Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

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STOCK BASED COMPENSATION
12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2011
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STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

 

 

 

Effective October 30, 2006 the Company adopted the following stock option and stock bonus plans.

 

 

 

Incentive Stock Option Plan . The Company’s Incentive Stock Option Plan authorizes the issuance of shares of its Common Stock to persons that exercise options granted pursuant to the Plan. Only employees may be granted options pursuant to the Incentive Stock Option Plan. The option exercise price is determined by its directors but cannot be less than the market price of its common stock on the date the option is granted. The Company has reserved 1,000,000 common shares under this plan. No options have been issued under this plan as at November 30, 2011.

 

 

 

Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan . SDI’s Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan authorizes the issuance of shares of its Common Stock to persons that exercise options granted pursuant to the Plans. SDI’s employees, directors, officers, consultants and advisors are eligible to be granted options pursuant to the Plans, provided however that bona fide services must be rendered by such consultants or advisors and such services must not be in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction. By a resolution of the Board of Directors, the Company amended this plan to increase the number of common shares available under this plan from 2,250,000 to 4,500,000 effective October 10, 2007. The Company further amended its Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan to increase the number of Common Shares available under this plan to 5,000,000 and filed an S-8 registration statement on April 10, 2008.

   
 

Stock Bonus Plan . SDI’s Stock Bonus Plan allows for the issuance of shares of common stock to its employees, directors, officers, consultants and advisors. However bona fide services must be rendered by the consultants or advisors and such services must not be in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction. The Company has reserved 150,000 common shares under this plan. No options have been issued under this plan as at November 30, 2011.

   
 

Year ended November 30, 2011

   
 

The Company did not issue any options during the year ended November 30, 2011.

   
 

Year ended November 30, 2010

   
 

On December 4, 2009, the Company approved the reduction of the exercise price of 300,000 outstanding options which had earlier been issued at a price of $0.50 to a new option price of $0.25 per share, with all other terms of the original grant remaining the same. The Company expensed this additional non-cash stock based compensation expense relating to this modification for $6,534. 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 weighted average assumptions:


  Risk free rate   2.61%  
  Expected dividends   0%  
  Forfeiture rate   0%  
  Volatility   173.24%  
  Exercise price $ 0.25  
         
  Increase in fair value due to reduction in exercise price of options $ 0.02  
  Market price of Company’s common stock on date of reduction in exercise price $ 0.25  
  Stock-based compensation cost expensed $ 6,534  

On December 4, 2009, the Company approved the extension of the expiration of 2,900,000 outstanding options from their initial expiry date ranging from November 2011 to April 2013 to a new expiration date of June 30, 2014 with all other terms of the original grant remaining the same. The Company expensed this additional non-cash stock based compensation expense relating to this modification for $63,282. 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 weighted average assumptions:

  Risk free rate   2.61%  
  Expected dividends   0%  
  Forfeiture rate   0%  
  Volatility   173.24%  
  Stock-based compensation cost expensed $ 63,282  

On January 4, 2010, the board of directors granted options to a director to acquire 100,000 common shares at an exercise price of $0.25 per share. All of these options vested immediately and have an expiry of five years. The Company expensed stock based compensation cost of $23,677. 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 weighted average assumptions:

  Risk free rate   2.61%  
  Expected dividends   0%  
  Forfeiture rate   0%  
  Volatility   170.69%  
  Market price of Company’s common stock on date of grant of options $ 0.25  
  Stock-based compensation cost expensed $ 23,677  

On May 20, 2010, the Company approved the extension of the expiration of 50,000 outstanding options from their initial expiry date from May 21, 2010 to a new expiration date of June 30, 2014 and a reduction in the exercise price of the options from $0.50 to $0.25 with all other terms of the original grant remaining the same. The Company expensed this additional non-cash stock based compensation expense relating to this modification for $13,326. 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 weighted average assumptions:

  Risk free rate   2.61%  
  Expected dividends   0%  
  Forfeiture rate   0%  
  Volatility   166.16%  
  Stock-based compensation cost expensed $ 13,326  
   
 

On June 15, 2010, the board of directors granted options to a director to acquire 350,000 common shares, two directors to acquire 50,000 common shares each and to a consultant to acquire 35,000 common shares. All these 485,000 options were issued at an exercise price of $0.20 per share and vest immediately with an expiry term of five years. The Company expensed stock based compensation cost of $119,368. 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 weighted average assumptions:


  Risk free rate   2.61%  
  Expected dividends   0%  
  Forfeiture rate   0%  
  Volatility   164.99%  
  Market price of Company’s common stock on date of grant of options $ 0.26  
  Stock-based compensation cost expensed $ 119,368  

On September 30, 2010, the board of directors granted options to two directors to acquire 50,000 common shares each. All these 100,000 options were issued at an exercise price of $0.20 per share and vest immediately with an expiry term of five years. The Company expensed stock based compensation cost of $25,271. 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 weighted average assumptions:

  Risk free rate   2.61%  
  Expected dividends   0%  
  Forfeiture rate   0%  
  Volatility   189.45%  
  Market price of Company’s common stock on date of grant of options $ 0.26  
  Stock-based compensation cost expensed $ 25,271  

On October 1, 2010, the Board cancelled 725,000 options issued to a director having an exercise price of $0.25 per share and expiring on various dates ranging from October 29, 2011 to January 4, 2015 and issued warrants to acquire 397,000 common shares exercisable at $0.20 per share with an expiry term of five years and 500,000 common shares in lieu thereof. All outstanding payables to the said director for services provided were adjusted against the said issuance of common shares. The Company expensed this additional non-cash stock based compensation expense relating to this modification for $31,097. 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 weighted average assumptions:

  Risk free rate   3.25%  
  Expected dividends   0%  
  Forfeiture rate   0%  
  Volatility   189.42%  
  Stock-based compensation cost expensed $ 31,097  

On October 1, 2010, the Board cancelled 400,000 options issued to a director having an exercise price of $0.25 per share and expiring on various dates ranging from October 29, 2011 to June 30, 2014 and issued warrants to acquire 50,000 common shares exercisable at $0.20 per share with an expiry term of five years and 50,000 common shares in lieu thereof. All outstanding payables to the said director for services provided were adjusted against the said issuance of common shares. The Company concluded that there was no additional non-cash stock based compensation expense relating to this modification. 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 weighted average assumptions:

  Risk free rate   3.25%  
  Expected dividends   0%  
  Forfeiture rate   0%  
  Volatility   189.42%  
  Stock-based compensation cost expensed $ Nil  

On October 1, 2010, the Board cancelled 175,000 options issued to an officer having an exercise price of $0.25 per share and expiring on June 30, 2014 and issued warrants to acquire 175,000 common shares exercisable at $0.20 per share with an expiry term of five years. The Company expensed this additional non-cash stock based compensation expense relating to this modification for $1,607. 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 weighted average assumptions:

  Risk free rate   3.25%  
  Expected dividends   0%  
  Forfeiture rate   0%  
  Volatility   189.42%  
  Stock-based compensation cost expensed $ 1,607  
   
 

On October 1, 2010, the Board cancelled 300,000 options each for a total of 600,000 options issued to two consultants having an exercise price of $0.25 per share and expiring on June 30, 2014 and issued warrants to each to acquire 300,000 common shares exercisable at $0.20 per share for a total of 600,000 warrants with an expiry term of five years. The Company expensed this additional non-cash stock based compensation expense relating to this modification for $5,508. 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 weighted average assumptions:


  Risk free rate   3.25%  
  Expected dividends   0%  
  Forfeiture rate   0%  
  Volatility   189.42%  
  Stock-based compensation cost expensed $ 5,508  

As of November 30, 2011 there was $Nil of unrecognized expense related to non-vested stock-based compensation arrangements granted.

The following table summarizes the options outstanding under its Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan:

      Number of shares  
      2011     2010  
               
  Outstanding, beginning of year   1,450,000     3,768,000  
  Granted   -     685,000  
  Expired   -     (220,000 )
  Exercised   -     (108,000 )
  Forfeited   -     (775,000 )
  Cancelled   -     (1,900,000 )
  Outstanding, end of year   1,450,000     1,450,000  
  Exercisable, end of year   1,450,000     1,450,000  

      Option price     Number of shares  
  Expiry date   per share     2011  
  January 29, 2012 $ 0.50     40,000  
  April 11, 2013 $ 0.50     150,000  
  June 30, 2014 $ 0.25     1,025,000  
  June 15, 2015 $ 0.20     100,000  
  September 30, 2015 $ 0.20     135,000  
               
  TOTAL         1,450,000  

  Weighted average exercise price:      
  Options outstanding at end of year $ 0.27  
  Options granted during the year   -  
  Options exercised during the year   -  
  Options cancelled during the year   -  

      Option price     Number of shares  
  Expiry date   per share     2010  
  January 29, 2012 $ 0.50     40,000  
  April 11, 2013 $ 0.50     150,000  
  June 30, 2014 $ 0.25     1,025,000  
  June 15, 2015 $ 0.20     100,000  
  September 30, 2015 $ 0.20     135,000  
               
  TOTAL         1,450,000  

  Weighted average exercise price:      
  Options outstanding at end of year $ 0.27  
  Options granted during the year $ 0.21  
  Options exercised during the year $ 0.10  
  Options cancelled during the year $ 0.24  
   
 

The weighted average remaining contractual term of the total outstanding, and the total exercisable options under the Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan were as follows:


      2011     2010  
      (Years)     (Years)  
  Total outstanding options   2.6     3.6  
  Total exercisable options   2.6     3.6