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Preferred Stock | 12 Months Ended
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May 31, 2018
Preferred Stock [Abstract] |
Preferred Stock | NOTE 8: PREFERRED STOCK Our Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the Board of Directors, at its discretion, to issue up to 4,000,000 shares of preferred stock. The stock is issuable in series, which may vary as to certain rights and preferences, and has no par value. As of May 31, 2018, none of these shares had been issued.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for terms, amounts, nature of changes, rights and privileges, dividends, and other matters related to preferred stock. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2208762 + Details
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