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Public Offering
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Public Offering  
Public Offering

9. PUBLIC OFFERING

 

As mentioned above, on April 25, 2016, MBC Funding II completed a firm commitment underwritten public offering of the Notes. The Company guaranteed MBC Funding II’s obligations under the Notes, which are secured by a pledge by the Company of 100% of the outstanding common shares of MBC Funding II it owns. The gross proceeds to MBC Funding II from this offering were $6,000,000, and the net proceeds were approximately $5,200,000, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses. MBC Funding II utilized the proceeds to purchase a pool of mortgage loans from MBC, which the Company in turn used to pay down the Webster Credit Line (see Note 7). The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer also serve as the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, of MBC Funding II. In connection with the initial public offering of MBC Funding II, MBC Funding II’s Chief Executive Officer purchased approximately $594,000 of the senior secured Notes and MBC Funding II’s Chief Financial Officer purchased approximately $38,000 of the senior secured Notes. Subsequent to the offering, MBC Funding II’s Chief Financial Officer purchased an additional $57,000 of the senior secured Notes.

 

On August 15, 2016, the Company completed a public offering of 672,269 common shares at an offering price of $5.95 per share (the “Shelf Takedown”). The gross proceeds raised by the Company from the Shelf Takedown were approximately $4,600,000 (including approximately $600,000 from the sale of 100,840 additional common shares upon the exercise of the over-allotment option by the underwriter) before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses. The total net proceeds from the Shelf Takedown were approximately $4,200,000.