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Derivative Financial Instruments
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Derivative Financial Instruments

NOTE L — DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The following tables summarize the components of our derivative liabilities and linked common shares as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 and the amounts that were reflected in our income related to our derivatives for the periods then ended:

 

     September 30,
2014
     December 31,
2013
 

Derivative liabilities:

     

Embedded derivatives derived from:

     

Senior Convertible Notes

   $ —        $ 47,243  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     —          47,243  

Warrant and Share Purchase Option derivatives

     

Senior Convertible Notes

     140,828        840,000  

2014 Share Purchase Option

     984,921        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Series G Convertible Preferred Stock

     —          83,580  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Warrant derivatives

     1,125,749        923,580  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative liabilities

   $ 1,125,749      $ 970,823  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     September 30,
2014
     December 31,
2013
 

Common shares linked to derivative liabilities:

     

Embedded derivatives:

     

Senior Convertible Notes

     —          1,729,647  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     —          1,729,647  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Warrant and Share Purchase Option derivatives

     

Senior Convertible Notes

     1,562,500        1,562,500  

2014 Share Purchase Option *

     * *        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Series G Convertible Preferred Stock

     —          525,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     1,562,500        2,087,500  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total common shares linked to derivative liabilities

     * *        3,817,147  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* The 2014 Share Purchase Option common shares are indexed and convertible to Oceanica shares.
** See related August 14, 2014 loan information in NOTE I regarding redacted information.

 

     Three months ended September 30,      Nine months ended September 30,  
     2014     2013      2014     2013  

Derivative income (expense):

         

Unrealized gains (losses) from fair value changes:

         

Senior Convertible Notes

   $ —        $ 202,034       $ 47,243      $ 244,303   

2014 Share Purchase Option derivative

     (153,175     —           (153,175     —     

Warrant derivatives

     459,016        438,119         782,752        1,098,688   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     305,841        640,153         676,820        1,342,991   

Redemptions of Senior Convertible Notes

     —          230,300         —          863,651   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivative income (expense)

   $ 305,841      $ 870,453       $ 676,820      $ 2,206,642   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Our Series G Convertible Preferred Stock and Warrant Financing Transaction on October 11, 2010, Series G Convertible Preferred Stock and Warrant Settlement Transaction during April 2011, and Senior Convertible Note and Warrant Financing Transaction on November 8, 2011 gave rise to derivative financial instruments. We entered into a Series G Convertible Preferred Stock and Warrant Financing Transaction and the Series G Convertible Preferred Stock and Warrant Settlement Transaction on October 11, 2010 and April 14, 2011, respectively. These transactions have since expired. The Series G Convertible Preferred Stock embodied certain terms and features that both possessed all of the conditions of derivative financial instruments and were not clearly and closely related to the host preferred contract in terms of economic risks and characteristics. These terms and features consist of the embedded conversion option and the related down-round anti-dilution protection provision, the Company’s redemption privilege and the holder’s redemption privilege. Each of the redemption features also embodies the redemption premium payments. Warrants issued with this transaction and the subsequent Settlement Transaction embodied down-round anti-dilution protection and, accordingly, were not afforded equity classification.

As more fully discussed in NOTE I, we entered into the Senior Convertible Note and Warrant Financing Transactions on November 8, 2011 and May 10, 2012. The Senior Convertible Notes embodied certain terms and conditions that were not clearly and closely related to the host debt agreement in terms of economic risks and characteristics. These terms and features consist of the embedded conversion options, certain redemption features and a conversion price reset feature. Warrants issued with this transaction embodied reset price protection and, accordingly, were not afforded equity classification.

Current accounting principles that are provided in ASC 815 - Derivatives and Hedging require derivative financial instruments to be classified in liabilities and carried at fair value with changes recorded in income. In addition, the standards do not permit an issuer to account separately for individual derivative terms and features embedded in hybrid financial instruments that require bifurcation and liability classification as derivative financial instruments. Rather, such terms and features must be bundled together and fair valued as a single, compound embedded derivative. We have selected the Monte Carlo Simulations valuation technique to fair value the compound embedded derivative because we believe that this technique is reflective of all significant assumption types, and ranges of assumption inputs, that market participants would likely consider in transactions involving compound embedded derivatives. Such assumptions include, among other inputs, interest risk assumptions, credit risk assumptions and redemption behaviors in addition to traditional inputs for option models such as market trading volatility and risk free rates. We have selected Binomial Lattice to fair value our warrant derivatives because we believe this technique is reflective of all significant assumption types market participants would likely consider in transactions involving freestanding warrants derivatives. The Monte Carlo Simulations technique is a level three valuation technique because it requires the development of significant internal assumptions in addition to observable market indicators.

During the nine-months ended September 30, 2014, the compound embedded derivatives related to the Senior Convertible Notes were converted. As of September 30, 2014, no compound embedded derivatives were present. Significant inputs and results arising from the Monte Carlo Simulations process are as follows for the compound embedded derivative that has been bifurcated from our Senior Convertible Note and classified in liabilities as of December 31, 2013:

 

     December 31,
2013
Quoted market price on valuation date    $2.02
Contractual conversion rate    $3.17
Range of effective contractual conversion rates    —  
Contractual term to maturity    0.33 Years
Implied expected term to maturity    0.33 Years
Market volatility:   

Range of volatilities

   47.4% - 91.2%

Range of equivalent volatilities

   59.9% - 69.9%
Contractual interest rate    8.0 - 9.0%
Range of equivalent market risk adjusted interest rates    8.08% - 9.08%
Range of equivalent credit risk adjusted yields    0.67%
Risk-free rates    0.01% - 0.07%

Significant inputs and results arising from the Monte Carlo Simulations process are as follows for the options issued and bifurcated from our Monaco Promissory Loan and classified in liabilities as of September 30, 2014 and the inception date August 14, 2014:

 

     September 30, 2014    August 14, 2014

Underlying price on valuation date *

   $2.50    $2.50

Contractual conversion rate

   $* *    $* *

Contractual term to maturity

   1.87 Years    2.00 Years

Implied expected term to maturity

   1.68 Years    1.85 Years

Market volatility:

     

Range of volatilities

   55.5% - 70.5%    37.0% - 62.2%

Equivalent volatilities

   62.3%    51.2%

Contractual interest rate

   8.0% - 11.0%    8.0% - 11.0%

Equivalent market risk adjusted interest rates

   9.50%    9.50%

Range of credit risk adjusted yields

   3.97% - 4.61%    3.94% - 4.45%

Equivalent credit risk adjusted yield

   4.24%    4.15%

 

* The instrument is convertible into shares of the Company’s subsidiary, Oceanica, which is not a publicly-traded entity. Therefore its shares do not trade on a public exchange. As a result, the underlying value must be based on private sales of the subsidiary’s shares because that is the best indicator of the value of the shares. There has been one sale of Oceanica’s shares in which a private investor purchased 21% of the shares for $2.50 per share. Accordingly the underlying price used in the MCS calculations for the inception date and quarter ended September 30, 2014 was $2.50.
** See related August 14, 2014 loan information (Loan one) in NOTE I regarding redacted information.

The following table reflects the issuances of compound embedded derivatives, redemptions and changes in fair value inputs and assumptions related to the compound embedded derivatives during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.

 

    

For the nine months ended

September 30,

 
     2014     2013  

Balances at January 1

   $ 47,243     $ 1,529,583  

Issuances

     —         —    

Expirations from redemptions of host contracts reflected in income

     —         (863,652

Changes in fair value inputs and assumptions reflected in income

     (47,243     (244,302
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balances at September 30

   $ —       $ 421,629  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The fair value of the compound embedded derivative is significantly influenced by our trading market price, the price volatility in trading and the interest components of the Monte Carlo Simulation technique.

On October 11, 2010, we also issued warrants to acquire 1,800,000 of our common shares in connection with the Series G Convertible Preferred Stock Financing. During April 4-8, 2011, we issued warrants to acquire 525,000 of our common shares in connection with the Series G Convertible Preferred Stock and Warrant Settlement Transaction. Finally, on November 8, 2011, we issued warrants to acquire 1,302,083 of our common shares in connection with the Senior Convertible Note Financing Transaction. These warrants required liability classification as derivative financial instruments because certain down-round anti-dilution protection or price protection features included in the warrant agreements are not consistent with the concept of equity. We applied the Binomial Lattice valuation technique in estimating the fair value of the warrants because we believe that this technique is most appropriate and reflects all of the assumptions that market participants would likely consider in transactions involving the warrants, including the potential incremental value associated with the down-round anti-dilution protections.

The Binomial Lattice technique is a level three valuation technique because it requires the development of significant internal assumptions in addition to observable market indicators. All remaining warrants linked to 1,725,000 shares of common stock were exercised on October 11, 2013. Therefore, the warrants linked to 1,725,000 shares of common stock were not outstanding as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. Significant assumptions and utilized in the Binomial Lattice process are as follows for the warrants linked to 1,725,000 shares of common stock as of September 30, 2013:

 

     September 30,
2013

Linked common shares

   1,725,000

Quoted market price on valuation date

   $3.00

Contractual exercise rate

   $2.4648

Term (years)

   0.03

Range of market volatilities

   24.0% - 31.5%

Risk free rates using zero coupon US Treasury Security rates

   0.03%

 

All remaining warrants linked to 525,000 shares of common stock expired unexercised on April 13, 2014. Therefore, the warrants linked to 525,000 shares of common stock were not outstanding as of September 30, 2014. Significant assumptions and utilized in the Binomial Lattice process are as follows for the warrants linked to 525,000 shares of common stock as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2013:

 

     September 30,
2013
   December 31, 2013

Linked common shares

   525,000    525,000

Quoted market price on valuation date

   $3.00    $2.02

Contractual exercise rate

   $2.4648    $2.3793

Term (years)

   0.54    0.28

Range of market volatilities

   26.3% - 46.1%    50.1% - 88.3%

Risk free rates using zero coupon US Treasury Security rates

   0.02% - 0.04%    0.01% - 0.07%

Significant assumptions and utilized in the Binomial Lattice process are as follows for the warrants linked to 1,562,500 shares of common stock as of September 30, 2014, September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2013:

 

     September, 30    December 31,
     2014    2013    2013

Linked common shares

   1,562,500    1,562,500    1,562,500

Quoted market price on valuation date

   $0.91    $3.00    $2.02

Contractual exercise rate

   $3.60    $3.60    $3.60

Term (years)

   2.61    3.61    3.35

Range of market volatilities

   57.0% - 79.7%    38.2% - 60.5%    51.1% - 78.2%

Risk free rates using zero coupon US Treasury Security rates

   0.02% - 0.58%    0.02% - 0.63%    0.07% - 0.78%

Custom lattice variable: Probability of exercisability (434,027 linked common shares)

   —      —     

Of the 1,302,083 common shares accessible from the warrant issued on November 8, 2011, 434,027 of those common shares were accessible only based upon the Company’s election to require the lender to provide the additional financing. When the lender provided additional financing of $8,000,000 on May 10, 2012, the additional 434,027 of common shares became accessible. Warrants indexed to an additional 260,417 were issued in conjunction with the additional financing.

The following table reflects the issuances of the Share Purchase Option derivative and warrant derivatives and changes in fair value inputs and assumptions for these derivatives during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.

 

     For the nine months ended
September 30,
 
     2014     2013  

Balances at January 1

   $ 923,580     $ 3,826,619  

Issuances on August 14, 2014

     831,746       —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in fair value inputs and assumptions reflected in income

     (629,577     (1,098,688
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balances at September 30

   $ 1,125,749     $ 2,727,931  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The fair value of all warrant derivatives is significantly influenced by our trading market price, the price volatility in trading and the risk free interest components of the Binomial Lattice technique.