Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stock-Based Compensation

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Stock-Based Compensation
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Share Based Compensation [Text Block]
Note 8 Stock-Based Compensation
 
Options - On March 26, 2014, the Company adopted the AntriaBio, Inc. 2014 Stock and Incentive Plan which allows the Company to issue up to 3,750,000 of common stock in the form of stock options, incentive options or common stock. The Company had granted 3,295,000 of these shares to current employees and directors of the Company as of June 30, 2017 and no additional grants as of March 31, 2018. The options have an exercise price from $1.29 to $3.44 per share. The options vest monthly over four years, with some options subject to a one year cliff before options begin to vest monthly.
 
On February 23, 2015, the Company adopted the AntriaBio, Inc. 2015 Non Qualified Stock Option Plan which allows the Company to issue up to 6,850,000 of common stock in the form of stock options. The Company had granted 4,487,000 of these shares to current employees and directors of the Company as of June 30, 2017 and no additional grants as of March 31, 2018. The options have an exercise price of from $1.00 to $2.06 per share. The options vest monthly over 4 years with some options subject to a one year cliff before options begin to vest monthly.
 
On October 31, 2016, the Board adopted the AntriaBio, Inc. 2016 Non Qualified Stock Option Plan which allows the Company to issue up to 35,000,000 shares of common stock in the form of stock options. The 2016 Non Qualified Stock Option Plan was amended on August 21, 2017 to reduce the number of shares to be issued to 15,000,000 shares of common stock in the form of stock options. The Board had issued options to purchase 28,995,000 of these shares to current employees and directors as of June 30, 2017, of which 4,360,000 were cancelled before their terms were established and 11,090,000 were additionally cancelled by the Board during the year ended June 30, 2017. The Company had 1,550,000 of the cancelled stock options that had begun vesting prior to the cancellation and with the cancellation the Company recorded $1,199,847 of unrecognized stock compensation expense. The Company had granted 255,000 of these shares to current employees and directors of the Company as of March 31, 2018. The options have an exercise price from $1.00 to $1.20 per share. The options expire no later than ten years from the date of the grant. The options vest on a monthly basis over 48 months, except for 75,000 of the options which do not begin to vest until specific events have occurred and then begin to vest over 48 months and 60,000 of the options that all vest at the end of the consulting contract. Some options are subject to a one year cliff and all options have an exercise price based on the fair value of the common stock on the date of grant.
 
The Company has computed the fair value of all options granted that have begun vesting using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. In order to calculate the fair value of the options, certain assumptions are made regarding components of the model, including the estimated fair value of the underlying common stock, risk-free interest rate, volatility, expected dividend yield and expected option life. Changes to the assumptions could cause significant adjustments to valuation. The Company estimated a volatility factor utilizing comparable published volatility of several peer companies. Due to the small number of option holders, the Company has estimated a forfeiture rate of zero as the value of each option holder is calculated individually. The Company estimates the expected term based on the average of the vesting term and the contractual term of the options. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield in effect at the time of the grant for treasury securities of similar maturity.
 
The Company has computed the fair value of all options granted during the nine months ended March 31, 2018 using the following assumptions:
 
Expected volatility
 
84
%
Risk free interest rate
 
2.0 - 2.21
%
Expected term (years)
 
7
 
Dividend yield
 
0
%
 
Stock option activity is as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted
 
Weighted Average
 
 
 
Number of
 
Average
 
Remaining
 
 
 
Options
 
Exercise Price
 
Contractual Life
 
Outstanding, June 30, 2017
 
 
21,290,751
 
$
1.65
 
 
7.7
 
Granted
 
 
255,000
 
$
1.08
 
 
 
 
Forfeited
 
 
(486,167)
 
$
1.62
 
 
 
 
Expired
 
 
(250,000)
 
$
4.50
 
 
 
 
Outstanding, March 31, 2018
 
 
20,809,584
 
$
1.61
 
 
7.6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exercisable at March 31, 2018
 
 
10,310,626
 
$
1.97
 
 
6.5
 
 
Stock-based compensation expense related to the fair value of stock options was included in the statement of operations as research and development – compensation and benefits expense of $289,645 and $515,821 and as general and administrative – compensation and benefits expense of $1,184,070 and $896,176 for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Stock-based compensation expense related to the fair value of stock options was included in the statement of operations as research and development – compensation and benefits expense of $870,464 and $1,265,591 and as general and administrative – compensation and benefits expense of $3,305,029 and $2,272,372 for the nine months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The unrecognized stock-based compensation expense at March 31, 2018 is $7,140,039. The Company determined the fair value as of the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing method and expenses the fair value ratably over the vesting period.
 
Warrants- The Company issued warrants to agents in conjunction with the closing of various financings and issued warrants in private placements as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted
 
Weighted Average
 
 
 
Number of
 
Average
 
Remaining
 
 
 
Warrants
 
Exercise Price
 
Contractual Life
 
Outstanding, June 30, 2017
 
 
32,796,448
 
$
1.71
 
 
3.7
 
Warrants issued for consulting services
 
 
650,000
 
$
1.03
 
 
 
 
Warrants issued in debt financing
 
 
850,000
 
$
1.00
 
 
 
 
Warrants expired
 
 
(285,407)
 
$
2.43
 
 
 
 
Outstanding, March 31, 2018
 
 
34,011,041
 
$
1.67
 
 
3.0
 
 
For the Nine Months Ended March 31, 2018: The Company issued warrants to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock at a price of $1.00 per share in connection with a consulting agreement. The Company also issued warrants to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at a price of $1.00 per share in connection with investor services. The Company issued warrants to purchase 500,000 shares of common stock at a price of $1.04 per share in connection with a consulting agreement. The Company issued warrants to purchase 350,000 shares of common stock at a price of $1.00 per share in connection with the issuance of convertible notes. The Company issued warrants to purchase 500,000 shares of common stock at a price to be determined at a future date in connection with the issuance of convertible notes.
 
In 2014, the Company issued warrants to purchase 16,667 shares of common stock which were accounted for under liability accounting. The fair value as of March 31, 2018 and June 30, 2017 were none and $588, respectively which is reflected as a liability with the fair value adjustment recorded as derivative gains or losses on the consolidated statements of operations.
 
The warrants exercisable for the 250,000 shares of common stock are accounted for under the equity method of accounting and are fair valued monthly at the date that the warrants vest. As of June 30, 2017, warrants to purchase 15,624 shares of common stock had vested and $12,564 had been recorded into equity and investor relations expense. As of March 31, 2018, warrants to purchase an additional 46,872 shares of common stock had vested and $35,936 had been recorded into equity and investor relations expense.
 
The warrants exercisable for 100,000 shares were accounted for under equity treatment and were fair valued as of the date of issuance. The fair value of the warrants was valued at $66,643 and recorded as additional paid-in-capital and as general and administrative expenses. The warrants exercisable for 50,000 shares were accounted for under equity treatment and were fair valued as of the date of issuance. The fair value of the warrants was valued at $33,322 and recorded as additional paid-in-capital and as investor relations expense. The warrants exercisable for 500,000 shares were accounted for under equity treatment and were fair valued as of the date of issuance. The fair value of the warrants was valued at $407,605 and recorded as additional paid-in-capital and license costs. The warrants exercisable for 350,000 shares of common stock are accounted for under equity treatment and were recorded at the allocated fair value as of the date of issuance. The estimated fair value of the warrants was $126,914 and the allocated fair value of $107,000 was recorded as additional paid-in capital. The warrants exercisable for 500,000 shares of common stock are accounted for under equity treatment and were recorded at the allocated fair value as of the date of issuance. The estimated fair value of the warrants was $140,150 and the allocated fair value of $110,000 was recorded as additional paid-in capital.
 
The warrants were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model on the date of issuance except the warrants to purchase 500,000 shares of common stock which were valued using the Lattice pricing model. In order to calculate the fair value of the warrants in both models, certain assumptions were made regarding components of the model, including the closing price of the underlying common stock, risk-free interest rate, volatility, expected dividend yield, and warrant term. Changes to the assumptions could cause significant adjustments to valuation. Rezolute estimated a volatility factor utilizing comparable published volatilities of several peer companies. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield in effect at the time of the grant for treasury securities of similar maturity.
 
The Black-Scholes valuation methodology was used because that model embodies all of the relevant assumptions that address the features underlying these instruments. Significant assumptions for the warrant values calculated for the nine months ended March 31, 2018 were as follows:
 
Expected volatility
 
40% - 96
%
Risk free interest rate
 
1.47% - 2.80
%
Warrant term (years)
 
1 - 10
 
Dividend yield
 
0
%
 
The Lattice pricing model was used to determine the fair value of the warrants to purchase 500,000 shares of common stock on the day they were issued. The Lattice model accommodates the probability of changes in the exercise price as outlined in the warrant agreement. Under the terms of the warrant agreement, the exercise price of the warrant will be 120% of the share price of a qualified financing if it occurs prior to July 1, 2018 or the exercise price will be 120% of the average closing price of the Company’s share price for the ten trading days prior to July 1, 2018. The estimated fair value was derived using the lattice model with the following assumptions:
 
Expected volatility
 
65
%
Risk free interest rate
 
2.62
%
Warrant term (years)
 
5
 
Dividend yield
 
0
%