Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

STOCK BASED COMPENSATION AND WARRANTS

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STOCK BASED COMPENSATION AND WARRANTS
12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2018
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6. STOCK BASED COMPENSATION AND WARRANTS

Effective May 31, 2013, the Company adopted an incentive stock option plan (the “2013 Stock Option Plan”) which replaced the prior stock option and stock bonus plans, as ratified by the Company’s shareholders at the Company’s 2015 annual meeting of shareholders. A maximum of 9,379,857 common shares were reserved for issuance under the 2013 Stock Option Plan.

The Board approved a revised stock option plan (the “Revised Stock Option Plan”) and received stockholder approval at the annual meeting held on December 19, 2017, that increased the number of shares reserved for issuance under the stock option plan from 9,379,857 to 18,993,274.

The material terms of the Revised Stock Option Plan are as follows:

(a) While the shares are listed on the CSE, options may be granted to employees, senior officers, directors and consultants of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company and to corporations wholly-owned by such an employee, senior officer, director or consultant.

(b) The maximum number of common shares which can be issued under the Revised Stock Option Plan will be 18,993,274: provided that, so long as the Company is listed on the CSE, this maximum will be reduced to 20% of the issued and outstanding common shares on December 19, 2017.

(c) The term of any option granted under the Revised Stock Option Plan will be fixed by the board of directors at the time such option is granted, provided that options will not be permitted to exceed a term of ten years.

(d) The exercise price of any options granted under the Revised Stock Option Plan will be determined by the board of directors, in its sole discretion, but shall not be less than the closing price of the shares on the stock exchange on the day preceding the day on which the directors grant such options.

(e) While the shares are listed on the CSE, options will be non-assignable and non-transferable.

(f) So long as the shares are listed on the CSE, options on no more than 2% of the issued shares may be granted to any one consultant, or in aggregate to all persons performing investor relations activities, in any 12-month period.

(g) If the option holder ceases to be someone eligible to receive a grant of options under the Revised Stock Option Plan, then that holder’s existing options shall expire on the earlier of (i) the expiry date fixed at the time of the option grant, and (ii) ninety days after the date that the option holder ceases to be eligible to receive a grant of options under the Revised Stock Option Plan. 

Year ended November 30, 2018

Warrants

On October 22, 2018, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with several accredited investors to sell $1,275,000 of units at a price of $1,000 per unit, consisting of (i) $1,000 10% interest unsecured convertible promissory note, convertible into the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $0.15 per share (see note 14(c)), and (ii) four thousand warrants each exercisable for one share of common stock at an exercise price of $0.25 per share on or before the five year anniversary of the issuance. The Company issued 5,100,000 warrants. The relative grant date fair value of these warrants was estimated at $524,089 using the Binomial lattice option pricing model and reflected in additional paid-in capital, with the following assumptions:

Risk free rate   3.05%
Expected dividends   0%
Expected volatility   159%
Expected life   5 years
Market price of the Company’s common stock on date of grant of options $  0.14

 

Stock Options

On March 27, 2017, the board of directors granted options to the Chief Executive officer (“CEO”), Dean Thrasher to acquire a total of 1,150,000 common shares. These options were issued at an exercise price of CAD $0.13 ($0.10) 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 Company expensed stock-based compensation expense of $39,046 regarding the vesting of options during the year ended November 30, 2018, leaving a balance of $nil as unvested stock- based compensation expense.

On April 13, 2018, the board of directors granted 1,500,000 options for shares of the Company’s common stock to the Chief Technology officer (“CTO”), André Buys (“Buys”), with exercise price of $0.16 and a trigger price of $0.30, $0.50 and $1.00 for each batch of 500,000 options, respectively. The Company’s stock price must close above the trigger price for 20 days in order for the option to be vested. The options shall have a seven-year life from grant date and Buys must remain employed by the Company for three years for the options to vest. The grant date fair value of the options used for the purpose of estimating the stock compensation is estimated using the Binomial Lattice option pricing model with the following assumptions:

Risk free rate   2.77%  
Expected dividends   0%  
Expected forfeiture rate   0%  
Expected volatility   190%  
Expected life   7 years  
Market price of the Company’s common stock on date of grant of options $  0.15  
Stock-based compensation cost expensed $  10,568  
Unvested stock-based compensation expense $  40,159  

 

On October 22, 2018, the board of directors granted 400,000 options to directors and 250,000 options to a consultant for a total of 650,000 options. These options were issued at an exercise price of CAD $0.19 ($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 estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:

Risk free rate 2.00% Expected dividends 0% Expected forfeiture rate 0% Expected volatility 133% Expected life 5 years Market price of the Company’s common stock on date of grant of options$ 0.14 Stock-based compensation cost expensed$ 79,185 Unvested stock-based compensation expense$Nil 

 

As of November 30, 2018, there was $40,159 of unrecognized expense related to non-vested stock-based compensation arrangements granted.

Year ended November 30, 2017

Warrants

On November 28, 2017, the Company closed the sale of 35,783,612 units on a private placement basis for gross proceeds of $3,793,063. Each unit consists of one common share of Company stock and one-half of a warrant. The Company issued 35,783,612 common shares and 17,891,806 warrants. Each whole warrant is exercisable for one common share of the Company stock on or before November 28, 2022 at an exercise price of $0.18. In addition to cash compensation, the Agent received 572,354 agent warrants. Each agent warrant is exercisable for one common share of the Company stock on or before November 28, 2022 at an exercise price of $0.15. The fair value of these agent warrants was estimated at $78,332 using the Binomial option pricing model and reflected in additional paid-in capital. The valuation considered the following assumptions- risk free rate of 2%; expected dividends of 0%; expected forfeiture rate of 0%; expected volatility of 132%; market price of the Company’s common stock of $0.17 and expected life of 5 years. If the closing price of the common shares is over $0.30 per share for a period of 20 consecutive trading days ending after November 28, 2019, the Company may give notice accelerating the expiry date of the agent warrants to a date not less than 30 days following the date of that notice.

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 CAD $0.13 ($0.10) 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 estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:

Risk free rate   2.00%  
Expected dividends   0%  
Expected forfeiture rate   0%  
Expected volatility   134%  
Expected life   5 years  
Market price of the Company’s common stock on date of grant of options $  0.10  
Stock-based compensation cost expensed $  61,358  
Unvested stock-based compensation expense $  39,046  

 

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 CAD $0.20 ($0.15) 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 estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:

Risk free rate 2.00% Expected dividends 0% Expected forfeiture rate 0% Expected volatility 127% Expected life 5 years Market price of the Company’s common stock on date of grant of options$ 0.14 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 CAD $0.20 ($0.15) 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 estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:

Risk free rate   2.00%  
Expected dividends   0%  
Expected forfeiture rate   0%  
Expected volatility   129%  
Expected life   5 years  
Market price of the 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 CAD $0.20 ($0.16) 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 estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:

Risk free rate   2.00%  
Expected dividends   0%  
Expected forfeiture rate   0%  
Expected volatility   130 %  
Expected life   5 years  
Market price of the 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 November 30, 2017, there was $39,046 of unrecognized expense related to non-vested stock-based compensation arrangements granted.