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| NOTES PAYABLE |
8. NOTES PAYABLE
Convertible promissory notes
A summary of principal due, unamortized discount and carrying
values of convertible promissory notes as of September 30, 2011 and
December 31, 2010, is as follows:
2007 subscription agreement debentures. During 2007, the
Company entered into subscription agreements with various investors
for the sale of 18.1 units issuing $905,000 convertible promissory
notes, 4,525 common shares and 9,050 warrants (adjusted for the
200-to-one reverse stock split) to purchase an equivalent number of
common shares in exchange for proceeds of $905,000. The
warrants are exercisable at $200 per share (adjusted for the
200-to-1 reverse stock split) over a five year period from
issuance. These convertible promissory notes matured one
year from the date of issuance. The Company is in
default with regard to this obligation.
Each convertible promissory note issued in the subscription
agreements had a term of one year and was not
repaid. Due to the default and reset of the conversion
price to 80% of the fair value of the Company’s common stock
five days prior to the default, the Company tested each convertible
promissory note for an incremental beneficial conversion
feature. The Company’s Board of Directors has
determined that the default date for each convertible promissory
note was April 30, 2008. The calculation of the
conversion rate to common shares on such date was $0.0146 of
principal outstanding to one share of common stock (now $2.912 per
share after the 200-to-1 reverse stock split). Based on
the default provisions, as of September 30, 2011, noteholders may
convert their principal balance into 273,867 common shares (shares
after consideration of the 200-to-1 reverse stock
split). Further, as of September 30, 2011, noteholders
may convert accrued interest into 149,368 common shares (shares
after consideration of the 200-to-1 reverse stock
split). Unless the Company declares a stock dividend, or
there is some other re-capitalization of the Company, such as a
stock split or reverse stock split, the conversion price
established at the default date will not
change.
During the quarter ended March 31, 2011, holders of 1.65 units with
principal of $82,500 and accrued interest of $30,618 converted into
400,445 common shares (shares after the 200-to-1 reverse stock
split) at a weighted average conversion rate of
$0.2825. Due to differences between the default date
conversion rate of $0.0146 of principal outstanding to one share of
common stock (now $2.912 per share after the 200-to-1 reverse stock
split) and the actual conversion rated granted to these noteholders
of $0.2825, the Company incurred a charge for the conversion price
adjustment to induce the conversion to equity in the amount of
$183,952. As of September 30, 2011 and December 31,
2010, the Company had $797,500 and $880,000 of principal
outstanding on these convertible promissory notes,
respectively.
The convertible promissory notes accrue interest at 10% per annum,
and all principal and interest was due on the first anniversary of
their issuance date. These notes were convertible into
shares of our common stock at the option of each holder at (1)
$0.25 per share, or (2) a 20% discount to the price per share
issued in a financing transaction of at least $2,000,000, or (3) in
the event of default, the conversion price would be adjusted to
equal 80% of the Company’s average closing stock price during
the five trading days prior to default. Due to default,
interest began to accrue at 15% per annum beginning one year from
the date of issuance. During the nine months ended September 30,
2011, interest expense accrued related to these convertible
promissory notes was $91,888. At September 30, 2011,
total accrued interest expense amounted to
$434,959.
The subscription agreements for these debentures contain a
registration rights penalty whereby, commencing upon six months
from an initial unit sale and, for each monthly period thereafter
that the common stock and the common stock underlying the warrants
are not registered, the Company will issue 4,167 warrants per unit
as a penalty to the subscription holder. The Company
failed to file a registration statement and consequently, beginning
August 2007, the Company began valuing 4,167 warrants per
outstanding unit as a penalty. The penalty warrants have
been determined to be a derivative instrument. For the
period ended September 30, 2011, the fair value of the penalty
warrants and the fair value of the previously issuable warrants
have been determined by using the Black-Scholes pricing
model. See Note 9 – Derivative Instruments for
changes in the fair value of these derivatives. The aggregate value
of the new penalty warrants issued for the nine months ended
September 30, 2011 amounted to $1,250. Changes in fair
value for the previously issued warrant derivative liabilities
amounted to an adjustment of $9,782 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2011, resulting in these warrant derivative
liabilities to be carried at their fair values of $1,028 at
September 30, 2011.
A current member of the Company’s Board of Directors directly
owns convertible promissory notes which provide for conversion into
250 common shares and 500 warrants to purchase common
shares. Parties directly and indirectly related to this
director own convertible promissory notes convertible into 1,500
common shares and 3,000 warrants to purchase common shares (share
and warrant amounts after the 200-to-1 reverse stock
split).
First quarter 2010 convertible debentures. On February 16,
2010 and March 23, 2010, the Company entered into agreements with
Granite Financial Group (“Granite”) to issue
convertible debentures in the aggregate amount of $400,000 and
warrants to purchase 20,000,000 shares of common stock (100,000
shares after the 200-to-1 reverse stock split) in exchange for the
return of 33,333,333 common shares (166,667 shares after to the
reverse split) and cash proceeds of $200,000, less a selling
commission of $16,000. The debentures mature two years
from the date of issuance and were initially convertible at any
time within that period at a conversion price equal to the lesser
of $0.0066 per share ($1.32 per share after the 200-to-1 reverse
stock split) or 90% of the volume weighted average price of the
Company’s common stock for the ten days immediately prior to
conversion, but such conversion price would not be below $0.003 per
share ($0.60 per share after the 200-to-1 reverse stock
split). The warrants were initially exercisable over
three years from the date of issuance at $0.01 per share ($2.00 per
share after the 200-to-1 reverse stock split). On May
13, 2010, in conjunction with the issuance of the second quarter
2010 convertible debentures, the Company exchanged the first
quarter 2010 convertible debentures and warrants, effectively
amending the floor price to $0.0015 per share ($0.30 per share
after the 200-to-1 reverse stock split) and extending the exercise
period of the warrants to seven years from May 13,
2010.
Due to the triggering of anti-dilution provisions in the
agreements, the conversion price of the debt and the exercise price
of the warrants has adjusted to $0.80 per share , $0.67 per share,
$0.60 per share, $0.15 per share and $0.10 per share on
September 16, 2010, November 16, 2010, March 4, 2011, March 31,
2011 and May 4, 2011, respectively. (The adjusted per
share prices described above reflect the 200-to-1 reverse stock
split.)
During the first quarter ended March 31, 2011, Granite converted
$87,500 of principal into 132,576 shares of our common stock
(shares after the 200-to-1 reverse stock split) at an exchange
price of $0.66 per share (per share amount after the 200-to-1
reverse stock split). During the second quarter ended
June 30, 2011, Granite converted $21,000 and $3,000 of principal
into 140,000 and 30,000 common shares at conversion prices per
share of $0.15 and $0.10, respectively. During the third
quarter ended September 30, 2011, Granite converted $30,000,
$59,500 and $5,000 of principal into 300,000, 595,000 and 50,000
common shares at $0.10 per share. As of September 30,
2011, the principal outstanding on the first quarter 2010
convertible debentures was $194,000.
On October 5, 2011, Granite provided a notice of conversion to
convert $10,000 of principal in to 100,000 common
shares. These shares were issued on November 4,
2011. On November 18, 2011, after Granite provided
notice of conversion to convert $16,800 of principal, the Company
issued 1,000,000 common shares. As of the date of these
financial statements, the principal outstanding on the first
quarter 2010 convertible debentures was
$167,200.
These convertible debentures initially accrued interest at 8% per
annum, payable annually on or before December 31, beginning on the
first such date after the issue date. On May 13, 2010,
in conjunction with the issuance of the second quarter 2010
convertible debentures, the Company exchanged the first quarter
2010 convertible debentures amending the interest rate to 10% if
paid in cash, or 12% if paid in equivalent shares of common stock,
at the Company’s option, and extended the maturity date to
May 13, 2012. For the three quarterly periods ended
September 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company accrued interest expense
at 12% and 10% in the amounts of $26,319 and $23,667, respectively,
related to these convertible debentures. For 2011, the
Company has assumed interest will be paid with new issuances of
common stock.
In March 2011, the Company issued 65,057 shares of common stock
(share amount after the 200-to-1 reverse stock split) valued at
$57,250 as payment for interest accrued on the first, second and
third quarter 2010 convertible debentures through December 31, 2010
at 12% per annum.
At each 2010 commitment date, due to anti-dilution provisions in
the convertible debentures, the Company determined that the
conversion feature contained an embedded derivative. The
Company recognized an aggregate conversion feature of $940,593,
which was recorded as a derivative liability with an offset to
discount on convertible notes and interest
expense. After consideration of the relative fair value
of the warrants, a discount related to the conversion features was
recorded as an offset to the carrying amount of the convertible
debentures and was limited to $228,392. The remainder of
$712,201 was charged to interest expense upon issuance during the
first quarter of 2010. The discount is being amortized
over the two year term of the debenture. As of September
30, 2011, the unamortized discount was $69,320.
At each issuance in 2010, the Company determined the relative fair
value of the warrants to be $171,608 and recorded this amount as a
discount to the carrying amount of the convertible debentures with
an offset to derivative liability. The Company began
amortizing the debt discount over the two year term of the
debentures. Additionally, due to anti-dilution
provisions in the warrants, the Company determined that the
warrants contained an embedded derivative due to the possibility of
issuance of additional warrants. The Company determined
the aggregate fair value of the warrant derivative liability to be
$311,488 and recorded $139,880 as additional interest expense on
the issuance dates.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, amortization
of the conversion feature and warrant discounts related to the
first quarter 2010 convertible debentures, including adjustments
for the conversion of note principal to common stock, amounted to
$171,305 and $63,137, respectively. See Note 9 –
Derivative Instruments, for the 2011 changes to the fair values of
the derivative liabilities related to the conversion features and
the warrants.
Second quarter 2010 convertible debentures. On May 13, 2010,
the Company entered into agreements with Granite and an investor to
issue convertible debentures in the aggregate amount of $150,000
and warrants to purchase 7,500,000 shares of common stock (37,500
shares after the 200-to-1 reverse stock split) for cash proceeds of
$150,000 less a selling commission of $12,000. The
debentures mature two years from the date of issuance and are
convertible at any time within that period at a conversion price
equal to the lesser of $0.0066 per share ($1.32 per share after the
200-to-1 reverse stock split) or 90% of the volume weighted average
price of the Company’s common stock for ten days immediately
prior to conversion. The conversion price was adjusted
to $0.66 per common share (after the 200-to-1 reverse stock split),
but such conversion price shall not be below $0.30 ( after the
200-to-1 reverse stock split). The warrants are
exercisable over seven years.
These convertible debentures accrue interest at 10% per annum if
paid in cash or 12% per annum if paid in equivalent shares of
common stock. For the nine months ended September 30,
2011, the Company accrued interest expense at 12% in the amount of
$13,500 related to these convertible debentures. As
described above, the Company issued shares in March 2011 as payment
for interest accrued on the first, second and third quarter 2010
convertible debentures through December 31,
2010.
At the commitment date, due to anti-dilution provisions in the
convertible debentures, the Company determined that the conversion
feature contained an embedded derivative. The Company
recognized an aggregate conversion feature of $281,251 which was
recorded as a derivative liability with an offset to discount on
convertible notes and interest expense in the second quarter of
2010. After consideration of the relative fair value of
the warrants of $57,691, a discount related to the conversion
features was recorded as an offset to the carrying amount of the
convertible debentures and was limited to $92,309. The
remainder of $138,462 was charged to interest expense during
2010. The discount is being amortized over the two year
term of the debenture. As of September 30, 2011, the
unamortized discount was $46,301.
As of May 13, 2010, the Company determined the relative fair value
of the warrants to be $57,691 and recorded this amount as a
discount to the carrying amount of the convertible debentures with
an offset to derivative liability. The Company began amortizing the
debt discount over the two year term of the
debentures. Additionally, due to anti-dilution
provisions in the warrants, the Company determined that the
warrants contained an embedded derivative due to the possibility of
issuance of additional warrants. The Company determined
the aggregate fair value of the warrant derivative liability to be
$93,746 and recorded $86,535 as additional interest expense on the
issuance date.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, amortization
of the conversion feature and warrant discounts related to the
second quarter 2010 convertible debentures amounted to $56,250 and
$17,661, respectively. See Note 9– Derivative Instruments for
the 2011 changes to the fair values of the derivative liabilities
related to the conversion features and the
warrants.
Third quarter 2010 convertible debentures. On July 22, 2010,
the Company entered an agreement with Granite to issue convertible
debentures in the amount of $100,000 and warrants to purchase
5,000,000 shares of common stock (25,000 shares after the 200-to-1
reverse stock split) for cash proceeds of $100,000 less a selling
commission of $8,000. The debentures mature two years
from the date of issuance and are convertible at any time within
that period. The conversion price is currently $0.66 per
common share (per share amount after the 200-to-1 reverse stock
split). The warrants are exercisable over seven years at
$0.66 per share (per share amount after the 200-to-1 reverse stock
split).
These convertible debentures accrue interest at 10% per annum if
paid in cash or 12% per annum if paid in equivalent shares of
common stock. For the nine month ended September 30,
2011, the Company accrued interest expense at 12% in the amount of
$9,000 related to these convertible debentures. As
described above, the Company issued shares in March 2011 as payment
for interest accrued on the first, second and third quarter 2010
convertible debentures through December 31,
2010.
At the commitment date, due to anti-dilution provisions in the
convertible debentures, the Company determined that the conversion
feature contained an embedded derivative. The Company
recognized an aggregate conversion feature of $271,894 which was
recorded as a derivative liability with an offset to discount on
convertible notes and interest expense during the third quarter of
2010. After consideration of the relative fair value of
the warrants of $35,482, a discount related to the conversion
features was recorded as an offset to the carrying amount of the
convertible debentures and was limited to $64,518. The
remainder of $146,385 was charged to interest expense during
2010. The discount is being amortized over the two year
term of the debenture. As of September 30, 2011, the
unamortized discount was $42,466.
As of July 22, 2010, the Company determined the relative fair value
of the warrants to be $35,482 and recorded this amount as a
discount to the carrying amount of the convertible debentures with
an offset to derivative liability. The Company began amortizing the
debt discount over the two year term of the
debentures. Additionally, due to anti-dilution
provisions in the warrants, the Company determined that the
warrants contained an embedded derivative due to the possibility of
issuance of additional warrants. The Company determined
the aggregate fair value of the warrant derivative liability to be
$54,996 and recorded $80,506 as additional interest expense on the
issuance date.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, amortization
of the conversion feature and warrant discounts related to the
third quarter 2010 convertible debentures amounted to $36,986 and
$5,303, respectively. See Note 9 – Derivative
Instruments for the 2011 changes to the fair values of the
derivative liabilities related to the conversion features and the
warrants.
Granite Financial – notes.
In October and November 2010, the Company entered into two
short-term, promissory notes in the aggregate amount of $160,000
and received proceeds of $152,000. The promissory
notes bear interest at 12% per annum, and at 16% per annum in the
event of default. The full amount of principal and
interest on the promissory notes was initially due on January 12,
2011. As additional consideration for entering into the note
agreements, the Company issued 32,000,000 shares of its common
stock (160,000 shares after consideration of the 200-to-1 reverse
stock split) valued at $260,000, based on the closing price for the
Company’s common stock on the date of the
agreement. Based on the relative fair values of the
notes and common shares, the Company recorded debt discounts
aggregating $98,963 on the dates of issuance. For the
period ended December 31, 2010, the Company amortized $84,578 of
the debt discounts to interest expense leaving unamortized debt
discounts of $14,385 at December 31, 2010. During January
2011, the Company amortized the remaining $14,385 to interest
expense. On February 1, 2011, the maturity date of the
notes was extended to April 12, 2011. In connection with
the extension of maturity date of the notes, the Company issued to
Granite Financial Group (“Granite”) another 32,000,000
shares of common stock (160,000 shares after consideration of the
200-to-1 reverse stock split) on February 2, 2011. These
shares were valued at $147,200 on the date of
issuance.
In May 2011, the Company agreed to extend the due date on these
loans from April to June 17, 2011, in exchange for the issuance of
92,857 warrants to purchase common stock at an exercise price of
$0.0001 per share over a seven year exercise
period. These warrants were valued at $37,143 on the
date of issuance and were charged to interest expense with an
offset to additional paid in capital. In June 2011, the
due date on these two notes was extended to July 17, 2011, in
consideration for the issuance of 232,143 warrants to purchase
common stock at an exercise price of $0.0001 per share over a seven
year exercise period. These warrants were valued at
$64,977 on the date of issuance and were charged to interest
expense with an offset to additional paid in
capital.
On August 23, 2011, the Company entered into an agreement to
exchange the $60,000 and $100,000 short-term notes plus accrued
interest of $14,900 for a new $174,900 convertible
note. This convertible note bears interest at 12% per
annum and matures on December 26, 2012. The principal
may be converted at any time the principal remains outstanding at
the option of the noteholder at a conversion price of $0.02 per
share. The Company determined that this exchange
constituted a significant modification in terms (in excess of 10%
when comparing the fair value of the old notes with the fair value
of the new note), and therefore an extinguishment of
debt. Accordingly, the Company accounted for this
exchange at the fair value of the new debt. The Company
determined the fair value of the new debt on the date of the
agreement to be $1,837,872 (determined by adding the present value
of the principal, interest and an estimate of the fair value of the
conversion feature using the Black Scholes option pricing model,
and using the closing trading price on August 23, 2011 of $0.21 per
share, the conversion price of $0.02, and assuming maturity of
December 26, 2012, a stock price volatility of 144.17%, and a risk
free rate of $0.10), and recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt
in the amount of $1,662,972 with an offset to debt
premium. The debt premium will be amortized over the 16
month term of the loan. For the period ended September
30, 2011, after accounting for the conversions of principal (see
below), the Company amortized $271,587 of the debt premium, leaving
the balance outstanding of the note and the unamortized premium at
$1,391,385 at September 30, 2011.
On September 14, 20 and 30, 2011, Granite provided the Company with
notices of conversion to convert $9,000, $4,000 and $2,000 of
principal into 450,000, 200,000 and 100,000 shares of common stock,
respectively, at the conversion price of $0.02 per
share. These shares were issued in October and November
2011. As of September 30, 2011, the balance on the note
outstanding was $159,900, and the Company carried an obligation to
issue common shares in the amount of $15,000. On October 28, 2011,
in exchange for the issuance of 10,000 shares of common stock,
Granite agreed to limit its sales of the Company’s common
stock to the greater of 20% of the total trading volume on a given
day or 20% of the average trading volume over the five previous
trading days until the Company’s common stock trades above
$0.20 per share. In addition, Granite agreed to waive
any defaults with regard to the Granite
securities.
On November 3 and 11, 2011, Granite provided additional notices of
conversion to convert $12,000 and $16,000 of principal into 600,000
and 800,000 shares of common stock, respectively, at the conversion
price of $0.02 per share. As of the date of these
financial statements, the balance outstanding on the note was
$131,900.
Lanktree – Note 1. On September 28,
2007, the Company issued a promissory note to Lanktree Consulting
Corporation (“Lanktree” or “Lender 1”) in
the aggregate principal amount of $267,500 (“Note 1”)
and received cash proceeds in the sum of $250,000. All
principal and interest accruing under Note 1 was due March 28,
2008. The Company did not meet its obligations under
this note and as a result entered into an event of
default. For failure to pay principal or interest on the
due date or to perform on the conditions contained in Note 1,
Lanktree, at its option, had the option to declare the entire
unpaid balance of principal and interest immediately due and
payable. As a result of the event of default, interest
was accruing at the rate of 6.0% per month on the unpaid obligation
and was payable in cash and shares of our common
stock. The Company disputed Lanktree’s calculation
of principal and interest, primarily with regard to the compounding
of interest and the monthly addition to principal for unpaid
interest.
In July 2010, the Company and Lanktree settled on the principal and
amount of cash interest due on Note 1 at $580,000 and a commitment
for the issuance of common shares. Further, the
settlement specifies that interest on the new principal amount
shall cease to accrue for a period of 180 days from July 13,
2010. As part of the settlement, the parties agreed that
at any time after 180 days, the holder of the note now had the
right, but not the obligation, to convert any portion of the
$580,000 principal, and accrued interest if any, and any fees which
may become the responsibility of the Company, into common stock at
a fixed conversion price of $0.004 per share ($0.80 per common
share after consideration of the 200-to-1 reverse stock
split). On September 22, 2010, the parties amended the
agreement to allow for conversion of the $580,000 of principal and
any accrued interest at any time. In September 2010,
Lanktree converted $100,000 of the $580,000 obligation into
25,000,000 shares of common stock (125,000 shares after
consideration of the 200-to-1 reverse split). In October
2010, Lanktree converted another $100,000 of principal related to
the original $580,000 obligation into 25,000,000 shares of common
stock (125,000 shares after consideration of the 200-to-1 reverse
split) leaving a balance due of $380,000 as of December 31,
2010.
Effective January 1, 2011, the Company entered into an agreement to
extend the due date on the $380,000 balance outstanding on Note 1
to June 30, 2011, and pay interest monthly at 12% per
annum. On March 2, 2011, in consideration for the
extension, the Company issued 22,000,000 shares of its common stock
(110,000 shares after consideration of the 200-to-1 reverse stock
split) valued at $88,000 on the date of issuance. The
value of these shares was charged to interest
expense.
In May 2011, Lanktree transferred $50,000 of principal but none of
the accrued interest on this obligation to a third party who
converted the principal into 500,000 shares of common stock at an
exchange rate of $0.10 per share. Prior to the transfer
and conversion, Lanktree had the right to convert at $0.80 per
share. Therefore, on the conversion date, the Company
recognized a charge to interest expense in the amount of $74,375.
As of September 30, 2011, the principal outstanding on Note 1 is
$330,000. The Company has not met its amended due dates
for the payment of principal and interest, and therefore Note 1
remains in default.
In October 2011, Lanktree transferred $125,000 of principal on this
obligation to a third party. On October 7, 2011, and
November 11 and 15, 2011, $25,000, $15,000 and $5,400 of this
principal was converted into 477,783 shares, 870,827 shares and
380,825 shares of common stock at conversion rates of $0.05233,
$0.01723 and $0.00945, respectively. As of the date of
these financial statements, the principal outstanding on Note 1 is
$205,000, and the principal due to the third party is
$79,600.
Lanktree - Installment notes. On July 13, 2010,
the Company entered an agreement with Lanktree whereby the Lanktree
agreed to advance $300,000 to the Company in five consecutive
monthly installment of $60,000 each in exchange for convertible
notes with one year maturities bearing interest at 8% per annum,
payable monthly. During the third and fourth quarters of
2010, the Company entered into five convertible note agreements and
received aggregate proceeds of $300,000. Each note was
convertible at any time after six months from the date of issuance
until maturity of the installment note at the option of the holder
at a fixed conversion price of $0.80 per share (now adjusted to
$0.10 per share). In July, August and September 2010,
the Company received three installments of $60,000 for an aggregate
of $180,000. In October 2010, the Company received
$90,000 of cash proceeds on the fourth installment note and on
October 14, 2010 issued 5,000,000 shares valued at $45,000, in
consideration for advance payment of $30,000 on the fifth
installment note. The value of the shares was charged to
interest expense. In November 2010, the Company received
cash proceeds of $30,000 completing the fifth installment note
agreement. Principal and interest on certain of these
notes was not paid timely and therefore these notes are in
default.
Lanktree – Short-term notes. On June 24,
2010, the Company issued a convertible promissory note in the
amount of $44,000 and received cash proceeds of
$40,000. This note matured on December 24, 2010, and on
February 23, 2011, the due date on this loan was extended to
December 24, 2011. This note initially bore interest at
12% per annum payable monthly. In conjunction with the
extension, the interest rate on the note was reduced to 9% per
annum beginning December 24, 2010. In exchange for the
due date extension and reduction of the interest rate, on March 2,
2011, the Company issued 5,000,000 shares of its common stock
(25,000 shares after consideration of the 200-to-1 reverse stock
split) valued at $20,000 on the issuance date.
On February 25, 2011, the Company issued a $25,000 convertible note
to Lanktree bearing interest at 12% per annum payable
monthly. The note matured on May 25, 2011, and is
convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a
fixed conversion price of $0.0033 per share ($0.66 per share after
the 200-to-1 reverse stock split). As additional
consideration for entering into this note, the Company issued
5,000,000 shares of its common stock (25,000 shares after
consideration of the 200-to-1 reverse stock split) valued at
$20,000 on the date of issuance. Based on the relative
fair values of the note and common shares, the Company recorded a
debt discount of $11,111 on the date of issuance, which was
subsequently amortized to interest expense. As principal
was not paid at maturity and no repayments arrangements have been
made with the lender, this loan is currently in
default.
On
September 26, 2011, the Company entered into a $150,000 note
agreement with Lanktree in exchange for $50,000 in cash and
capitalization of $100,000 of accrued interest on various Lanktree
notes (including Note 1, the Lanktree Installment notes, the
Lanktree short-term notes and the Lender 4 note). This
$150,000 note bears interest at 12% per annum and matures on March
26, 2012. As additional consideration for entering into
the note agreement, the Company agreed to issue 1,500,000 shares of
common stock and reduce the conversion prices on all Lanktree
convertible notes to $0.10 per share. These shares were
valued at $81,507 based on the closing price of the Company’s
common stock. This note also contains a provision
whereby should any other common stock be issued for less than $0.10
per share, the conversion price would convert to the lower
price. As result of this provision, the Company
determined that the conversion feature was a
derivative. After applying the Black Scholes option
pricing model, the Company determined that the fair value of the
conversion feature was $102,255 on the date of issuance of the note
and accordingly recorded a derivative liability of this
amount. The Company recorded at debt discount related to
the relative fair value of the shares and the conversion feature in
the amount of $150,000, the face value of the note, with the excess
of $33,762 to interest expense. The discount will be
amortized over the life of the loan. For the period
ended September 30, 2011, the Company amortized $3,333 of this
discount. See Note 9– Derivative Instruments for
the 2011 changes to the fair values of the derivative liability
related to the conversion feature.
The reduction of the conversion prices on the various Lanktree
loans (including Note 1, the Lanktree Installment notes, the
Lanktree short-term notes and the Lender 4 note) to $0.10 per share
was deemed to constitute a significant modification in terms (in
excess of 10% when comparing the fair value of the old notes with
the fair value of the new notes), and therefore an extinguishment
of debt. Accordingly, the Company accounted for the
reduction of the conversion prices at the fair value of the new
debt. The Company determined the fair value of the new
debt on September 26, 2011 to be $1,313,465 (determined by adding
the present value of the principal, interest and an estimate of the
fair value of the incremental conversion features for each loan
using the Black Scholes option pricing model, and using the closing
trading price on September 26, 2011 of $0.119 per share, the
conversion price of $0.10, and assuming maturity of one year, a
stock price volatility of 167.88%, and a risk free rate of $0.10),
and recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt in the amount of
$564,465 with an offset to debt premium. The debt
premium will be amortized over the 6 month term of the $150,000
loan. For the period ended September 30, 2011, the
Company amortized $12,474 of the debt premium, leaving the balance
outstanding of the note and the unamortized premium at $551,990 at
September 30, 2011.
Lender 3. On March 22, 2011,
the Company entered into a security purchase agreement with a
lender and issued a $10,000 convertible debenture bearing interest
at 8% per annum payable annually. This debenture matures
on March 22, 2012. The debenture is convertible into
shares of our common stock at the option of the holder at a
conversion rate of $0.003 per common share (subsequently adjusted
to $0.60 per common share as a result of the 200-to-1 reverse stock
split).
Lender 4. In May 2011, the Company
entered into a $50,000 convertible note with a partnership
affiliated with Lanktree. This note matured on August 4,
2011. The note bears interest at 12% per annum payable
monthly. In the event of default, the note bears
interest at 3% per month in cash and 3% per month in the equivalent
of common shares. The note is convertible at the option
of the holder at a conversion price of $0.30 per
share. In conjunction with the issuance of the note, the
Company issued 20,000 common shares to the lender. Based
on the relative fair value of the note principal and common shares,
the Company recognized a debt discount in the amount of $3,358,
which has now been amortized in full to interest
expense. In addition, the Company issued an additional
20,000 common shares to Lanktree for facilitating the
loan. These shares were valued at $5,000 on the date of
issuance and were charged to other expense. As principal
was not paid at maturity and no repayments arrangements have been
made with the lender, this loan is currently in
default.
Dilution adjustments. On September 16, 2010, the
Company granted Lanktree the right to convert the principal balance
outstanding on Note 1 in the amount of $580,000 into shares of
common stock at a conversion price of $0.80 per share (after the
200-to-1 reverse stock split). As a result of
anti-dilution provisions in various other debentures and warrant
agreements, conversion prices related to the first and second
quarter 2010 convertible debentures adjusted to $0.080 per share,
and exercise prices related to warrants issued with the first,
second and third quarter debentures adjusted to $0.080 per
share. The anti-dilution provisions also triggered the
issuance of 228,125 warrants ( after the 200-to-1 reverse stock
split) with an exercise price of $0.080 (after the 200-to-1 reverse
stock split). At issuance, these additional warrants had
approximately a six and two-thirds year term to match the remaining
term of the originally issued warrants. On September 16,
2010, the Company determined the aggregate fair values of the
additional warrants to be $410,592.
On November 16, 2010, the Company granted an investor the right to
purchase 75,000 shares of common stock (after the 200-to-1 reverse
stock split) in exchange for cash proceeds of $50,000 at $0.66 per
share (after the 200-to-1 reverse stock split). As a
result of anti-dilution provisions in various debentures and
warrant agreements, conversion prices related to the first and
second quarter 2010 convertible debentures adjusted to $0.66 per
share, and exercise prices related to warrants issued with the
first, second and third quarter debentures adjusted to $0.66 per
share. The anti-dilution provisions also triggered the
issuance of an additional 78,594 warrants (after the 200-to-1
reverse stock split) with an exercise price of $0.66 (after the
200-to-1 reverse stock split). At issuance, these
additional warrants had approximately a six and one-half year term
to match the remaining term of the originally issued
warrants. On November 16, 2010, the Company determined
the aggregate fair values of the warrants to be
$72,274.
On March 4 and March 31, 2011, the Company granted investors the
right to exchange $82,500 of principal and $30,618 of accrued
interest related to the 2007 subscription agreement debentures for
400,445 shares of common stock at a weighted average exchange rate
of $0.282481 per share. As a result of anti-dilution
provisions in various debentures and warrant agreements, conversion
prices related to the first and second quarter 2010 convertible
debentures adjusted from $0.66 per share to $0.60 per share and
then to $0.15 per share, and exercise prices related to warrants
issued with the first, second and third quarter debentures adjusted
from $0.66 per share to $0.60 per share then to $0.15 per
share. The anti-dilution provisions also triggered the
issuance of an additional 1,614,114 warrants. At
issuance, these additional warrants had approximately a six year
term to maturity to match the remaining term of the originally
issued warrants. On March 4 and March 31, 2011, the
Company determined the aggregate fair values of the warrants to be
$667,144.
On May 4, 2011, the Company granted another investor the right to
exchange $50,000 of principal on Note 1 acquired from Lanktree for
500,000 common shares at an exchange rate of $0.10 per
share. As a result of anti-dilution provisions in
various debentures and warrant agreements, conversion prices
related to the first and second quarter 2010 convertible debentures
adjusted from $0.15 to $0.10 per share, and exercise prices related
to warrants issued with the first, second and third quarter
debentures adjusted from $0.15 to $0.10 per share. The
anti-dilution provisions also triggered the issuance of an
additional 1,041,667 warrants with an exercise price of
$0.10. At issuance, these additional warrants had
approximately a six year term to maturity to match the remaining
term of the originally issued warrants. On May 4, 2011,
the Company determined the aggregate fair values of the warrants to
be $187,416.
See Note 10 – Derivative Instruments for the 2011 changes to
the fair values of the derivative liabilities related to the
conversion features and the warrants.
Promissory notes payable
Lender 2. On
October 22, 2007, the Company issued a promissory note to a lender
(“Lender 2”) in the aggregate principal amount of
$262,500 (“Note 2”) and received cash proceeds from
Lender 2 in the sum of $250,000. A current member of our
Board of Directors is indirectly related to Lender
2. Effective December 31, 2009, the Company entered into
a release agreement whereby Lender 2 released the Company from all
principal and interest obligations under Note 2 in exchange for the
Company’s commitment to file a registration statement with
the SEC and to compensate Lender 2 should Lender 2 be unable to
sell up to 88,000,000 million of its shares (440,000 shares after
consideration of the 200-to-1 reverse stock split) above
an average price of $0.01 per share ($2.00 per share after
consideration of the 200-to-1 reverse stock split) over an eleven
week period after the registration statement becomes
effective. The maximum amount due by the Company under
the release agreement is $350,000. On January 14, 2011,
the Company’s registration statement with the SEC became
effective. As of the date of these financial statements,
none of the shares subject to the release agreement had been sold,
and as of September 30, 2011, the $350,000 carried as an other
current liability remains outstanding. In accordance
with the release agreement, the Company began accruing interest on
the $350,000 balance due at 10% per annum beginning April 1, 2011.
Second Quarter 2011 Inventory loans. During
May and June 2011, the Company entered into ten note agreements
with various lenders in the aggregate principal amount of
$785,000. These notes were secured by 70,000 units of
the Company’s Vera Temp thermometers and accounts receivable
related to these units. These notes mature six months
from the date of issuance, collection of the accounts receivable or
upon a new financing event in excess of $200,000, whichever occurs
first. The notes bear interest at 8% per annum payable
at maturity. In conjunction with the issuance of these
notes, the Company issued an aggregate of 494,643 warrants to
lenders and 301,786 warrants as commissions to others for arranging
these financings. The value of these warrants was
determined using the Black-Scholes pricing model on their
respective dates of issuance as $169,784 to the lenders and as
$112,589 as commissions. The aggregate value of the
commissions was capitalized as a prepaid expense at the time of
issuance to be amortized over the lives of the
loans. For the period ended September 30, 2011, the
Company amortized $ of commissions and such amount is included in
other expenses in the accompanying Statement of
Operations. Based on the relative fair value of the
notes’ principal and warrants issued to the lenders, the
Company recorded aggregate discounts on these notes in the amount
of $135,857 with offsets to additional paid in
capital. During the periods from issuance to September
30, 2011, the Company amortized an aggregate of $95,014 of the
discounts to interest expense leaving $40,843 as the aggregate
value of the unamortized discounts at September 30,
2011. As of September 30, 2011, $75,000 of principal had
been paid on theses leaving principal outstanding of
$710,000. The carrying value of these notes amounted to
$669,157 as of September 30, 2011.
On August 3, 2011, one note holder relinquished their security
interest and waived rights to a cash payment made by a European
distributor in the amount of $46,685. In exchange, this
noteholder and a placement agent each received 50,000 seven year
stock warrants exercisable at $0.0001 per share as consideration
for the release valued at $27,000. The Company used this
cash for operations and remains liable for the $46,685 plus accrued
interest (amount included in the $710,000 of principal
outstanding). At September 30, 2011, the Company is in
default on $50,000 of principal due on these loans. As
of the date of these financial statements, the Company entered into
default on an additional $420,000 of these
notes.
Tecnimed. In October 2007 and
April 2008, the Company issued two promissory notes to Tecnimed,
Srl (“Tecnimed” or the “Vendor”) in the
aggregate principal amount of $608,800. These notes
accrued interest at 10% per annum and are secured by the remaining
portion of the Company’s inventory received from the
Vendor. During 2010, the Company wrote-off the remaining
value of this inventory. In conjunction with the
issuance of the first of these notes, effective October 30, 2007,
we issued 375,000 of our common stock valued at $0.26 per share,
the trading price at the end of that day. All principal
and interest was due during 2008.
On March 6, 2009, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement
with the Vendor (the “Settlement Agreement”), whereby
the parties agreed to termination of the existing distribution
agreement as amended, payment terms with regard to sold and unsold
product, new terms with regard to sales and distribution of
existing product, mutual releases of claims against one another,
and modification to certain indemnity provisions (see Note 10
– Commitment and Contingencies regarding litigation between a
competitor, Tecnimed and the Company), among other
provisions. As part of the Settlement Agreement, the
Company agreed not to make any cash distributions to shareholders,
officers, directors and employees (apart from ordinary salary), and
pay the Vendor 30% of any capital raised (excluding any financing
for working capital), until the obligation to the Vendor has been
fully satisfied. Further, the Company agreed to an even
split of cash received from customers until the debt is paid in
full. In addition, the Vendor agreed to waive all
penalties, fees and interest above 6% compounded annually, with
respect to the notes, and forbear collection proceedings for 18
months from the date of the Settlement Agreement provided the
Company remained in compliance with the obligations within the
Settlement Agreement. The Vendor also has a lien on
product titled to the Company at an independent warehouse location
and requires specific authorization prior to release of such
product to the Company. As of September 30, 2011 and
December 31, 2010, the Company deemed principal in the amount of
$163,947 plus accrued interest to be in default. As of
September 30, 2011, accrued interest amounted to $86,929.
As discussed in Note 10 – Commitment and Contingencies, on
September 21, 2010, the Vendor filed a complaint against the
Company and its Kids-Med subsidiary, alleging breach of non-compete
agreement and that the Company infringed on the Thermofocus
trademark and trade dress. In addition, the complaint
alleges that the Company sold Thermofocus units in an unauthorized
manner resulting in a breach of contract. Further, the
complaint alleges that the Company is in default on the payment of
$209,802 of principal and $88,867 of interest then outstanding
under the notes due Tecnimed.
Short-term advance. On November 5, 2005, the
Company received $300,000 from a shareholder and former service
provider (“Service Provider 1”) as a short term cash
advance. No agreement was entered into regarding the
payment of principal and interest. As of September 30,
2011, the principal due on this loan amounted to $289,500, and is
deemed by the Company to be in default.
Service Provider 2 loan.
On July 19, 2011, the Company entered into a settlement and release
agreement with a consultant whereby the Company agreed to issue a
$70,000 note maturing two years from the date of issuance and
bearing interest at 4% per annum payable at
maturity. The Company had previously accrued
approximately $28,000 of the note amount and the expensed the
remaining $42,000 on the settlement date.
Purchase order financing facility. In
July 2010, the Company entered into a revolving facility for
borrowing up to $3.0 million to fund the purchase of inventory
products upon receipt of confirmed purchase orders from
customers. As of September 30, 2011, no amounts had been
advanced under this facility.
A summary of principal due on promissory notes payable as of
September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 is as
follows:
Related party
advances and notes
On July 30, 2007, the Company received cash and
issued a promissory note to a relative of our chief executive
officer in the principal amount of $125,000. Interest
accrued on this note at a rate of 24% per annum and was to be paid
monthly. All principal and accrued interest was due on
or before October 30, 2007. The Company has not made the
required principal and interest payments and has been negotiating
with the holder to amend the payment terms of the note, which would
include a waiver of default for the required payments that have not
been made. In the event of default, the note calls for
interest at 36% per annum. The loan was collateralized
by 5,300 units of the Company’s thermometer product held for
resale. As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010,
the outstanding balance was 99,250. The Company has
recorded accrued interest payable amounting to $110,870 at
September 30, 2011, at the rate of 24% per annum as the Company
believes it will not be obligated to pay the default rate of
interest. Had the Company accrued interest at the
default rate, accrued interest payable at September 30, 2011, would
have been $154,670 and additional interest expense in the amount of
$8,908 would have been recognized for the nine months ended
September 30, 2011 and 2010.
During the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, two of the
Company’s board members, and ASR Realty Group, LLC
(“ASR”), an entity affiliated with a former board
member, advanced funds to the Company for working capital on a
non-interest bearing basis. The principal balance due to
the board members was $60,180 at September 30, 2011 and December
31, 2010. One of these advances in the amount of $27,000
due to ASR is documented by a note and secured by accounts
receivable, inventory and other assets of the Company, and should
the balance not be paid on demand, interest shall accrue at 15% per
annum. As of September 30, 2011, the Company had accrued
interest in the amount of $11,817 with regard to this
note.
As of September 30, 2011, the Company deems principal due to
related parties in the amount of $159,430 to be in
default. See Note 12 – Related Party Transactions
for additional information on related party
advances.
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