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Additional paid in capital
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Additional Paid in Capital [Abstract]  
Additional paid in capital

6.        Additional paid-in capital

 

Stock options

 

A summary of stock option activity is as follows:

 

     
  Year Ended Year Ended
  December 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
    Weighted Average   Weighted Average
  Number of Options

Exercise

Price

Number of

Options

Exercise

Price

Outstanding, beginning of period 5,014,851,500 $ 0.002 4,963,851,500 $ 0.002
Granted 254,050,000 $ 0.028 52,500,000 $ 0.015
Exercised (26,000,000) $ (0.003) - $ -
Cancelled (6,500,000) $ (0.015) (1,500,000) $ (0.015)
Outstanding, end of period 5,236,401,500 $ 0.003 5,014,851,500 $ 0.002
             
Exercisable, end of period 5,154,901,500 $ 0.003 4,987,851,500 $ 0.002

  

During the year ended December 31, 2019:

 

On February 4, 2019, the Company granted a consultant the option to acquire a total of 2,500,000 shares of common stock of the Company at a price of $0.035 per share for a term of five years. The fair value of the options granted totaled $99,723 and was fully recorded at grant.

 

On March 15, 2019, the Company granted an option to acquire 9,150,000 shares of common stock of the Company at a price of $0.035 per share for a term of five years. The option to acquire 2,500,000 shares of common stock was granted to one consultant and the option to acquire 6,650,000 shares of common stock was granted to one director. The fair value of the options granted totaled $364,058 and was fully recorded at grant.

 

On April 12, 2019, the Company modified options to acquire 564,350,200 shares of common stock of the Company by extending the expiry date to April 12, 2024. The options modified had:

 

·exercise prices ranging from $0.002 to $0.03 per share; and
·expiration dates ranging from April 19, 2019 to May 29, 2020 immediately prior to the modification.

 

The fair value related to the extension of the life of the options totaled $1,150,060 and was recorded at the modification date.

 

On May 6, 2019, the Company granted options to acquire 13,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company at a price of $0.035 per share for a term of five years to three directors of the Company. The fair value of the options granted totaled $467,845 and was fully recorded at grant.

 

On May 17, 2019, the Company granted options to acquire 27,900,000 shares of common stock of the Company at a price of $0.035 per share for a term of five years to eleven consultants, one director and one employee of the Company. The fair value of the options granted totaled $1,059,856 and was fully recorded at grant.

 

On May 31, 2019, the Company granted options to acquire 10,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company at a price of $0.035 per share for a term of one year to one consultant. The option to acquire 10,000,000 shares will vest based on achievements of performance milestones. The fair value of the options granted totaling $399,722 was not recorded, as it cannot be determined that it is more likely than not that the performance conditions will be met.

 

On June 12, 2019, the Company granted options to acquire 40,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company at a price of $0.05 per share until May 15, 2024 to three sales agents. The option to acquire 40,000,000 shares will vest based on achievements of performance milestones. The fair value of the options granted totaling $1,595,316 was not recorded, as it cannot be determined that it is more likely than not that the performance conditions will be met.

 

On June 17, 2019, the Company granted options to acquire 5,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company at a price of $0.035 per share for a term of five years to one advisor. The fair value of the options granted totaled $189,865 and was fully recorded at grant.

 

On June 17, 2019, the Company granted options to acquire 5,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company at a price of $0.05 per share for a term of five years to a sales agent. The option to acquire 5,000,000 shares will vest based on achievements of performance milestones. The fair value of the options granted totaled $189,833 was not recorded, as it cannot be determined that it is more likely than not that the performance conditions will be met.

 

On June 24, 2019, options granted on January 31, 2018 to acquire 24,000,000 shares of common stock at a price of $0.015 for a term of five years that were subject to vest based on the achievement of certain performance milestones were modified as follows:

 

·the option to acquire 4,000,000 shares of common stock was cancelled; and
·the performance conditions were modified.

 

No compensation expense was reversed related to the cancellation of the unvested options as no compensation expense related to these options had been previously recorded. No compensation expense related to the modification of the options was recorded, as the change in vesting conditions did not make it more likely than not that the performance conditions will be met.

 

On July 15, 2019, the Company granted a consultant options to acquire 7,500,000 shares of common stock of the Company at a price of $0.035 per share exercisable until February 3, 2024. The fair value of the options granted totaled $318,530 and was fully recorded at grant.

 

On August 16, 2019, the Company granted a consultant the option to acquire an aggregate 2,500,000 shares of common stock of the Company at a price of $0.05 per share. The option to acquire 2,500,000 shares will vest based on achievements of performance milestones. The fair value of the options granted totaling $108,655 was not recorded, as it cannot be determined that it is more likely than not that the performance conditions will be met.

 

On September 6, 2019, the Company granted a consultant the option to acquire 1,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company at a price of $0.05 per share for a term of five years. The option to acquire 1,000,000 shares will vest based on achievements of performance milestones. The fair value of the options granted totaling $40,863 was not recorded, as it cannot be determined that it is more likely than not that the performance conditions will be met.

 

On September 17, 2019, the Company granted a consultant the option to acquire 5,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company at a price of $0.035 per share for a term of five years. The fair value of the options granted totaled $194,850 and was fully recorded at grant.

 

On October 3, 2019, the Company granted two advisors the option to acquire an aggregate 3,500,000 shares of common stock of the Company at a price of $0.035 per share for a term of five years. Options to acquire 2,500,000 shares of common stock will vest upon the advisor entering into a full-time role with the Company. The fair value of the options granted totaled $136,399 of which $38,971 has been recorded related to the vested options.

 

On October 24, 2019, the Company granted two advisors the option to acquire an aggregate 2,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company at a price of $0.035 per share for a term of five years. The fair value of the options granted totaled $63,940 and was fully recorded at grant.

 

On December 11, 2019 the Company granted one creditor the option to acquire 120,000,000 shares of common of the Company at a price of $0.015 per share for a term of five years in connection with receiving line of credit financing (note 4). The fair value of the options granted totaled $2,158,441 and was fully recorded upon the Company entering into the financing agreement with the creditor.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company recorded a further $18,630 in compensation expense related to vesting of stock options granted in previous years.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2018:

 

On January 31, 2018, the Company granted nine consultants and advisors the option to acquire a total of 47,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company at a price of $0.015 per share for a term of five years and one advisor the option to acquire 200,000 shares of common stock of the Company at a price of $0.03 per share until April 18, 2019. Options to acquire 24,000,000 shares of common stock will vest based on achievements of performance milestones by one consulting group (these options were modified on June 24, 2019). The fair value of the options granted totaled $2,722,605, of which $1,338,207 related to vested options was recorded as compensation expense and $1,384,398 related to options with performance vesting conditions was not recorded, as it is expected that the performance conditions will not be met.

 

On June 13, 2018, the Company granted a consultant the option to acquire a total of 5,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company at a price of $0.015 per share for a term of five years. The fair value of the options granted totaled $189,968.

 

On October 1, 2018, the Company granted a consultant the option to acquire a total of 300,000 shares of common stock of the Company at a price of $0.05 per share for a term of five years. The fair value of the options granted totaled $15,926.

 

The Company recorded a further $37,242 in compensation expense related to vesting of stock options granted in previous years.

 

Outstanding

 

The options outstanding at December 31, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

 

    December 31, 2019   December 31, 2018
Expiry Date   Options Exercise Price Intrinsic Value   Options Exercise Price Intrinsic Value
                         
April 18, 2019   - $   $ -   200,000 $ 0.030 $ 0.005
May 21, 2019   - $   $ -   500,000 $ 0.015 $ 0.020
July 25, 2019   - $   $ -   1,000,000 $ 0.015 $ 0.020
August 1, 2019   - $   $ -   1,250,000 $ 0.015 $ 0.020
January 30, 2020   - $   $ -   2,400,000 $ 0.015 $ 0.020
May 29, 2020   - $   $ -   560,000,200 $ 0.002 $ 0.033
May 30, 2020   10,000,000 $ 0.035 $ -   - $ - $ -
July 1, 2021   4,365,001,300 $ 0.002 $ 0.015   4,390,001,300 $ 0.002 $ 0.033
November 27, 2022   7,200,000 $ 0.015 $ 0.002   7,200,000 $ 0.015 $ 0.020
January 31, 2023   40,500,000 $ 0.015 $ 0.002   47,000,000 $ 0.015 $ 0.020
June 13, 2023   5,000,000 $ 0.015 $ 0.002   5,000,000 $ 0.015 $ 0.020
October 1, 2023   300,000 $ 0.050 $ -   300,000 $ 0.050 $ -
February 3, 2024   10,000,000 $ 0.035 $ -   - $ - $ -
March 14, 2024   9,150,000 $ 0.035 $ -   - $ - $ -
April 12, 2024   560,000,200 $ 0.002 $ 0.015   - $ - $ -
April 12, 2024   4,150,000 $ 0.015 $ 0.002   - $ - $ -
April 12, 2024   200,000 $ 0.030 $ -   - $ - $ -
May 6, 2024   13,000,000 $ 0.035 $ -   - $ - $ -
May 17, 2024   40,000,000 $ 0.050 $ -   - $ - $ -
May 17, 2024   27,900,000 $ 0.035 $ -   - $ - $ -
June 17, 2024   5,000,000 $ 0.050 $ -   - $ - $ -
June 17, 2024   5,000,000 $ 0.035 $ -   - $ - $ -
August 16, 2024   2,500,000 $ 0.050 $ -   - $ - $ -
September 6, 2024   1,000,000 $ 0.050 $ -   - $ - $ -
September 17, 2024   5,000,000 $ 0.035 $ -   - $ - $ -
October 3, 2024   3,500,000 $ 0.035 $ -   - $ - $ -
October 24, 2024   2,000,000 $ 0.035 $ -   - $ - $ -
December 11, 2024   120,000,000 $ 0.015 $ 0.002   - $ - $ -
Total   5,236,401,500 $ 0.003 $ 0.014   5,014,851,500 $ 0.002 $ 0.033

Weighted Average Remaining

Contractual Life

  1.96           2.40      
                                               

 

The fair value of the stock options granted and vested was allocated as follows:

 

       
   December 31, 2019  December 31,
2018
       
Product development expense  $1,243,644   $186,476 
Professional expense   392,677    401,151 
Selling, general and administrative expenses   1,244,636    993,716 
Interest   3,243,812    —   
           
   $6,124,769   $1,581,343 

 

The Company uses the fair value method for determining stock-based compensation for all options granted during the fiscal periods. The fair value was determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model based on the following weighted average assumptions:

 

       
   December 31,
2019
  December 31,
2018
       
Risk-free interest rate   1.84%   2.52%
Expected life   5 years    5 years 
Expected dividends   0%   0%
Expected volatility   306%   309%
Forfeiture rate   0%   0%

 

The weighted average fair value for the options granted during 2019 was $0.03 (2018 - $0.06).