Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stockholders’ Equity

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Stockholders’ Equity
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Equity [Abstract]  
Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]
Note 6 — Stockholders’ Equity
 
Awards to Fortress
 
Pursuant to the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation for the annual stock dividend that was due on February 17, 2018, the Company issued 273,837 shares of common stock to Fortress, which equaled to 2.5% of the fully diluted outstanding equity of Avenue at the time of issuance for the annual stock dividend.  
 
Equity Incentive Plan
 
The Company has in effect the 2015 Incentive Plan (“2015 Incentive Plan”). The 2015 Incentive Plan was adopted in January 2015 by our stockholders. Under the 2015 Incentive Plan, the compensation committee of the Company’s board of directors is authorized to grant stock-based awards to directors, officers, employees and consultants. The plan authorizes grants to issue up to 2,000,000 shares of authorized but unissued common stock and expires 10 years from adoption and limits the term of each option to no more than 10 years from the date of grant.
 
Restricted Stock Units and Restricted Stock Awards
 
The following table summarizes restricted stock unit and award activity for the three months ended March 31, 2018:
 
 
 
Number of Units
and Awards
 
Weighted 
Average Grant 
Date Fair Value
 
Unvested balance at December 31, 2017
 
 
714,999
 
$
5.00
 
Granted
 
 
-
 
$
-
 
Vested
 
 
-
 
$
-
 
Unvested balance at March 31, 2018
 
 
714,999
 
$
5.00
 
 
For the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, stock-based compensation expenses associated with the amortization of restricted stock units and restricted stock awards for employees and non-employees were approximately $0.4 million and $5,000 respectively.
 
At March 31, 2018, the Company had unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to restricted stock units and restricted stock awards of $2.5 million, which is expected to be recognized over the remaining weighted-average vesting period of 2.3 years. 
 
Stock Options
 
The following table summarizes stock option award activity for the three months ended March 31, 2018:
 
 
 
Stock Options
 
Weighted 
Average Exercise 
Price
 
Weighted Average 
Remaining 
Contractual Life 
(in years)
 
Outstanding, December 31, 2017
 
 
20,000
 
$
6.29
 
 
4.63
 
Granted
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Outstanding, March 31, 2018
 
 
20,000
 
$
6.29
 
 
4.38
 
 
Stock Warrants
 
The following table summarizes the warrant activity for the three months ended March 31, 2018:
 
 
 
Warrants
 
Weighted 
Average Exercise 
Price
 
Aggregate 
Intrinsic Value
(in thousands)
 
Outstanding, December 31, 2017
 
 
123,413
 
$
0.0828
 
$
438
 
Exercised
 
 
(13,125)
 
$
0.0001
 
 
 
 
Outstanding, March 31, 2018
 
 
110,288
 
$
0.0929
 
$
487