9. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

PREFERRED STOCK

SERIES D CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

On February 22, 2019, JMJ Financial (“JMJ”) elected to convert 16 shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock into 5,128 shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $3.12 per share.

COMMON STOCK

On February 2, 2019, the Company issued 51,724 shares of common stock to independent board members for services rendered during 2018 and 2019 with a grant date fair value of $114,310.

On February 19, 2019, the Company retired 8,066 shares of common stock previously in accordance with a settlement agreement with the former members of 350 Green LLC. See Note 11 – Commitments and Contingencies – Litigation and Disputes for additional details.

On February 22, 2019, the Company issued 56,948 shares of common stock to Michael J. Calise, the Company’s former CEO, in connection with his repositioning agreement with a grant date fair value of $199,888. Such amount was previously accrued for as of December 31, 2018.

On April 18, 2019, the Company issued 12,995 shares of common stock to executives with a grant date fair value of $40,155. Such amount was previously accrued for as of December 31, 2018.

On July 26, 2019, the Company issued 4,630 shares of restricted common stock to a consultant for services rendered with an issuance date fair value of $12,316.

On September 25, 2019, the Company issued 20,000 shares of common stock to consultants with a issuance date fair value of $52,800.

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense related to common stock, stock options and warrants for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 of $197,133 and $737,416, respectively, which is included within compensation expense on the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense related to common stock, stock options and warrants for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 of $591,162 and $3,685,291 respectively.

As of September 30, 2019, there was $96,294 of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense that will be recognized over the weighted average remaining vesting period of 0.6 years.

STOCK OPTIONS

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company issued five and ten-year immediately vested options to purchase an aggregate of 4,500 shares of common stock to the Chief Executive Officer with exercise prices ranging from $2.55 to $3.30 per share. The options had an aggregate grant date fair value of $12,128, which was recognized immediately.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company granted options to purchase an aggregate of 72,000 shares of common stock to an executive with an exercise price of $3.45 per share. The options vest ratably over a six-month period from the date of grant. The options had an aggregate grant date fair value of $220,831, which will be recognized ratably over the vesting period. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company recognized $147,221 of expense related to this award.