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The Company issued 3,600,000 shares of common stock to officers as part of their compensation agreements in the year ended April 30, 2015. These shares vest on a quarterly basis over a twelve-month period. During the three and six months ended October 31, 2015, 900,000 and 1,800,000 shares vested and the Company recorded a non-cash compensation expense of $80,010 and $190,530, respectively.
The Company issued 1,200,000 shares of common stock to an employee as part of an employee agreement in the year ended April 30, 2015. These shares vest on a quarterly basis over a twelve-month period. During the three and six months ended October 31, 2015, 300,000 and 600,000 shares vested and the Company recorded a non-cash expense of $26,670 and $63,510, respectively.
The Company awarded 3,600,000 shares of common stock to officers as part of their compensation agreements for 2016. These shares vest on a quarterly basis over a twelve-month period and are subject to their continuing service under the agreements. During the three and six months ended October 31, 2016, 900,000 and 1,800,000 shares vested and the Company recorded a non-cash compensation expense in the amount of $53,910 and $107,820, respectively.
The Company awarded 1,200,000 shares of common stock to an employee as part of his compensation agreement for 2016. These shares vest on a quarterly basis over a twelve-month period and are subject to the employee providing services under the agreement. During the three and six months ended October 31, 2016, 300,000 and 600,000 shares vested and the Company recorded a non-cash compensation expense in the amount of $17,970 and $35,940, respectively.
During the six months ended October 31, 2016, the Company issued 600,000 shares of common stock to a consultant. These shares vest on a quarterly basis over a twelve-month period and are subject to the consultant providing services under the agreement. During the three and six months ended October 31, 2016, 150,000 and 300,000 shares vested and the Company recorded a non-cash expense in the amount of $8,550 and $17,100, respectively.
During the six months ended October 31, 2016, the Company issued 500,000 shares of common stock to two consultants. The terms of the agreements are for twelve months each. The shares vested upon issuance and the Company recorded a non-cash compensation expense in the amount of $21,400 for the three and six months ended October 31, 2016.
All shares were issued without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), in reliance upon the exemption afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.
On October 28, 2014, the Company’s Registration on Form S-3 was declared effective by the Commission for a public offering of up to $50 million on a “shelf offering” basis. During the six months ended October 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company sold and issued approximately 66.8 and 14.7 million shares of common stock, respectively, at prices ranging from $0.02 to $0.16 per share. Net of underwriting discounts, legal, accounting and other offering expenses, the Company received proceeds of approximately $1.3 and $1.7 million from the sale of these shares for the six months ended October 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The Company has filed a prospectus supplement for an “at-the-market” offering with an investment bank as sales agent. As of October 31, 2016, the Company did not meet the eligibility requirements in order for it to be able to conduct a primary offering of its common stock under Form S-3 or to file a new Registration Statement on Form S-3. See Note 2 for additional information.
A summary of the Company’s non-vested restricted stock activity and related weighted average grant date fair value information for the six months ended October 31, 2016 are as follows:
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