Stock-Based Compensation | 14. Stock-Based Compensation During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company issued 47,292,219 stock options, each option entitling the holder to purchase one common share of the Company. The options vest over a period of four years and have an expiration period of ten years. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company issued 35,471,000 stock options, each option entitling the holder to purchase one common share of the Company. The options vest over a period of four years and have an expiration period of five years. During the year ended December 31, 2021, 7,022,776 options were exercised, and the Company received $1,769 in cash receipts and reclassified $1,051 of additional paid in capital to common stock due to the exercise of stock options. No options were exercised in 2022. The continuity of stock options are as follows: Number of Weighted Avg Options Exercise Price Balance at December 31, 2021 50,717,724 $ 0.4466 Stock options granted 47,292,219 0.2692 Stock options forfeited 4,300,000 0.6108 Vested stock options expired 9,597,500 0.2601 Balance at December 31, 2022 84,112,443 $ 0.3602 Vested at December 31, 2022 23,850,099 $ 0.3698 As of December 31, 2022, details of the issued and outstanding stock options are as follows: Number of Weighted Avg Number of Options Number of Unvested Remaining Life Issued Vested Options Options Outstanding Grant Date Exercise Price and Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding (Years) March 14, 2020 0.19 1,133,557 837,182 296,375 2.20 July 9, 2020 0.18 175,000 131,250 43,750 2.52 August 25, 2020 0.13 20,000 10,000 10,000 2.65 October 1, 2020 0.11 266,667 191,667 75,000 2.75 October 20, 2020 0.09 20,000 15,000 5,000 2.81 December 31, 2020 0.23 15,742,500 13,002,500 2,740,000 3.00 February 26, 2021 1.87 100,000 100,000 — 3.16 March 1, 2021 2.06 200,000 100,000 100,000 3.17 March 8, 2021 1.88 100,000 100,000 — 3.19 March 15, 2021 2.49 100,000 100,000 — 3.21 May 12, 2021 0.78 3,400,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 3.36 May 14, 2021 0.75 3,200,000 850,000 2,350,000 3.37 August 11, 2021 0.57 525,000 225,000 300,000 3.61 August 18, 2023 0.50 200,000 50,000 150,000 3.63 August 23, 2021 0.50 25,000 25,000 — 3.65 September 13, 2021 0.57 800,000 200,000 600,000 3.70 October 1, 2021 0.58 12,412,500 3,112,500 9,300,000 3.75 January 3, 2022 0.36 100,000 — 100,000 4.01 January 4, 2022 0.35 200,000 — 200,000 4.01 January 14, 2022 0.35 200,000 — 200,000 4.04 January 16, 2022 0.35 50,000 — 50,000 4.05 January 18, 2022 0.35 100,000 — 100,000 4.05 February 14, 2022 0.30 200,000 — 200,000 4.13 February 21, 2022 0.37 200,000 — 200,000 4.15 Number of Weighted Avg Number of Options Number of Unvested Remaining Life Issued Vested Options Options Outstanding Grant Date Exercise Price and Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding (Years) February 25, 2022 0.35 12,100,000 — 12,100,000 4.16 March 30, 2022 0.35 200,000 — 200,000 4.25 April 1, 2022 0.34 200,000 — 200,000 4.25 April 6, 2022 0.32 100,000 — 100,000 4.27 April 11, 2022 0.31 75,000 — 75,000 4.28 May 2, 2022 0.25 300,000 — 300,000 4.34 May 9, 2022 0.21 700,000 — 700,000 4.36 May 11, 2022 0.20 400,000 — 400,000 4.36 May 16, 2022 0.23 100,000 — 100,000 4.38 May 31, 2022 0.24 500,000 — 500,000 4.42 June 1, 2022 0.25 500,000 — 500,000 4.42 June 6, 2022 0.26 200,000 — 200,000 4.43 June 13, 2022 0.24 200,000 — 200,000 4.45 June 17, 2022 0.24 3,100,000 3,100,000 — 4.46 July 1, 2022 0.21 350,000 — 350,000 4.50 July 5, 2022 0.22 200,000 — 200,000 4.51 July 6, 2022 0.26 100,000 — 100,000 4.52 July 25, 2022 0.25 200,000 — 200,000 4.57 August 1, 2022 0.28 100,000 — 100,000 4.59 August 5, 2022 0.34 2,850,000 — 2,850,000 4.60 August 8, 2022 0.39 100,000 — 100,000 4.61 August 17, 2022 0.31 200,000 — 200,000 4.63 August 19, 2022 0.27 200,000 — 200,000 4.64 August 22, 2022 0.27 400,000 — 400,000 4.64 August 29, 2022 0.27 400,000 — 400,000 4.66 August 31, 2022 0.25 800,000 — 800,000 4.67 September 21, 2022 0.23 200,000 — 200,000 4.73 September 23, 2022 0.21 400,000 — 400,000 4.73 September 26, 2022 0.22 300,000 — 300,000 4.74 October 4, 2022 0.22 4,000,000 — 4,000,000 4.76 November 3, 2022 0.23 200,000 — 200,000 4.84 November 7, 2022 0.24 500,000 — 500,000 4.85 November 8, 2022 0.24 4,950,000 — 4,950,000 4.86 November 9, 2022 0.23 300,000 — 300,000 4.86 November 14, 2022 0.24 350,000 — 350,000 4.87 November 21, 2022 0.21 50,000 — 50,000 4.89 December 1, 2022 0.21 100,000 — 100,000 4.92 December 9, 2022 0.19 8,717,219 — 8,717,219 4.94 Balance at December 31, 2022 84,112,443 23,850,099 60,262,344 The Company calculates volatility of stock-based compensation using the historical price of the Company’s stock. An increase/decrease in the volatility would have resulted in an increase/decrease in the fair value of the options. The fair value of options granted during the year ended December 31, 2022 was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of options granted using the following assumptions: Grant Date Volatility Risk-Free Interest Rate Expected Life (In Years) Dividend Yield Common Share Price Strike Price Forfeiture Rate February 26, 2021 117 % 0.95 % 10 0 % $ 1.87 $ 1.87 0 % March 1, 2021 117 0.92 10 0 2.06 2.06 0 March 8, 2021 117 1.07 10 0 1.88 1.88 0 March 15,2021 117 1.06 5.75 0 2.49 2.49 0 May 12, 2021 118 1.11 6.21 - 6.22 0 0.78 0.78 0 May 14, 2021 118 1.06 5.75 0 0.76 0.75 0 May 14, 2021 118 1.06 6.25 0 0.75 0.75 0 August 11, 2021 116 0.96 6.18 - 6.25 0 0.56 0.57 0 August 18,2021 116 0.93 6.25 0 0.50 0.50 0 August 23, 2021 116 0.92 6.25 0 0.50 0.50 0 October 1, 2021 116 1.10 6.25 0 0.57 0.58 0 January 3, 2022 114 1.50 6.25 0 0.36 0.36 0 January 4, 2022 114 1.47 6.25 0 0.35 0.35 0 January 14, 2022 114 1.64 6.25 0 0.35 0.35 0 January 16, 2022 114 1.73 6.25 0 0.35 0.35 0 January 18, 2022 114 1.74 6.25 0 0.35 0.35 0 February 14, 2022 113 1.94 6.25 0 0.29 0.30 0 February 21, 2022 113 1.89 6.25 0 0.37 0.37 0 February 25, 2022 113 1.91 6.25 0 0.35 0.35 0 March 30, 2022 114 2.43 6.25 0 0.35 0.35 0 April 1, 2022 114 2.53 6.25 0 0.33 0.34 0 April 6, 2022 114 2.70 6.25 0 0.32 0.32 0 April 11, 2022 114 2.82 6.25 0 0.30 0.31 0 May 2, 2022 113 3.03 6.25 0 0.25 0.25 0 May 9, 2022 113 3.00 6.25 0 0.21 0.21 0 May 11, 2022 113 2.92 6.25 0 0.20 0.20 0 May 16, 2022 113 2.86 6.25 0 0.22 0.23 0 May 31, 2022 113 2.84 6.25 0 0.23 0.24 0 June 1, 2022 113 2.96 6.25 0 0.25 0.25 0 June 6, 2022 113 3.05 6.25 0 0.26 0.26 0 June 13, 2022 112 3.55 6.25 0 0.24 0.24 0 June 17, 2022 112 3.02 1.37 0 0.24 0.24 0 June 17, 2022 112 3.02 1.64 0 0.24 0.24 0 June 17, 2022 112 3.35 4.27 0 0.24 0.24 0 July 1, 2022 112 2.90 6.25 0 0.21 0.21 0 July 1, 2022 112 2.90 6.25 0 0.21 0.21 0 July 1, 2022 112 2.90 6.25 0 0.21 0.21 0 July 5, 2022 112 2.85 6.25 0 0.22 0.22 0 July 6, 2022 112 2.98 6.25 0 0.25 0.26 0 July 25, 2022 112 2.94 6.25 0 0.25 0.25 0 August 1, 2022 112 2.65 6.25 0 0.28 0.28 0 August 1, 2022 112 2.65 6.25 0 0.28 0.28 0 August 5, 2022 112 2.94 6.25 0 0.34 0.34 0 August 5, 2022 112 2.94 6.25 0 0.34 0.34 0 August 5, 2022 112 2.94 6.25 0 0.34 0.34 0 August 5, 2022 112 2.94 6.25 0 0.34 0.34 0 August 8, 2022 112 2.88 6.25 0 0.38 0.39 0 August 17, 2022 112 3.02 6.25 0 0.30 0.31 0 August 19, 2022 113 3.09 6.25 0 0.27 0.27 0 August 22, 2022 113 3.15 6.25 0 0.27 0.27 0 August 22, 2022 113 3.15 6.25 0 0.27 0.27 0 August 29, 2022 113 3.24 6.25 0 0.26 0.27 0 August 29, 2022 113 3.24 6.25 0 0.26 0.27 0 August 31, 2022 113 3.28 6.25 0 0.24 0.25 0 September 21, 2022 113 3.70 6.25 0 0.23 0.23 0 September 23, 2022 113 3.91 6.25 0 0.21 0.21 0 Grant Date Volatility Risk-Free Interest Rate Expected Life (In Years) Dividend Yield Common Share Price Strike Price Forfeiture Rate September 23, 2022 113 3.91 6.25 0 0.21 0.21 0 September 26, 2022 113 4.11 6.25 0 0.22 0.22 0 September 26, 2022 113 4.11 6.25 0 0.22 0.22 0 October 4, 2022 112 3.96 6.25 0 0.21 0.22 0 November 3, 2022 112 4.31 6.25 0 0.23 0.23 0 November 7, 2022 112 4.35 6.25 0 0.23 0.24 0 November 8, 2022 112 4.27 6.25 0 0.24 0.24 0 November 9, 2022 112 4.24 6.25 0 0.23 0.23 0 November 14, 2022 111 3.98 6.25 0 0.25 0.24 0 November 21, 2022 111 3.96 6.25 0 0.21 0.21 0 December 1, 2022 111 3.65 6.25 0 0.20 0.21 0 December 9, 2022 111 3.72 6.25 0 0.19 0.19 0 For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded $7,891 and $7,092 of stock-based expense. |