Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

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Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Disclosure of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award

The following table summarizes the RSU and restricted stock transactions related to the common and Preferred Stock under the Amended and Restated Incentive Plan for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:

 

    Common Stock     Preferred Stock  
Outstanding and unvested shares at January 1, 2018     605,969       39,800  
Granted     707,200       44,800  
Vested     (340,066 )     (39,800 )
Forfeited     (43,756 )     -  
Outstanding and unvested shares at December 31, 2018     929,347       44,800  
Granted     180,000       48,746  
Vested     (624,315 )     (49,546 )
Forfeited     (33,948 )     -  
Outstanding and unvested shares at December 31, 2019     451,084       44,000  

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock Units Award Activity

The following table summarizes the share activity during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 and the amount of common and Preferred Shares available for grant at December 31, 2019:

 

    Common Stock     Preferred Stock  
Shares available for grant at January 1, 2018     1,211,234       27,200  
Additional shares available for grant     -       200,000  
RSUs granted     (707,200 )     (44,800 )
RSUs forfeited     43,756       -  
Shares available for grant at December 31, 2018     547,790       182,400  
RSUs granted     (180,000 )     (48,746 )
RSUs forfeited     33,948       -  
Shares available for grant at December 31, 2019     401,738       133,654  

Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs

The following table summarizes the components of stock-based compensation expense for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:

 

Stock-based compensation included in the
consolidated statements of operations:
  December 31,  
    2019     2018  
             
Direct operating costs   $ 196,956     $ 88,195  
General and administrative     2,735,178       2,352,850  
Research and development     33,029       14,506  
Selling and marketing     250,498       8,048  
Total stock-based compensation expense   $ 3,215,661     $ 2,463,599