Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stock Based Compensation

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Stock Based Compensation
9 Months Ended
May 31, 2020
Stock Based Compensation.  
Stock Based Compensation

Note 7: Stock Based Compensation

The Company granted no options during the nine months ended May 31, 2020. The Company recognized approximately $75,000 and $745,000 of compensation expense for the three and nine months ended May 31, 2020, respectively. During the nine months ended May 31, 2020, the Company fully vested all options granted to personnel who were terminated as a result of the Asset Sale which resulted in the acceleration of 9,737 options and $483,000 of stock-based compensation  recorded in stock-based compensation – general and administrative.

At May 31, 2020, the total unrecognized deferred share-based compensation expected to be recognized over the remaining weighted average vesting periods of 0.9 years for outstanding grants was $0.6 million.

A summary of option activity was as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Outstanding and Exercisable

 

    

    

    

Weighted

    

    

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

Weighted

 

 

Number

 

Remaining

 

Average

 

 

of

 

Contractual

 

Exercise

 

 

Options

 

Life

 

Price

 

 

 

 

(In years)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, August 31, 2019

 

50,749

 

9.0

 

$

95.20

Granted

 

 -

 

 -

 

 

 -

Exercised

 

 -

 

 -

 

 

 -

Forfeited

 

(7,343)

 

8.5

 

 

69.85

Balance at May 31, 2020

 

43,406

 

8.4

 

$

99.55

 

Options outstanding as of May 31, 2020 had aggregate intrinsic value of $0.

Option vesting activity was as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

    

    

Weighted

    

Weighted

 

 

Number

 

Remaining

 

Average

 

 

of

 

Contractual

 

Exercise

Options Vested

 

Options

 

Life

 

Price

 

 

 

 

(In years)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, August 31, 2019

 

10,291

 

8.0

 

$

152.80

Vested

 

17,310

 

8.4

 

 

91.85

Exercised

 

 -

 

 -

 

 

 -

Forfeited

 

(1,305)

 

5.2

 

 

140.09

Balance at May 31, 2020

 

26,296

 

7.9

 

$

118.41

 

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding and vested at May 31, 2020:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Outstanding and Exercisable

 

Options Vested

 

    

    

    

Weighted

    

    

 

    

    

    

    

    

    

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

Weighted

 

 

 

Weighted

 

Weighted

 

 

Number

 

Remaining

 

Average

 

Number

 

Remaining

 

Average

 

 

of

 

Contractual

 

Exercise

 

of

 

Contractual

 

Exercise

Exercise Prices

 

Options

 

Life

 

Price

 

Options

 

Life

 

Price

 

 

 

 

(In years)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In years)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$18.80‑$40.00

 

5,375

 

9.0

 

$

24.35

 

758

 

9.0

 

$

29.38

$40.01–$80.00

 

13,729

 

8.8

 

 

51.21

 

7,473

 

8.8

 

 

51.22

$80.01–$120.00

 

10,553

 

8.0

 

 

102.93

 

6,881

 

8.0

 

 

102.56

$120.01–$160.00

 

12,625

 

7.3

 

 

155.28

 

10,060

 

7.2

 

 

155.26

$160.01‑$391.60

 

1,124

 

7.1

 

 

391.60

 

1,124

 

7.1

 

 

391.60

 

 

43,406

 

8.2

 

$

99.55

 

26,296

 

7.9

 

$

118.41

 

The number of options and exercise prices have been presented retroactively for the 1 for 40 December 17, 2019 reverse split.