Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Shareholders' Equity

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Shareholders' Equity
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Shareholders' Equity  
Shareholders' Equity

15.     Shareholders' Equity

Authorized Share Capital

The authorized share capital of the Company is comprised of an unlimited number of common shares without par value and an unlimited number of compressed shares without par value.

The holders of the common shares shall be entitled to receive notice of and to vote at every meeting of the shareholders of the Company and shall have one vote for each common share so held. Holders of common shares are entitled to receive as and when declared by the directors of the Company, dividends in cash or property of the Company.

LP Units of JJ LP

The limited partnership units (“LP Units”) of JJ LP, a subsidiary of the Company, are exchangeable for one Common Share at any time per request of the owner of the LP Units and are not saleable or transferable without the Company’s authorization. During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, there were no LP Units of JJ LP converted to common shares. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, 43,821,379 LP Units of JJ LP were issued and outstanding, respectively.

Warrants

In connection with the issuance of the 2019 Senior Notes, the Company issued 1,800 common share purchase warrants (the “Financing Warrants”) to the subscribers for each $1 principal amount of 2019 Senior Notes subscribed, for a total aggregate of approximately 64,449,020 Financing Warrants. Each Financing Warrant is exercisable for one common share at a price ranging from C$0.33 to C$0.39 per common share for a period of 36 months from the applicable closing date. Each whole Financing Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one common share. The Financing Warrants are not subject to vesting conditions. The Financing Warrants are classified as derivative instruments liabilities and reported at fair value with changes in fair value charged or credited to earnings in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. During the year ended December 31, 2022, all Financing Warrants valued at market had expired and there was no warrant liability as of December 31, 2022.

On November 22, 2019, the Company granted 9,045,691 common share purchase warrants in connection with the separation of several founders (the “Founders Separation Warrants”). Each Founders Separation Warrant is exercisable for one common share at C$1.05 and all Founders Separation Warrants expire on September 30, 2024.

During 2019 and 2020, the Company issued 1,250,000 warrants to consultants (the “Consultant Warrants”). Each Consultant Warrant is exercisable for one common share. As of December 31, 2022, there were 500,000  warrants available for exercise at a price of C$0.33, which expire on January 28, 2023.

During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company issued 657,000 common shares of its common stock from Financing Warrants exercised in exchange for $174 in cash. During the year ended December 31, 2022, 63,609,520 of the Financing Warrants and 750,000 Consultant Warrants expired. The Company did not issue any warrants during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.

The following table summarizes the warrants that remain outstanding as of December 31, 2022:

Exercise

Number of

Security issued

    

Price (CAD$)

    

Warrants

    

Expiration Date

Consultant Warrants

0.33

500,000

January 28, 2023

Founders Separation Warrants

1.05

9,045,691

September 30, 2024

9,545,691

A rollforward of warrant activity is as follows:

Weighted

Number of

Average

Warrants

    

Warrants

    

Exercise Price

Balance as of January 1, 2021

74,562,211

CAD$ 0.43

Exercised

(657,000)

CAD$ 0.33

Balance as of December 31, 2021

73,905,211

CAD$ 0.44

Expired

(64,359,520)

CAD$ 0.35

Balance as of December 31, 2022

9,545,691

CAD$ 1.01

Share-based Compensation

Under the Amended and Restated 2018 Stock and Incentive Plan (the “2018 Plan”), the Company has reserved 60,000,000 common shares to be issued as awards to employees, management, directors and consultants of the Company (“Eligible Persons”), as designated by the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) or the compensation committee of the Board (the “Compensation Committee”). “Award” is defined in the 2018 Plan to include options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stocks, restricted stock units, performance stock units, dividend equivalents and stock-based awards. 35,093,279 common shares are available for issuance under the 2018 Plan as of December 31, 2022.

Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”)

RSUs are issued to Eligible Persons and vest on a date determined by the Compensation Committee when the shares are awarded. The award recipient must be providing a service as an employee or member of the Board of the Company on the vesting date in order for the shares to vest. Share-based compensation expense related to RSUs is recognized ratably between the grant date and the vest date, with vest dates varying by award. Upon vesting of the RSUs on each vesting date, the Company issues common shares in accordance with the vesting terms.

A summary of the status of the RSUs outstanding is as follows:

Number of

Weighted Average

RSUs

    

RSUs

    

Grant Date Fair Value

Unvested as of January 1, 2021

3,499,104

$

0.38

Issued

5,978,269

0.38

Forfeited

(577,942)

0.39

Vested

(5,272,350)

0.38

Unvested as of December 31, 2021

3,627,081

$

0.37

Issued

1,729,500

0.06

Forfeited

(418,846)

0.34

Vested

(2,194,970)

0.28

Unvested as of December 31, 2022

2,742,765

$

0.25

During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded $1,539 and $1,733 of share-based compensation expense relating to RSUs, respectively. Included in this amount was $862 and $372 for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, related to the performance awards for milestone payments relating to the projects of its joint venture in CGSF.

As of December 31, 2022, there was $535 of remaining RSU expense to be recognized over the weighted average remaining period of 0.94 years.

Share Options

In accordance with its 2018 Plan, the Company granted employees and consultants share options totaling 17,837,463 at an exercise price ranging from CAD $0.39-$0.65. In accordance with the 2018 Plan, the vesting period for employees was 15% as of the date of issuance, 25% vested on December 31, 2020, and 60% vested on December 31, 2021.

For founding members of the board of directors, the options granted were fully vested on the date of grant. For non-founding members of the board of directors, 50% of the options were vested on December 31, 2020, and 50% were vested on December 31, 2021.

The weighted average grant date fair value of share options outstanding as of December 31, 2022 was $0.47, and the options had no intrinsic value. As of December 31, 2022, 7,313,699 share options were vested and exercisable and 2,439,901 share options were unvested, with vesting dates ranging from January 2023 to December 2025. Share-based compensation expense related to the share options is recognized ratably between the grant date and the vest date, with vest dates varying by award.

A summary of the status of the share options outstanding is as follows:

Share Options

Weighted

Weighted Average

Common

Average

Remaining Contractual

Share options

    

Shares

    

Exercise Price

    

Life (yrs)

Balance as of January 1, 2021

19,141,188

$

0.63

6.61

Granted

250,000

0.49

0.46

Exercised

(221,400)

0.06

0.03

Forfeited

(2,596,408)

0.53

Balance as of January 1, 2022

16,573,380

0.63

5.35

Forfeited

(6,819,780)

0.68

Balance as of December 31, 2022

9,753,600

$

0.60

6.14

For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded  $136 and $1,240, respectively, of share-based compensation expense related to these options. As of December 31, 2022, there was $221 of remaining expense to be recognized over the weighted average remaining period of 1.4 years.

The following table summarizes the share options that remain outstanding as of December 31, 2022:

Number of

Exercise

Options

Security issuable

    

Share Options

    

Price

    

Expiration Date

    

Exercisable

Legacy employees

190,000

$ 1.58-1.58

June 28, 2028

190,000

2020 employee grant

5,881,002

$ 0.30-0.48

June 25, 2030 - December 1, 2030

3,441,101

Other employee grants

3,682,598

$ 0.41-3.96

June 17, 2024 - November 21, 2029

3,682,598

Total

9,753,600

7,313,699

Performance Stock Units (“PSUs”)

PSUs are issued to Eligible Persons and vest based on the achievement of one or more performance goals within a determined performance period, both of which are established by the Compensation Committee. The vesting of these units is tied to the Company’s share price; if the target share price is not achieved, the PSUs do not vest and expire on the last day of the performance period. Share-based compensation expense related to PSUs is recognized ratably between the grant date and the vest date, with vest dates varying by award. Upon vesting of the PSUs on each vesting date, depending on the achievement of the target stock price, the Company issues common shares in accordance with the vesting terms.

On June 18, 2021, the Company awarded 1,400,000 PSUs to the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer and current member of the Board in connection with the creation of intellectual property. The vesting of these PSUs is contingent upon subsequent sales of a product by Jupiter. On March 31, 2022, 700,000 of these units vested, and the remaining 700,000 are unvested with an expiration date in May 2024.

A summary of the status of the PSUs outstanding is as follows:

Number of

Weighted Average

Performance Stock Units

    

PSUs

    

Grant Date Fair Value

Unvested as of January 1, 2021

$

Issued

11,843,156

0.31

Forfeited

(38,658)

0.21

Unvested as of December 31, 2021

11,804,498

0.31

Forfeited

(472,120)

0.18

Vested

(700,000)

0.51

Unvested as of December 31, 2022

10,632,378

$

0.30

During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded $1,652 and $771 of share-based compensation relating to PSUs, respectively. As of December 31, 2022, there was $1,106 of remaining expense to be recognized over the weighted average remaining period of 1.6 years.

A summary of the PSU awards granted containing market conditions is as follows:

Closing Price on

PSU Grant Dates

    

Grant Date

    

Expiration Date

    

Outstanding (#)

June 18, 2021

$

0.49

December 31, 2024

7,487,351

September 30, 2021

$

0.39

December 31, 2024

2,010,324

December 19, 2021

$

0.23

December 31, 2024

434,703

Total

9,932,378