RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:With $50m in the BankSooner, I don't have all the answers, I just know where to look them up - in the company filings on SEDAR.com!
There are three main programs whereby officers, directors, etc can increase their holdings: Options, Deferred Share Units (DSU) and Restricted Share Units (RSU). The stated purpose of these plans is to promote share ownership by key employees, directors and consultants of the company. The shareholders approve these compensation plans, and they were approved at the most recent AGM, so they are described in the current management information circular.
If I am reading the audited annual financial statements propertly, at the end of the most recent fiscal year, there were 6.7MM options available to be granted. There were 6.8MM previously granted with an average price of $1.20 ($8.25MM). There are also 1.5MM warrants out at $0.85 ($1.275MM). You can check this in the annual and quarterly financial statements which list these options in a note.
The DSU and RSU programs are described in the most recent information circular (IC). The summary of the DSU and RSU programs in the IC take a couple of pages to describe, and the full terms take up many pages in the IC. I won't say much about it here, as I don't want to summarize a summary and somehow create a wrong impression however:
1) The total number of shares granted under DSU + RSU is limited to 10% of the shares outstanding.
2) DSU can be granted in lieu of compensation - e.g., taking shares instead of cash compensation. DSU shares are priced at fair market value. There can also be discretionary grants of DSU.
3) There are limitations to the amount each non-employee director can take in share-based compensation ($150k/year).
If you want all the details, check out the information circular.