from 2 to 10 years from date of grant. The weighted-average, remaining contractual life of employee and non-employee options outstanding at March 31, 2026 was 6.6 years. Stock option activity for the period January 1, 2026, up to March 31, 2026, was as follows:

        
   Options   Weighted
Avg. Exercise
Price
 
January 1, 2026   69,015,001   $0.07 
Granted (including 833,333 options granted to related parties)   833,333    0.15 
Exercised   –    – 
Expired   (1,710,527)   0.19 
March 31, 2026   68,137,807   $0.07 

 

The weighted average exercise prices, remaining contractual lives for options granted, exercisable, and expected to vest as of March 31, 2026 were as follows:

                       
   Outstanding Options   Exercisable Options 

Option

Exercise Price

Per Share

  Shares   Life
(Years)
  Weighted
Average Exercise
Price
   Shares   Weighted
Average Exercise
Price
 
$0.02 - $0.24   65,637,807   6.8  $0.06    64,804,474   $0.06 
$0.25 - $0.49   2,500,000   1.0  $0.33    2,500,000   $0.33 
    68,137,807   6.6  $0.07    67,304,474   $0.07 

 

In the three-month period ending March 31, 2026, the Company issued options to purchase 833,333 shares of common stock to members of the Board of Directors, including 500,000 options issued to the Company’s CEO/CFO pursuant to the Director Compensation Policy. 833,333 options are exercisable at $0.15 per share and vest over one year. Total fair value of these options at grant date was $125,000 using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing model with the following assumptions: expected life of 5 years; risk free interest rate of 4.19%; volatility of 189% and dividend yield of 0%. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company recognized compensation costs based on the fair value of options that vested of $127,000 and $6,638,000, including amounts of $50,000 and $6,134,000 to officers and directors, respectively. .

 

As of March 31, 2026, the market price of the Company’s stock was $0.09 per share. At March 31, 2026, the aggregate intrinsic value of the options outstanding at March 31, 2026 was $2,759,000.

 

Warrants

 

The following table summarizes certain information about the Company’s stock purchase warrants activity for the period starting January 1, 2026 up to March 31, 2026.

        
   Warrants   Weighted
Avg. Exercise
Price
 
January 1, 2026   45,622,728   $0.08 
Granted   99,999    0.09 
Exercised   (4,986,521)   0.10 
Expired   (12,930,303)   0.10 
March 31, 2026   27,805,903   $0.07 

 

The weighted average exercise prices, remaining contractual lives for warrants granted, exercisable, and expected to vest as of March 31, 2026 were as follows:

                   
   Outstanding Warrants   Exercisable Warrants 
Warrant Exercise Price Per Share  Shares   Life
(Years)
  Weighted Average Exercise Price   Shares   Weighted Average Exercise Price 
$0.02 - $0.24   26,672,571   0.7  $0.07    27,639,238   $0.07 
$0.25 - $0.49   133,332   1.4  $0.27    133,332   $0.27 
    27,805,903   0.7  $0.07    27,772,570   $0.07 

 

In the three-month period ending March 31, 2026, the Company issued warrants to purchase 99,999 shares of common stock in exchange for services. The warrants are exercisable at a price of $0.09 to $0.10, vest one month from the date of grant, and expire two years from the date of grant. Total fair value of these warrants at grant date was $6,000 using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing model with the following assumptions: life of 2 years; risk free interest rate of 3.48% to 3.88%; volatility of 136% to 140% and dividend yield of 0%. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2026, the Company recognized compensation costs based on the fair value of warrants that vested of $5,000.

 

During the period ended March 31, 2026, warrants to acquire 4,953,188 shares of common stock were exercised resulting in cash proceeds of $495,000 to the Company

 

At March 31, 2026, the market price of the Company’s common stock was $0.09 per share. At March 31, 2026, the aggregate intrinsic value of warrants outstanding was $692,000.