Company: BCHT
Filing Date: 2025-05-15
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001477932-25-003808
Chunk: 33

Company: Birchtech Corp.
Filing Date: 2025-05-15
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 1
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 value of the common stock on the date of grant as determined under the 2017 Plan.  Twenty-five percent of the option shall vest and become exercisable three months following the grant date and twenty-five percent shall vest every three months thereafter such that the option shall be fully vested one year following the grant date.  The option will expire three years after the grant date. Based on a Black-Scholes valuation model, these options were valued at $77,926, in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The fair value of the shares was being amortized to selling, general and administrative expenses within the Company’s consolidated statements of operations over twelve months and the Company recorded $18,788 of expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2025. The valuation assumptions included an expected duration of 3 years, volatility of 87%, discount rate of 4.29% and dividends of $0.

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On January 9, 2025, the Company granted a nonqualified stock option under the 2017 Plan to a new director, who was elected to the Board on December 30, 2024, to acquire 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.56 per share, representing the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant as determined under the 2017 Plan. The option is fully vested and exercisable as of the grant date and will expire five years thereafter.  Based on a Black-Scholes valuation model, these options were valued at $40,071, in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, which was expensed on the issuance date in selling, general and administrative expenses within the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. The valuation assumptions included an expected duration of 5 years, volatility of 92%, discount rate of 4.46% and dividends of $0. A summary of stock option activity is presented below:        Weighted       Weighted    Average      Number  Average    Remaining  Aggregate   of  Exercise  Contractual  Intrinsic   Shares   Price   Life (years)  Value December 31, 2024  9,300,000  $0.58   1.75   12,500                  Grants  350,000   0.52