Lexaria Bioscience Corp. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Stock Options (Detail Textuals)

v3.19.3

Stock Options (Detail Textuals) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
Stock Options (Detail Textuals) - $ / shares	Aug. 31, 2019	Aug. 31, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Exercise price	$ 1.00	$ 1.49
Term of expiration	5 years
Term of options vesting	3 years
Directors Officers Employees And Consultants
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Exercise price		$ 1.53
Maximum number of common shares purchased		1,725,000
Officer
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options available for grant		200,000
Stock options expiration date		Dec. 01, 2022
Exercise price		$ 0.83
2007 Equity incentive plan \| Employees And Directors
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options available for grant	412,500
2007 Equity incentive plan \| Directors Officers Employees And Consultants
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options available for grant	7,838,713
2014 Stock Option Plan \| Directors Officers Employees And Consultants
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options available for grant	2,107,500
2010 Stock Option Plan \| Officers And Employees
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options available for grant	1,512,500

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