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8. COMMON STOCK AND WARRANTS

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8. COMMON STOCK AND WARRANTS
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
8. COMMON STOCK AND WARRANTS

Warrant Exercises – There were no warrants exercised during the three months ended September 30, 2015. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, certain holders exercised warrants and received an aggregate of 42,000 shares of the Company’s common stock upon payment of an aggregate of $368,000 in cash. During the three months ended September 30, 2015, approximately 432,000 warrants expired unexercised. As of September 30, 2015, there were warrants outstanding to purchase 349,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an average exercise price of $7.02 per share.

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, certain holders exercised warrants and received an aggregate of 3,095,000 and 5,942,000 shares of the Company’s common stock upon payment of an aggregate of $24,417,000 and $42,575,000 in cash, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company paid an aggregate of $1,471,000 and $2,271,000, respectively, in cash to certain warrant holders as an inducement to exercise their warrants and recorded an expense of $1,471,000 and $2,271,000, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, certain warrant holders exercised warrants on a cashless basis and received 291,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

Grants of Stock – In August 2015, the Company granted an aggregate of 5,000 shares of restricted stock to certain of the Company’s eligible employees that vest in equal amounts on each of April 1, 2016, 2017 and 2018, which had a grant date fair value of $7.03 per share. In July 2015, the Company granted an aggregate of 67,000 shares of restricted stock to certain of the Company’s eligible employees that vest in equal amounts on each of April 1, 2016, 2017 and 2018, which had a grant date fair value of $9.83 per share. In June 2015, the Company granted an aggregate of approximately 41,000 shares of restricted stock to non-employee members of the Company’s Board of Directors that vest on the earlier of (i) the date of the Company’s 2016 annual meeting of stockholders, or (ii) July 1, 2016, which had a grant date fair value of $10.87 per share. In March 2015, the Company granted an aggregate of 194,000 shares of restricted stock to the Company’s executive officers and other eligible employees that vest in equal amounts on each of April 1, 2016, 2017 and 2018, which had a grant date fair value of $10.20 per share. As of September 30, 2015, there was $4.4 million of total unrecognized costs related to nonvested restricted stock. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.5 years.