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STOCK OPTION PLANS
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
STOCK OPTION PLANS

NOTE 6 STOCK OPTION PLANS

 

Stock Options

 

On January 18, 2010, we adopted the 2010 Stock Option Plan (the “2010 Option Plan”), which allows the Board to grant options to purchase up to 15,625 shares of common stock to directors, officers, key employees, and service providers of our company. In 2011, the 2010 Option Plan was amended to increase the number of shares issuable under the 2010 Option Plan to 375,000 shares. In 2012, 2010 Option Plan was again amended to increase the number of shares issuable under the 2010 Option Plan to 203,125 shares. The shares issuable pursuant to the 2010 Option Plan are registered with the SEC under Forms S-8 filed on February 4, 2010 (No. 333- 164691), June 24, 2011 (No. 333-175143), and December 4, 2013 (No. 333-192655). The 2010 Option Plan expired on January 18, 2020. As of June 30, 2026 there were 14,308 options outstanding under the 2010 Option Plan and as of December 31, 2025 there were 14,778 options outstanding under the 2010 Option Plan.

 

On December 15, 2020, we adopted the Iveda Solutions, Inc. 2020 Plan (the “2020 Plan”). The 2020 Plan had a maximum of 156,250 shares authorized with similar terms and conditions to the 2010 Option Plan. The shares issuable pursuant to the 2020 Option Plan are registered with the SEC under Forms S-8 filed on October 7, 2022 (No. 333- 267792). In 2025 and 2024, the 2020 Option Plan was amended to increase the number of shares issuable under the 2020 Option Plan to 1,156,250 and 656,250 shares, respectively. As of June 30, 2026 there were 716,584 options outstanding under the 2020 Option Plan. As of December 31, 2025 there were 720,959 options outstanding under the 2020 Option Plan.

 

As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, there were 730,892 and 735,737 options outstanding, respectively, under all the option plans.

 

Stock options may be granted as either incentive stock options intended to qualify under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or as options not qualified under Section 422 of the Code. All options are issued with an exercise price at or above the fair market value of the common stock on the date of the grant as determined by our Board of Directors. Incentive stock option plan awards of restricted stock are intended to qualify as deductible performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code. Incentive Stock Option awards of unrestricted stock are not designed to be deductible to us under Section 162(m). Under the plans, stock options will terminate on the tenth anniversary date of the grant or earlier if provided in the grant.

 

We have also granted non-qualified stock options to employees and contractors. All non-qualified options are generally issued with an exercise price no less than the fair value of the common stock on the date of the grant as determined by our Board of Directors. Options may be exercised up to ten years following the date of the grant, with vesting schedules determined by us upon grant. Vesting schedules vary by grant, with some fully vesting immediately upon grant to others that ratably vest over a period of time up to four years. Standard vested options may be exercised up to three months following date of termination of the relationship unless alternate terms are specified at grant. The fair values of options are determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The estimated fair value of options is recognized as expense on the straight-line basis over the options’ vesting periods.. During the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company repriced 535,000 which resulted in an incremental compensation cost of $12,000 that was recorded during the period.

 

Stock option transactions during six months ended June 30, 2026 were as follows:

 

   June 30, 2026 
   Shares   Weighted-Average
Exercise Price
 
         
Outstanding at Beginning of Period   735,737    5.50 
Granted   -    - 
Exercised   -    - 
Forfeited or Cancelled   (4,845)   6.90 
Outstanding at End of Period   730,892    5.12 
Options Exercisable at Period-End   730,892   $5.12 

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 the Company recognized $12,000 and $0 of compensation cost relating to the vesting of options.

 

    Options Outstanding   Options Exercisable 
Range of
Exercise
Prices
   Number
Outstanding at
June 30, 2026
   Weighted- Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
   Weighted- Average
Exercise
Price
   Number
Exercisable at
June 30, 2026
   Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
 
 $    0.29-142.08     730,892    8.7   $5.12    730,892   $5.12 

 

 

The Black-Scholes option pricing model, used to estimate fair value of the option awards, requires the use of the following assumptions:

 

● Fair value of common stock. The fair value of the common stock is the Company’s closing price per share on the NASDAQ listing at the grant date.

 

● Expected Term. The expected term of options granted represents the period of time that the options are expected to be outstanding. Due to the lack of historical exercise history, the expected term of the Company’s stock options has been determined by calculating the midpoint of the contractual term of the options and the weighted-average vesting period.

 

● Expected Volatility. The expected stock price volatility assumption was determined by examining the historical volatilities for industry peers, as the Company did not have any trading history for the common stock. The Company will continue to analyze the historical stock price volatility and expected term assumption as more historical data for the common stock becomes available.

 

● Risk-Free Interest Rate. The risk-free interest rate assumption is based on the U.S. Treasury instrument whose term was consistent with the expected term of the Company’s stock options.

 

● Dividends. The Company has not paid any cash dividends on common stock since inception and does not anticipate paying any dividends in the foreseeable future. Consequently, an expected dividend yield of zero was used.

 

The fair value of options granted was estimated using the Black-Scholes valuation model using the following assumptions for the six months ended June 30, 2026:

 

 

  

Six months ended

June 30, 2026

 
Expected volatility   136%
Expected dividend yield   %
Expected term (in years)   4.92 
Risk-free interest rate   4.0%

 

There was no intrinsic value of the outstanding options at June 30, 2026.