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Series A preferred shares

As of May 31, 2024 and August 31, 2023, 15,500 shares were issued and outstanding with a par value of $0.001 These shares were authorized in 2020 and each share is convertible into 0.1% of the total number of shares of common stock outstanding at the time of conversion. Each holder of these preferred shares shall be entitled to cast the number of votes equal to the number of whole shares of common stock into which the shares of Series A preferred stock held by each holder are convertible.

 

Series B preferred shares

In May 2022, the Company authorized 100,000 shares of the Series B preferred stock with a par value of $0.001. As of May 31, 2024 and August 31, 2023, the Company has zero, respectively, Preferred B shares issued and outstanding. Each share shall be convertible, at the option of the holder into the number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock that have fair market value, in the aggregate, equal to the Series B conversion price.

 

Series C preferred shares

In June 2022, the Company authorized 50,000 shares of the Series C preferred stock with a stated value of $100 per share and a par value of $0.001. As of May 31, 2024 and August 31, 2023, the Company has zero and 50,000 Preferred C shares issued and outstanding, respectively. Each holder of outstanding shares of Series C preferred stock shall be entitled to cast the number of votes equal to the number of whole shares of common stock into which the shares of Series C preferred stock held by such holder are convertible.

 

Stock options

The Company selected the Black-Scholes-Merton (“BSM”) valuation technique to calculate the grant date fair values for the stock options because it believes that this technique is reflective of all the inputs that market participants would likely consider in transactions involving warrants. The inputs include the strike price, underlying price, term to expiration, volatility, and risk-free interest rate.