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| Debt Disclosure [Text Block] |
Convertible
Debt
October
2009 convertible debt offering
On
October 15, 2009, we issued $3,001,033 of convertible
notes. The convertible notes set a maturity date
on October 15, 2011 and have a stated annual interest rate
of 10%. The principal is payable at maturity but
interest is paid quarterly beginning January 15,
2010. The Company incurred interest expense of
$75,026 and $150,052, respectively for the three-month and
six-month periods ending September 30, 2011 and September
30, 2010. In addition, the notes are convertible
at any time into restricted shares of the Company’s
common stock at $0.50 per share.
Related
party investors as of September 30, 2011 and September 30,
2010 accounted for $430,000 and $180,000, respectively of
the aggregate amount of convertible debt funds
collected. The $250,000 increase is due to the
appointment in June 2011 of two members to the
Company’s Board of Directors, Mr. Philip Tracy and
Mr. William Gore, who hold October 2009 convertible debt
notes in the amounts of $100,000 and $150,000,
respectively. Mr. Gore and Mr. Tracy were
elected to the Company’s Board of Directors in
September 2011.
On
March 28, 2011, the convertible note agreements were
amended to reduce the conversion price to $0.40 per share
upon a change in control of the Company. This
change in the conversion feature was evaluated under ASC
815-40. As a result of the new provision, the
conversion feature now qualifies for derivative accounting
pursuant to ASC 815. (see Note 8)
In
June 2011, the Company contacted the holders of the
Company’s 2009 Convertible Promissory Note to extend
the note’s maturity date from October 15, 2011 to
October 15, 2013. As of October 4, 2011, the
Company had received signed amendment agreements from 100%
of the note holders.
As
per accounting standards, this change in the maturity date
was evaluated under ASC 470 “EITF
96-19”
“Debtor’s Accounting for Modification or
Exchange of Debt Instruments.” As a result
of the maturity date extension amendment, the convertible
debt notes now qualify as a debt extinguishment and
therefore are treated as if the Company settled the debt
prior to the maturity date and then entered into an
entirely new debt agreement after the amendment. (see Note
8)
In
connection with the offering, we incurred cash fees of
$265,103 and issued 700,000 shares of restricted common
stock, valued at $203,000 based on the grant-date fair
value of our common stock. These fees were
included in the deferred financing costs in our
consolidated balance sheet and were being amortized over
the original term of the convertible notes using the
effective interest rate method. During the
six-month period ended September 30, 2011 and the six-month
period ended September 30, 2010, we amortized $73,314 and
$124,397, respectively, of deferred financing
cost. During the three-month period ended
September 30, 2011, due to the extinguishment of the debt
in June 2011, we did not amortize any
expenses. During the three-month period ended
September 30, 2010 we expensed $62,198.
On
June 24, 2011, as per ASC 815-40, we evaluated the fair
value of the derivative liability (using the BWMS closing
share price of $0.55) and recorded a net
“non-cash” loss of $115,378, which represents
the change in the fair value of the derivative from March
31, 2011 through June 24, 2011.
Per
the applicable accounting standards, the amendment of the
convertible debt notes was required to be treated as an
extinguishment of the original convertible debt notes and
related accounts, as of June 24,
2011. Therefore, we wrote off and expensed the
remainder of the unamortized deferred financing asset of
$61,449 and decreased the derivative liability of
$820,800. These transactions resulted in a net
“non-cash” gain of $759,351.
Additionally
as per ASC 470, we evaluated the fair value of the
derivative related to the amended convertible debt notes as
of June 24, 2011 (using the BWMS closing share price of
$0.55) and recorded a new derivative liability of
$2,870,987. This amount was recorded as a
discount to the debt and will be amortized over the new
remaining life of the notes, until October 15, 2013.
On
June 30, 2011, as per ASC 815-40, we evaluated the fair
value of the derivative liability again (using the BWMS
closing share price of $0.51) and recorded a net
“non-cash” gain of $269,895.
On
September 30, 2011, as per ASC 815-40, we evaluated the
fair value of the derivative liability again (using the
BWMS closing share price of $0.45) and recorded a net
“non-cash” gain of $457,886.
For
the six-month period ended September 2011, these
transactions resulted in a net “non-cash” gain
of $1,371,754 due to fair value changes in the derivative
liability of the 2009 convertible debt notes and the
extinguishments of the financing charges and prior
derivative liability.
As
a result of the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement
with JPMorgan Chase Bank (“JPM”), the maturity
and conversion dates of the convertible debt notes issued
pursuant to the Company’s September 2009 Convertible
Debt Offering were to be extended by certain intervals. As
of June 24, 2011, the maturity and conversion dates have
been extended until October 15, 2013 but still do not meet
the maturity date of September 30, 2014, as requested by
JPM.
March
2010 convertible debt offering
On
March 31, 2010, we issued $1,750,000 of convertible
notes. The convertible notes set a maturity date
on March 31, 2012 and have a stated annual interest rate of
10%. The principal is payable at maturity but
interest is paid quarterly beginning June 30,
2010. The Company incurred interest expense of
$43,750 and $87,500, respectively for the three-month and
six-month periods ending September 30, 2011 and September
30, 2010. In addition, the notes are convertible at any
time into restricted shares of the Company’s common
stock at $0.50 per share.
Related
party investors as of September 30, 2011 and September 30,
2010 accounted for $245,000 and $70,000, respectively of
the aggregate amount of convertible debt funds
collected. The $175,000 increase is due to the
appointment in June 2011 of two members to the
Company’s Board of Directors, Mr. Philip Tracy and
Mr. Gore, who hold March 2010 convertible debt notes in the
amount of $100,000 and $75,000,
respectively. Mr. Gore and Mr. Tracy were
elected to the Company’s Board of Directors in
September 2011.
On
March 28, 2011, the convertible note agreement was amended
to reduce the conversion price to $0.40 per share upon a
change in control of the Company. This change in
the conversion feature was evaluated under ASC
815-40. As a result of the new provision, the
conversion feature now qualifies for derivative accounting
pursuant to ASC 815. (see Note 8)
In
June 2011, the Company contacted the holders of the
Company’s 2010 Convertible Promissory Note to extend
the note’s maturity date from March 31, 2012 to
September 30, 2013. As of October 4, 2011, the
Company had received signed amendment agreements from 100%
of the note holders.
As
per accounting standards, this change in the maturity date
was evaluated under ASC 470. As a result of the
maturity date extension amendment, the convertible debt
notes now qualify as a debt extinguishment and therefore
are treated as if the Company settled the debt prior to the
maturity date amendment and then entered into an entirely
new debt agreement after the amendment. (see Note 8)
In
connection with the offering, we incurred cash fees of
$164,750 and issued 659,000 shares of restricted common
stock, valued at $171,340 based on the grant-date fair
value of our common stock. These fees were
included in the deferred financing costs in our
consolidated balance sheet and were being amortized over
the original term of the convertible notes using the
effective interest rate method. During the
six-month period ended September 30, 2011 and the six-month
period ended September 30, 2010, we amortized $49,878 and
$90,074, respectively, of deferred financing
cost. During the three-month period ended
September 30, 2011, due to the extinguishment of the debt
in June 2011, we did not amortize any
expenses. During the three-month period ended
September 30, 2010 we expensed $45,037.
On
June 24, 2011, as per ASC 815-40, we evaluated the fair
value of the derivative liability (using the BWMS closing
share price of $0.55) and recorded a net
“non-cash” loss of $78,371, which represents
the change in the fair value of the derivative from March
31, 2011 through June 24, 2011.
Per
the applicable accounting standards, the amendment of the
convertible debt notes was required to be treated as an
extinguishment of the original convertible debt notes and
related accounts, as of June 24,
2011. Therefore, we wrote off and expensed the
remainder of the unamortized deferred financing asset of
$130,271 and decreased the derivative liability of
$770,860. These transactions resulted in a net
“non-cash” gain of $640,589.
Additionally
as per ASC 470, we evaluated the fair value of the
derivative related to the amended convertible debt notes as
of June 24, 2011 (using the BWMS closing share price of
$0.55) and recorded a new derivative liability of
$1,645,253. This amount will be amortized over
the new remaining life of the notes, until September 30,
2013.
On
June 30, 2011, as per ASC 815-40, we evaluated the fair
value of the derivative liability again (using the BWMS
closing share price of $0.51) and recorded a net
“non-cash” gain of $148,829.
On
September 30, 2011, as per ASC 815-40, we evaluated the
fair value of the derivative liability again (using the
BWMS closing share price of $0.45) and recorded a net
“non-cash” gain of $252,679.
For
the six-month period ended September 2011, these
transactions resulted in a net “non-cash” gain
of $963,726 due to fair market changes in the derivative
liability of the 2010 convertible debt notes and the
extinguishments of the financing charges and prior
derivative liability.
In
summary, during the six-month period ending September 30,
2011, the Company recorded a net “non-cash”
gain of $2,335,480 related to the 2009 and 2010 Notes;
approximately $1,400,000 due to the extinguishment of the
original convertible debt notes and deferred financing
charges; and $935,540 related to changes in the fair market
value of the convertible debt notes derivative
liabilities.
Future
minimum debt payments
The
future minimum payments related to our JPM credit
facilities and convertible notes as of September 30, 2011,
for the next five years and the total amount thereafter are
as follows, assuming none of the convertible notes are
converted:
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