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Note 7 - Capital Stock and Reserves
6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
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7.

CAPITAL STOCK AND RESERVES

 

Authorized capital stock

 

Unlimited number of common shares without par value

 

Issued capital stock

 

All issued shares are fully paid.

 

During the period ended September 30, 2024, the Company:

 

 

a)

closed Tranche 2 of 2 on a non-brokered private placement issuing 247,471 flow-through units consisting of one flow-through common share and one non-flow-through common share purchase warrant (each, a “Warrant”) at $5.88 per unit for gross proceeds of $1,455,129 (of which $105,000 was received in March 2024 as subscriptions received in advance). The Warrants are exercisable into common shares at a price of $4.00 until April 29, 2026. If at any time, the volume-weighted average trading price of the common shares on the CSE trades on or above $6.00 for 14 consecutive trading days, the Company may elect to accelerate the expiry date of the warrants by giving notice to the holders, by way of a news release, that the warrants will expire 30 calendar days following the date of such notice. The Company also paid a cash finder’s fees of $175 on the financing and issued 51 finder’s warrants (valued at $100), entitling the holder to purchase one common share at a price of $3.40 per share. All warrants and finder’s warrants are exercisable for a period of 24 months from the date of issuance expiring April 29, 2026. All securities issued under the second tranche will be subject to a hold period of four months and one day from the date of issuance. The Company also incurred legal and filing fees of $22,869 on the private placement. A value of $57,012 was attributed to the flow-through premium liability and $480,100 was allocated to reserves in connection with the financing. The Company is committed to incur a total of $1,455,129 of qualifying Canadian Exploration Expenses (“CEE”) on or before December 31, 2025. As at September 30, 2024, the Company has spent $88,972 in qualifying CEE.

 

During the period ended September 30, 2024, the Company (Continued):

 

 

a)

issued 28,818 common shares at a value of $100,000 as part of the annual payment due under the Peg North Property option agreement (see Note 4).

 

b)

issued 12,106 common shares at a value of $50,000 as a part of the acquisition payments for the Jean Lake option agreement (see Note 4).

 

Stock Incentive Plan:

 

The Board of Directors adopted the Company’s 2023 Stock Incentive Plan under which allows the Company to grant equity-based incentive awards (each, an “Award”) in the form of stock options (“Options”), restricted stock units (“RSUs”), preferred stock units (“PSUs”) and deferred stock units (“DSUs”) to executive, officers, directors, employees, and consultants. The Stock Incentive Plan was ratified by shareholders at the AGSM on January 25, 2024, and is a fixed number share plan providing an aggregate maximum number of common shares that may be issued upon the exercise or settlement of Awards granted under the plan, not to exceed 850,000 common shares, subject to the adjustment provisions provided within the plan.

 

Stock options:

 

The Company’s Stock Option plan allows for the Board to grant stock options to Executives Officers, Directors, employees and consultants up to 10% of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Company.

 

During the period ended September 30, 2024, the Company:

 

 

a)

granted stock options for 36,000 shares to a consultant of the Company. The options are exercisable at $3.91 (USD $2.84) per share for five years with an estimated fair value of $112,200 and vest immediately.

 

b)

had 52,500 stock options that were forfeited, resulting in a reallocation of share-based reserves of $278,337 from reserves to deficit.

 

 

Stock option transactions for the period ended September 30, 2024, are summarized as follows:

 

Expiry Date

 

Exercise

Price

  

Balance

March 31,

2024

  

Granted

  

Exercised

  

Forfeited /

Expired

  

Balance

September 30,

2024

  

Exercisable

 
                             

March 8, 2025

 $15.50   4,000   -   -   -   4,000   4,000 

September 2, 2025

 $12.75   20,000   -   -   -   20,000   20,000 

September 6, 2025

 $13.75   8,000   -   -   -   8,000   8,000 

November 20, 2025

 $4.00   6,000   -   -   -   6,000   6,000 

December 2, 2025

 $9.00   62,000   -   -   (20,000)  42,000   42,000 

December 13, 2025

 $9.50   21,000   -   -   -   21,000   21,000 

March 26, 2026

 $3.30   20,000   -   -   -   20,000   20,000 

August 25, 2026

 $5.65   17,500   -   -   -   17,500   17,500 

September 6, 2026

 $6.60   40,000   -   -   (7,500)  32,500   32,500 

November 1, 2026

 $7.50   10,000   -   -   -   10,000   10,000 

December 4, 2026

 $5.47   20,000   -   -   -   20,000   20,000 

September 6, 2028

 $6.60   85,000   -   -   (25,000)  60,000   60,000 

February 15, 2029

 $3.98   20,000   -   -   -   20,000   20,000 

July 23, 2029

 $3.91   -   36,000   -   -   36,000   36,000 
                             

Total

      333,500   36,000   -   (52,500)  317,000   317,000 
                             

Weighted average exercise price

     $7.38  $3.81  $-  $7.51  $6.96  $6.96 
                             

Weighted average remaining life (years)

      2.61               2.51     

 

Stock option transactions for the year ended March 31, 2024, are summarized as follows:

 

Expiry Date

 

Exercise

Price

  

Balance

March 31,

2023

  

Granted

  

Exercised

  

Forfeited /

Expired

  

Balance

March 31,

2024

  

Exercisable

 
                             

March 1, 2024

 $16.50   15,000   -   -   (15,000)  -   - 

November 14, 2024

 $3.65   -   36,000   (36,000)  -   -   - 

March 8, 2025

 $15.50   4,000   -   -   -   4,000   4,000 

September 2, 2025

 $12.75   20,000   -   -   -   20,000   20,000 

September 6, 2025

 $13.75   8,000   -   -   -   8,000   8,000 

November 20, 2025

 $4.00   6,000   -   -   -   6,000   6,000 

December 2, 2025

 $9.00   62,000   -   -   -   62,000   62,000 

December 13, 2025

 $9.50   31,000   -   -   (10,000)  21,000   21,000 

January 15, 2026

 $7.25   35,300   -   -   (35,300)  -   - 

March 26, 2026

 $3.30   -   20,000   -   -   20,000   20,000 

August 25, 2026

 $5.65   -   17,500   -   -   17,500   17,500 

September 6, 2026

 $6.60   -   40,000   -   -   40,000   40,000 

November 1, 2026

 $7.50   10,000   -   -   -   10,000   10,000 

December 4, 2026

 $5.47   -   20,000   -   -   20,000   20,000 

February 16, 2027

 $17.50   20,000   -   -   (20,000)  -   - 

September 6, 2028

 $6.60   -   85,000   -   -   85,000   85,000 

February 15, 2029

 $3.98   -   20,000   -   -   20,000   20,000 
  $-   -   -   -   -   -   - 
                             

Total

      211,300   238,500   (36,000)  (80,300)  333,500   333,500 
                             

Weighted average exercise price

     $10.81  $5.87  $4.70  $9.95  $7.38  $7.38 
                             

Weighted average remaining life (years)

      2.57               2.61     

 

The average market price of the 36,000 options exercised was $4.95 per share.

 

Stock options (Continued):

 

The fair value of stock options granted was calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions.

 

  

September 30,

2024

  

March 31,

2024

 
         

Fair value per option

 $3.12  $5.42 

Exercise price

 $3.91  $5.49 

Expected life (years)

  5.00   3.50 

Interest rate

  3.33%  4.17%

Annualized volatility (based on historical volatility)

  109%  108%

Dividend yield

  0.00%  0.00%

 

Performance Stock Options:

 

During the three months and six months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recorded $Nil (three months ended September 30, 2023 - $15,787; six months ended September 30, 2023 - $31,574) as share-based compensation for performance stock options.

 

No performance stock option transactions were incurred during the period ended September 30, 2024. During the year ended March 31, 2024, 15,000 performance stock options expired.15,000 performance-based stock option expired.

 

Warrants:

 

A continuity of the warrants granted for the period ended September 30, 2024, are summarized as follows:

 

Expiry Date

 

Exercise

Price

  

Balance

March 31,

2024

  

Granted

  

Exercised

  

Forfeited /

Expired

  

Balance

September 30,

2024

 
                         

August 24, 2028

 

$

USD 6.25   800,000   -   -   -   800,000 

March 13, 2026

 $4.00   341,592   -   -   -   341,592 

April 29, 2026

 $4.00   -   247,471   -   -   247,471 
                         

Total

      1,141,592   247,471   -   -   1,389,063 
                         

Weighted average exercise price

     $5.58  $4.00  $-  $-  $5.30 
                         

Weighted average remaining life (years)

      3.67               3.46 

 

Warrants (Continued)

 

A continuity of the warrants granted for the year ended March 31, 2024, are summarized as follows:

 

Expiry Date

 

Exercise

Price

  

Balance

March 31,

2023

  

Granted

  

Exercised

  

Forfeited /

Expired

  

Balance

March 31,

2024

 
                         

December 2, 2023

 $6.50   24,000   -   -   (24,000)  - 

August 24, 2028

 

$

USD 6.25   -   800,000   -   -   800,000 

March 13, 2026

 $4.00   -   341,592   -   -   341,592 
                         

Total

      24,000   1,141,592   -   (24,000)  1,141,592 
                         

Weighted average exercise price

     $6.50  $5.58  $-  $6.50  $5.58 
                         

Weighted average remaining life (years)

      0.67               3.67 

 

The fair value of warrants was allocated to reserves and calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:

 

  

September 30,

2024

  

March 31,

2024

 
         

Fair value per warrant

 $1.94  $3.77 

Exercise price

 $4.00  $4.00 

Expected life (years)

  2.00   2.00 

Interest rate

  4.30%  3.50%

Annualized volatility (based on historical volatility)

  100%  111%

Dividend yield

  0.00%  0.00%

 

The Company records warrants with an exercise price that is in a currency that is different from the functional currency as a derivative liability. Any gains or losses are recorded in the consolidated statements of comprehensive loss as they relate to the issue of warrants recorded on the Company’s balance sheet as a derivative liability measured at fair value through profit or loss. The fair value of the 800,000 transferrable warrants ($823,597) issued on August 24, 2023, are quoted on the NASDAQ. The warrant derivative liability was calculated using following assumptions:

 

  

As at

September 30,

2024

  

As at

March 31,

2024

  

As at

August 24,

2023

 
             

Number of warrants outstanding

  800,000   800,000   800,000 

Warrant price at valuation date

 

$

0.40 USD  

$

0.61 USD  

$

0.76 USD 

Exchange rate

  1.3514   1.35397   1.35460 

Fair value of warrants outstanding (derivative liability)

 $428,663  $656,946  $823,597 

 

Agent warrants:

 

A continuity of the agent warrants granted for the period ended September 30, 2024 is as follows:

 

Expiry Date

 

Exercise

Price

  

Balance

March 31,

2024

  

Granted

  

Exercised

  

Cancelled /

Expired

  

Balance

September 30,

2024

 
                         

August 19, 2024

 $10.00   5,765   -   -   (5,765)  - 

August 21, 2028

 

$

USD 6.25   40,000   -   -   -   40,000 

March 13, 2026

 $3.40   3,274   -   -   -   3,274 

April 29, 2026

 $3.40   -   51   -   -   51 
                         

Total

      49,039   51   -   -   43,325 
                         

Weighted average exercise price

     $6.50  $3.40  $-  $-  $6.03 
                         

Weighted average remaining life (years)

      2.94               3.88 

 

During the year ended March 31, 2024, the Company issued 40,000 warrants to certain underwriters/agents in connection with private placement financings which are subject to cashless exercise. A continuity of the agent warrants granted is as follows:

 

Expiry Date

 

Exercise

Price

  

Balance

March 31,

2023

  

Granted

  

Exercised

  

Cancelled /

Expired

  

Balance

March 31,

2024

 
                         

August 19, 2024

 $10.00   5,765   -   -   -   5,765 

August 21, 2028

 

$

USD 6.25   -   40,000   -   -   40,000 

March 13, 2026

 $3.40   -   3,274   -   -   3,274 
                         

Total

      5,765   43,274   -   -   49,039 
                         
          $USD 6.25             

Weighted average exercise price

     $10.00  

$

CAD 3.40  $-  $-  $6.50 
                         

Weighted average remaining life (years)

                      2.94 

 

The fair value of agent warrants was calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:

 

  

September 30,

2024

  

March 31,

2024

 
         

Fair value per agent warrants

 $1.96  $7.95 

Exercise price

 $4.00  $8.09 

Expected life (years)

  2.00   4.78 

Interest rate

  4.30%  4.09%

Annualized volatility (based on historical volatility)

  101%  113%

Dividend yield

  0.00%  0.00%