SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS | 7. SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS a) Option Plan Details On March 24, 2017, the Company’s shareholders approved: (i) the adoption of a new stock option plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to which the Board of Directors may, from time to time, in its discretion and in accordance with the requirements of the TSX, grant to directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company, non-transferable options to purchase common shares, provided that the number of common shares reserved for issuance will not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the issued and outstanding common shares at the date the options are granted (on a non-diluted and rolling basis); and (ii) the application of the new stock option plan to all outstanding stock options of the Company that were granted prior to March 24, 2017 under the terms of the Company’s previous stock option plan. As at September 30, 2020, there were 487,326 (June 30, 2020 – 455,507) options available for future allocation pursuant to the terms of the Plan. The option price under each option shall be not be less than the closing price on the day prior to the date of grant. All options vest upon terms as set by the Board of Directors, either over time, typically 12 to 36 months, or upon the achievement of certain corporate milestones. Stock options are granted with Canadian dollar exercise prices (United States dollar amounts for weighted average exercise prices and aggregate intrinsic value are calculated using prevailing rates as at September 30, 2020). The following is a summary of changes in outstanding options from July 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020: Number Weighted Weighted C$ US$ Balance as at June 30, 2019 599,090 17.64 13.48 Granted 52,728 8.78 6.44 Expired/Forfeited (63,183 ) 37.39 27.43 Balance as at June 30, 2020 588,635 14.73 10.81 Expired/Forfeited (31,818 ) 8.19 6.14 Balance as at September 30, 2020 556,817 14.96 11.22 The following is a summary of changes in options from July 1, 2020 to September 30, 2020: Grant Date Expiry Date Exercise Price C$ Opening Balance Granted Exercised Expired/ Closing Balance Vested and Exercisable Unvested 25-Aug-15 25-Aug-20 $ 6.930 1,515 - - (1,515 ) - - - 23-Nov-15 23-Nov-20 $ 4.785 6,061 - - - 6,061 6,061 - 27-Nov-15 27-Nov-20 $ 4.620 1,515 - - - 1,515 1,515 - 16-May-16 16-May-21 $ 2.640 60,606 - - - 60,606 60,606 - 10-Jun-16 10-Jun-21 $ 4.290 24,242 - - - 24,242 24,242 - 15-Jun-16 15-Jun-21 $ 3.630 60,606 - - - 60,606 60,606 - 26-Jul-16 26-Jul-21 $ 3.630 22,727 - - - 22,727 22,727 - 12-Sep-16 12-Sep-21 $ 3.630 30,303 - - - 30,303 30,303 - 28-Oct-16 28-Oct-21 $ 6.435 12,121 - - - 12,121 12,121 - 12-Dec-16 12-Dec-21 $ 4.620 4,848 - - - 4,848 4,848 - 13-Jan-17 13-Jan-22 $ 8.250 30,303 - - (30,303 ) - - - 20-Feb-17 20-Feb-22 $ 12.210 3,030 - - - 3,030 3,030 - 22-Feb-17 22-Feb-22 $ 13.530 1,515 - - - 1,515 1,515 - 2-Jun-17 2-Jun-22 $ 14.850 21,667 - - - 21,667 21,667 - 10-Jul-17 10-Jul-22 $ 10.890 10,758 - - - 10,758 10,758 - 8-Mar-18 8-Mar-23 $ 51.150 36,363 - - - 36,363 36,363 - 16-May-18 16-May-23 $ 33.660 77,728 - - - 77,728 77,728 - 31-Aug-18 31-Aug-23 $ 27.060 8,182 - - - 8,182 8,182 - 20-Sep-18 20-Sep-23 $ 26.400 4,545 - - - 4,545 4,545 - 05-Dec-18 05-Dec-23 $ 14.850 21,212 - - - 21,212 15,909 5,303 14-Jan-19 14-Jan-24 $ 16.500 3,183 - - - 3,183 3,183 - 21-Jan-19 21-Jan-24 $ 16.830 3,030 - - - 3,030 2,272 758 4-Feb-19 4-Feb-24 $ 26.070 4,545 - - - 4,545 3,409 1,136 4-Mar-19 4-Mar-24 $ 19.800 10,757 - - - 10,757 8,067 2,690 27-May-19 27-May 24 $ 14.355 74,545 - - - 74,545 37,272 37,273 1-Jul-19 1-Jul-24 $ 10.890 3,030 - - - 3,030 1,180 1,850 9-Aug-19 9-Aug-24 $ 8.910 30,303 - - - 30,303 7,576 22,727 3-Dec-19 3-Dec-24 $ 8.250 9,091 - - - 9,091 - 9,091 12-Jan-20 11-Jan-25 $ 8.250 10,304 - - - 10,304 758 9,546 588,635 - - (31,818 ) 556,817 466,443 90,374 Weighted Average Exercise Price C$ $ 14.73 - - $ 8.19 $ 14.96 $ 15.70 $ 12.01 Weighted Average Exercise Price US$ $ 10.81 - - $ 6.14 $ 11.22 $ 11.77 $ 9.01 Weighted Average Life Remaining 2.32 - - - 2.12 1.80 3.79 Aggregate Intrinsic Value (C$) $Nil $Nil Aggregate Intrinsic Value (US$) $Nil $Nil b) Fair Value of Options Issued During the Period i) There were no options granted during the three months ended September 30, 2020. ii) Expenses Arising from Share-based Payment Transactions Total expenses arising from share-based payment transactions recognized during the three months ended September 30, 2020 were $85,407 (2019 - $350,482). Unrecognized compensation cost at September 30, 2020 related to unvested options was $148,980 (C$198,725) which will be recognized over a weighted-average vesting period of 1.1 years. |