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Bank Loans, Notes Payable and Mortgages Payable
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Bank Loans, Notes Payable and Mortgages Payable

Note 7 — Bank Loans, Notes Payable and Mortgages Payable

Bank Loans

In June 2011, Erye obtained a bank loan of approximately $1,571,200 from the Agricultural Bank of China according to People’s Bank benchmark interest rates and is due in June 2012.

In October 2011, Erye obtained a bank loan of approximately $8,641,600 from the CITIC Bank International according to People’s Bank benchmark interest rates with additional rate up to 10% and is due in October 2012.

In October 2011, Erye obtained a bank loan of approximately $1,571,200 from the China Merchants Bank according to People’s Bank benchmark interest rates with additional rate up to 10% and is due in July 2012.

In November 2011, Erye obtained a bank loan of approximately $3,928,000 from Commercial Bank of China according to People’s Bank benchmark interest rates and is due in November 2012.

Notes Payable

Erye had approximately $0 and $9,451,500 of notes payable outstanding as of December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. Notes are payable to the banks who issue bank notes to Erye’s creditors. Notes payable are interest free and usually mature after a three to six month period. In order to issue notes payable on behalf of Erye, the banks require collateral, such as cash deposits which are approximately 30% – 50% of notes to be issued, or properties owned by Erye. Restricted cash pledged as collateral for the balance of notes payable at December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, amounted to approximately $0 and $3,381,400, respectively. At December 31, 2010, the restricted cash amounted to 35.8% of the notes payable Erye issued, and the remainder of the notes payable is collateralized by pledging the land use right Erye owns, which amounted to approximately $4,807,800 at December 31, 2010.

The Company has financed certain insurance policies and has notes payable at December 31, 2011 of approximately $148,100 related to these policies. These notes require monthly payments and mature in less than one year.

Mortgages Payable

On October 31, 2007, PCT issued a note to borrow $3,120,000 (the “Note”) in connection with its $3,818,500 purchase of condominium units in an existing building in Allendale, New Jersey (the “Property”) that PCT uses as a laboratory and stem cell processing facility. The Note is payable in 239 consecutive monthly payments of principal and interest, based on a 20 year amortization schedule; and one final payment of all outstanding principal plus accrued interest then due. The current monthly installment is $20,766, which includes interest at an initial rate of 5.00%; the interest rate and monthly installments payments are subject to adjustment on October 1, 2017. On that date, upon prior written notice, the lender has the option to declare the entire outstanding principal balance, together with all outstanding interest, due and payable in full. The Note is secured by substantially all of the assets of PCT, including a first mortgage on the Property and assignment of an amount approximately equal to eighteen months debt service held in escrow. The Note matures on October 1, 2027 if not called by the lender on October 1, 2017. The note is subject to certain debt service coverage and total debt to tangible net worth financial covenant ratios measured semi-annually. PCT was not in compliance with such covenants at the measurement date of December 31, 2011, and obtained a covenant waiver letter from the lender for all periods through December 31, 2011. The outstanding balance was approximately $2,708,300 at December 31, 2011 of which $114,200 is payable within twelve months. On December 6, 2010 PCT Allendale, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PCT, entered into a note for a second mortgage in the amount of $1 million on the Allendale Property with TD Bank, N.A. This loan is guaranteed by PCT, DomaniCell (a wholly-owned subsidiary of PCT, now known as NeoStem Family Storage, LLC), Northern New Jersey Cancer Associates (“NNJCA”) and certain partners of NNJCA and is subject to a financial covenant starting December 31, 2011. PCT was not in compliance with such covenants at the measurement date of December 31, 2011, and obtained a covenant waiver letter from the lender for all periods through December 31, 2011. The loan is for 124 months at a fixed rate of 6% for the first 64 months. The loan is callable for a certain period prior to the interest reset date. The initial four months was interest only. The outstanding balance as of December 31, 2011 is $926,800 of which $76,000 is payable within twelve months. Both mortgages are classified as current liabilities as of December 31, 2011.