Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

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STOCK BASED COMPENSATION
9 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2017
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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, 2016

Warrants:

On June 9, 2016, the board of directors extended the expiry dates of 400,000 warrants issued in 2012 to a director at exercise price of $0.20, from original expiry date of August 9, 2016 to August 7, 2020. 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 400,000 warrants increased by $49,912.

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%  
    101.25% to  
Volatility   150.29%  
Warrant modification expense $ 49,912  

Stock Options :

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  

On October 20, 2016, the board of directors granted options to a new director to acquire a total of 350,000 common shares. These options were issued at an exercise price of $0.08 (CAD $0.11) 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   149.08%  
Market price of Company’s common stock on date of grant of options $ 0.08  
Stock-based compensation cost $ 25,450  

As of November 30, 2016, there was $Nil of unrecognized expense related to non-vested stock-based compensation arrangements granted.

Nine- month period ended August 31, 2017

Warrants:

The Company did not issue any warrants during the nine- month period ended August 31, 2017.

Nine- month period ended August 31, 2017-Cont’d

Stock Options:

On March 27, 2017, the board of directors granted options to the CEO to acquire a total of 1,150,000 common shares. These options were issued at an exercise price of $0.10 (CAD $0.13) per share and vest thirty-three and one-third (33 1/3) percent every six months commencing January 1, 2017, 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   134.27%  
Market price of Company’s common stock on date of grant of options $ 0.10  
Stock-based compensation cost expensed $ 44,624  
Unvested stock based compensation expense $ 55,781  

On May 26, 2017, the board of directors granted 895,000 options to directors and 75,000 options to a consultant to acquire a total of 970,000 common shares. These options were issued at an exercise price of $0.15 (CAD $0.20) 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   127.9%  
Market price of Company’s common stock on date of grant of options $ 0.15  
Stock-based compensation cost expensed $ 124,326  
Unvested stock based compensation expense $   Nil  

On June 19, 2017, the board of directors granted options to an employee to acquire a total of 150,000 common shares. These options were issued at an exercise price of $0.16 (CAD $0.20) 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   128.8%  
  Market price of Company’s common stock on date of grant of options $ 0.14  
  Stock-based compensation cost expensed $ 17,795  
  Unvested stock based compensation expense $   Nil  

On August 10, 2017, the board of directors granted options to a new director to acquire a total of 96,667 common shares. These options were issued at an exercise price of $0.16 (CAD $0.20) per share and vest immediately and expire August 16, 2022. 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   129.9%  
  Market price of Company’s common stock on date of grant of options $ 0.13  
  Stock-based compensation cost expensed $ 10,633  
  Unvested stock based compensation expense $   Nil  

As of August 31, 2017, there was $55,781 of unrecognized expense related to non-vested stock-based compensation arrangements granted.