RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:DESERT MOUNTAIN ENERGY ANNOUNCES ISSUANCE OF OPTIONSThanks, can someone smarter than me parse this from the sedar filing on DME?
8. Share Capital and Reserves (Continued) d) Stock Options The Company has an incentive Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) for directors, officers, employees and consultants, under which the Company may issue stock options to purchase common shares of the Company provided that the amount of incentive stock options which may be granted and outstanding under the Plan at any time shall not exceed 10% of the then issued and outstanding common shares of the Company and subject to the prior ratification by the TSX.V. Options vest at the discretion of the board, with initial vesting at date of grant of between 25% and 50%, and the balance vesting at the rate of 25% in each subsequent six-month period. The Company granted 1,830,000 (2019 – 2,752,500) stock options during the year ended September 30, 2020 to consultants, directors, and officers. The fair value of the stock options granted was estimated on the date of grant using the BlackScholes model with the following data and assumptions: Year ended September 30, 2020 Year ended September 30, 2019 Dividend yield Nil Nil Annualized volatility 98.10% 106.97 - 179.73% Risk-free interest rate 0.42% 1.58 - 2.22% Expected life 2.01 years 3.00 years The risk-free rate of return is the yield on a zero-coupon Canadian Treasury Bill of a term consistent with the assumed option life. The expected average option term is the average expected period to exercise, based on the historical activity patterns for each individually vesting tranche. The expected volatility is based on the Company’s historical volatility. During the year ended September 30, 2020, the fair value of stock options vested was estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model in the amount of $984,315 (2019 – $258,314), of which $31,467 (2019 – $89,912) has been capitalized as a component of geological consulting and services. The weighted average fair value of options granted during the year was $0.66 (2019 - $0.22). A summary of the changes in stock options for the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 is presented below: NUMBER OF OPTIONS WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXERCISE PRICE ($) Balance, September 30, 2018 2,581,250 0.21 Granted 2,752,500 0.22 Expired/Cancelled (1,668,750) 0.21 Balance, September 30, 2019 3,665,000 0.21 Granted 1,830,000 0.34 Exercised (365,000) 0.19 Expired/Cancelled (775,000) 0.20 Balance, September 30, 2020 4,355,000 0.27 DESERT MOUNTAIN ENERGY CORP. NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the Years Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (Expressed in Canadian Dollars) 25 8. Share Capital and Reserves (Continued) d) Stock Options (Continued) The following table summarizes information on stock options outstanding at September 30, 2020: EXERCISE PRICE ($) NUMBER OUTSTANDING NUMBER EXERCISABLE EXPIRY DATE 0.15 50,000 50,000 May 10, 2021 0.20 125,000 125,000 August 1, 2021 0.20 900,000 900,000 November 26, 2021(1) 0.22 400,000 400,000 January 10, 2022 0.21 600,000 600,000 January 17, 2022 0.20 105,000 78,750 July 9, 2022 0.22 20,000 15,000 August 14, 2022 0.25 725,000 543,750 August 21, 2022(2) 0.22 0.66 0.74 940,000 340,000 150,000 470,000 85,000 37,500 March 9, 2023 August 14, 2023 August 14, 2023 4,355,000 3,305,000 (1) 78,125 exercised subsequent to September 30, 2020. (2) 93,750 exercised subsequent to September 30, 2020. e) Nature and Purpose of Reserve The ‘Reserves’ are used to recognize the fair value of stock options granted and warrants issued prior to exercise, expiry or cancellation and the fair value of other share-based consideration paid at the date of payment.