Capital Stock | Note 5. Capital Stock Authorized Capital Authorized capital stock consists of 200,000,000 common shares with par value of $ 0.01 per common share as of December 31, 2024 (June 30, 2024 – 200,000,000 common shares with par value $ 0.01 per common share). For the three months ended December 31, 2024, the Company issued 137,134 shares of common stock from its ATM program for net proceeds of $ 57,870 and issued 1,226,529 shares of common stock for payment of interest accrued on its outstanding Royalty Convertible Debenture (Note 6) with a fair value of $ 383,334 . For the three months ended December 31, 2023, the Company issued 246,258 shares of common stock from its ATM program for net proceeds of $ 52,124 and issued 558,430 shares of common stock for payment of interest accrued (Note 6) with a fair value of $ 182,424 . For the six months ended December 31, 2024, the Company issued 252,052 shares of common stock from its ATM program for net proceeds of $ 104,228 and issued 2,125,417 shares of common stock for payment of interest accrued on its outstanding Royalty Convertible Debenture (Note 6) with a fair value of $ 766,668 . For the six months ended December 31, 2023, the Company issued 3,761,515 shares of common stock from its ATM program for net proceeds of $ 1,140,652 and issued 1,111,571 shares of common stock for payment of interest accrued (Note 6) with a fair value of $ 342,837 . Stock Options, Restricted Stock Units and Stock Based Compensation Paramount’s 2015 and 2016 Stock Incentive and Compensation Plans, which are stockholder-approved, permits the grant of stock options, restricted stock units and stock to its employees and directors for up to 5.5 million shares of common stock. Total stock-based compensation for the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 were $ 122,656 and $ 110,115 , respectively. Stock Options Stock option awards are generally granted with an exercise price equal to the market price of Paramount’s stock at the date of grant and have contractual lives of 5 years. To better align the interests of its key executives, employees and directors with those of its shareholders a significant portion of those share option awards will vest contingent upon meeting certain stock price appreciation performance goals and other performance conditions. Option and share awards provide for accelerated vesting if there is a change in control (as defined in the Stock Incentive and Compensation Plans). For the six months ended December 31, 2024 , the Company did no t grant stock options (six months ended December 31, 2023 – nil ). For the three months ended December 31, 2024, share-based compensation expense relating to service condition options and performance condition options was $ nil and $ 1,199 , respectively (2023 -$ nil and $ 1,105 ). For the six months ended December 31, 2024 , share-based compensation expense relating to service condition options and performance condition options was $ nil and $ 2,398 , respectively (2023 - $ nil and $ 2,669 ). A summary of stock option activity under the Stock Incentive and Compensation Plans as of December 31, 2024 is presented below: Options Options Weighted Price Weighted- Aggregate Value Outstanding at June 30, 2023 1,405,000 $ 1.05 2.06 $ — Granted — — — — Exercised — — — — Forfeited or expired — — — — Outstanding at June 30, 2024 1,405,000 $ 1.05 1.06 $ — Granted — — — — Exercised — — — — Forfeited or expired ( 535,000 ) 1.00 — — Outstanding at December 31, 2024 870,000 $ 1.08 0.93 $ — Exercisable at December 31, 2024 611,664 $ 1.07 1.00 $ — A summary of the status of Paramount’s non-vested options at December 31, 2024 is presented below: Non-vested Options Options Weighted- Grant- Non-vested at June 30, 2023 458,336 $ 0.47 Granted — — Vested — — Forfeited or expired — — Non-vested at June 30, 2024 458,336 $ 0.47 Granted — — Vested — — Forfeited or expired ( 200,000 ) 0.39 Non-vested at December 31, 2024 258,336 $ 0.55 As of December 31, 2024, there was approximately $ 930 of unamortized stock-based compensation expense related to non-vested stock options outstanding. The expenses are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 0.67 years. The total fair value of stock based compensation that vested related to outstanding stock options during the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, was nil and nil , respectively. Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") RSUs are awards for service and performance which upon vesting and settlement entitle the recipient to receive one common share of the Company's Common Stock for no additional consideration, for each RSU held. For the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 , there were no RSUs granted by the Company. For the three months ended December 31, 2024, share-based compensation expenses related to service condition RSUs and performance condition RSUs was $ 32,828 and $ 26,425 , respectively (2023 - $ 32,814 and $ 9,512 ). For the six months ended December 31, 2024, share-based compensation expenses related to service condition RSUs and performance condition RSUs was $ 65,656 and $ 54,603 , respectively (2023 - $ 76,307 and $ 31,138 ). A summary of RSUs activity is summarized as follows: Restricted Share Unit Activity Outstanding RSUs Weighted average grant date fair value Outstanding at June 30, 2023 980,500 $ 0.43 Granted 1,360,000 0.28 Vested ( 615,500 ) 0.42 Forfeited — — Outstanding at June 30, 2024 1,725,000 $ 0.31 Granted — — Vested — — Forfeited — — Outstanding at December 31, 2024 1,725,000 $ 0.31 As of December 31, 2024, there was approximately $ 131,806 of unamortized stock-based compensation expense related to outstanding RSUs. The expenses are expected to be recognized over the remaining weighted-average vesting periods of approximately 1 year. |