Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

WARRANTS

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WARRANTS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements  
NOTE 17. WARRANTS

The Company has the following shares of common stock reserved for exercise of the warrants outstanding as of December 31, 2017:

 

    Shares    

Weighted-Average

Exercise Price

 
             
Warrants Outstanding as of January 1, 2016     2,161,734     $ 2.70  
Warrants Exercised     (1,873,206 )   $ 2.55  
Warrants Granted     802,122     $ 3.45  
Warrants Expired     (34,889 )   $ 6.75  
Warrants Outstanding as of December 31, 2016     1,055,761     $ 2.85  
Warrants Exercised     -     $ -  
Warrants Granted     214,915     $ 2.79  
Warrants Expired     (79,309 )   $ 3.34  
Warrants Outstanding as of December 31, 2017     1,191,367     $ 0.19  

  

The weighted-average exercise price and weighted-average fair value of the warrants granted by the Company are as follows:

 

    For the Year Ended  
    December 31, 2017     December 31, 2016  
    Weighted-Average Exercise Price     Weighted-Average Fair Value     Weighted-Average Exercise Price     Weighted-Average Fair Value  
                         
Warrants Granted Whose Exercise Price Exceeded Fair Value at the Date of Grant   $ -     $ -     $ 4.50     $ 3.75  
Warrants Granted Whose Exercise Price Was Equal or Lower Than Fair Value at the Date of Grant   $ 2.79     $ 3.20     $ 4.35     $ 4.80  

  

The following table summarizes information about fixed-price warrants outstanding as of December 31, 2017:

 

Range of     Number Outstanding     Average Remaining   Weighted-Average  
Exercise Prices     at December 31, 2017     Contractual Life   Exercise Price  
                   
$ 0.90       304,467     9 Months   $ 0.90  
$ 0.99       16,629     36 Months   $ 0.99  
$ 1.82       61,932     16 Months   $ 1.82  
$ 1.95       57,559     15 Months   $ 1.95  
$ 2.04       44,053     55 Months   $ 2.04  
$ 2.06       105,263     6 Months   $ 2.06  
$ 2.40       111,759     37 Months   $ 2.40  
$ 2.91       56,760     60 Months   $ 2.91  
$ 3.09       26,711     6 Months   $ 3.09  
$ 3.12       52,834     56 Months   $ 3.12  
$ 3.74       24,048     50 Months   $ 3.74  
$ 4.05       37,037     48 Months   $ 4.05  
$ 5.25       170,190     40 Months   $ 5.25  
$ 5.55       11,905     33 Months   $ 5.55  
$ 6.15       29,268     47 Months   $ 6.15  
$ 6.60       80,952     32 Months   $ 6.60  
          1,191,367              

 

For the warrants issued in 2017 and 2016 the Company valued the warrants utilizing the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted-average inputs:

 

   

Year Ended

December 31,

 
    2017     2016  
Stock Price on Date of Grant   $ 4.15     $ 4.80  
Exercise Price   $ 2.79     $ 4.50  
Volatility     126.14 %     138.00 %
Term   5-Years     5-Years  
Risk-Free Interest Rate     1.87 %     1.24 %
Expected Dividend Rate     0 %     0 %

 

Based on the Black-Scholes calculations, warrant expense of $211,534, $467,066, and $1,148,069 was recorded during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2017, $478,008 of warrants were issued in connection with debt and recorded as a debt discount.