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NOTE 6 - NOTES PAYABLE
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]
NOTE 6 – NOTES PAYABLE

The following table summarizes our outstanding debt as of the dates indicated:

Notes Payable
 
 Maturity
 
Interest Rate
   
Balance as of
March 31, 2014
   
Balance as of
December 31, 2013
Subordinated Convertible Notes Payable – 9% Notes
 
9/30/2014
   
9.00
%
   
242
     
238
 
Subordinated Notes Payable: PeopleCube Acquisition Note
 
10/31/2014
   
10.0
%
   
        -
     
2,220
 
Senior Note Payable
 
7/01/2016
   
11.50
%
   
       -
     
       14,548
 
Term Loan - Wells Fargo
 
3/31/2019
   
5.00
%
   
15,000
     
 -
 
Total Notes Payable
               
15,242
     
17,006
 
Short-term notes payable
               
 992
     
4,308
 
Long-term notes payable
               
14,250
     
12,698
 

The following table summarizes the future principal payments related to our outstanding debt:

Year  Ended
 
Gross Amount
 
December 31, 2014
 
$
813
 
December 31, 2015
   
750
 
December 31, 2016
   
1,031
 
December 31, 2017
   
1,406
 
December 31, 2018
   
1,500
 
Thereafter
   
9,750
 
Gross Notes Payable
 
$
15,250
 
Unamortized Original Issue Discount
 
$
8
 
Total Notes Payable
 
$
15,242
 

Subordinated Notes Payable: ADI - Acquisition Note

In conjunction with the acquisition of the assets of ADI in October 2011, our wholly-owned subsidiary issued a $1,095 note payable to the seller. This note bore interest at an annual rate of 0.16%, had a maturity date of October 1, 2014 and was guaranteed by us. We recorded the note at fair value using a discount rate of 9%, which resulted in an original issue discount of $244, which will accrete up the note to its aggregate principal amount over the course of the life of the loan using the effective interest method. We made a principal payment of $245 in July 2012 and the balance of $811 in October 2013. This note was paid in full in October 2013, less a 5% discount for early payment.

Subordinated Notes Payable: Legiant Acquisition

In conjunction with the acquisition of Legiant in December 2011, our wholly-owned subsidiary issued three separate promissory notes to the seller. We guaranteed all three promissory notes, which are subordinated to our Senior Note Payable discussed below. The details of each of the notes are as follows:

Legiant Acquisition - Note #1

Legiant Acquisition - Note #1 was for an aggregate principal amount of $250, bore interest at an annual rate of 0.20% and matured in February 2012.  We paid this note in full in 2012.

Legiant Acquisition - Note #2

Legiant Acquisition - Note #2 was for the principal amount of $478, bore interest at an annual rate of 5.00% and required monthly payments of $10 until June 2012. Asure made a principal payment of $235 in July 2012. No further cash interest or principal was payable until the maturity date of October 1, 2014. We paid the balance in full in September 2013, less a 15% discount for early payment, in connection with the additional borrowing under our Senior Note Payable, as described below.

Legiant Acquisition - Note #3

Legiant Acquisition - Note #3 was for an aggregate principal amount of $1,761, bore interest at an annual rate of 0.20%, and was due in a single lump sum on October 1, 2014. We recorded the note at fair value using a discount rate of 9%, resulting in an original issue discount of $382, which will accrete up the note to its aggregate principal amount over the course of the life of the loan using the effective interest method. We paid the balance in full in September 2013, less a 15% discount for early payment, in connection with the additional borrowing under our Senior Note Payable, as described below.

Subordinated Convertible Notes Payable - 9% Notes

In September 2011, we sold $1,500 of our 9% subordinated convertible notes (“9% Notes”) in a private placement to accredited investors to finance the ADI acquisition.

The 9% Notes - As Originally Issued

The 9% Notes pay interest on each of March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31, beginning on December 31, 2011, at a rate of 9% per year. The 9% Notes will mature on September 30, 2014. The 9% Notes are secured by all of our assets, but are subordinated to our obligations under the Term Loan discussed below.

The 9% Notes - Amendments

In March 2012, we amended the terms of the 9% Notes to eliminate the embedded derivative features resulting in a settlement or extinguishment of the derivative liability. Under the terms of the amendment, each holder of 9% Notes was permitted to convert the outstanding principal balance due there under into shares of our common stock at the conversion price originally set forth in the 9% Notes ($5.00 per share of common stock) on or before March 15, 2012.   Holders of approximately $1,150 of the total $1,500 of principal amount of 9% Notes converted their 9% Notes to common stock. The amendment to the 9% Notes eliminated the derivative liability.   At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, we had $242 and $238 outstanding, respectively, under the 9% Notes with a September 30, 2014 maturity.

Subordinated Notes Payable - 15% Notes

In September 2011, we sold $1,700 of our 15% subordinated notes (“15% Notes”) in a private placement to accredited investors. The 15% Notes paid interest on each of March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31, beginning on December 31, 2011, at a rate of 15% per year. The 15% Notes had a maturity date of September 30, 2014. In July 2012, Asure prepaid $900 from proceeds of the Senior Note Payable. Mr. Goepel, our Chief Executive Officer, originally purchased $500 of the 15% Notes.  Pinnacle Fund, LLLP originally purchased $300 of the 15% Notes. Mr. Sandberg, our Chairman, is the controlling member of Red Oak Partners, LLC, which owns 50% of Pinnacle Partners, LLC, the general partner of the Pinnacle Fund, LLLP.  Red Oak Partners, LLC is also the manager of the Pinnacle Fund, LLLP. We expensed $115 of fees for this transaction during 2012. The 15% Notes were secured by all of our assets, but were subordinated to our obligations to the Senior Note Payable discussed below.  The 15% Notes also contained customary terms of default. We paid these notes in full in 2013.

Subordinated Notes Payable: PeopleCube Acquisition Note

In July 2012, we issued a $3,000 Note to the seller in the PeopleCube stock acquisition. The note was due October 31, 2014, subject to offset of any amounts owed by the seller to us under the indemnification provisions of the stock purchase agreement. We recorded the note at fair value using a discount rate of 10%, which resulted in an original issue discount of $622, which will accrete up the note to its aggregate principal amount over the course of the life of the loan using the effective interest method.

In the third quarter of 2013, we reached an agreement to settle our post-closing working capital adjustment dispute with PeopleCube Holding B.V. and Meeting Maker Holding B.V., the sellers of the capital stock of Meeting Maker – United States, Inc. (dba PeopleCube). The parties agreed to a post-closing adjustment due to us of $496, with accrued interest of $44, totaling $540. The parties agreed to reduce the original $3,000 deferred purchase payment by the post-closing adjustment amount of $540. This also had the effect of reducing our note by a like amount. The remaining deferred purchase price balance under the Subordinated Notes Payable: PeopleCube Acquisition Note became $2,460.

 In February, 2014, we reached an agreement to settle all claims and dismiss all pending litigation with PeopleCube Holding B.V. and Meeting Maker Holding B.V., the sellers of the capital stock of Meeting Maker – United States, Inc. (dba PeopleCube). Under the settlement agreement, the parties agreed to dismiss the litigation and we settled the remaining balance due by us of $2,460 on the Subordinated Notes Payable: PeopleCube Acquisition Note for $1,700. Separately, our insurance carrier agreed to pay us $500 in conjunction with the settlement.  With the insurance proceeds and after offsetting any related litigation costs incurred in 2014, we recorded a net gain of $1,034 on the settlement in the first quarter of 2014.  We paid this note in full in the first quarter of 2014. Finally, as part of the original purchase price in the Meeting Maker acquisition, we issued 255,000 shares of our common stock subject to a lockup expiring as to 125,000 shares in June 2013 and 130,000 shares in June 2014.  This settlement also removed the lockup for the remaining 130,000 shares.

Senior Note Payable

In July 2012, we and our wholly-owned subsidiaries entered into a loan agreement with Deerpath Funding, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, as lender, administrative agent and collateral agent (“Deerpath”). Under the loan agreement, we borrowed $14,500 to (i) finance the cash purchase consideration for the acquisition of PeopleCube, (ii) pay outstanding indebtedness under the 15%  Notes (including partial interest and subordination consent payments of $134 to Mr. Goepel, our Chief Executive Officer, and $81 to Pinnacle Fund, which is controlled by David Sandberg, our Chairman) and our bank line of credit, and (iii) pay transaction costs and expenses of the term loan and the acquisition of PeopleCube.

The first amendment in March 2013 required an additional $2,000 principal payment by October 31, 2013 which we paid in May 2013.  In addition, in connection with the first amendment, we paid a $240 loan amendment fee, of which $52 was recorded to interest expense and $188 was recorded as a prepaid expense that we amortizing to interest expense over the term of the note payable.

In September 2013, we entered into a third amendment to our loan agreement.  Under this amendment and as part of the conditional term loan commitment, we borrowed an additional $2,500 in September 2013 and borrowed an additional $1,500 in December 2013. The third amendment increased the amount outstanding to $13,411.

In connection with the third amendment in September 2013, we recorded $110 of loan amendment fees as a prepaid expense and are amortizing this amount to interest expense over the term of the note payable.

In March 2014, this note was refinanced under a new facility with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as discussed below.

The senior note payable bore interest at a floating annual rate equal to LIBOR plus 8.0%, subject to a LIBOR floor of 9.5%, or a minimum of 11.5%. It required monthly payments of interest only and quarterly principal payments of $362 from October 1, 2012. With the additional borrowing in September 2013 and beginning January 1, 2014, the quarterly principal payments became $462 with any remaining principal due on July 1, 2016.  

The loan agreement contained customary covenants, which were amended effective September 30, 2013, including but not limited to limitations with respect to debt, liens, mergers and acquisitions, sale of assets, loans or advances to and investments in others, dividends or other distributions, capital expenditures and management compensation.

We used the net proceeds from the third amendment to pay the two Legiant Acquisition Notes totaling $1,700, as well as the two related party 15% Notes totaling $800. These loans were all due in October 2014. Under the latest amendment, we also changed certain financial covenants. We were in compliance with the covenant requirements as of December 31, 2013 and through the payoff in conjunction with the new term loan with Wells Fargo Bank entered into in March 2014, discussed below.  

We made quarterly principal payments of $362 each on the senior note payable beginning October 1, 2012. We paid the required $2,000 principal payment in May 2013. The balance of this note of $14,085 was repaid under a new facility with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. in the first quarter of 2014 We recorded a loss on debt refinancing of $1,402 in the first quarter of 2014, of which $704 is a pre-payment premium and $698 is non-cash deferred financing costs.

Term Loan - Well Fargo

In March, 2014, we entered into a Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders that are party thereto. We used the proceeds of the term loan to finance the repayment of all amounts outstanding under our loan agreement with Deerpath. 

The Credit Agreement provides for a term loan in the amount of $15,000. The term loan will mature in March 2019. The outstanding principal amount of the term loan is payable follows:

·  
$188 on June 30, 2014 and the last day of each fiscal quarter thereafter up to March 31, 2016;

·  
$281 on June 30, 2016 and the last day of each fiscal quarter thereafter up to March 31, 2017; and

·  
$375 on June 30, 2017 and the last day of each fiscal quarter thereafter, with a final payment of the remaining balance due on March 31, 2019

In March 2014, we used the proceeds of the term loan to finance the repayment of all amounts outstanding under our loan agreement with Deerpath Funding, LP (“Deerpath”) and the payment of certain fees, cost and expenses related to the Credit Agreement.   

The Credit Agreement also provides for a revolving loan commitment in the aggregate amount of up to $3,000. The outstanding principal amount of the revolving loan is due and payable in March 2019. Additionally, the Credit Agreement provides for a $10,000 uncommitted incremental term loan facility to support permitted acquisitions. Under the revolver, no amounts were outstanding and $2,580 was available for borrowing at March 31, 2014.

The term loan and revolving loan will bear interest, at our option, at (i) the greater of 1% or LIBOR, plus an applicable margin or (ii) a base rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus an applicable margin. We have elected to use the Libor rate plus the applicable margin, which is 5% for the first six months. The interest rate is 5% for the 6 month period ended August 20, 2014. Interest is payable monthly and the margin varies based upon our leverage ratio. See table below of applicable margin rates.

Total Leverage Ratio
Base Rate Margin
LIBOR Rate Margin
> 2.75:1.0
3.00%
4.00%
< 2.75:1.0 but > 2.25:1
2.50%
3.50%
< 2.25:1
2.00%
3.00%

We may voluntarily prepay the principal amount outstanding under the revolving loan at any time without penalty or premium.  We must pay a premium if we make a voluntary prepayment of outstanding principal under the term loan during the first two years following the closing date or if we are required to prepay outstanding principal under the Credit Agreement with proceeds resulting from certain asset sales or debt incurrence. The premium is 1% or 0.5% of the principal amount being prepaid depending on whether the prepayment occurs on or before the first anniversary of the closing date or subsequent to the first anniversary date through the second anniversary of the closing date. In addition, we are required to repay outstanding principal on an annual basis with 50% of excess cash flow, certain over advances, asset sale proceeds, debt proceeds, and proceeds from judgments and settlements.

Under the Credit Agreement, we are required to maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than 1.5 to 1.0 beginning with the quarter ending June 30, 2014 and each calendar quarter thereafter, and a leverage ratio of not greater than 3.5 to 1.0 beginning with the quarter ending June 30, 2014 with the levels stepping down thereafter.

The Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including, among others, limitations with respect to debt, liens, fundamental changes, sale of assets, prepayment of debt, investments, dividends, and transactions with affiliates.

 We were in compliance with the covenant requirements as of March 31, 2014 and expect to be in compliance or be able to obtain compliance through debt repayments with the available cash on hand or as expected to be generated from operations over the subsequent twelve month period.

The Credit Agreement contains customary events of default, including, among others, payment defaults, covenant defaults, judgment defaults, bankruptcy and insolvency events, cross defaults to certain indebtedness, incorrect representations or warranties, and change of control. In some cases, the defaults are subject to customary notice and grace period provisions.

In connection with the Credit Agreement, we and our wholly owned active subsidiaries entered into a Guaranty and Security Agreement, in March 2014, with Wells Fargo Bank. Under the Guaranty and Security Agreement, we and each of our wholly owned active subsidiaries have guaranteed all obligations under the Credit Agreement and granted a security interest in substantially all of our and our subsidiaries’ assets.