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Note 9 - Convertible Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements  
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]
9.
 Convertible Debt
 
On
September
27,
2016,
the Company issued and sold convertible promissory notes
(“2016
Convertible Notes”) in an aggregate principal amount of
$1.9
million. The
2016
Convertible Notes were issued to an investor and certain other parties in connection with the settlement of a litigation matter (See Note
10).
The
2016
Convertible Notes have a term of
one
(1)
year and bear interest at a rate of
6.0%
per annum with the principal and accrued interest due upon the earlier of the maturity date or conversion date. At any time prior to the maturity date, the holders
may
elect to convert, in whole or in part, the
2016
Convertible Notes (including any accrued but unpaid interest) into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of
$3.50
per share. In the event of a Change of Control (as defined in the
2016
Convertible Notes), the holders of the
2016
Convertible Notes
may
declare the aggregate outstanding amount of the
2016
Convertible Notes to be immediately due and payable or
may
elect to convert the
2016
Convertible Notes and any accrued but unpaid interest as if such conversion took place on the maturity date.
 
The Company accounted for the issuance of the convertible promissory notes in accordance with ASC
470
-
10
-
25
and, at the time of issuance, recorded a litigation settlement expense of
$2.5
million which represents the difference between the estimated fair value of the
2016
Convertible Notes issued and the cash received from the noteholders.
 
From
December
2009
through
December
2015,
the Company issued unsecured convertible promissory notes (the “Old Convertible Notes”) for aggregate gross proceeds of
$22.4
million. The Old Convertible Notes bore interest at either
1%
or
1.5%
per annum, however, all Old Convertible Notes outstanding at
December
31,
2016
bear interest at a rate of
1%
per annum. The Old Convertible Notes accrue interest beginning on the date of issuance, with the principal and accrued interest due upon the earlier of the maturity date or conversion date. At any time prior to the maturity date, the holders
may
elect to convert, in whole or in part, the Old Convertible Notes and any related accrued but unpaid interest into common stock of the Company at a price per share equal to the conversion price.
 
In the event of a Change of Control or a Qualified Financing (each as defined below), the holders of the Old Convertible Notes
may
declare the aggregate outstanding amount of the Old Convertible Notes to be immediately due and payable or
may
elect to convert the Convertible Notes and any accrued but unpaid interest as if such conversion took place on the maturity date. A Change of Control is defined as: (i) a merger or consolidation in which the owners immediately prior to the transaction do not own, directly or indirectly, more than
50%
of the surviving company; (ii) the acquisition of more than
50%
of the Company’s outstanding shares by a single person, entity or group or persons or entities acting in concert or (iii) the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company. A Qualified Financing is defined as a sale of shares or other transaction that results in gross proceeds to the Company of at least
$50.0
million, including proceeds received in connection with the conversion of any Old Convertible Notes. Through the date the financial statements were available to be issued, there have been no Change of Control or Qualified Financing events.
 
The Company
may
prepay the Old Convertible Notes, in full or in part, at any time on a pari passu basis. Upon receipt of notice that the Company intends to prepay the Old Convertible Notes, holders will have the option to convert their notes in lieu of payment.
 
At the effective time of the Merger,
$1.1
million in aggregate principal amount of Old Convertible Notes were outstanding and
 the rights of the holders of each such outstanding Old Convertible Note convertible into Diffusion Units were converted into the right to convert such securities into a number of shares of the Company’s common stock equal to the number of Diffusion Units such Old Convertible Note would be convertible into pursuant to its terms multiplied by the Exchange Ratio.
 
The following table provides the details of the Convertible Notes outstanding at
December
31,
2016:
 
Convertible
Note
Series
 
 
Issue Date
 
 
Maturity Date
 
 
Conversion Price
 
 
 
Interest Rate
 
 
 
Total Principal
 
 
2016 Convertible Notes
 
9/27/2016
 
9/27/2017
  $
3.50
     
6.00
%   $
1,880,000
 
                                 
Series B Note
 
3/15/2011
 
6/30/2018
  $
2.74
     
1.00
%    
550,000
 
                                 
Total principal amount  
 
 
 
   
 
     
 
     
2,430,000
 
                                 
Less current portion of convertible notes  
 
 
 
   
 
     
 
     
(1,880,000
)
                                 
Convertible notes, net of current portion  
 
 
 
   
 
     
 
    $
550,000
 
 
During the year ended
December
31,
2016,
 Old Convertible Notes of
$0.7
million and related accrued interest of
$16.4
thousand were converted into
217,122
shares of common stock:
 
 
The following table provides the details of the Convertible Notes outstanding at
December
31,
2015:
 
Convertible
Note
Series
 
 
Issue Date
 
 
Maturity
Date
 
 
Conversion
Price
 
 
 
Interest
Rate
 
 
 
Total
Principal
 
 
B
 
3/15/2011
 
6/30/2018
  $
2.74
     
1.00
%    
570,000
 
                                 
C
 
09/14/12
 
6/30/2018
  $
2.74
     
1.00
%    
425,000
 
                                 
E
 
06/30/2014
 
06/30/2018
  $
4.11
     
1.00
%    
50,000
 
                                 
F
 
12/04/2015
 
12/04/2019
  $
5.48
     
1.00
%    
200,000
 
                                 
Total principal amount
   
 
     
 
     
1,245,000
 
                         
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs
   
 
     
 
     
(1,390
)
                         
Less current portion of convertible notes
   
 
     
 
     
(424,964
)
                         
Convertible notes, net of current portion
   
 
     
 
    $
818,646
 
 
During the year ended
December
31,
2015,
Old Convertible Notes of
$19.1
million and related accrued interest of
$0.6
million were converted into
5,891,574
shares of common stock: