Capital Stock | Note 5. Capital Stock Authorized Capital Authorized capital stock consists of 50,000,000 common shares with par value of $0.01 per common share (June 30, 2020 – 50,000,000 common shares with par value $0.01 per common share). During the three-month period ended September 30, 2020, the Company issued 595,281 shares at an approximate average price of $1.3344 for gross proceeds of $794,345. Share issuance costs including commissions were $23,830 for net proceeds of $770,514. The Company also issued 183,395 shares for payment of interest accrued and owing at June 30, 2020 (Note 6). The Company also issued 200,000 shares upon the conversion of 200 of the 2019 Senior Secured Convertible Notes (Note 6). During the three-month period ended September 30, 2019, the Company issued 1,096,791 shares at a value of $0.89 per share to Ausenco in exchange for services to complete a feasibility study at its Grassy Mountain Project (Note 4) . At September 30, 2020 there were 33,937,080 common shares issued and outstanding (June 30, 2020 – 32,958,404 common shares). Warrants A summary of warrants exercisable into common stock activity as of September 30, 2020, and changes during the three-month period ended is presented below: Warrants Weighted Average Exercise Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years) Aggregate Intrinsic ($) Outstanding at July 1, 2020 1,200,000 $ 1.40 0.03 — Issued — — — — Expired (1,200,000 ) 1.40 — — Exercised — — — — Outstanding at September 30, 2020 — $ — — — Stock Options and Stock Based Compensation Paramount’s 2015 and 2016 Stock Incentive and Compensation Plans, which are stockholder-approved, permits the grant of stock options and stock to its employees for up to 2.169 million shares of common 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 and employees with those of its stockholders, a significant portion of those stock option awards will vest contingent upon meeting certain stock price appreciation performance goals or other performance conditions. Option and stock awards provide for accelerated vesting if there is a change in control (as defined in the employee stock option plan). During the three-month period ending September 30, 2020, the Company granted 55,000 The fair value for these options was calculated using the Black-Scholes option valuations method. The weighted average assumptions used for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2021 and 2020 were as follows: 2021 2020 Weighted average risk-free interest rate 0.22 % 1.60 % Weighted-average volatility 63 % 61 % Expected dividends $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Weighted average expected term (years) 5.00 5.00 Weighted average fair value $ 0.64 $ 0.39 A summary of option activity under the Stock Incentive and Compensation Plan as of September 30, 2020, and changes during the three-month period ended are presented below: Options Options Weighted Average Exercise Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years) Aggregate Intrinsic Outstanding at July 1, 2020 1,243,995 $ 1.20 3.63 $ 165,600 Granted 55,000 1.23 4.80 — Exercised — — — — Forfeited or expired — — — — Outstanding at September 30, 2020 1,298,995 $ 1.20 3.44 $ 96,600 Exercisable at September 30, 2020 300,003 $ 1.39 2.46 $ — A summary of the status of Paramount’s non-vested options as at July 1, 2020 and changes during the three-month period ended September 30, 2020 is presented below: Non-vested Options Options Weighted- Average Date Fair Value Non-vested at July 1, 2020 943,992 $ 0.51 Granted 55,000 0.64 Vested — — Forfeited — — Non-vested at September 30, 2020 998,992 $ 0.52 As of September 30, 2020, there was $110,376 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the employee share option plan. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.03 years. The total fair value of stock based compensation arrangements vested during the three-month period ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, was $nil and $28,310, respectively. |