CAPITAL STOCK AND ADDITIONAL PAID-IN-CAPITAL [Text Block] | 11. CAPITAL STOCK AND ADDITIONAL PAID-IN CAPITAL Private Placements On August 19, 2019, the Company completed the second tranche of a non-brokered private placement for a total of $2,412,281 (C$3,207,850) through the sale of 4,582,644 units at a price of $0.53 (C$0.70) per unit where each unit consists of one share of common stock and one-half of one share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant is exercisable into one share of common stock at a price of $0.80 (C$1.00) until August 19, 2022. The Company has paid finders' fees and associated legal fees of $8,710 and issued a total of 11,196 finder's warrants valued at $4,990, entitling the holder to acquire one share at a price of $0.80 (C$1.00) until August 19, 2022. On July 31, 2020, the Company completed a non-brokered private placement for a total of $3,272,875 through the issuance of 4,363,833 units at a price of $0.75 per Unit (C$1.02 per Unit), with each Unit comprising of one share of common stock (a "Share") and one-half of one share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder to acquire one Share at an exercise price of $1.00 until July 31, 2022. The Company paid a total of $40,414 in finders' fees and issued a total of 43,435 finder's warrants with a fair value of $15,500, where each finder's warrant entitles the holder to acquire one Share at a price of $1.00 until July 31, 2022. The following weighted average assumptions were used for the Black-Scholes pricing model valuation of these warrants: Risk-free interest rate - 1.52%; expected volatility - 115.42%; share price of C$0.86 and strike price - C$1.02; expected life of warrants - 2 years. To accommodate the lack of authorized capital to facilitate the closing of the private placement, the Company's President and CEO surrendered 1,097,298 stock options priced between C$0.70 and C$2.40 per share. On September 23, 2020, the Company completed a non-brokered private placement for a total of $250,000 through the issuance of 333,333 units at a price of $0.75 per Unit (C$1.02 per Unit), with each Unit comprising one share of common stock and one-half of one common share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder to acquire one Share at an exercise price of $1.00 (C$1.36) until September 21, 2022. The Company has paid associated legal fees of $1,802 in connection with this financing. Stock Options During the year ended July 31, 2020, the Company granted a total of 826,284 stock options with a fair value of $357,271 to employees, officers, directors, and consultants of the Company, exercisable at a weighted average price of C$0.68 per share for a period of five years. On September 22, 2020, the Company granted a total of 1,338,500 stock options to the Company's President and CEO, Benjamin Mossman. The stock options are exercisable at a price of $0.90 (C$1.20) per share until September 22, 2025. The Company recorded share-based compensation of $560,792 in connection with this grant. The following incentive stock options were outstanding as at July 31, 2021: Number of Options Weighted Average Exercise Price (C$) Expiry Date 75,000 0.50 March 17, 2023 350,000 1.20 April 19, 2023 180,000 1.00 November 30, 2023 290,000 0.70 August 21, 2024 1,338,500 1.20 September 22, 2025 2,233,500 1.09 Stock option transactions are summarized as follows: Number of Options Weighted Average Exercise Price ($C) Balance outstanding and exercisable, July 31, 2019 1,451,014 $ 1.54 Options granted 826,284 0.68 Options expired (175,000 ) 2.44 Options forfeited (1,097,298 ) 1.25 Balance outstanding and exercisable, July 31, 2020 1,005,000 1.00 Options granted 1,338,500 1.20 Options expired (110,000 ) 1.50 Balance outstanding and exercisable, July 31, 2021 2,233,500 $ 1.09 As at July 31, 2021, the aggregate intrinsic value of the Company's stock options is $1,313 (July 31, 2020 - $11,532). Risk-free interest rate 1.52% 1.52% Expected life of stock options 5 years 3-5 years Expected annualized volatility 119.09% 117.21%-123.27% Dividend Nil Nil Forfeiture rate 0% 0% Warrants The following warrants were outstanding as at July 31, 2021: Number Exercise 288,125 1.20 August 31, 2021 200,313 1.20 September 17, 2021 518,407 1.00 July 3, 2022 2,302,517 1.00 August 19, 2022 1,150,000 1.00 September 3, 2022 2,225,352 1.36 July 31, 2022 166,666 1.36 September 21, 2022 6,851,380 1.14 Number of Warrants Weighted Average Balance, July 31, 2019 8,196,524 $ 1.57 Warrants issued 5,677,869 1.00 Warrants expired (1,402,393 ) (2.50 ) Balance, July 31, 2020 12,472,000 $ 1.27 Warrants issued 166,666 1.36 Warrants expired (5,787,286 ) (1.30 ) Balance, July 31, 2021 6,851,380 $ 1.14 The following weighted average assumptions were used for the Black-Scholes pricing model valuation of finders' warrants issued during the year ended July 31: 2021 2020 Risk-free interest rate 1.52% 1.52% Expected life of warrants 0.08-1.14 years 2.0 -2.05 years Expected annualized volatility 83.6%-118.2% 115.42%-116.76% Dividend Nil Nil Forfeiture rate 0% 0% Share-Based Payments The Company has a stock option plan under which it is authorized to grant options to executive officers and directors, employees and consultants enabling them to acquire up to 10% of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Company. Under the plan the exercise price of each option equals the market price of the Company's stock, less any applicable discount, as calculated on the date of grant The options can be granted for a maximum term of 5 years with vesting determined by the board of directors. |