STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION | 10. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION The Company’s Stock Option Plan is currently being established in order to enable the Company to attract and retain the services of highly qualified and experienced directors, officers, employees and consultants, and to give such persons an interest in the success of the Company and its subsidiaries. The options and awards will be granted at the discretion of the Board of Director. The fair value of each option granted is estimated at the time of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model using the following weighted average assumptions: 2014 Options Granted Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2014 Exercise Price $ 0.44 Risk-free interest rate 0.49 % Expected term (years) 3.15 Expected volatility 243 % Expected dividend yield 0 % During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company granted 100,000 common shares to certain employees. These common shares vest over 12 months. These shares were valued at $16,666 based on the current stock price at the date of grant of $0.25 and an estimated forfeiture rate of 33%, of which $14,086 was accrued at September 30, 2015 (December 31, 2014 - $7,808) and recorded as stock based compensation on the consolidated statements of operations. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company granted 50,000 common shares to a certain employee. These common shares vest over 12 months. These shares were valued at $8,333 based on the current stock price at the date of grant of $0.25 and an estimate forfeiture rate of 33%, of which $5,753 was accrued at September 30, 2015 and recorded as stock based compensation on the consolidated statements of operations. All of the director stock options begin vesting immediately over 12 months and expire on the third anniversary of the grant date. The Company granted NIL stock options to directors during the nine month period ended September 30, 2015 (2014 – NIL). The following table summarizes the stock option activities of the Company: Number of Options Weighted Average Exercise Price Balance, December 31, 2013 1,200,000 0.25 Granted 1,850,000 0.44 Balance, December 31, 2014 3,050,000 0.37 Granted - - Exercised (600,000 ) 0.30 Options Forfeited (1,300,000 ) 0.35 Balance, September 30, 2015 1,150,000 0.41 The Company’s computation of expected volatility for the periods ended September 30, 2015 is based on the Company’s market close price over the period equal to the expected life of the options. The Company’s computation of expected life reflects actual historical exercise activity and assumptions regarding future exercise activity of unexercised, outstanding options. The Company’s expected dividend yield is 0%, since there is no history of paying dividends and there are no plans to pay dividends. The Company’s risk-free interest rate is the Canadian Treasury Bond rate for the period equal to the expected term. The total number of options outstanding as at September 30, 2015 was 1,150,000 (December 31, 2014 – 3,050,000). As at September 30, 2015, the Company had 1,150,000 (December 31, 2014 - 1,450,000) vested options. As at September 30, 2015, the number of unvested options expected to vest (including the impact of expected forfeitures) had been estimated at NIL (December 31, 2014 – 1,600,000). As at September 30, 2015, the total fair value of future expense to be recorded in subsequent periods (assuming no forfeiture occurs) is $NIL (December 31, 2014 - $259,253). The Company recognizes compensation expense for the fair values of stock options using the graded vesting method over the requisite service period for the entire award. The following table presents information relating to stock options outstanding and exercisable at September 30, 2015. Options Outstanding Options Exercisable Number Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Weighted Average Exercise Price Number Weighted Average Weighted Average Remaining Contractual 900,000 0.90 $ 0.25 900,000 $ 0.25 0.90 250,000 2.58 1.00 250,000 1.00 2.58 1,150,000 1.26 $ 0.41 1,150,000 $ 0.41 1.26 The Company recorded $6,118 and $(36,198) for share-based compensation expense (recovery) for the three and nine month periods ending September 30, 2015, respectively (2014 - $138,920 and $376,388, respectively). |