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Commitments
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments

 

Note 5 Commitments

 

a)Lease

 

During the year ended September 30, 2020 the Company incurred office lease expense of $233,423 (2019: $190,416).

 

b)Litigation

 

The Company is subject to claims and legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. Such matters are inherently uncertain, and there can be no guarantee that the outcome of any such matter will be decided favorably to the Company or that the resolution of any such matter will not have a material adverse effect upon the Company's consolidated financial statements. The Company does not believe that any of such pending claims and legal proceedings will have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial statements.

 

c)Share Purchase Warrants

 

The following table summarizes the warrant activity during the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:

 

      Weighted Average Exercise
   Number of Shares  Exercise Price ($)
 Balance , September 30 , 2018    678,379    2.87 
 Exercised    (8,750)   1.13 
 Expired    (319,629)   1.46 
 Balance , September 30 , 2019    350,000    4.19 
 Granted    150,000    3.17 
 Balance, September 30, 2020    500,000    3.88 

 

During the year ended September 30, 2019, the Company issued 4,938 shares in connection with the exercise of 8,750 warrants on a cashless basis.

At September 30, 2020 the Company had share purchase warrants outstanding as follows:

          
Number  Exercise Price  Expiry Date
 350,000   $4.19   June 30, 2021
 150,000   $3.17   May 6, 2024
 500,000         

 

d)Stock–based Compensation Plan

 

2015 Stock Option Plan

 

On September 18, 2015, the Company’s board of directors approved a 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”), which provided for the grant of stock options and restricted stock awards to directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company.

 

The maximum number of our common shares reserved for issue under the plan was 6,050,553 shares, subject to adjustment in the event of a change of the Company’s capitalization. At September 30, 2020, 146,371 (2019: 146,371) options remain available for issue under the 2015 Plan.

 

2019 Stock Option Plan

 

On January 15, 2019, the Board approved the 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan”), which provides for the grant of stock options and restricted stock awards to directors, officers, employees, consultants and advisors of the Company. Under the terms of the 2019 Plan, 6,000,000 additional shares of Common Stock are available for issuance under the 2019 Plan, in addition to the shares available under the 2015 Plan. Any awards outstanding under the 2015 Plan or the Company’s 2007 Stock Option Plan (the “2007 Plan”) will remain subject to and be paid under the 2015 Plan or the 2007 Plan, respectively, and any shares subject to outstanding awards under the 2015 Plan or the 2007 Plan that subsequently cease to be subject to such awards (other than by reason of settlement of the awards in shares) will automatically become available for issuance under the 2019 Plan.

 

The 2019 Plan provides that it may be administered by the Board, or the Board may delegate such responsibility to a committee. The exercise price will be determined by the board of directors at the time of grant shall be at least equal to the fair market value on such date. If the grantee is a 10% stockholder on the grant date, then the exercise price shall not be less than 110% of fair market value of the Company’s shares of common stock on the grant date. Stock options may be granted under the 2019 Plan for an exercise period of up to ten years from the date of grant of the option or such lesser periods as may be determined by the board, subject to earlier termination in accordance with the terms of the 2019 Plan. At September 30, 2020, 3,161,665 (2019: 4,788,333) options remain available for issue under the 2019 Plan.

 

A summary of the status of Company’s outstanding stock purchase options is presented below:

 

  Number of Shares  Weighted Average Exercise Price  Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ($)  Aggregate intrinsic value ($)
 Outstanding, September 30, 2018    6,506,917    3.83         2,353,088 
 Granted    2,265,399    2.79    2.27      
 Forfeited    (309,383)   3.25           
 Outstanding, September 30, 2019    8,462,933    3.58         4,115,032 
 Granted    1,695,000    2.96    2.27     
 Forfeited    (68,332)   3.01           
 Exercised    (13,335)   3.15           
 Outstanding, September 30, 2020    10,076,266    3.48         14,982,581 
 Exercisable, September 30, 2020    7,412,100    3.66         10,763,906 

 

During the year ended September 30, 2020, the Company issued 721 shares in connection with the exercise of 13,335 options on a cashless basis.

The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the underlying awards and the quoted market price of the Company’s stock for the options that were in-the-money on the applicable date.

 

The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $4,876,906 during the year ended September 30, 2020 (2019: $6,430,873) in connection with the issuance and vesting of stock options and warrants in exchange for services. These amounts have been included in general and administrative expenses and research and development expenses on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations as follows:

 

  2020  2019
General and administrative  $2,210,789   $3,203,165 
Research and development   2,666,117    3,227,708 
Total share based compensation  $4,876,906   $6,430,873 

 

An amount of approximately $4,040,812 in stock-based compensation is expected to be recorded over the remaining term of such options and warrants through 2023.

 

The fair value of each option and warrant award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black Scholes option pricing model based on the following weighted average assumptions:

 

  2020  2019
Risk-free interest rate   1.57%   2.50%
Expected life of option (years)   5.53    6.05 
Annualized volatility   95.99%   104.45%
Dividend rate   0.00%   0.00%

  

The fair value of stock compensation charges recognized during the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was determined with reference to the quoted market price of the Company’s shares on the grant date.