NOTE 7 - NOTES PAYABLE |
12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2015 | |
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NOTE 7 – NOTES PAYABLE
November 15, 2012 Unit Offering
On November 15, 2012, the Company commenced a private offering of up to $3,000,000 of units (the "Units") at a purchase price of $50,000 per unit pursuant to the securities purchase agreement dated November 15, 2012 (the “Purchase Agreement”). Each Unit consisted of a 10% Convertible Debenture in the principal amount of $50,000 (the “10% Debenture”) and 250 shares of the Company’s common stock. The 10% Debenture bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum, is due two years from the issuance date and is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $10.00 per share. Through December 31, 2012, we issued and sold an aggregate of 9 units totaling $450,000.The 10% Debentures were determined to have an embedded beneficial conversion feature (“BCF”) under the provisions of ASC 470-20, “Debt with Conversion and Other Options” (“ASC 470-20”) based on the issue date market value and the exercise price of $10.00 per share. In accordance with ASC 470-20, a discount of $225,000 was recorded at issuance in 2012 based on the relative fair value of the instruments. During the year ended December 31, 2013 an additional $150,000 of 10% Debentures were issued. An additional discount of $268,210 was recorded in 2013. Amortization expense of $223,419 was recorded during the year ended December 31, 2014. The note balance was $376,581 net of discount of $223,419 at December 31, 2013.
On November 10, 2014, the Company modified certain terms of the November 2012 Debentures maturing prior to December 31, 2014 in order to induce the holder to extend the November 2012 Debentures to December 31, 2014. In exchange, the Company provided for a reduction in the conversion price of the November 2012 Debenture to $4.00 per share. In December 2014, the Company entered into exchange agreements with the holders of such debentures pursuant to which the Company exchanged the debentures maturing on December 31, 2014 for new debentures maturing on December 31, 2015. Each debenture holder also received an additional 550 shares of common stock for each $50,000 in principal amount of debentures converted. In December 2014, the Company modified certain terms of the November 2012 Debentures maturing subsequent to December 31, 2014 in order to reduce the conversion price to $3.8314 per share. The holders elected to convert the convertible debentures of $550,000 for an aggregate of 143,500 shares of the Company’s common stock. In accordance with ASC 470-20, the fair value of the consideration was measured and recognized as an expense on the dates the inducement offer was accepted by the holder. In connection with the inducement, the Company recorded a loss of $413,917 representing the difference between the fair value of the aggregate shares issuable under the new conversion price and issuance of additional shares as compared to the original conversion feature of the November 2012 Debentures. In December 2014, the Company repaid the remaining $50,000 of principal outstanding under the November 2012 Convertible Debentures and related accrued interest.
July 2015 Senior Convertible Note
On July 20, 2015, the Company issued a senior convertible note (the “July 2015 Note”), in the principal amount of $550,000 due one year from the date of issuance. The total net proceeds the Company received from this note were $415,123, net of fees and original interest discount (“OID”) of $50,000. At any time commencing one hundred and eighty one days from issuance, the note is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at the option of the holder at a conversion price of $7.6335 with certain reset provisions should certain default conditions occur. These certain default conditions were deemed to be outside the Company’s control.
If the $550,000 principal amount of the July 2015 Note and all accrued but unpaid interest thereof is not paid in full on or before January 16, 2016, the July 2015 Note shall amortize in four equal payments payable on January 20, 2016, February 20, 2016, March 20, 2016 and April 20, 2016. These payments shall be paid (i) in cash at a 120% premium, and/or (ii) in shares of the Company's common stock at a 20% discount to the average of the three daily volume weighted average prices of the Company’s common stock for the prior three trading days, provided the Company is in compliance with certain equity conditions as defined in the July 2015 Note.
The Company identified an embedded derivative related to a conversion option in the July 2015 Note. The accounting treatment of derivative financial instruments requires that the Company record the fair value of the derivative as of the inception date of the Secured Convertible Debentures and to fair value the derivative as of each subsequent reporting date.
At the inception of the July 2015 Note, the Company determined the aggregate fair value of the embedded derivatives to be $302,287.
The Company has issued debt for which total proceeds were allocated to individual instruments based on the fair value of the each instrument at the time of issuance. Such value of the debt was recorded as discount on debt and is being amortized over the term of the respective debt.
On December 18, 2015, the Company modified certain terms of the July 2015 Note. Pursuant to the modification, the Company agreed to repay the lender $300,000 in consideration for the extinguishment of $250,000 of the principal amount outstanding as of the December 18, 2015. The Company and the lender also agreed to reduce the guaranteed interest on the note from 10% to 5%, to delay the guaranteed interest start date by thirty days until February 20, 2016 and to delay the first installment payment by thirty days until February 20, 2016.
In addition, the Company and the lender also agreed reduce the conversion price from $7.6335 to $4.25 per share, modify certain equity conditions (as defined in the July 2015 Note) and events of default (as defined in the July 2015 Note). In accordance with ASC 470-20, the change in fair value of the debt modification was recognized as an expense on the date was accepted by the holder. In connection with the modification, the Company recorded a loss of $41,434 representing the difference between the fair value of the conversion feature under the new conversion price and under the original conversion feature. For the year ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 amortization of debt discount was $318,051 and $-0-, respectively. The July 2015 Note balance was $180,885 net of discount of $119,115 at December 31, 2015. |