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Equity and Convertible Debentures Financing
6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Equity [Abstract]  
Equity and Convertible Debentures Financing
Equity and Convertible Debentures Financing
 
Repurchases of Securities

On September 18, 2013, the Company announced that our Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program (the Program) under which we could repurchase up to $350 thousand of shares of our common stock through open market transactions in compliance with Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 10b-18, privately negotiated transactions, or other means. This repurchase program does not have an expiration date.

During fiscal second quarter ended March 31, 2015, the Company repurchased a total of 76,600 shares of its common stock pursuant to a trading plan entered into by the Company in September 2013. As of March 31, 2015 there is a total of $85 thousand remaining for repurchases under the program.

The following table provides certain information with respect to the status of our publicly announced stock repurchase program as of second quarter ended March 31, 2015:
Period
 
Total Number
of Shares
Purchased
 
Average Price
Paid Per Share
 
Total Number of
Shares Purchased As Part of Publicly
Announced Programs
 
($ in thousands) Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plan or Program
First quarter total
 
1,353

 
$
1.98

 
 
1,353

 
 
 
$
256

 
January 2015
 
1,600

 
$
2.01

 
 
1,600

 
 
 
$
253

 
February 2015
 
75,000

 
$
2.25

 
 
75,000

 
 
 
$
85

 
March 2015
 

 
$

 
 

 
 
 
$
85

 
Second quarter total
 
76,600

 
$
2.25

 
 
76,600

 
 
 
$
85

 


Convertible Debentures Financing

As has been previously disclosed, certain entities affiliated with Wynnefield Capital, Inc., the Company’s largest stockholder, owned convertible debentures in an aggregate principal amount of $350,000 and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 53,846 shares of common stock. These instruments were issued pursuant to a debenture purchase agreement in June 2011. The warrants were exercisable at a price of $0.96 until June 2016 and the conversion rate of the convertible debentures was $1.25.

Upon maturity on October 28, 2013, the principal amount of $210,000 of convertible debentures was converted into 168,000 shares of common stock and the principal amount of $140,000 on the remaining debenture was repaid in full. In addition, in October 2013, the holders of the Warrants exercised such Warrants in full for 53,846 shares of common stock. A gain of $119 thousand was recognized, which represented the change in the fair value of the derivative immediately prior to conversion. Additionally, expense of $20 thousand was recorded in the three months ended December 31, 2013, related to fair valuation of the warrants. The accrued liability of $61 thousand with respect to the fair value of the warrants was reflected as additional paid in capital upon their exercise. The shares of the Company’s common stock issued upon conversion of the debentures were issued in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares of the Company’s common stock issued upon exercise of the warrants were issued in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.