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Note 8 - Stockholders' Equity (Deficiency)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements  
Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]
8.
  Stockholders' Equity (Deficiency):
 
The holders of common stock are entitled to
one
vote for each share held.  There are
no
restrictions that limit the Company's ability to pay dividends on its common stock.  The Company has
not
declared any dividends since incorporation.  The Company's common stock has
no
par value per common stock.
 
(a)  Common stock issuances:
 
Fiscal
2018
 
In
June 2018,
the related party warrant holders exercised their warrants for
1,200,000
shares at
CAD$0.65
(
US$0.50
) per share through the settlement of the promissory notes, in a non-cash transaction.
 
In
February 2018,
a warrant holder exercised their warrant for
15,000
shares at
$0.44
per share raising a total of
$6,600.
 
In
February 2018,
the Company closed a TSX Venture Exchange approved private placement financing totaling
$2,551,500.
The private placement consisted of
7,290,000
common shares priced at
$0.35
per share. Pursuant to the private placement the Company paid a commission of
$253,750
and incurred share issuance expense of
$18,342.
 
Fiscal
2017
 
In
December 2017,
two
warrant holders exercised their warrants and acquired
121,111
common shares of the Company at
CAD$0.55
(approximately
$0.43
) per share totaling
$52,310.
 
In
October 2017,
the Company closed a TSX Venture Exchange approved non-brokered private placement financing totaling
$45,011.
The private placement consisted of
128,600
units priced at
$0.35
per unit. Each Unit was comprised of
one
common share and
one
share purchase warrant.  Each share purchase warrant is exercisable into
one
common share of the Company for
12
months following closing.  The exercise price of the warrants is
$0.44
per share for the
first
six
months following closing and
$0.52
per share for the period which is
7
-
12
months following closing.
 
In
September 30, 2017,
the Company closed a TSX Venture Exchange approved non-brokered private placement financing totaling
$1,010,763.
The private placement consisted of
2,887,895
units priced at
$0.35
per unit. Each Unit was comprised of
one
common share and
one
share purchase warrant.  Each share purchase warrant is exercisable into
one
common share of the Company for
12
months following closing.  The exercise price of the warrants is
$0.44
per share for the
first
six
months following closing and
$0.52
per share for the period which is
7
-
12
months following closing.
 
In ended
June 2017,
the Company closed a TSX Venture Exchange approved non-brokered private placement financing totaling
CAD$1.045
million (approximately
$790,281
). The private placement consisted of
2,323,779
units priced at
CAD$0.45
(
$0.34
) per unit. Each Unit was comprised of
one
common share and
one
share purchase warrant.  Each share purchase warrant is exercisable into
one
common share of the Company for
12
months following closing.  The exercise price of the warrants is
CAD$0.55
per share for the
first
six
months following closing and
CAD$0.65
per share for the period which is
7
-
12
months following closing.
 
The Company incurred issuance costs of
$25,816
from the private placements and warrant exercise.
 
Fiscal
2019
 
Subsequent to the year ended
December 31, 2018,
the Company closed a TSX Venture Exchange approved private placement financing totaling
$2,000,000.
The private placement consisted of
5,000,000
shares priced at
$0.40
per share. Pursuant to the private placement the Company paid a commission of
$200,000
and incurred share issuance expense of
$13,546.
 
(b)  Warrants
 
A summary of warrant activity for the warranty for the years ended
December 31, 2018
and
2017
are as follows:
 
   
Number of warrants
   
Weighted average
exercise price
 
Outstanding, December 31, 2016
   
-
   
 
$-
 
 
                   
Granted
   
2,323,779
   
 0.43
-
0.49
 
Granted
   
2,887,895
   
 0.44
-
0.52
 
Granted
   
128,600
   
 0.44
-
0.52
 
Exercised
   
(121,111
)  
 
(0.43)
 
 
                   
Outstanding, December 31, 2017
   
5,219,163
   
 
0.48
 
 
                   
Granted
   
-
   
 
-
 
 
Exercised
   
(1,215,000
)  
 
(0.50)
 
 
Expired, unexercised
   
(4,004,163
)  
 
(0.51)
 
 
                   
Outstanding December 31, 2018
   
-
   
 
$-
 
 
 
(c)  Stock option plans:
 
2015
stock option plan
In the year ended
December 31, 2015,
the shareholders approved the
2015
stock option plan and the
1999,
2001
and the
2005
plans were discontinued. The
2015
stock option plan is intended to provide incentive to employees, directors, advisors and consultants of the Company to encourage proprietary interest in the Company, to encourage such employees to remain in the employ of the Company or such directors, advisors and consultants to remain in the service of the Company, and to attract new employees, directors, advisors and consultants with outstanding qualifications. The maximum number of shares issuable under the Plan shall
not
exceed
10%
of the number of Shares of the Company issued and outstanding as of each Award Date unless shareholder approval is obtained in advance in accordance unless shareholder approval is obtained in advance in accordance. The Board of Directors determines the terms of the options granted, including the number of options granted, the exercise price and their vesting schedule. The maximum term possible is
10
years. Under the
2015
plan we have reserved
10%
of the number of Shares of the Company issued and outstanding as of each Award Date.
 
During the year ended
December 31, 2018,
the Company granted
2,130,000
options, of which
710,000
options were fully vested expiring on
June 4, 2023,
with an exercise price of
CAD$0.54
(
US$0.42
),
1,275,000
options were fully vested expiring on
June 4, 2023,
with an exercise price of
$0.50
and
145,000
options were issued where
10%
vests on grant date,
15%
one
year following grant date and
2%
per month thereafter, with an exercise price of
CAD$0.54
(
US$0.42
) to employees and consultants.
 
During the year ended
December 31, 2017,
the Company granted
725,000
options of which
350,000
options were fully vested expiring on
November 8 ,
2022,
with an exercise price of
CAD$0.54
(
US$0.42
) and
375,000
options were issued where
10%
vests on grant date,
15%
one
year following grant date and
2%
per month thereafter, with an exercise price of
CAD$0.54
(
US$0.42
).
 
As at
December 31, 2018,
there were a total of
3,575,000
stock options (
2017
-
1,605,000
) outstanding. During the year ended
December 31, 2018,
there were
nil
options exercised (
2017
-
nil
) and
160,000
options expired unexercised (
2017
-
130,000
).
 
Of the options outstanding at
December 31, 2018,
a total of
3,190,000
(
2017
-
1,230,000
) were fully vested and a total of
385,000
(
2017
-
375,000
) were issued where
10%
vests at the grant date,
15%
one
year following the grant date and
2%
per month starting
13
months after the grant date. A total of
3,273,550
(
2017
-
1,267,500
) of these common stock purchase options had vested at
December 31, 2018.
 
A summary of stock option activity for the stock option plans for the years ended
December 31, 2018
and
2017
are as follows:
 
   
Number of options
   
Weighted average
exercise price
 
Outstanding, December 31, 2016
   
1,010,000
    $
0.42
 
                 
Granted
   
725,000
     
0.42
 
Exercised
   
-
     
-
 
Cancelled
   
(130,000
)    
(0.42
)
                 
Outstanding, December 31, 2017
   
1,605,000
     
0.42
 
                 
Granted
   
2,130,000
     
0.47
 
Exercised
   
-
     
-
 
Cancelled
   
(160,000
)    
(0.42
)
                 
Outstanding December 31, 2018
   
3,575,000
    $
0.45
 
 
The aggregate intrinsic value for options as of
December 31, 2018
was
$nil
(
2017
-
$nil
).
 
The following table summarizes information concerning outstanding and exercisable stock options at
December 31, 2018:
 
Range of exercise
prices per share
   
Number outstanding
   
Number exercisable
 
Expiry date
$ 0.42      
855,000
     
855,000
 
December 20, 2021
  0.42      
615,000
     
421,550
 
November 8, 2022
  0.42      
830,000
     
722,000
 
June 4, 2023
  0.50      
1,275,000
     
1,275,000
 
June 4, 2023
         
3,575,000
     
3,273,550
 
 
 
The Company recorded stock-based compensation of
$595,580
on the
2,130,000
options granted and vested (
2017
-
$43,212
on the
725,000
options granted and vested) and as per the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, with a weighted average fair value per option of
$0.29
(
2017
-
$0.13
).
 
Subsequent to the year ended
December 31, 2018,
110,000
options were cancelled unexercised.