The Company granted an aggregate 1,580,000 incentive stock options under the Plan to certain employees, executive officers, directors, and consultants, which options have a five-year term and fully vested on their date of grant. The Company also granted an aggregate 1,800,000 incentive stock options under the Plan to certain directors and executive officers, which options have a five-year term, with 1/3 vesting on the date of grant and a further 1/3 vesting on each of the first and second anniversaries of the date of grant, and a further 600,000 incentive stock options of which shall vest as to 1/3 on the date of grant and an additional 1/3 on each of
35,294 deferred share units (each, a "DSU") were granted to each of the Company's non-executive directors for director's fees relating to the calendar quarter ended
The Company has also granted an aggregate 1,800,000 performance share units (each, a "PSU") to certain executive officers of the Company. The PSUs will vest one year after their date of grant on successful completion of specific short-term Key Performance Indicators and provided the grantee is an executive officer or a consultant to the Company at such date.
Once vested, each PSU and DSU entitles the holder thereof to receive either one common share of the Company, the cash equivalent of one common share or a combination of cash and common shares, as determined by the Company, net of applicable withholdings. DSUs may not be settled until a director ceases to serve as a director of the Company. The Plan includes (i) a rolling 10% stock option plan, and (ii) a fixed 10% plan which permits the Company to issue up to 19,521,680 shares on settlement of all non-stock option awards issued under the Plan (including DSUs and PSUs). Following the above-noted grants, there are 1,905,882 shares issuable on settlement of all outstanding DSUs and PSUs. For further information regarding the Plan, readers are encouraged to review the management information circular prepared for the Company' annual general meeting of shareholders held on
Eric Zaunscherb, Chair & CEO
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