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Share capital
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Disclosure of classes of share capital [abstract]  
Share capital

18.Share capital

On April 16, 2020, the Company closed an at-the-market offering agreement (the “February 2020 ATM Agreement”) for gross proceeds of $15.0 million through issuance of 9,014,953 common shares. As part of the February 2020 ATM Agreement, approximately $0.7 million in transaction costs were incurred and offset against share capital.

On May 13, 2020, the Company completed a bought deal public offering of 10,269,500 common shares at a price of $2.80 CAD per common share for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $20.4 million or $28.75 million CAD, which included the exercise by the underwriters, in full of the over-allotment option granted by the Company to the underwriters. As part of the bought deal public offering, approximately $1.3 million in transaction costs were incurred and offset against share capital, and 1,000,000 warrants for approximately $0.2 million were issued to the Company’s advisor and offset against share capital where each warrant is exercisable for one common share at an exercise price of $3.50 CAD for a period of two years starting July 9, 2020.

On September 4, 2020, the Company completed a bought deal public offering of 10,204,510 common shares at a price of $3.86 CAD per common share for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $29.8 million or $39.39 million CAD, which included the partial exercise by the underwriters of the over-allotment option granted by the Company to the underwriters. As part of the bought deal public offering, approximately $1.7 million in transaction costs were incurred and offset against share capital.

On July 9, 2020, the Company completed the outstanding option acquisition agreement to acquire a 100% interest of the San Felipe property with Hochschild where the Company agreed to issue to Hochschild 1,687,401 of the Company’s common shares with a value equal to the outstanding payment of $3.75 million plus VAT using the 5-day volume-weighted average price on the Toronto Stock Exchange as of the date of the parties’ agreement, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances. On October 8, 2020, the Company issued the 1,687,401 common shares to Hochschild.

On January 29, 2021, the Company completed a bought deal public offering of 10,253,128 common shares at a price of $3.31 CAD per common share for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $26.7 million or $33.94 million CAD, which included the partial exercise by the underwriters of the over-allotment option granted by the Company to the underwriters. As part of the bought deal public offering, approximately $1.7 million in transaction costs were incurred and offset against share capital.

On May 17, 2021, the Company entered into an at-the-market offering agreement (the “May 2021 ATM Agreement”) where the Company may at its discretion and from time-to-time during the term of the May 2021 ATM Agreement, sell in the United States, through its agent, such number of common shares of the Company as would result in aggregate gross proceeds of up to $50.0 million. As at December 31, 2021, the Company has received aggregate gross proceeds of $31.4 million through issuance of 27,323,389 common shares from the May 2021 ATM Agreement, with approximately $1.2 million in transaction costs incurred and offset against share capital.

On October 21, 2021, the Company closed a non-brokered private placement with Sandstorm for gross proceeds of $2.5 million through issuance of 3,346,542 of the Company’s common shares priced at approximately $0.94 CAD per share. As part of the non-brokered private placement, approximately $0.1 million in transaction costs were incurred and offset against share capital, and 200,793 common shares and 200,793 warrants for approximately $0.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively, were issued to the Company’s advisor and offset against share capital where each warrant is exercisable for one common share at an exercise price of $0.94 CAD for a period of two years starting November 22, 2021.

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Americas Gold and Silver Corporation

Notes to the consolidated financial statements

For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

(In thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise stated)


a.Authorized

Authorized share capital consists of an unlimited number of common and preferred shares.

December 31,

December 31,

2021

2020

 

Issued

165,145,187 (2020: 117,975,579) common shares

$

423,098

$

350,707

Nil (2020: Nil) preferred shares

-

-

$

423,098

$

350,707

Each non-voting preferred share is convertible, at the holder’s option, without payment of any additional consideration by the holder thereof, initially on a one-to-one basis into common shares, subject to adjustment, and in accordance with the terms of the non-voting preferred shares.

b.Stock option plan

The number of shares reserved for issuance under the Company’s stock option plan is limited to 10% of the number of common shares which are issued and outstanding on the date of a particular grant of options. Under the plan, the Board of Directors determines the term of a stock option to a maximum of 10 years, the period of time during which the options may vest and become exercisable as well as the option exercise price which shall not be less than the closing price of the Company’s share on the Toronto Stock Exchange on the date immediately preceding the date of grant. The Compensation Committee determines and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors as to the recipients of, and nature and size of, share-based compensation awards in compliance with applicable securities law, stock exchange and other regulatory requirements.

A summary of changes in the Company’s outstanding stock options is presented below:

December 31,

December 31,

2021

2020

Weighted

Weighted

average

average

exercise

exercise

Number

price

Number

price

(thousands)

CAD

(thousands)

CAD

 

Balance, beginning of year

10,659

$

3.45

8,021

$

3.29

Granted

3,700

1.70

3,710

3.85

Exercised

(90

)

2.39

(73

)

2.60

Expired

(1,690

)

4.43

(999

)

3.75

Balance, end of year

12,579

$

2.81

10,659

$

3.45

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Americas Gold and Silver Corporation

Notes to the consolidated financial statements

For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

(In thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise stated)


The following table summarizes information on stock options outstanding and exercisable as at December 31, 2021:

Weighted

average

Weighted

Weighted

remaining

average

average

Exercise

contractual

exercise

exercise

price

life

Outstanding

price

Exercisable

price

CAD

(years)

(thousands)

CAD

(thousands)

CAD

 

$1.00 to $2.00

2.56

3,700

$

1.70

1,233

$

1.70

$2.01 to $3.00

0.27

3,042

2.39

3,042

2.39

$3.01 to $4.00

2.33

5,837

3.73

4,655

3.70

12,579

$

2.81

8,930

$

2.98

c.Share-based payments

The weighted average fair value at grant date of the Company’s stock options granted during the year ended December 31, 2021 was $0.60 (2020: $1.26).

The Company used the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model to estimate fair value using the following weighted-average assumptions:

Year ended

Year ended

December 31,

December 31,

2021

2020

 

Expected stock price volatility (1)

68

%

63

%

Risk free interest rate

0.56

%

0.29

%

Expected life

3 years

3 years

Expected forfeiture rate

2.66

%

2.34

%

Expected dividend yield

0

%

0

%

 

Share-based payments included in cost of sales

$

-

$

-

Share-based payments included in general and administrative expenses

4,030

3,799

Total share-based payments

$

4,030

$

3,799

(1)

Expected volatility has been based on historical volatility of the Company’s publicly traded shares.

d.Warrants

The warrants that are issued and outstanding as at December 31, 2021 are as follows:

Number of

Exercise

Issuance

Expiry

warrants

price (CAD)

date

date

1,074,999

3.12

Oct 2018

Oct 1, 2023

15,889

11.32

Apr 2019

May 6, 2022

389,771

2.40

May 2019

May 13, 2022

1,241,200

2.40

May 2019

May 29, 2022

118,664

3.37

Jul 2019

Jul 25, 2022

177,506

4.45

Oct 2019

Oct 30, 2022

1,000,000

3.50

Jul 2020

Jul 9, 2022

200,793

0.94

Nov 2021

Nov 22, 2023

4,218,822

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Americas Gold and Silver Corporation

Notes to the consolidated financial statements

For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

(In thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise stated)


e.Restricted share units:

The Company has a Restricted Share Unit Plan under which eligible directors, officers and key employees of the Company are entitled to receive awards of restricted share units. Each restricted share unit is equivalent in value to the fair market value of a common share of the Company on the date of grant with the value of each cash settled award charged to compensation expense over the period of vesting. At each reporting date, the compensation expense and associated liability (which is included in trade and other long-term liabilities in the consolidated statement of financial position) are adjusted to reflect changes in market value. As at December 31, 2021, 122,466 (2020: 276,762) restricted share units are outstanding at an aggregate value of $0.1 million (2020: $0.9 million).

f.Deferred share units:

The Company has a Deferred Share Unit Plan under which eligible directors of the Company receive awards of deferred share units on a quarterly basis as payment for 50% to 100% of their director fees earned. Deferred share units are settled in either cash or common shares at the Company’s discretion when the director leaves the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company recognizes a cost in director fees and a corresponding increase in equity reserve upon issuance of deferred share units. As at December 31, 2021, 878,744 (2020: 519,803) deferred share units are issued and outstanding.