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Share-Based Compensation
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Share-Based Compensation

10. Share-Based Compensation

 

Summary of Restricted Common Stock

 

The following table summarizes restricted stock activity during the three months ended March 31, 2026:

 

Schedule of Restricted Stock 

  

Unvested

Shares

  

Issuable

Shares

  

Fair Value

at Date of

Issuance

  

Weighted

Average

Grant Date

Fair Value

 
Balance, December 31, 2025   961,112    -   $2,880,889            2.96 
Granted   1,400,000    -    1,456,000    1.04 
Vested   (449,305)   449,305    -    - 
Forfeited   -              - 
Issued   -    (449,305)   (994,361)   - 
Balance, June 30, 2026   1,911,807    -   $3,342,528   $1.75 

 

On February 2, 2026, the Company granted 1,400,000 shares of restricted common stock, consisting of 500,000 shares to its Chief Executive Officer, 300,000 shares in the aggregate to its directors, and 600,000 shares in the aggregate to its other executives. These shares had an aggregate grant-date fair value of $1,456,000, or $1.04 per share, and vests monthly over a 36-month period.

 

 

On February 1, 2025, the Company granted its Chief Executive Officer 250,000 shares of the Company’s restricted stock and granted 200,000 shares of the Company’s restricted stock to other officers with an aggregate fair value of $414,000 or $0.92 per share. The restricted stock grant vest monthly over a 36-month period.

 

During the six months June 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company recognized $994,361 and $1,063,918 of stock compensation expense relating to vested restricted stock. As of June 30, 2026, the aggregate amount of unvested compensation related to restricted stock was approximately $3,342,528 which will be recognized as an expense as the restricted stock vest in future periods through February 2029.

 

Summary of Stock Options

 

Stock option activity during the six months ended June 30, 2026 is as follows:

 

Schedule of Stock Options 

  

Number of

Shares

  

Weighted-

Average

Exercise Price

  

Weighted-Average

Remaining

Contractual Term

(Years)

  

Aggregate

Intrinsic Value

 
Balance at December 31, 2025   4,047,222   $4.28          8.16   $178,975 
Granted   820,000    1.025           
Exercised   -    -           
Forfeited and expired   (3,000)   1.95           
Balance at June 30, 2026   4,864,222    2.76    8.00    27,782 
Options vested and exercisable at June 30, 2026   3,546,028   $3.39    7.57   $12,227 

 

On February 2, 2026, the Company, pursuant to the terms of its 2019 Stock Incentive Plan, granted options exercisable into 765,000 shares of its common stock to its executives and employees. The stock options are exercisable at a weighted average price of $1.04 per share with an average life to expiration of approximately six years. The total fair value of these options at the grant date was approximately $791,000, which was determined using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following average assumption: stock price of $1.04 per share, expected term of 6.00 years, volatility of 218%, dividend rate of 0%, and weighted average risk-free interest rate of 3.74%.

 

On June 30, 2026, the Company, pursuant to the terms of its 2019 Stock Incentive Plan, granted options exercisable into 55,000 shares of its common stock to its executives and employees. The stock options are exercisable at a weighted average price of $0.9480 per share with an average life to expiration of approximately six years. The total fair value of these options at the grant date was approximately $52,000, which was determined using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following average assumption: stock price of $0.9480 per share, expected term of 6.00 years, volatility of 216%, dividend rate of 0%, and weighted average risk-free interest rate of 4.25%.

 

On February 1, 2025, the Company, pursuant to the terms of its 2019 Stock Incentive Plan, granted options exercisable into 1,170,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to its executives and employees. The stock options vest over 36 months equally. The stock options are exercisable at a weighted average price of $0.92 per share with an average life to expiration of approximately three years. The total fair value of these options at grant date was approximately $1,073,000, which was determined using a Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model with the following average assumption: stock price of $0.92 per share, expected term of 6.00 years, volatility of 241%, dividend rate of 0%, and weighted average risk-free interest rate of 4.45%.

 

During the six months June 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company recognized $675,828 and $1,962,000 of stock compensation expense relating to vested stock options. As of June 30, 2026, the aggregate amount of unvested compensation related to stock options was approximately $1,113,472 which will be recognized as an expense as the options vest in future periods through June 2029.

 

 

The weighted average remaining contractual life of common stock options outstanding and exercisable at June 30, 2026, was 8.00 years. Based on a fair market value of $1.00 per share on June 30, 2026, the intrinsic value attributed to exercisable and unexercised common stock options was $20,782 at June 30, 2026.

 

The exercise prices of common stock options outstanding and exercisable at June 30, 2026 are as follows:

 

Schedule of Options Summarized by Exercise Price 

Exercise Prices   Options Outstanding (Shares)   Options Exercisable (Shares) 
$0.92    992,222    436,666 
$0.95    55,000    - 
$1.03    765,000    85,000 
$1.05    7,500    7,500 
$1.25    22,000    21,444 
$1.50    400,000    400,000 
$3.35    60,000    60,000 
$4.42    2,562,500    2,535,418 
      4,864,222    3,546,028