Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

12. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

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12. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Stockholders' equity (Note 12)  
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Common Stock

The Company is authorized to issue up to 190,000,000 shares of common stock (par value $0.0001). As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company had 45,451,389 and 33,419,166 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, respectively. During 2014, the Company issued 8,039,166 shares of its common stock, of which 7,500 shares related to an employment agreement and 8,031,666 were pursuant to a private placement offering. In addition, during 2014, 10,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were issued for a debt conversion (Note 11); and, 300,000 shares were issued on October 31, 2014 at a price of $2.82 per share, the Company’s closing price for common stock, for compensation to directors and officers.

 

The Company issued a total of 7,500 shares of common stock under an employment agreement during the year ended December 31, 2014. The agreement terminated in December 2014 and no further grants will be awarded under this agreement.

 

On January 28, 2015, we commenced an offering to sell up to $24 million shares of the Company’s restricted common stock in a private placement to accredited investors at a price per share of $2.00 (the “Offering”). The issuance of the shares in connection with the Offering was exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), in reliance on exemptions from the registration requirement of the Act in transaction not involve in a public offering pursuant to Rule 506(b) of Regulation D, as Promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Act. During 2015, the Company sold an aggregate of 1,260,000 shares of its restricted common stock pursuant to the Offering to 27 investors for an aggregate purchase price of $2,520,000.

  

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company issued 5,716,230 shares of its common stock to investors in connection with the conversion of secured convertible promissory notes payable in the aggregate principal amount of $765,000 and $13,373 of accrued interest (Note 9).

 

During the year ended December 31, 2015 the Company issued 225,993 shares of common stock totaling $328,402 to non-employees for professional services. Additionally, during the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company issued 300,000 shares of common stock totaling $625,000 to an officer and director. The common stock issued was valued based on the closing trading price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance.

 

In December 2015, the Company received back 500,000 shares of its common stock totaling $241,889 on foreclosure of a note receivable (Note 3). 

 

On December 30, 2015, the Company issued 5,000,000 shares of its common stock in connection with the CanX Acquisition (Note 6).

 

Preferred Stock

The Company is authorized to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of $.0001 par value preferred stock with designations, rights and preferences to be determined from time to time by the Board. Each such series or class shall have voting powers, if any, and such preferences and/or other special rights, with such qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights as shall be stated in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of such series or class of shares of preferred stock. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014 there is no preferred stock issued and outstanding.

 

Options/Warrants

On July 23, 2014, Company stockholders approved the Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, which provides for the granting of stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, stock bonus awards and performance-based awards. On December 21, 2015, Company stockholders approved an amendment to the Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, increasing the number of shares that may be issued under such plan to 15,000,000 shares of common stock. This plan serves as the successor to the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (Note 13).