Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

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STOCK BASED COMPENSATION
9 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2016
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STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

   
 

Effective May 31, 2013, the Company adopted an incentive stock option plan (the “2013 Plan”), which replaces the stock option and stock bonus plans that were in place prior to adoption of the 2013 Plan. All outstanding options to purchase Common Shares granted by the Company under the prior plans are now governed by the 2013 Plan and the prior plans (an Incentive Stock Option Plan, a Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, and a Stock Bonus Plan) have been terminated.

   
 

The purpose of this Plan is to authorize the grant to Eligible Persons of the Company of Options to purchase Shares and thus benefit the Company by enabling it to attract, retain and motivate Eligible Persons by providing them with the opportunity, through Options, to acquire an increased proprietary interest in the Company.

   
 

The maximum number of Shares which may be reserved for issuance to any one Consultant under the Plan, any other employer stock options plans or options for services, within any 12 -month period, shall be 2% of the Shares issued and outstanding at the time of the grant (on a non-diluted basis).

   
 

The maximum number of Shares which may be reserved for issuance to Investor Relations Optionees under the Plan, any other employer stock options plans or options for services, within any 12 -month period shall be 2% of the Shares issued and outstanding at the time of the grant (on a non-diluted basis).

   
 

The maximum number of Shares which may be reserved for issuance to insiders of the Company in any 12 -month period shall be 10% of the Shares issued and outstanding at the start of such 12 -month period (on a non-diluted basis).

   
 

The purchase price (the “Price”) for the Shares under each Option shall be determined by the Board of Directors or Committee, as applicable, on the basis of the market price, where “market price” shall mean the prior trading day closing price of the Shares on any stock exchange on which the Shares are listed or last trading price on the prior trading day on any dealing network where the Shares trade, and where there is no such closing price or trade on the prior trading day, “market price” shall mean the average of the daily high and low board lot trading prices of the Shares on any stock exchange on which the Shares are listed or dealing network on which the Shares trade for the five (5) immediately preceding trading days. In the event the Shares are listed on the TSXV, the price may be the market price less any discounts from the market price allowed by the TSXV, subject to a minimum price of CDN$0.10.

   
 

Year ended November 30, 2015

   
 

On September 24, 2015, the board of directors extended the expiry dates of 572,000 warrants issued in 2010 to directors and officers at exercise price of $0.20, from original expiry date of September 30, 2015 to September 23, 2019. In addition, on same date, the board of directors extended the expiry dates of 1,470,000 warrants issued to directors and officers and 35,000 to a consultant, all issued in 2012 at exercise price of $0.13, from original expiry date of January 4, 2016 to September 23, 2019. The change in the terms of the warrants was determined to be a modification and not a cancellation and issuance of a new warrant. As a result of these modifications, the fair value of 2,077,000 warrants increased by $216,684. Fair value of warrants was calculated using the Black Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:


  Risk free rate 2.00%
  Expected dividends 0%
  Forfeiture rate 0%
  Volatility 17.29% to 134.39%
  Warrant modification expense $216,684

On October 20, 2015, the board of directors granted 1,350,000 options to directors and officers and 325,000 options to consultants to acquire a total of 1,675,000 common shares. These options were issued at an exercise price of $0.29 (CAD $0.38) per share and vest immediately with an expiry term of five years. The fair value of each option used for the purpose of estimating the stock compensation is calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:

  Risk free rate 2.00%
  Expected dividends 0%
  Forfeiture rate 0%
  Volatility 134.39%
  Market price of Company’s common stock on date of grant of options $0.29
  Stock-based compensation cost $422,459

As of November 30, 2015 there was $Nil of unrecognized expense related to non-vested stock-based compensation arrangements granted.

Nine- month period ended August 31, 2016

On August 18, 2016, the board of directors granted options to a consultant to acquire a total of 25,000 common shares. These options were issued at an exercise price of $0.11 (CAD $0.14) per share and vest immediately with an expiry term of five years. The fair value of each option used for the purpose of estimating the stock compensation is calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:

  Risk free rate 2.00%
  Expected dividends 0%
  Forfeiture rate 0%
  Volatility 163.68%
  Market price of Company’s common stock on date of grant of options $0.11
  Stock-based compensation cost $2,574

As of August 31, 2016 there was $Nil of unrecognized expense related to non-vested stock-based compensation arrangements granted.