RE: RE: RE: RE: 3 monthsTumbleweed67,
It may have been an issue of how much cash Wadsworth had available.
On Oct 18 he exercised 550,000 warrants @
.18 = $99,000
The closing price of SNV on Oct 18 was
.365 so Wadsworth had a "taxable benefit" of 550,000 x (
.365-
.18)= $101,750.
Assuming that under Canadian tax laws this $101,750 is taxed as income (FWIW see reference below) and Wadsworth is at approx 50% marginal tax rate, he would owe the taxman approx $50,875.
So in total to exercise these warrants it cost Wadsworth $99,000 + $50,875 = $149,875
Also note that even if the SNV stock price should happen to go down, Wadsworth still has a tax liability of $50,875. The taxman wants his money regardless.
IMHO, exercising warrants and not selling is a pretty big vote of confidence that the stock price is going higher
Dsel
https://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/tp/it116r3/it116r3-e.txt
Canada Customs and Revenue AgencyINTERPRETATION BULLETINNUMBER: IT-116R3DATE: February 28, 1995SUBJECT: INCOME TAX ACTRights to Buy Additional SharesREFERENCE: Paragraph 15(1)(c) (also definition of "share", "common share" and"shareholder" in subsection 248(1)
"Subsection 15(1) of the Act provides that, when a corporation confers abenefit on a shareholder as a result of granting an option to acquireadditional shares of its capital stock, the amount or value of the benefit isincluded in determining the shareholder's income for the year"