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Note 4. Bank Loans and Convertible Debt
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4.
BANK
LOANS AND CONVERTIBLE DEBT.
JP
Morgan Chase loan agreement
In
connection with the purchase and acquisition of the
Salisbury, MD Terminal on December 22, 2011, Blackwater
Maryland, L.L.C. (“BWMD”) a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company entered into a term loan agreement
(the “Term Agreement” or the “Loan”)
with JP Morgan Chase Bank (“JPM”) in the
principal amount of $1,600,000 to finance the purchase price
of the terminal. The Loan bears interest at the
annual fixed rate of 4.50%. Beginning on January
21, 2012 and continuing on the last day of each calendar
month thereafter, BWMD will pay consecutive monthly
installments of interest only on the Loan. In
addition, beginning on July 21, 2012 and continuing on the
last day of each calendar month thereafter BWMD will pay
monthly principal installments of $26,667. All
unpaid principal and accrued and unpaid interest is finally
due and payable on July 21, 2017.
The
JPM Term Agreement includes customary events of default
including, but not limited to, the failure of BWMD to pay any
principal or interest when due, the breach of any
representation or warranty in any of JPM’s loan
documents, or the insolvency or bankruptcy. Upon
the occurrence of an event of default, the JPM Loan will
become due and payable automatically and without
notice.
Additionally,
in connection with the closing of the acquisition, BWMD
entered into the following with JPM: a credit agreement, a
continuing security agreement covering all of BWMD’s
personal property, and a subordination agreement (the
“Subordination Agreement”).
Blackwater
New Orleans, L.L.C. (“BWNO"), a wholly-owned subsidiary
of the Company entered into continuing pledge of collateral
mortgage note (the “Continuing Pledge Agreement”)
with JPM. The Loan Agreement is secured by the
Continuing Pledge Agreement on, among other things,
BWNO’s right, title and interest in the immovable
property, buildings, structures, machinery, equipment and
improvements on the premises located at 660 LaBauve Drive,
Westwego, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.
Blackwater
Midstream Corp. entered into with JPM a continuing guaranty,
the Subordination Agreement, and guaranteed the obligations
of BWMD under the terminal Purchase Agreement.
Convertible
Debt
October
2009 convertible debt offering
On
October 15, 2009, we issued $3,001,033 of convertible
notes. The convertible notes originally set a
maturity date on October 15, 2011 (the date was later
extended, see below) 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 $225,078, respectively for the three-month and
nine-month periods ending December 31, 2011 and December 31,
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 December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2011
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
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
then qualified as a debt extinguishment and therefore were
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 nine-month period ended
December 31, 2011 and the nine-month period ended December
31, 2010, we amortized $73,314 and $186,595, respectively, of
deferred financing cost. During the three-month
period ended December 31, 2011, due to the extinguishment of
the debt in June 2011, we did not amortize any
expenses. During the three-month period ended
December 31, 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.
As
a result of the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement with
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 originally set a
maturity date on March 31, 2012 (the date was later extended,
see below) 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 $131,250, respectively for the three-month and
nine-month periods ending December 31, 2011 and December 31,
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 December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2011
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
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
then qualified as a debt extinguishment and therefore were
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 nine-month period ended
December 31, 2011 and
the nine-month period ended December 31, 2010, we amortized
$49,878 and $135,112, respectively, of deferred financing
cost. During the three-month period ended December
31, 2011, due to the extinguishment of the debt in June 2011,
we did not amortize any expenses. During the
three-month period ended December 31, 2010 we expensed
$45,038.
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.
In
summary, during the nine-month period ending December 31,
2011, the Company recorded a net “non-cash” gain
of $3,203,185 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 $1,803,245 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 December 31, 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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