Note 6 – Stockholders’ Equity

Our authorized capital stock consists of 50 million shares of common stock, $0.0005 par value, and one million shares of preferred stock, $0.0005 par value.

Preferred Stock

The preferred stock authorized under our certificate of incorporation may be issued from time to time in one or more series. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, no shares of preferred stock have been issued.

Common Stock

Registered Direct Offering

On January 5, 2021, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain accredited investors and qualified institutional buyers, pursuant to which we issued and sold to the purchasers an aggregate of (i) 550,000 shares of our common stock, and (ii) warrants to purchase up to 275,000 shares of common stock in a registered direct offering.

The shares and warrants were sold at a purchase price of $10.00 per share for net proceeds of $5.5 million. Each Warrant has an exercise price equal to $11.00 per share of common stock, will be exercisable at any time and from time to time, subject to certain conditions described in the Warrant, after the date of issuance, and will expire on the date that is three years from the date of issuance. The Shares and the Warrants are immediately separable and were issued separately.

Public Offering

On January 18, 2021, we entered into an underwriting agreement for the public offering of 3 million shares of common stock, at a price to the public of $12.50 per share. We also issued to the Underwriters warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 180,000 shares of common stock (6% of the shares of common stock sold in the offering) at an exercise price of $15.625 per share (equal to 125% of the public offering price per share). On January 21, 2021, we completed the offering for net proceeds of $35.1 million, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses.

The 2010 Directors’ Equity Compensation Plan

On May 5, 2010, our stockholders approved the 2010 Directors’ Equity Compensation Plan, which has been subsequently amended and restated by our stockholders (the “2010 Directors’ Plan”). A primary purpose of the 2010 Directors’ Plan is to provide us with the ability to pay all or a portion of director service fees in stock instead of cash. The 2010 Directors’ Plan provides that the total number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the 2010 Directors’ Plan is equal to 675,000 shares.

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, no shares of common stock and options were granted to our directors under the 2010 Directors’ Plan.

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, 8,346 shares of common stock were granted to our directors. We recorded $17,000 of director fees during the three months ended March 31, 2020 in connection with these grants, which represented the fair value of the shares calculated based on the average closing price of our shares of common stock for the last five trading days of the quarter in which the Board fee was earned.

At March 31, 2021, there were 200,000 options outstanding and there were 128,126 shares of common stock available to be issued pursuant to the terms of the 2010 Directors’ Plan. No stock options were exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

The 2010 Equity Compensation Plan

On May 5, 2010, our stockholders approved the 2010 Equity Compensation Plan, which was subsequently amended and restated by our stockholders (the “2010 Plan”). The 2010 Plan provides that the total number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the 2010 Plan is 3.9 million shares.

There were 50,000 options granted under the 2010 Plan during the three months ended March 31, 2021 in excess of the total amount allocated for the plan. These options were excluded from the stock compensation expense calculation as the options require stockholder approval before we recognize the compensation expense. In addition, 510,000 options were granted during Fiscal 2020 in excess of the total amount allocated to the 2010 Plan. These options were excluded from the stock compensation expense calculation as the options require stockholder approval before we recognize the compensation expense.

As of March 31, 2021, there were 1,295,000 options outstanding and 15,659 options available to be issued pursuant to the terms of the 2010 Plan. We will recognize approximately $779,000 of share-based compensation expense over a weighted average period of 2.8 years.

The 2018 Stock Incentive Plan

On April 12, 2018, our stockholders approved the 2018 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2018 Stock Plan”). At April 12, 2018, all 2.3 million shares available for issuance under the 2018 Stock Plan have been granted in the form of a stock option with an initial exercise price of $3.00 per share, which are exercisable in 36 monthly installments, to Ted Karkus (the “CEO Option”), our Chief Executive Officer. No stock options have been exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

The 2018 Plan requires certain proportionate adjustments to be made to stock options granted upon the occurrence of certain events, including a special distribution (whether in the form of cash, shares, other securities, or other property) in order to maintain parity. Accordingly, the Compensation Committee of the board of directors, as required by the terms of the 2018 Stock Plan, adjusted the terms of the CEO Option, such that the exercise price of the CEO Option was reduced from $3.00 per share to $2.00 per share, effective as of September 5, 2018, the date a special $1.00 special cash dividend was paid to the Company’s stockholders. The exercise price of the CEO Option was further reduced from $2.00 to $1.75 per share, effective as of January 24, 2019, the date a $0.25 special cash dividend was paid to the Company’s stockholders. The exercise price of the CEO Option was further reduced from $1.75 to $1.50 per share, effective as of December 12, 2019, the date another $0.25 special cash dividend was paid to Company’s stockholders.

The following table summarizes stock options activity during the three months ended March 31, 2021 for the 2010 Plan, 2010 Director Plan and 2018 Stock Plan (in thousands, except per share data):

Warrants

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, we issued warrants to purchase 275,000 shares of common stock in a registered direct offering and warrants to purchase 180,000 shares of common stock to the underwriters in a public offering. The following table summarizes warrants activities during the three months ended March 31, 2021 (in thousands, except per share data).

The following table summarizes weighted average assumptions used in determining the fair value of the warrants at the date of grant during the three months ended March 31, 2021:

As of March 31, 2021, there were 905,000 warrants outstanding and we recognized $147,000 of share-based compensation expense during the three months ended March 31, 2021. We had no compensation expense during the three months ended March 31, 2020.