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CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE
NOTE 5: CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE
 
The following is a summary of debt instrument transactions that are relevant to the current period:
 
   
Face Value
   
Principal Repayment
   
Unamortized
Note
Discount
   
Balance at
September 30,
2011
 
                         
February 2011 Secured Convertible Notes
                       
Senior Secured Notes, due February 24, 2014
  $ 1,184,694     $ -     $ 658,791     $ 525,903  
                                 
April 2011 Secured Convertible Notes
                               
Senior Secured Notes, due April 4, 2014
    215,000       -       179,886       35,114  
                                 
June 2011 Secured Convertible Note
                               
Senior Secured Notes, due June 6, 2014
    30,000       -       22,890       7,110  
Total
  $ 1,429,694     $ -     $ 861,567     $ 568,127  
 
February 2011 Secured Convertible Notes
 
On February 24, 2011, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with accredited investors to place Senior Secured Convertible Notes (the “February 2011 Notes”) with a maturity date of three years after the issuance thereof in the aggregate principal amount of $1,184,694. Consideration under the notes consisted of $944,694 in cash proceeds, including accrued interest, and $240,000 was subscribed for by the holders of outstanding and demandable 2010 secured convertible notes (the “2010 Notes”), of which, $80,000 was allocated for the extinguishment of the Series A, Series B and Series C warrants related to the 2010 Notes. In connection with the issuance of the February 2011 Notes, the Company entered into a 2011 Security Agreement with the note holders securing the February 2011 Notes with all of the Company’s assets. One year after the issuance of the February 2011 Notes, the note holders have the option to convert a portion or all of the outstanding balance of the February 2011 Notes including any accrued interest into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion rate of $0.15 per share.
 
The February 2011 Notes bear interest at the rate of 10% per annum except in case of default, in which case they bear interest at the rate of 20% per annum. The interest is due on the February 2011 Notes at the end of each three month period, starting three months from their issuance. One year after the issuance of the February 2011 Notes, the Company may elect to prepay a portion of the principal. If the Company makes such an election, the holders may elect to receive such prepayment in cash or in shares of the Company’s common stock or in a combination thereof.
 
The Company paid a finders’ fee of $41,500. The finder’s fee was accounted for as deferred financing costs, and is being amortized over the term of the notes. At September 30, 2011, $32,366 of the $36,160 in deferred financing costs relates to the February 2011 Notes which remains unamortized, and is presented in long-term assets on the Company’s Balance Sheet.
 
In connection with the issuance of the February 2011 Notes, the Company issued 2,369,388 warrants, exercisable into common stock at $0.25 with five year terms. The Company may force the exercise of the warrants at any time that the average volume weighted average price of the Company’s common stock over the prior ten trading days is greater than $0.50, the average daily dollar volume of the Company’s common stock sold over those ten trading days is greater than $25,000 and there is an effective registration statement covering the resale of the shares underlying the warrants.
 
At closing, the Company allocated the net proceeds to the debt and warrants based on their relative fair value. The fair value of the warrants was recorded at $299,409 and allocated to equity and the debt was recorded at $885,285. The fair value of the warrants was calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model under the following assumptions: estimated life five years, risk free rate 2.6%, dividend yield 0% and volatility of 253%. The Company recognized an embedded beneficial conversion feature of $457,368 as additional paid-in capital as the convertible notes were issued with an intrinsic conversion value. The beneficial conversion feature was recorded as a debt discount. The debt discount is being accreted over the three year term of the February 2011 Notes using the effective interest rate method.
 

 
 
For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, accretion of the debt discount of $97,986 was recorded for the February 2011 Notes.
 
April 2011 Secured Convertible Notes
 
On April 4, 2011, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with accredited investors to place Senior Secured Convertible Notes (the “April 2011 Notes”) with a maturity date of three years after the issuance thereof in the aggregate principal amount of $215,000. Consideration under the notes consisted of $190,000 in cash proceeds, and $25,000 was subscribed for by a holder of 2010 Notes for the partial extinguishment of the Series A, Series B and Series C warrants related to the 2010 Notes. In connection with the issuance of the April 2011 Notes, the Company entered into a 2011 Security Agreement with the note holders securing the April 2011 Notes with a secondary security interest in all of the Company’s assets. One year after the issuance of the April 2011 Notes, the note holders have the option to convert a portion or all of the outstanding balance of the April 2011 Notes including any accrued interest into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion rate of $0.15 per share.
 
The April 2011 Notes bear interest at the rate of 10% per annum except in case of default, in which case they bear interest at the rate of 20% per annum. The interest is due on the April 2011 Notes at the end of each three month period, starting three months from their issuance. One year after the issuance of the April 2011 Notes, the Company may elect to prepay a portion of the principal. If the Company makes such an election, the holders may elect to receive such prepayment in cash or in shares of the Company’s common stock or in a combination thereof.
 
The Company paid a finders’ fee of $4,550. The finder’s fee was accounted for as deferred financing costs, and is being amortized over the term of the notes. At September 30, 2011, $3,794 of the $36,160 in deferred financing costs relates to the April 2011 Notes which remains unamortized, and is presented in long-term assets on the Company’s Balance Sheet.
 
In connection with the issuance of the April 2011 Notes, the Company issued 430,000 warrants, exercisable into common stock at $0.25 with 2 year terms. The Company may force the exercise of the warrants at any time that the average volume weighted average price of the Company’s common stock over the prior ten trading days is greater than $0.50, the average daily dollar volume of the Company’s common stock sold over those ten trading days is greater than $25,000 and there is an effective registration statement covering the resale of the shares underlying the warrants.
 
At closing, the Company allocated the net proceeds to the debt and warrants based on their relative fair value. The fair value of the warrants was recorded at $122,354 and allocated to equity and the debt was recorded at $92,646. The fair value of the warrants was calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model under the following assumptions: estimated life two years, risk free rate 0.77%, dividend yield 0% and volatility of 194%. The Company recognized an embedded beneficial conversion feature of $92,646 as additional paid-in capital as the convertible notes were issued with an intrinsic conversion value. The beneficial conversion feature was recorded as a debt discount. The debt discount is being accreted over the three year term of the April 2011 Notes using the effective interest rate method.
 
For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, accretion of the debt discount of $35,114 was recorded for the April 2011 Notes.
 
June 2011 Secured Convertible Note
 
On June 6, 2011, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with accredited investors to place Senior Secured Convertible Note (the “June 2011 Note”) with a maturity date of three years after the issuance thereof in the aggregate principal amount of $30,000. In connection with the issuance of the June 2011 Note, the Company entered into a 2011 Security Agreement with the note holder securing the June 2011 Note with a secondary security interest in all of the Company’s assets. One year after the issuance of the June 2011 Note, the note holder has the option to convert a portion or all of the outstanding balance of the June 2011 Note including any accrued interest into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion rate of $0.15 per share.
 
The June 2011 Note bears interest at the rate of 10% per annum except in case of default, in which case it bears interest at the rate of 20% per annum. The interest is due on the June 2011 Note at the end of each three month period, starting three months from its issuance. One year after the issuance of the June 2011 Note, the Company may elect to prepay a portion of the principal. If the Company makes such an election, the holder may elect to receive such prepayment in cash or in shares of the Company’s common stock or in a combination thereof.

 
 
In connection with the issuance of the June 2011 Note, the Company issued 60,000 warrants, exercisable into common stock at $0.25 with two year terms. The Company may force the exercise of the warrants at any time that the average volume weighted average price of the Company’s common stock over the prior ten trading days is greater than $0.50, the average daily dollar volume of the Company’s common stock sold over those ten trading days is greater than $25,000 and there is an effective registration statement covering the resale of the shares underlying the warrants.
 
At closing, the Company allocated the net proceeds to the debt and warrants based on their relative fair value. The fair value of the warrants was recorded at $10,800 and allocated to equity and the debt was recorded at $19,200. The fair value of the warrants was calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model under the following assumptions: estimated life two years, risk free rate 0.43%, dividend yield 0% and volatility of 180%. The Company recognized an embedded beneficial conversion feature of $14,800 as additional paid-in capital as the convertible notes were issued with an intrinsic conversion value. The beneficial conversion feature was recorded as a debt discount. The debt discount is being accreted over the three year term of the June 2011 Note using the effective interest rate method.
 
To September 30, 2011, accretion of the debt discount of $2,709 was recorded for the June 2011 Note.
 
The following is a summary of debt instrument transactions that are relevant to the current and prior period:
 
May 2010 Secured Convertible Notes
   
Face Value
   
Principal Repayment in Cash
   
Principal Repayment in Shares and Warrants
   
Principal Repayment in February 2011 Notes
   
Balance at
September 30,
2011
 
                               
May 2010 Secured Convertible Notes
                             
Senior Secured Notes,  due May 19, 2011
  $ 1,530,000     $ (1,053,333   $ (316,667   $ (160,000   $ -  
 

   
Face Value
   
Principal Repayment
   
Unamortized
Note
Discount
   
Balance at
December 31,
2010
         
                                 
2010 Secured Convertible Notes
                               
Senior Secured Notes, due May 19, 2011
  $ 1,530,000     $ (573,333   $ 603,617     $ 353,050          
 
On May 24, 2010, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with accredited investors to place the 2010 Notes with a maturity date of one year after the issuance thereof in the aggregate principal amount of $1,530,000 for gross consideration of $1,275,000. The $1,275,000 consisted of $712,254 in cash proceeds to the Company, $212,746 of services and $350,000 was subscribed for by the holder of an outstanding and due 2009 convertible debenture. In connection with the issuance of the notes, the Company entered into a 2010 Security Agreement with the note holders securing the 2010 Notes with all of the Company’s assets. The 2010 Note holders had the option to convert the outstanding balance of the notes including any accrued interest into shares of the Company’s common stock at a maximum conversion rate of $0.30 per share at any time.
 
The 2010 Notes were placed at a 20% discount from their face value and bore no interest except in case of an event of default, in which case they would bear interest at the rate of 18% per annum. The principal and any interest due on the 2010 Notes was due in 9 equal monthly installments starting in September 2010. Subject to the satisfaction of certain customary conditions including the effectiveness of a registration statement and certain minimums on the amount and value of the shares of the Company’s common stock traded on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board, the Company could elect to pay amounts due on any installment date in either cash or shares of its common stock. Any shares of its common stock that the Company issued as payment on an installment date would have been issued at a price which would be equal to the lesser of $0.30 per share or 85% of the average of the volume-weighted average prices of the Company’s common stock on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board on each of the twenty trading days immediately preceding the applicable installment date.

 
 
The Company paid a finders’ fee of $64,000 and issued 1,400,000 broker’s warrants (described below) valued at $167,000. The finder’s fee and fair value of the broker’s warrants was accounted for as deferred financing costs, and was being amortized over the term of the notes. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, $52,508 of the deferred financing costs were amortized and the remaining balance of $38,626 was recognized as loss on settlement of debt.
 
In February 2011, the Company negotiated an early settlement of $640,000 of the outstanding 2010 Notes. Pursuant to the settlement agreement, the Company paid $480,000 in cash, issued $240,000 in February 2011 Notes and retired 4,000,000 Series A Warrants, 3,200,000 Series B Warrants and 4,000,000 Series C Warrants. Under the agreement, those holders released the Company from the remaining obligations under the securities purchase agreement entered into during fiscal year 2010, the 2010 security agreement and other conditions related to the issuance of the 2010 Notes.
 
In March 2011, the Company entered into a debt settlement and warrant extinguishment agreement to settle $83,333 of the 2010 Notes and retire 625,000 Series A Warrants, 500,000 Series B Warrants and 625,000 Series C Warrants of the Company by issuing to the 2010 Note holder 641,023 shares of common stock and a new warrant to purchase up to 250,000 shares of common stock (Note 9).
 
In addition, the Company has also entered into an agreement to settle the remaining $233,333 of the 2010 Notes in exchange for 2,048,578 common shares (Note 9). Further, the Company entered into an agreement with a former 2010 Note holder to extinguish the 4,900,000 warrants related to the 2010 Note to extinguish those warrants for a new warrant to purchase 1,000,000 shares of common stock and a new April 2011 Note for $25,000.
 
During the nine month period ended September 30, 2011, the Company settled all of the outstanding 2010 Notes. The settlement of the 2010 Notes, was completed by cash payments, share and warrant issuances and the issuance of February 2011 Notes. In aggregate the fair value of the consideration was $1,169,301, which resulted in a loss on debt settlement of $607,845.  In addition, the negotiated early extinguishment of the Series A, B, and C warrants resulted in a gain of $1,088,575.