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ISSUE OF OPTIONS UNDER EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2015
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
ISSUE OF OPTIONS UNDER EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
(7)
ISSUE OF OPTIONS UNDER EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
 
(i)
Effective December 13, 2010, the Company issued 2,500,000 options over shares of Common Stock to employees under the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan that has been adopted by the Directors of the Company. The options vested 1/3 on December 13, 2010, 1/3 vested on November 17, 2011 and the balance vested on November 17, 2012. The exercise price of the options is US$1.00 and the latest exercise date for the options is November 17, 2020.
 
The Company has accounted for all options issued based upon their fair value using the Binomial pricing model.
 
An external consultant has calculated the fair value of the 2,500,000 options using the Binomial valuation method using the following inputs:
 
Grant date
Dec 13, 2010
Dec 13, 2010
Dec 13, 2010
Grant date share price
US$1.10
US$1.10
US$1.10
Vesting date
Dec 13, 2010
Nov 17, 2011
Nov 17, 2012
Expected life in years
4.5
5.0
5.5
Risk-free rate
1.91%
1.91%
1.91%
Volatility
95%
95%
95%
Exercise price
US$1.00
US$1.00
US$1.00
Call option value
US$0.78
US$0.81
US$0.83

At October 31, 2014 and April 30, 2015, there are 2,500,000 options outstanding with an option price per share and weighted average exercise price of US$1.00.  The exercise price is US$1.00 per option. The weighted average per option fair value of options granted during fiscal 2011 was US$0.81 and the weighted average remaining contractual life of those options at April 30, 2015 is 5 years. At April 30, 2015 there are 2,500,000 options exercisable.
 
As a result of the termination of the employee holding the options, the employee had a period of 90 days from the date of termination to exercise the options. The holder did not exercise the options therefore the options expired in May 2015.
 
(ii)
In May 2011, the Company issued 750,000 options over shares of Common Stock to employees under the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan that has been adopted by the Directors of the Company. The options vested 1/3 upon grant date, 1/3 vested on February 1, 2012 and the balance vested on February 1, 2013. The exercise price of the options is US$1.00 and the latest exercise date for the options is February 1, 2018.
The Company has accounted for all options issued based upon their fair value using the Binomial pricing model.
 
As a result of the termination of the employee holding the options, the employee had a period of 90 days from the date of termination to exercise the options. The holder did not exercise the options therefore the options have expired in April 2014.