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CONVERTIBLE NOTES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Notes to Financial Statements  
NOTE 9 - CONVERTIBLE NOTES

Convertible notes of non-related party investors are comprised of the following:

 

    2015     2014  
Series A Convertible Notes   $ 817,000     $ 817,000  
Series B Convertible Notes     225,000       225,000  
Series C Convertible Notes     245,000       245,000  
Series D Convertible Notes     21,000       21,000  
Bridge 2014 Convertible Notes, net of unamortized debt discount of $23,410 and $79,919, respectively     726,590       670,081  
Bridge 2015 Convertible Notes, net of unamortized debt discount of $73,244     251,756       -  
Total     2,286,346       1,978,081  
Less: Current portion     (2,034,590 )     (228,500 )
Long term portion   $ 251,756     $ 1,749,581  

 

Series A Convertible Notes

 

From June 2009 to March 2010, unaffiliated investors loaned the Company an aggregate of $1,217,459 (excluding $20,000 related party, see Note 7) on three-year Series A Convertible Notes with an interest rate of 14%. The interest accrues and is payable at maturity, which range in dates from August 2012 to March 2013. The conversion price is set at $0.15 per share. The Notes carry a first lien security interest in all of the assets of the Company. In addition, the investors received 12,174,590 warrants to purchase the common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $1.00. On January 21, 2010, the exercise price was reduced to $0.40 due to certain provisions of the warrants. The exercise period of the warrants is five years. The notes were recorded net of a deferred debt discount of $1,143,268, based on the relative fair value of the warrants under the Black-Scholes pricing model. Such discount was amortized over the term of the notes.

 

Certain convertible note holders, representing an aggregate of $734,500 of these notes entered, into an agreement in December 2014 through February 2015 whereby their obligations were extended for a period of 18 months from the date of execution of the agreement. The terms of the agreement included a payment of accrued interest of $500 for every $25,000 of outstanding principal. All other terms (including any amendments or earlier extensions) of the notes remain the same. The remaining convertible note holders representing an aggregate balance of $82,500 are in default.

 

Series B Convertible Notes

 

During year ended December 31, 2010, unaffiliated investors loaned the Company an aggregate of $275,000 on three-year Series B Convertible Notes with an interest rate of 14%. During the year ended December 31, 2010, $50,000 was repaid in cash, leaving a balance of $225,000 on these notes at December 31, 2011 and 2010. The interest accrues and is payable at maturity. The conversion price is set at $0.15 per share. The Notes carry a first lien security interest in all of the assets of the Company with the Series A notes above. In addition, at conversion, the investors will receive 900,000 warrants to purchase the common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $0.40 per share. The warrants are callable when the Company's stock trades above $0.75 per share for 10 consecutive trading days.

 

The notes were recorded net of a deferred debt discount of $264,324, based on the relative fair value of the warrants under the Black-Scholes pricing model. Such discount was amortized over the term of the notes.

 

Certain convertible note holders, representing an aggregate of $175,000 of these notes entered, into an agreement in December 2014 through March 2015 whereby their obligations were extended for a period of 18 months from the date of execution of the agreement. The terms of the agreement included a payment of accrued interest of $500 for every $25,000 of outstanding principal. All other terms (including any amendments or earlier extensions) of the notes remain the same. The remaining convertible note holders representing an aggregate balance of $50,000 are in default.

 

Series C Convertible Notes

 

During the year ended December 31, 2010, unaffiliated investors loaned the Company an aggregate of $260,000 (excluding $15,000 related party, see Note 6) on three-year Series C Convertible Notes with an interest rate of 14%. The interest accrues and is payable at maturity. The conversion price was set at $0.15 per share. The notes carry a first lien security interest with the Series A and B notes above in all of the assets of the Company. In addition, the investors received 2,641,670 warrants to purchase the common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $0.40 per share. The series C notes have a "ratchet" provision resetting the conversion price to $0.10 and the warrant exercise price to $0.25 on the first closing of a subsequent offering with those terms. This "ratchet" was triggered on August 12, 2010 with the completion of the minimum closing of $1,500,000 on a $3,000,000 private placement.

 

Additionally, as a result of the delay in filing a registration statement on the aforementioned private placement", the Series C Warrants have become "cashless", along with the warrants from the aforementioned private placement. There is no further effect from this "ratchet" event. The notes were recorded net of a deferred debt discount of $215,940, based on the relative fair value of the warrants under the Black-Scholes pricing model. Such discount was amortized over the term of the notes.

 

Certain convertible note holders, representing an aggregate of $155,000 of these notes entered, into an agreement in December 2014 through February 2015 whereby their obligations were extended for a period of 18 months from the date of execution of the agreement. The terms of the agreement included a payment of accrued interest of $500 for every $25,000 of outstanding principal. All other terms (including any amendments or earlier extensions) of the notes remain the same. The remaining convertible note holders representing an aggregate balance of $90,000 are in default.

 

Series D Convertible Notes

 

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company issued an aggregate of $25,000 of Series D Convertible Notes with an interest rate of 14% due three years from the date of issuance. The interest accrues and is payable at maturity. The conversion price is set at $0.12 per share. The investors have a second lien position behind the Series A, B and C notes. In addition, the investors received 250,000 warrants to purchase the common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $0.30 per share over five years. The notes were recorded net of deferred debt discount of $10,271 based on the relative fair value of the warrants under the Black-Scholes pricing model. Such discount is being amortized over the term of the notes. During the year ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company recorded amortization of the debt discount relating to these notes of $285 and $3,424, respectively.

 

On July 21, 2014, the Company issued 49,379 shares of its common stock in settlement of $4,000 Series D Convertible Note payable and related accrued interest of $1,925.

 

Certain convertible note holders, representing an aggregate of $15,000 of these notes entered, into an agreement in December 2014 through February 2015 whereby their obligations were extended for a period of 18 months from the date of execution of the agreement. The terms of the agreement included a payment of accrued interest of $500 for every $25,000 of outstanding principal. All other terms (including any amendments or earlier extensions) of the notes remain the same. The remaining convertible note holders representing an aggregate balance of $6,000 are in default. Additionally, one note holder has filed liens against the Company on his behalf and two of his affiliates to secure payment of the obligations.

 

In 2014, the Company issued an aggregate of $1,050,000 (excluding $300,000 related party, see Note 7) in secured convertible notes that mature two years from the date of issuance (from January 2016 through December 2016). The notes bear interest at a rate of 10% and can be convertible into shares of the Company's common stock, at a conversion rate of $0.05 per share. Interest will also be converted into common stock at the conversion rate of $0.05 per share. In connection with the issuance of the convertible notes, the Company issued an aggregate of 7,500,000 warrants to purchase the Company's common stock at $0.15 per share over three years.

 

In accordance with ASC 470-20, the Company recognized the value attributable to the warrants and the conversion feature in the amount of $113,146 to additional paid in capital and a discount against the 2014 notes. The Company valued the warrants in accordance with ASC 470-20 using the Black-Scholes pricing model and the following assumptions: contractual terms of 3 years, an average risk free interest rate from 0.69% to 1.10%, a dividend yield of 0%, and volatility of 287.80% to 319.28%. The debt discount attributed to the value of the warrants and conversion feature issued is amortized over the note's maturity period (two years) as interest expense.

 

In 2015, the Company issued an aggregate of $325,000 in secured convertible notes that mature two years from the date of issuance (from February 2017 through December 2017). The notes bear interest at a rate of 10% and can be convertible into shares of the Company's common stock, at a conversion rate of $0.05 per share. Interest will also be converted into common stock at the conversion rate of $0.05 per share. In connection with the issuance of the convertible notes, the Company issued an aggregate of 4,500,000 warrants to purchase the Company's common stock at $0.15 per share over three years.

 

In accordance with ASC 470-20, the Company recognized the value attributable to the warrants and the conversion feature in the amount of $86,382 to additional paid in capital and a discount against the notes. The Company valued the warrants in accordance with ASC 470-20 using the Black-Scholes pricing model and the following assumptions: contractual terms of 3 years, an average risk free interest rate from 0.63% to 1.25%, a dividend yield of 0%, and volatility of 307.16% to 356.55%. The debt discount attributed to the value of the warrants and conversion feature issued is amortized over the note's maturity period (two years) as interest expense.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company amortized $74,258 and $33,227 of debt discount to current period operations as interest expense.

 

Aggregate maturities of long-term debt as of December 31:

 

    Amount  
Year ended December 31, 2016   $ 2,058,000  
Year ended December 31, 2017     325,000  
Total   $ 2,383,000