UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 10Q
þ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2005
o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
Commission File Number: 00131593
APOLLO GOLD CORPORATION
| Yukon Territory, Canada (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
Not Applicable (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
5655 South Yosemite St., Suite 200
Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111-3220
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code (720) 8869656
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days
Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes þ No o
At May 6, 2005, there were 96,206,449 common shares of Apollo Gold Corporation outstanding.
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| Certification of CEO Pursuant to Section 302 | ||||||||
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| Certification of CEO and CFO Pursuant to Section 906 | ||||||||
STATEMENTS REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION
This report contains forwardlooking statements within the meaning of Section 21e of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including, without limitation, statements regarding our expectations, beliefs, intentions or future strategies that are signified by the words expects, anticipates, intends, believes, or similar language. These forwardlooking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors. All forwardlooking statements included in this document are based on information available to us on the date hereof and speak only as of the date hereof. The factors discussed under Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2004 (the Annual Report) are among those factors that, in some cases, have affected our results and could cause the actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forwardlooking statements.
ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, REPORTING CURRENCY AND OTHER INFORMATION
Apollo Gold Corporation prepares its consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in Canada and publishes its financial statements in United States dollars. This Quarterly Report on Form 10Q should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included in this quarterly report, as well as our annual financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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Certain classifications have been made to the prior period financial statements to conform with the current period presentation.
Unless stated otherwise, all dollar amounts are expressed in United States dollars.
References to we, our, us, the Company or Apollo mean Apollo Gold Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries, or to any one or more of them, as the context requires.
NONGAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The cash operating, total cash and total production costs are non GAAP financial measures and are used by management to assess performance of individual operations as well as a comparison to other gold producers. We have included cash operating costs information to provide investors with information about the cost structure of our mining operations.
The term cash operating costs is used on a per ounce of gold basis. Cash operating costs per ounce is equivalent to direct operating expense, less production royalties and mining taxes but includes byproduct credits for payable silver, lead and zinc.
The term total cash costs is inclusive of the above with the addition of production royalties and mining taxes.
The term total production costs includes all total cash costs with the addition of the noncash portion of the costs including depreciation and amortization.
This information differs from measures of performance determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in Canada and the United States and should not be considered in isolation or a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. These measures are not necessarily indicative of operating profit or cash flow from operations as determined under GAAP and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. See Item 2, Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for a reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to our Statements of Operations.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements, accompanying notes and other relevant information included in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2004 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 16, 2005.
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APOLLO GOLD CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands of United States Dollars)
| March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2005 | 2004 | |||||||
| (Unaudited) | (Audited) | |||||||
Assets |
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Current |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 2,519 | $ | 6,947 | ||||
Accounts receivable |
5,962 | 3,088 | ||||||
Prepaids |
357 | 423 | ||||||
Broken ore on leach pad |
10,266 | 8,960 | ||||||
Inventories |
2,505 | 3,242 | ||||||
Total Current Assets |
21,609 | 22,660 | ||||||
Broken ore on leach pad long-term |
2,467 | 4,824 | ||||||
Property, plant and equipment |
59,347 | 58,544 | ||||||
Deferred stripping costs |
37,365 | 36,851 | ||||||
Restricted certificate of deposit |
9,778 | 9,366 | ||||||
Deferred loss on commodity contracts |
335 | 1,340 | ||||||
Deferred financing costs |
823 | 901 | ||||||
Total Assets |
$ | 131,724 | $ | 134,486 | ||||
Liabilities |
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Current |
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Accounts payable |
$ | 8,181 | $ | 10,035 | ||||
Accrued liabilities |
3,164 | 2,447 | ||||||
Unrealized loss on commodity contracts |
337 | 1,500 | ||||||
Notes payable |
2,406 | 2,833 | ||||||
Property and mining taxes payable |
1,225 | 1,070 | ||||||
Total Current Liabilities |
15,313 | 17,885 | ||||||
Notes payable and long-term liability |
535 | 799 | ||||||
Convertible debentures |
5,940 | 5,538 | ||||||
Accrued site closure costs |
26,617 | 26,192 | ||||||
Total Liabilities |
48,405 | 50,414 | ||||||
Continuing operations (Note 1) |
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Shareholders Equity |
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Share capital (Note 4) |
144,385 | 141,795 | ||||||
Issuable common shares |
231 | 231 | ||||||
Equity component of convertible debentures |
1,809 | 1,815 | ||||||
Note warrants |
781 | 781 | ||||||
Contributed surplus |
10,023 | 9,627 | ||||||
Deficit |
(73,910 | ) | (70,177 | ) | ||||
Total Shareholders Equity |
83,319 | 84,072 | ||||||
Total Liabilities and Shareholders Equity |
$ | 131,724 | $ | 134,486 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements.
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APOLLO GOLD CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND DEFICIT |
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(in thousands of United States Dollars, except per share amounts) |
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(unaudited) |
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| Three months ended | ||||||||
| March 31, | ||||||||
| 2005 | 2004 | |||||||
| (Restated - Note 6) | ||||||||
Revenue |
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Revenue from sale of minerals |
$ | 15,694 | $ | 19,979 | ||||
Operating Expenses |
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Direct operating costs |
16,808 | 17,151 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
1,234 | 1,320 | ||||||
General and administrative expenses |
1,650 | 1,730 | ||||||
Stockbased compensation |
202 | 27 | ||||||
Accretion expense |
414 | 345 | ||||||
Royalty expense |
88 | 210 | ||||||
Exploration and business development |
240 | 139 | ||||||
| 20,636 | 20,922 | |||||||
Operating Loss |
(4,942 | ) | (943 | ) | ||||
Other Income (Expenses) |
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Interest income |
104 | 148 | ||||||
Interest expense |
(741 | ) | (110 | ) | ||||
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment |
1,834 | | ||||||
Foreign exchange loss and other |
(26 | ) | (188 | ) | ||||
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on commodity contracts |
38 | (523 | ) | |||||
Net loss for the period |
(3,733 | ) | (1,616 | ) | ||||
Deficit, beginning of period |
(70,177 | ) | (51,988 | ) | ||||
Deficit, end of period |
$ | (73,910 | ) | $ | (53,604 | ) | ||
Net loss per share, basic and diluted |
$ | (0.04 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | ||
Weighted average number of shares outstanding |
94,857,192 | 74,654,540 | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements.
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APOLLO GOLD CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY |
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(in thousands of United States Dollars, except per share amounts) |
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(unaudited) |
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| Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Component | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuable | of | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share Capital | Common | Convertible | Note | Contributed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of Shares | Amount | Shares | Debentures | Warrant | Surplus | Deficit | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December
31, 2003 |
73,539,790 | $ | 120,881 | $ | 231 | $ | | $ | | $ | 12,766 | $ | (51,988 | ) | 81,890 | |||||||||||||||||
Units issued for cash |
8,299,999 | 4,873 | | | | 622 | | 5,495 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conversion of special
warrants |
2,326,666 | 1,449 | | | | 50 | | 1,499 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Flow-through common
shares |
714,283 | 515 | | | | | | 515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrants exercised |
5,399,848 | 12,695 | | | | (4,083 | ) | | 8,612 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Options exercised |
399,054 | 966 | | | | (647 | ) | | 319 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares reacquired and
cancelled |
(20,500 | ) | (48 | ) | | | | | | (48 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Shares issued for
Huizopa interest |
48,978 | 88 | | | | | | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares issued for 2003
share-based
compensation |
265,000 | 376 | | | | (376 | ) | | | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bridge loan
compensation warrants |
| | | | | 275 | | 275 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity component of
convertible debentures |
| | | 1,815 | | 63 | | 1,878 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note warrant |
| | | | 781 | 27 | | 808 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Debenture compensation
warrants |
| | | | | 163 | | 163 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation |
| | | | | 767 | | 767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss |
| | | | | | (18,189 | ) | (18,189 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31,
2004 |
90,973,118 | 141,795 | 231 | 1,815 | 781 | 9,627 | (70,177 | ) | 84,072 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Unit issued for cash |
4,199,998 | 2,567 | | | | 194 | | 2,761 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conversion of
convertible debentures |
33,333 | 23 | | (6 | ) | | | | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation |
| | | | | 202 | | 202 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss |
| | | | | | (3,733 | ) | (3,733 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2005 |
95,206,449 | $ | 144,385 | $ | 231 | $ | 1,809 | 781 | $ | 10,023 | $ | (73,910 | ) | $ | 83,319 | |||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements.
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APOLLO GOLD CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands of United States Dollars)
(unaudited)
| Three months ended | ||||||||
| March 31, | ||||||||
| 2005 | 2004 | |||||||
| (Restated - Note 6) | ||||||||
Operating Activities |
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Net loss for the period |
$ | (3,733 | ) | $ | (1,616 | ) | ||
Items not affecting cash |
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Depreciation and amortization |
1,234 | 1,320 | ||||||
Amortization of deferred financing costs |
80 | | ||||||
Stockbased compensation |
202 | 27 | ||||||
Accretion expense accrued site closure costs |
414 | 345 | ||||||
Accretion expense convertible debentures |
685 | | ||||||
(Decrease) Increase in unrealized loss on commodity contracts |
(1,163 | ) | 5,198 | |||||
Decrease (Increase) in deferred loss on commodity contracts |
1,005 | (4,355 | ) | |||||
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment |
(1,834 | ) | | |||||
Other |
(15 | ) | (66 | ) | ||||
Net change in noncash operating working capital items |
759 | (1,636 | ) | |||||
| (2,366 | ) | (783 | ) | |||||
Investing Activities |
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Property, plant and equipment expenditures |
(3,058 | ) | (3,123 | ) | ||||
Deferred stripping costs |
(515 | ) | (3,515 | ) | ||||
Short-term investments |
| (2,057 | ) | |||||
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment |
118 | | ||||||
Restricted Certificate of Deposit and other assets |
(412 | ) | (45 | ) | ||||
| (3,867 | ) | (8,740 | ) | |||||
Financing Activities |
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Proceeds on issuance of shares |
2,761 | 8,561 | ||||||
Convertible debentures interest paid |
(265 | ) | | |||||
Acquisition and cancellation of shares |
| (48 | ) | |||||
Payments of notes payable |
(691 | ) | (1,074 | ) | ||||
| 1,805 | 7,439 | |||||||
Net decrease in cash |
(4,428 | ) | (2,084 | ) | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
6,947 | 25,851 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
$ | 2,519 | $ | 23,767 | ||||
Supplemental Cash Flow Information: |
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Interest paid |
$ | 662 | $ | 110 | ||||
During the three months ended March 31, 2004, property, plant and equipment totaling $340,000 was acquired under a capital lease arrangement.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements.
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APOLLO GOLD CORPORATION |
Three month period ended March 31, 2005 |
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(Stated in United States Dollars; tabular amounts in thousands) |
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(Unaudited) |
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| 1. | CONTINUING OPERATIONS | |||
| These consolidated financial statements are prepared on the basis of a going concern which assumes that the Company will realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future. To date, Apollo has funded its operations primarily through issuances of debt and equity securities. The Companys ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on its ability to successfully operate the Montana Tunnels Mine and Florida Canyon Mine (including the Standard Mine), to generate cash flow for the remainder of 2005, and to raise additional funds from planned sales of spare mining equipment. We expect that these activities, in the aggregate will be sufficient to fund the operations for the remainder of 2005. External financing will be required to develop the Black Fox project. The availability, amount and timing of this financing is not certain at this time. | ||||
| 2. | NATURE OF OPERATIONS | |||
| Apollo Gold Corporation (Apollo or the Company) is engaged in gold mining including extraction, processing, refining and the production of other by-product metals, as well as related activities including exploration and development. The Company currently owns and operates the Florida Canyon Mine, an open pit heap leach operation located in the State of Nevada; and the Montana Tunnels Mine, an open pit mine and mill, producing gold doré and lead-gold and zinc-gold concentrates located in the State of Montana. The Company also owns the Standard Mine which is situated 8 kms south of the Florida Canyon Mine. The Standard Mine shares common facilities, such as warehousing, administration and the gold recovery plant, with the Florida Canyon Mine. Standard is an open pit heap leach operation which was developed during 2004 and the first quarter 2005, pouring its first ounce of gold in December 2004 and is expected to be in commercial production in the second quarter 2005. The Company also owns the Diamond Hill Mine, currently under care and maintenance, also located in the State of Montana. | ||||
| Apollo has a development property, the Black Fox Project, which is located in the Province of Ontario near the Township of Matheson. Apollo has four exploration properties located near the Florida Canyon Mine. Apollo also has rights to acquire up to an 80% interest in the Huizopa project located in the Sierra Madre gold belt in Mexico. | ||||
| 3. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES | |||
| These consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles (Canadian GAAP) and except as described in Note 8, conform in all material respects with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (U.S. GAAP). The accounting policies followed in preparing these financial statements are those used by the Company as set out in the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2004. Certain information and note disclosure normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with Canadian GAAP have been omitted. These interim financial statements should be read together with the Companys audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2004. | ||||
| In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for fair presentation have been included in these financial statements. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the fiscal year. | ||||
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APOLLO GOLD CORPORATION |
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
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Three month period ended March 31, 2005 |
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(Stated in United States Dollars; tabular amounts in thousands) |
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(Unaudited) |
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| 3. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) | |||
| Certain of the comparative figures have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation. | ||||
| 4. | SHARE CAPITAL | |||
| (a) | On January 7, 2005, the Company completed the second tranche of a private placement of 4,199,998 units with a purchase price of $0.75 for net proceeds of $2.8 million, net of expenses $0.3 million and fair value of brokers compensation warrants of $0.2 million. Each unit is comprised of one common share of the Company and 0.75 share purchase warrant, with each whole share purchase warrant exercisable into one common share of the Company for two years at an exercise price of $1.00 per share. In connection with this offering, 420,000 brokers compensation warrants were issued. | |||
| (b) | Warrants | |||
| The following summarizes outstanding warrants as at March 31, 2005: | ||||
| Number of | Exercise | Expiry | ||||||||
| Warrants | Shares | Price | Date | |||||||
653,277 |
653,277 | $ | 1.67 | September 26, 2005 | ||||||
63,969 |
63,969 | 1.67 | October 27, 2005 | |||||||
1,000,000 |
1,000,000 | 0.80 | October 19, 2006 | |||||||
1,400,133 |
1,400,133 | 0.80 | November 4, 2006 | |||||||
3,000,000 |
3,000,000 | 2.10 | December 23, 2006 | |||||||
6,224,999 |
6,224,999 | 1.00 | December 31, 2006 | |||||||
3,149,998 |
3,149,998 | 1.00 | January 7, 2007 | |||||||
5,253,600 |
5,253,600 | 0.80 | November 4, 2007 | |||||||
1,396,000 |
1,396,000 | 0.80 | November 4, 2007 | |||||||
22,141,976 |
22,141,976 | |||||||||
| In addition, 1,250,000 compensation warrants are outstanding. Each compensation warrant is exercisable at $0.75 into one common share of the Company and 0.75 share purchase warrants, with each whole share purchase warrant exercisable into one common share of the Company at $1.00 per common share. The compensation warrants are immediately exercisable and expire on January 7, 2007. The share purchase warrants are exercisable for two years from the date of issuance. |
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APOLLO GOLD CORPORATION |
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
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Three month period ended March 31, 2005 |
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(Stated in United States Dollars; tabular amounts in thousands) |
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(Unaudited) |
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| 4. | SHARE CAPITAL (Continued) |
| (c) | Options | |||
| A summary of information concerning outstanding stock options at March 31, 2005 is as follows: | ||||
| Performancebased | ||||||||||||||||
| Fixed Stock Options | Stock Options | |||||||||||||||
| Weighted | Weighted | |||||||||||||||
| Number of | Average | Number of | Average | |||||||||||||
| Common | Exercise | Common | Exercise | |||||||||||||
| Shares | Price | Shares | Price | |||||||||||||
Balances, December 31, 2004 |
2,196,300 | $ | 2.10 | 1,904,756 | $ | 0.80 | ||||||||||
Options granted |
2,539,700 | 0.65 | | | ||||||||||||
Options cancelled |
(36,700 | ) | (1.94 | ) | | | ||||||||||
Balances, March 31, 2005 |
4,699,300 | $ | 1.31 | 1,904,756 | $ | 0.80 | ||||||||||
| (i) | Fixed stock option plan | |||
| The following table summarizes information concerning outstanding and exercisable fixed stock options at March 31, 2005: | ||||
| Options Outstanding | Options Exercisable | |||||||||||||
| Weighted | ||||||||||||||
| Weighted | Average | |||||||||||||
| Average | Exercise | |||||||||||||
| Number | Exercise Price | |||||||||||||