13. Preferred Stock |
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| 13. Preferred Stock | 13. Preferred Stock The Company is authorized to issue 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, with a par value of $0.00001 per share. Pursuant to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors has the authority to amend the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, without further stockholder approval, to designate and determine the preferences, limitations and relative rights of the preferred stock before any issuance of the preferred stock and to create one or more series of preferred stock, fix the number of shares of each such series, and determine the preferences, limitations and relative rights of each series of preferred stock, including dividend rights, dividend rates, conversion rights, voting rights, terms of redemption, redemption prices, and liquidation preferences. Series D Convertible Preferred Stock The Board of Directors has designated 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock as Series D Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series D Preferred "). The Series D Preferred votes on an as-converted basis. The Series D Preferred has a dividend rate of 8%, payable quarterly. The Company may redeem the Series D Preferred at a redemption price equal to 120% of the original purchase price with 15 days' notice. During the nine months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company accrued $24,800 and $18,617 of dividends on Series D preferred stock, respectively, and settled $0 and $12,434 of accrued dividends, respectively, by issuing 0 and 455 shares of common stock, respectively. Series E Convertible Preferred Stock During fiscal year 2013, the Board of Directors designated shares of preferred stock as Series E Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series E Preferred"), convertible into common stock at $500 per share, adjustable if there are distributions of common stock or stock splits by the Company. The Series E Preferred is non-voting and receives a monthly dividend of 3.322% for 25 to 32 months. In addition, the convertibility and the redemption price of the Series E Preferred is gradually reduced by dividend payments over 25 to 32 months. After the dividend payment term, the redemption price of Series E Preferred is $0, the Series E Preferred has no convertibility to common stock and the holders are entitled to receive a pro-rata share of cumulative royalties totaling 4% of the Company's gross profits payable quarterly for a two-year period. During the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company accrued dividends of $34,178 and $39,598, respectively, payable to Series E Preferred. During the nine months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company accrued dividends of $102,535 and $185,485, respectively, payable to Series E Preferred. As of June 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016, the aggregate redemption price for the Series E Preferred was $477,829. Series F Convertible Preferred Stock During fiscal year 2014, the Board of Directors designated 7,803 shares of preferred stock as Series F Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series F Preferred"). In April 2014, the Company increased the authorized shares of Series F Preferred to 10,000. Series F Preferred is non-voting, has a stated value of $1,000 per share and is convertible into common stock at $166.85 per share (see Note 12). Series F Preferred has a dividend rate, payable quarterly, of 8% until April 30, 2015, 16% from May 1, 2015 to July 31, 2015, 20% from August 1, 2015 to October 31, 2015, and 25% thereafter. In February 2016, the Company redeemed all 5,361 outstanding shares and $673,848 of accrued dividends for 20,005 shares of common stock, $5,900,000 of notes payable and exchanged warrants for the purchase of 11,070 shares of common stock held by Series F Preferred stockholders for new warrants with new terms for the purchase of the same number of shares (see Note 15). The Company recorded a deemed dividend of $6,484,236 as a result of the transactions. During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2016, the Company accrued dividends of $0 and $495,148, respectively, payable to Series F Preferred stockholders. Series G Convertible Preferred Stock During January 2017, the Board of Directors designated 43,220 shares of preferred stock as Series G Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series F Preferred"). Series G Preferred votes on an as-converted basis, has a stated value of $500 per share. The Series G Preferred will automatically convert the stated value of such shares into fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock (Series G Conversion Shares) of the Company upon (i) the Companys receipt of $50,000,000 or more in gross revenue in a single fiscal year, (ii) the sale of the Company via asset purchase, stock sale, merger or other business combination in which the Company and/or its stockholders receive aggregate gross proceeds of $25,000,000 or more, or (iii) the closing of an underwritten offering by the Company pursuant to which the Company receives aggregate gross proceeds of at least $10,000,000 in consideration of the purchase of shares of common stock and/or which results in the listing of the Companys common stock on the Nasdaq National Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the New York Stock Exchange, or the NYSE MKT. The number of Series G Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion shall equal the stated value divided by the conversion price then in effect. The conversion price of the Series G Preferred is $22.50. Upon the trigger of an automatic conversion, all of the shares of Series G Preferred owned by such holders will convert into common stock at the conversion price then in effect. On January 31, 2017, the Company issued 32,415 shares of Series G Preferred to an entity affiliated with one of the Companys former Chief Executive Officers and 10,805 shares of Series G Preferred to a different former Chief Executive Officer and consultant to the Company. The consideration for such issuance relates to services rendered to the Company. Each of the two recipients of the Series G Preferred stock have entered into lock-up agreements, as amended, prohibiting the sale or other transfer of the Common Shares issued pursuant to the conversion of the Series G Preferred securities of the Company owned by each of them for the longer of (i) 18 months or (ii) the date the Company first has annual gross revenues in an amount of at least $20,000,000. The lock-up agreements initially expired if the Offering was not completed by February 15, 2017, whose expirations were extended to March 31, 2017 with new agreements signed during February 2017. As of June 30, 2017, the agreements have expired. On September 5, 2017, the Board of Directors of the Company agreed to modify the terms of the Series G Convertible Preferred stock to remove the 18-month lock-up period, however, no such amendment to the Series G Preferred has not been filed with the State of Delaware as of the date of this filing. Liquidation Preference Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, before any distribution or payment may be made to the holders of the common stock, the holders of the Series D Preferred, Series E Preferred, and Series F Preferred are entitled to be paid out of the assets an amount equal to $1.00 per share plus all accrued but unpaid dividends. If the assets of the Company are insufficient to make payment in full to all holders of preferred stock, then the assets shall be distributed among the holders of preferred stock ratably in proportion to the full amounts to which they would otherwise be entitled. |