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Common Stock Options, Restricted Stock Units and Restricted Stock
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Common Stock Options, Restricted Stock Units and Restricted Stock [Abstract]  
Common Stock Options, Restricted Stock Units and Restricted Stock

Note 6 - Common Stock Options, Restricted Stock Units and Restricted Stock

 

Common Stock Options

 

Stock options are awarded to the Company’s employees, consultants and non-employee members of the board of directors under the Omnibus Plan and are generally granted with an exercise price equal to the market price of the Company’s common stock at the date of grant. There were no issuances of stock options in the quarter ended June 30, 2026. A summary of option activity under the Company’s Omnibus Plan as of June 30, 2026, and changes during the period then ended, is presented below:

 

           Weighted 
       Weighted   Average 
       Average   Remaining 
   Number of   Exercise   Contractual 
   Options   Price   Term (Years) 
Balance outstanding at December 31, 2025   236   $28,842    3.16 
Granted   
-
    
-
    - 
Exercised   
-
    
-
    - 
Forfeited   
-
    
-
    - 
Cancelled or expired   (53)   59,264    - 
Balance outstanding at June 30, 2026   183   $20,031    3.23 
Exercisable at June 30, 2026   183   $20,031    3.23 

 

As of June 30, 2026, there was no aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding and options exercisable. As of June 30, 2026, there was no unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options.

 

Restricted Stock Units

 

On June 11, 2025, the Company granted a total of 161,527 restricted stock units (“RSUs”) under its Omnibus Plan. The fair value per share (closing stock price) was $3.37. The grants included both standard RSUs issued to members of the Board of Directors and performance-based RSUs (“PBRSUs”) issued to employees. The PBRSUs are subject to both service and performance vesting conditions. On March 2, 2026, due to shifting business priorities making the original performance conditions unfeasible, the Board has approved modifying the RSUs to vest fully on the one-year anniversary of the grant date. Due to this, there was change of PRSUs into time-based RSUs with vesting based solely on continued service through June 11, 2026 (the one-year anniversary of the original grant date). As of the modification date, the fair value per share was $3.92, total RSUs of 128,863 were modified and related incremental compensation cost of $70,875. We recognized $114,310 and $373,289 of expense related to RSUs for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively.

On January 21, 2026, the Company granted a total of 330,972 RSUs under its Omnibus Plan. The fair value per share (closing stock price) was $4.31. The grants included standard RSUs issued to members of the Board of Directors and employees. During the six months ended June 30, 2026, a total of 75,379 RSUs vested. The company recorded $40,041 of payroll taxes in addition to a receivable of $72,981 as additional paid-in capital.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company recognized $1,006,888 in stock-based compensation expense related to these RSU grants. This expense is included in total operating expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to these RSUs will be recognized over the remaining vesting period, which is one year for standard RSUs. As of June 30, 2026, the total compensation expense to be recognized in future periods is $792,890 over the next seven months.

 

Restricted Common Stock

 

On November 30, 2023, the Company issued 115 shares of restricted common stock (the “Restricted Stock”) of the Company to PatentVest, Inc. (“PatentVest”) pursuant to a Restricted Stock Agreement and Consulting Services Agreement, each with PatentVest, in exchange for certain services related to the Company’s patent portfolio. The fair value of the Restricted Stock was determined to be $200,485 using the market price of the stock on the date of the issuance. The Restricted Stock is subject to a vesting schedule pursuant to the Restricted Stock Agreement and the shares may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated, disposed of or otherwise encumbered prior to becoming vested. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company recorded as vested 46 shares valued at $80,000. The Restricted Stock is subject to a vesting schedule pursuant to the Restricted Stock Agreement and the shares may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated, disposed of or otherwise encumbered prior to becoming vested. No services were provided by PatentVest, Inc. in the period ended June 30, 2026.

 

Restricted Stock Awards

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company issued 29,326 restricted stock awards in return for aggregate net proceeds of $101,175.