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Note 10 - Stockholders' Equity
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements  
Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]
10.
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
Preferred Stock
 
Within the limits and restrictions provided in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors has the authority, without further action by the shareholders, to issue up to
5,000,000
shares of preferred stock,
$.0001
par value per share, in
one
or more series, and to fix, as to any such series, any dividend rate, redemption price, preference on liquidation or dissolution, sinking fund terms, conversion rights, voting rights, and any other preference or special rights and qualifications. As of
June 30, 2018,
100,000
shares of preferred stock have been designated as Series A-
1
Convertible Preferred Stock, of which
0
shares are issued and outstanding, and
105,000
shares of preferred stock have been designated as Series B-
1
Convertible Preferred Stock, of which
0
are issued and outstanding.    
 
Series A-
1
Convertible Preferred Stock
  
On
October 22
and
29,
2015,
the Company issued
84,500
shares of Series A-
1
Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series A-
1
Stock”) at a purchase price of
$100.00
per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of
$8,450,000.
On
November 11, 2015,
5,500
additional shares of Series A-
1
Stock were issued at a purchase price of
$100.00
per share, for gross cash proceeds of
$550,000.
Shares of Series A-
1
Stock are convertible at any time at the option of the holder into shares of common stock by dividing the Series A-
1
Original Issue Price by an initial conversion price of
$3.60
per share, subject to adjustment for stock dividends, stock splits, combinations, and reclassifications of the Company’s capital stock, and subject to a “blocker provision” which prohibits conversion if such conversion would result in the holder being the beneficial owner of in excess of
9.99%
of the Company’s common stock.   In connection with the request of the sole holder of the Series A-
1
Stock, on
August 7, 2017
the Company waived a standstill agreement to permit the holder to increase his conversion cap to
35%
effective
61
days after such waiver request. The Series A-
1
Stock accrues dividends at the rate of
6%
per annum payable quarterly on
April 1,
July, 1,
October 1,
and
January 1
of each year. Until
October 1, 2017,
the dividends were payable in cash provided that if payment in cash would be prohibited under applicable Delaware corporation law or cause the Company to breach any agreement for borrowed money, such dividends are payable in kind through the issuance of additional shares of common stock having a value equal to the volume weighted average trading price of the Company’s common stock for the
ten
(
10
) days preceding the applicable dividend payment date. Commencing
January 1, 2018,
dividends are payable at the option of the Company in cash or kind through the issuance of additional shares of common valued as described above.
 
The holders of the Series A-
1
Stock are entitled to designate
one
person to serve on the Board of Directors of the Company.  The holders of the Series A-
1
Stock are entitled to vote on an as converted to common stock basis together with the holders of our common stock on all matters presented to our stockholders. Upon any liquidation or dissolution of the Company, any merger or consolidation involving the Company or any subsidiary of the Company in which the shares of capital stock of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do
not
represent immediately following such merger or consolidation at least a majority of the voting power of the capital stock of the resulting or surviving corporation, or the sale of all or substantially all assets in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, unless the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Series A-
1
Stock elect otherwise, holders of Series A-
1
Stock shall be entitled to receive prior to any payment to any holders of the Company’s common stock an amount per share equal to
$100.00
per share plus any declared and unpaid dividends (pari-passu with the Series B-
1
holders). 
 
Between
September 22, 2017
and
May 31, 2018,
the holder of the Series A-
1
Stock converted all shares of Series A-
1
Stock into an aggregate of
2,500,000
shares of common stock and purchased an aggregate of
248,893
shares of common stock in consideration of the conversion of
$896,015
of accrued dividends payable on the Series A-
1
Stock  
 
As a result of the forgoing conversions, there are
no
longer any issued and outstanding shares of Series A-
1
Stock.
 
Overall balances and conversion of Series A-
1
shares and accrued dividends into common stock has been as follows:
 
 
   
Series A-1
   
Accrued Dividends
 
                 
Balance – January 1, 2017
   
90,000
    $
270,000
 
Accrual of dividends – Q1 2017
   
 
     
135,000
 
Accrual of dividends – Q2 2017
   
 
     
135,000
 
Accrual of dividends – Q3 2017
   
 
     
135,000
 
Conversion into common stock – September 2017
   
-
     
(540,000
)
Conversion into common stock – October 2017
   
(27,404
)
   
-
 
Accrual of dividends – Q4 2017
   
 
     
101,658
 
Balance – December 31, 2017
   
62,596
    $
236,658
 
Accrual of dividends – Q1 2018
   
 
     
93,894
 
Conversion into common stock – April 2018
   
(39,088
)
   
(330,552
)
Accrual of dividends – Q2 2018 (until final conversion)
   
 
     
25,463
 
Conversion into common stock – May 2018
   
(23,508
)
   
(25,463
)
Balance – June 30, 2018
   
-
    $
-
 
 
The Series A-
1
Stock contains options that based on an evaluation of FASB ASC
815
-
15,
“Embedded Derivatives” and FASB ASC
815
-
40
-
15,
“Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity - Scope and Scope Exceptions,” are considered embedded features:  Preferred Stock’s conversion option:  The Series A-
1
Stock is convertible at the holder’s option at any time at the fixed conversion price of
$3.60
per share; Quarterly Dividend Conversion Option:  From issuance until
December 31, 2017,
the majority of holders could have  elected to have the quarterly dividend payment made in shares of common stock, having a value equal to the volume weighted average trading price of the common stock during the
ten
(
10
) trading day period preceding the applicable dividend payment date. These features were analyzed by the Company and determined that they were
not
required to be bifurcated from the preferred stock and recorded as derivatives as they are clearly and closely related to an equity host.
 
Series B-
1
Convertible Preferred Stock
  
On
November 11, 2015,
the Company issued
105,000
shares of Series B-
1
Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series B-
1
Stock”) at a purchase price of
$100.00
per share, for gross proceeds of
$10,500,000.
 Shares of the Series B-
1
 Stock are convertible at any time at the option of the holder into shares of common stock by dividing the Series B-
1
Original Issue Price by an initial conversion price of
$3.60
per share, subject to adjustment for stock dividends, stock splits, combinations, and reclassifications of the Company’s capital stock, and subject to a “blocker provision” which prohibits conversion if such conversion would result in the holder being the beneficial owner of in excess of
9.99%
of the Company’s common stock.  During a conversion detailed in the table below, the Company waived a standstill provision to permit a holder of Series B-
1
Stock to increase conversion limitation to
19.99%
of the Company's issued and outstanding shares of common stock to be effective
61
days after such waiver.  The Series B-
1
Stock accrues dividends at the rate of
2.5%
per annum payable quarterly on
April 1,
July, 1,
October 1,
and
January 1
of each year payable in cash provided that if payment in cash would be prohibited under applicable Delaware corporation law or cause the Company to breach any agreement for borrowed money, or if the majority of the outstanding shares of the Series B-
1
Stock elect otherwise, such dividends are payable in kind through the issuance of additional shares of common stock having a value equal to the volume weighted average trading price of the Company’s common stock for the
ten
(
10
) days preceding the applicable dividend payment date. 
 
The holders of the Series B-
1
Stock are entitled to designate
one
person to serve on the Board of Directors of the Company. The holders of the Series B-
1
Stock are entitled to vote on an as converted to common stock basis together with the holders of our common stock on all matters presented to our stockholders. Upon any liquidation or dissolution of the Company, any merger or consolidation involving the Company or any subsidiary of the Company in which the shares of capital stock of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do
not
represent immediately following such merger or consolidation at least a majority of the voting power of the capital stock of the resulting or surviving corporation, or the sale of all or substantially all assets in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, unless the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Series B-
1
Stock elect otherwise, holders of Series B-
1
Stock shall be entitled to receive prior to any payment to any holders of the Company’s common stock an amount per share equal to
$100.00
per share plus any declared and unpaid dividends (pari-passu with the Series A-
1
holders). 
 
Between
March 23, 2018
and
May 23, 2018,
holders of shares of Series B-
1
Stock converted all shares of Series B-
1
Stock into an aggregate of
2,916,668
shares of common stock and purchased an aggregate of
131,230
shares of common stock in consideration of the conversion of
$472,426
of accrued dividends payable on the Series B-
1
Stock.
 
As a result of the forgoing conversions, there are
no
longer any issued and outstanding shares of Series B-
1
Stock.
 
Overall balances and conversion of Series B-
1
shares and accrued dividends into common stock has been as follows:
 
   
Series
B
-1
   
Accrued Dividends
 
                 
Balance – January 1, 2017
   
105,000
    $
131,250
 
Accrual of dividends – Q1 2017
   
 
     
65,625
 
Accrual of dividends – Q2 2017
   
 
     
65,625
 
Accrual of dividends – Q3 2017
   
 
     
65,625
 
Accrual of dividends – Q4 2017
   
 
     
65,625
 
Balance – December 31, 2017
   
105,000
     
393,750
 
Conversion into common stock – March 2018
   
(60,420
)
   
(417,084
)
Accrual of dividends – Q1 2018
   
 
     
62,268
 
Accrual of dividends – Q2 2018 (until final conversion)
   
 
     
16,408
 
Conversion into common stock – May 2018
   
(44,580
)
   
(55,342
)
Balance – June 30, 2018
   
-
    $
-
 
 
The Series B-
1
Stock contains options that based on an evaluation of FASB ASC
815
-
15,
“Embedded Derivatives” and FASB ASC
815
-
40
-
15,
“Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity - Scope and Scope Exceptions,” are considered embedded features:  Preferred Stock’s conversion option:  The Series B-
1
Stock is convertible at the holder’s option at any time at the fixed conversion price of
$3.60
per share; Quarterly Dividend Conversion Option:  The majority of holders
may
elect to have the quarterly dividend payment made in shares of common stock, having a value equal to the volume weighted average trading price of the common stock during the
ten
(
10
) trading day period preceding the applicable dividend payment date. These features were analyzed by the Company and determined that they were
not
required to be bifurcated from the preferred stock and recorded as derivatives as they are clearly and closely related to an equity host.  
 
Common Stock
 
On
March 23, 2018,
in addition to the conversion of Series B-
1
Stock and accrued dividends payable into a total of
1,794,191
shares of common stock, the Company issued
7,659
shares of common stock to its directors in payment of board and board committee fees valued at
$15,011.
 
 
On
March 28, 2018,
the Company issued
762
shares of common stock to its directors in payment of committee fees valued at
$1,501.
 
On
April 3, 2018,
the holder of Series A-
1
Stock converted shares and accrued dividends payable into a total of
1,177,598
shares of common stock.
 
On
May 10, 2018,
the Company issued
2,035
 shares of common stock to its directors in payment of board fees.  
 
On
May 14, 2018,
the Company issued
648
 shares of common stock to its directors in payment of committee fees.
 
On
May 23, 2018,
the holders of Series B-
1
Stock converted shares and accrued dividends payable into a total of
1,253,707
shares of common stock.
 
On
May 31, 2018,
the holder of Series A-
1
Stock converted shares and accrued dividends payable into a total of
660,073
shares of common stock.
 
Derivative Liabilities
 
In connection with the issuances of equity instruments or debt, the Company 
may 
issue options or warrants to purchase common stock. In certain circumstances, these options or warrants 
may 
be classified as liabilities, rather than as equity. In addition, the equity instrument or debt 
may 
contain embedded derivative instruments, such as conversion options or listing requirements, which in certain circumstances 
may 
be required to be bifurcated from the associated host instrument and accounted for separately as a derivative liability instrument. The Company early-adopted the new provisions issued 
July 2017, 
for derivative liability instruments under FASB ASU 
2017
-
11,
 Earnings Per Share (Topic 
260
), Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic 
480
) and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 
815
): I. Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Down Round Features; II. Replacement of the Indefinite Deferral for Mandatorily Redeemable Financial Instruments of Certain Nonpublic Entities and Certain Mandatorily Redeemable Non-controlling Interests with a Scope Exception. Under ASU 
2017
-
11,
 down round features do 
not
meet the criteria for derivative accounting and 
no
 liability is to be recorded until an actual issuance of securities triggers the down-round feature. Prior to these provisions, the liabilities were recorded without the actual issuance of the securities triggering the down-round feature. 
 
Securities Purchase Agreement dated
November 13, 2014
 
Pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated
November 13, 2014,
by and between the Company and a number of private and institutional investors, the Company issued to certain private investors
664,584
shares of common stock and warrants to purchase an additional
996,877
shares of common stock for aggregate gross proceeds of
$1,595,000.
 
The warrants have a term of
five
years and an exercise price of
$3.60
per share, and have been fully exercisable since
February 2015.
The warrants have customary anti-dilution protections including a “full ratchet” anti-dilution adjustment provision which are triggered in the event the Company sells or grants any additional shares of common stock, options, warrants or other securities that are convertible into common stock at a price lower than
$3.60
per share, The anti-dilution adjustment provision is
not
triggered by certain “exempt issuances” which among other issuances, includes the issuance of shares of common stock, options or other securities to officers, employees, directors, consultants or service providers.
 
As a result of the early adoption of ASU 
2017
-
11,
the “full ratchet” anti-dilution feature is 
no
 longer a determinant for derivative liability accounting. As the “full ratchet” anti-dilution feature was determined to have 
no
 value in the past, the adoption had 
no
 effect on the balance sheets or statements of operations. 
 
Securities Purchase Agreement dated
September 23, 2015
 
On 
September 23, 2015, 
the Company issued a warrant to purchase 
69,445
 shares of common stock in connection with the issuance of a promissory note. The warrants are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of 
$3.60
per share and have a term of 
five
 years. 
 
The warrants have customary anti-dilution protections including a "full ratchet" anti-dilution adjustment provision which are triggered in the event the Company sells or
 
grants any additional shares of common stock, options, warrants or other securities that are convertible into common stock at a price lower than 
$3.60
 per share. The anti-dilution adjustment provision is 
not
 triggered by certain "exempt issuances" which among other issuances, includes the issuance of shares of common stock, options or other securities to officers, employees, directors, consultants or service providers.
 
As a result of the early adoption of ASU 
2017
-
11,
the “full ratchet” anti-dilution feature is 
no
 longer a determinant for derivative liability accounting. As the “full ratchet” anti-dilution feature was determined to have 
no
 value in the past, the adoption had 
no
 effect on the balance sheets or statements of operations.
 
Issuances of Stock Options
 
On 
March 23, 2018, 
the Company issued options to purchase 
9,000
 shares of common stock to 
six
 non-employee members of the Board of Directors.  The options have a 
three
 year vesting period, 
seven
 year term, and exercise price of 
$1.96.
  
 
On 
March 23, 2018, 
the Company issued options to purchase 
212,918
 shares of the Company’s common stock to certain officers, employees, and contractors. The options have a 
three
 year vesting period, 
seven
 year term, and exercise price of 
$1.96.
  
 
The fair value of the options issued during the
three
months ended
March 31, 2018
was estimated on the date of grant at
$381,876
using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions: risk free interest rate:
2.56%,
expected life of options in years:
4.5,
expected dividends:
0,
volatility of stock price:
143%.
 
There were
no
additional options issued during the
three
months ended
June 30, 2018.