Stock Options | Note 5. Stock Options Pursuant to an amendment on April 6, 2020, the aggregate number of shares that may be issued under the 2017 Stock Option and Stock Bonus Plan (the “2017 Plan”) is 85,700,000 shares, subject to adjustment as provided therein. The 2017 Plan is administered by the Company’s Board of Directors, or a committee appointed by the Board of Directors, and includes two types of options. Options intended to qualify as incentive stock options under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, are referred to as incentive options. Options that are not intended to qualify as incentive options are referred to as non-qualified options. The exercise price of an option may be paid in cash, in shares of the Company's common stock or other property having a fair market value equal to the exercise price of the option, or in a combination of cash, shares, other securities and property. As of December 31, 2021, there are 84,690,000 options granted and outstanding under the 2017 Plan. Stock option transactions are summarized as follows: Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity Number of Weighted Average Exercise Price Weighted Average Remaining Life $ (Years) Outstanding, December 31, 2019 91,450,000 0.14 Options cancelled (36,000,000 ) 0.13 Options exercised (3,200,000 ) 0.04 Options granted 30,400,000 0.13 Outstanding, December 31, 2020 82,650,000 0.15 4.06 Number of Weighted Average Exercise Price Weighted Average Remaining Life $ (Years) Outstanding, December 31, 2020 82,650,000 0.15 Options cancelled (76,100,000 ) 0.16 Options exercised (750,000 ) 0.07 Options granted 78,890,000 0.11 Outstanding, December 31, 2021 84,690,000 0.15 4.23 During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company granted the following stock options: 500,000 options for shares of common stock exercisable at $0.18 per share, expiring April 15, 2027. 78,390,000 options for shares of common stock exercisable at $0.11 per share, expiring Aug 3, 2028 The CFO of the Company exercised 750,000 options for shares of common stock at $ 0.07 per share through a cashless exercise of the options resulting in 555,556 shares being issued. Total share-based compensation for the 78,890,000 stock options granted (2020 - 30,400,000 ) and vested during the year ended December 31, 2021 was $ 1,413,055 (2020 - $ 6,740,743 ). The fair values of the stock options granted were estimated using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model, based on the following weighted average assumptions: Schedule of valuation assumptions for options December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020 Risk-free interest rate 1.76 % 2.55 % Dividend yield 0.00 % 0.00 % Expected stock price volatility 140.70 % 143.56 % Expected forfeiture rate 0.00 % 0.00 % Expected life 6.00 years 5.09 years The following non-qualified stock options were outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2021: Schedule of options by exercise price Expiry date Exercise Price Number of Options Number of $ December 31, 2022 0.06 800,000 800,000 August 31, 2023 0.08 600,000 600,000 November 8, 2023 0.09 4,000,000 4,000,000 May 5, 2026 0.11 150,000 150,000 October 26, 2026 0.10 500,000 500,000 November 27, 2026 0.10 250,000 250,000 August 3, 2028 0.11 74,500,000 74,500,000 August 3, 2028 0.11 3,890,000 1,945,000 84,690,000 82,745,000 As at December 31, 2021, the aggregate intrinsic value of the Company's stock options is $ 2,107,500 (December 31, 2020 – $ 393,710 ). |