Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stock Options

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Stock Options
6 Months Ended
Feb. 29, 2016
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Stock Options

On September 16, 2015, the Company granted 100,000 stock options to an Officer of the Company. The exercise price of the stock options is $0.19, vesting immediately and expiring on September 16, 2020.

For the six months ended February 29, 2016, the Company recorded $37,948 (February 29, 2015– $174,720) stock based compensation expenses which has been included in consulting fees.

A summary of the changes in stock options for the six months ended February 29, 2016 is presented below:

            Options Outstanding  
            Weighted  
            Average  
      Number     Exercise  
      of Shares     Price  
  Balance, August 31, 2015   3,700,000   $ 0.17  
  Expired   (50,000 )   0.60  
  Granted   100,000     0.19  
  Forward split   375,000        
  Balance, February 29, 2016   4,125,000   $ 0.16  

The fair value of options granted has been estimated as of the date of the grant by using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:

      February 29,     August 31,  
      2016     2015  
  Expected volatility   243%- 249%     243%- 249%  
  Risk-free interest rate   1.47 - 1.68%     1.47 - 1.68%  
  Expected life   5.00 years     5.00 years  
  Dividend yield   0.00%     0.00%  
  Estimated fair value per option   $0.08 -$0.10     $0.08 -$0.10  

A summary of the stock options as at ended February 29, 2016 is presented below:

 

February 29, 2016

 

Options outstanding

 

 

Options exercisable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Range of Exercise

 

Number

 

 

Weighted

 

 

Weighted

 

 

Number

 

 

Weighted average

 

 

Weighted

 

 

prices

 

of shares

 

 

average

 

 

average exercise

 

 

of shares  

 

 

remaining

 

 

average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

remaining

 

 

price

 

 

 

 

 

contractual life

 

 

exercise price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

contractual life

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  $0.35   495,000     0.36 years   $ 0.35     495,000     0.36 years   $ 0.35  
  $0.10   440,000     2.30 years   $ 0.10     440,000     2.30 years   $ 0.10  
  $0.25   687,500     3.40 years   $ 0.25     687,500     3.40 years   $ 0.25  
  $0.11   1,567,500     3.81 years   $ 0.11           3.81 years   $ 0.11  
  $0.10   275,000     3.93 years   $ 0.10     1,567,500     3.93 years   $ 0.10  
  $0.10   550,000     4.07 years   $ 0.10     275,000     4.07 years   $ 0.10  
  $0.19   110,000     4.55 years   $ 0.19     550,000     4.55 years   $ 0.19  
                        110,000              
  Total   4,125,000     3.23 years   $ 0.16     4,125,000     3.23 years   $ 0.16  

 

August 31, 2015

 

Options outstanding

 

 

Options exercisable

 

 

Range of

 

Number

 

 

Weighted average

 

 

Weighted

 

 

Number

 

 

Weighted average

 

 

Weighted

 

 

Exercise prices

 

of shares

   

remaining  

 

 

average exercise

 

 

of shares

 

 

remaining

 

 

average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

contractual life

 

 

price

 

 

 

 

 

contractual life

 

 

exercise price

 

      450,000     0.86 years   $ 0.35     450,000     0.86 years   $ 0.35  
  $0.10   400,000     2.80 years   $ 0.10     400,000     2.80 years   $ 0.10  
  $0.60   50,000     3.57 years   $ 0.60     50,000     3.57 years   $ 0.60  
  $0.25   625,000     3.90 years   $ 0.25     625,000     3.90 years   $ 0.25  
  $0.11   1,425,000     4.31 years   $ 0.11     1,325,000     4.30 years   $ 0.11  
  $0.10   250,000     4.43 years   $ 0.10     250,000     4.43 years   $ 0.10  
  $0.10   500,000     4.57 years     0.10     500,000     4.57 years     0.10  
  Total   3,700,000     3.69 years   $ 0.17     3,600,000     3.68 years   $ 0.17