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SHARE BASED COMPENSATION
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
SHARE BASED COMPENSATION  
SHARE BASED COMPENSATION

13.SHARE BASED COMPENSATION

The Company has a stock option plan (the “Plan”) in place under which it is authorized to grant options to acquire shares of the Company to directors, officers, consultants, and other key employees of the Company. The number of common shares subject to options granted under the Plan is limited to 10% in the aggregate, of the number of issued and outstanding common shares of the Company at the date of the grant of the option. The exercise price of any option granted under the Plan may not be less than the fair market value of the common shares at the time the option is granted, less any permitted discount. Options issued under the Plan may be exercised during a period determined by the board of directors which cannot exceed ten years. The plan does not require any vesting period, and the board of directors may specify a vesting period on a grant-by-grant basis. As at December 31, 2025, the maximum number of shares issuable pursuant to the Plan was 2,859,048, at which time 743,977 options and 181,725 restricted share units had been granted, leaving 1,933,346 shares available for issue.

Stock Options

During the three-month period ending December 31, 2025, the Company recognized share based compensation expense related to stock option grants of $925,826 (2024 - $628,796).

The Company’s option activity for the three months ended December 31, 2025, and the year ended September 30, 2025, is as follows:

Black-Scholes Assumptions

Options

Exercise 

Expiry 

Fair 

Fair Value 

Share Price 

Risk-Free

Expected

Vesting

Grant Date

  ​ ​ ​

Granted

  ​ ​ ​

Price

  ​ ​ ​

Date

  ​ ​ ​

Value

  ​ ​ ​

per Option

  ​ ​ ​

 at Grant

  ​ ​ ​

Volatility

  ​ ​ ​

Rate

  ​ ​ ​

Life (yrs)

  ​ ​ ​

Schedule

15-Oct-25

100,351

$

5.09

15-Oct-30

$

416,876

$

4.15

$

4.85

129.1

%  

2.42

%

5

1

28-Aug-25

 

37,500

$

11.13

28-Aug-30

$

359,000

$

9.57

$

11.13

 

128.4

%  

2.69

%  

5

 

2

24-Jul-25

 

130,000

$

8.48

24-Jul-30

$

947,000

$

7.28

$

8.48

 

128.3

%  

2.83

%  

5

 

3

23-Jul-25

 

62,500

$

12.00

23-Jul-30

$

642,000

$

10.27

$

12.00

 

127.4

%  

2.82

%  

5

 

3

3-Jun-25

 

31,250

$

22.00

3-Jun-30

$

610,000

$

19.52

$

23.44

 

118.5

%  

2.86

%  

5

 

3

24-Apr-25

 

28,125

$

18.00

24-Apr-30

$

777,000

$

14.63

$

17.84

 

116.4

%  

2.79

%  

5

 

4

24-Apr-25

 

53,125

$

18.00

24-Apr-30

$

777,000

$

14.63

$

17.84

 

116.4

%  

2.79

%  

5

 

5

17-Mar-25

 

6,250

$

18.80

17-Mar-30

$

101,916

$

16.31

$

18.80

 

131.4

%  

2.69

%  

5

 

6

17-Mar-25

 

500,000

$

19.04

17-Mar-30

$

971,331

$

1.94

$

18.80

 

124.9

%  

2.69

%  

5

 

3

28-Feb-25

 

37,500

$

21.68

28-Feb-30

$

708,537

$

18.89

$

21.68

 

132.9

%  

2.60

%  

5

 

6

30-Jan-25

 

50,000

$

39.28

30-Jan-30

$

1,719,366

$

34.39

$

39.28

 

134.2

%  

2.79

%  

5

 

7

27-Nov-24

 

9,375

$

11.12

27-Nov-29

$

78,589

$

8.38

$

11.12

 

99.4

%  

3.13

%  

5

 

7

29-Oct-24

 

34,937

$

16.16

29-Oct-29

$

425,291

$

12.17

$

16.16

 

99.4

%  

3.04

%  

5

 

7

Vesting Schedule

1 - 1/2 vest 12 months after the grant date, thereafter the remainder vest in equal monthly instalments over 12 months

2 - 1/3 vest 12 months from the grant date, thereafter the remainder vest in equal monthly instalments over 24 months

3 - Vest in equal monthly instalments over a period of 36 months, commencing on the grant date

4 - 1/3 vest 6 months from the grant date, the remainder vest in equal monthly instalments over 24 months

5 - 1/3 vest 12 months from the grant date, the remainder vest in equal monthly instalments over 24 months

6 - Vest in equal monthly instalments over a period of 12 months, commencing on the grant date

7 - Vest on the grant date

The continuity of outstanding stock options at December 31, 2025 and September 30, 2025:

  ​ ​ ​

December 31,

  ​ ​ ​

Weighted average

  ​ ​ ​

September 30,

  ​ ​ ​

Weighted average

2025

exercise price

2025

exercise price

Beginning balance

 

643,626

$

13.71

 

1,827,165

$

1.21

Granted

 

100,351

$

5.09

 

514,937

$

16.83

Exercised

 

 

(1,698,476)

$

0.88

Ending balance - outstanding

 

743,977

$

9.40

 

643,626

$

13.71

The detail of outstanding options at December 31, 2025 and September 30, 2025:

  ​ ​ ​

December 31,

  ​ ​ ​

  ​ ​ ​

Exercise

  ​ ​ ​

September 30,

  ​ ​ ​

  ​ ​ ​

Exercise

Expiry Date

2025

Exercisable

Price

2025

Exercisable

Price

November 21, 2027

 

3,689

 

3,689

$

0.80

 

3,689

 

3,689

$

0.80

August 7, 2029

 

125,000

 

125,000

$

1.24

 

125,000

 

125,000

$

1.24

October 29, 2029

 

34,937

 

34,937

$

16.16

 

34,937

 

34,937

$

16.16

November 27, 2029

 

9,375

 

9,375

$

11.12

 

9,375

 

9,375

$

11.12

January 30, 2030

 

50,000

 

50,000

$

39.28

 

50,000

 

50,000

$

39.28

February 28, 2030

 

37,500

 

31,250

$

21.68

 

37,500

 

21,875

$

21.68

March 17, 2030

 

62,500

 

15,625

$

19.04

 

62,500

 

10,417

$

19.04

March 17, 2030

 

6,250

 

4,167

$

18.80

 

6,250

 

3,125

$

18.80

April 24, 2030

 

28,125

 

15,625

$

18.00

 

28,125

 

3,906

$

18.00

April 24, 2030

 

25,000

 

5,556

$

18.00

 

25,000

 

3,472

$

18.00

June 3, 2030

 

31,250

 

5,208

$

22.00

 

31,250

 

2,604

$

22.00

July 24, 2030

 

62,500

 

8,680

$

12.00

 

62,500

 

3,472

$

12.00

July 25, 2030

 

130,000

 

18,055

$

8.48

 

130,000

 

7,222

$

8.48

August 28, 2030

 

37,500

 

$

11.13

 

37,500

 

$

11.13

October 15, 2030

 

100,351

 

10,453

$

5.09

 

 

Ending balance - outstanding

 

743,977

 

327,167

$

9.40

 

643,626

 

279,095

$

13.71

At December 31, 2025, 327,167 options were exercisable at a weighted average price of $14.21 per share (September 30, 2025 – 279,095 at $5.93). The weighted average life of the outstanding options is 4.1 years (September 30, 2024 – 4.5 years).

Restricted Share Units

During the three-months ended December 31, 2025, the Company granted 103,655 restricted share units (“RSUs”) to directors and officers and 62,953 to management consultants. The RSUs are exchangeable into common shares of the Company on a one for one basis upon achieving the vesting conditions and are valued at the market price of the Company’s common shares on the grant date ($808,049), of which $350,587 was charged to the Interim Statements for the three-month period ended December 31, 2025.

During the year ended September 30, 2025, the Company granted 132,958 RSUs to a consultant and 6,250 RSUs to a director. The RSU’s were valued at the market price of the Company’s common shares on the grant date ($3,458,450). The value of the director RSUs ($199,500) were charged to income on the grant date. The consultant RSUs were recognized monthly on a straight-line basis over their six-month vesting period, commencing December 24, 2024 for 70,458 RSUs (valued at $698,950) and February 28, 2025 for 62,500 RSUs (valued at $2,560,000). Of the granted RSUs, 10,418 of the vested consultant RSUs have not been issued, and 4,699 of the directors RSUs have not vested as at September 30, 2025. During the year ended September 30, 2025, the total charged to the Interim Statements for share-based compensation was $3,458,450 (2024 - $nil).

The continuity of outstanding RSUs at December 31, 2025 and September 30, 2025 is as follows:

Balance at September 30, 2024

  ​ ​ ​

$

RSUs granted

 

138,958

Exercised

 

(123,841)

Balance, September 30, 2025

$

15,117

RSUs granted

 

166,608

Exercised

 

Balance, December 31, 2025

$

181,725