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DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

5.  DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

In October 2010, in connection with a subscription agreement, the Company issued 2,231,250 warrants to an investor at an exercise price of $0.31 per share for 1,115,625 warrants and $0.35 for the remaining 1,115,625 warrants. The warrants had a term of three years. Per the terms of the subscription agreement, in the event the Company, at any time while all or any portion of these warrants are outstanding, sells any shares of common stock per share, or issue common stock equivalents at a conversion price, less than the warrants’ exercise price, the warrant price will be adjusted accordingly. In accordance with the provisions of ASC 815-40, these warrants are subject to derivative accounting treatment under ASC 815-10 and are recorded as a liability which is revalued at fair value each reporting date. Any change in fair value is recorded as non-operating, non-cash income or expense at each balance sheet date.  The Company reassesses the classification at each balance sheet date.  If the classification changes as a result of events during the period, the contract is reclassified as of the date of the event that caused the reclassification. The Company used the Black-Scholes valuation method to value the derivative instruments at inception and on subsequent valuation dates. The derivatives were extinguished on January 1, 2013 upon a mutual agreement reached between the Company and the warrants’ holder. Prior to extinguishment, the fair value of the derivatives measured using the Black-Scholes valuation method was $119,600, resulting in a gain of $3,800 recorded in the statements of consolidated operations for the three months ended March 31, 2013.

 

On November 15, 2013, the expiration date of the remaining outstanding warrants to purchase 1,179,130 shares of common stock of the Company was extended until December 31, 2013, and subsequently for another year and the warrant exercise price was reduced to $0.25.

 

On December 31, 2012, in connection with an extension of the maturity date of certain convertible notes which were due on May 31, 2012, the Company issued the holder a warrant to purchase shares of common stock of the Company not exceeding 9.99% of the issued and outstanding shares and potential issuable shares related to outstanding options, warrants and convertible debt of the Company.  The Company determined that the anti-dilution provision feature of the warrant to be an embedded derivative instrument.  This derivative is adjusted to fair value at each balance sheet with the changes in fair value recognized in operations.  The Company uses the Black-Scholes valuation method to value the derivative instruments at inception and on subsequent valuation dates. Weighted average assumptions used to estimate fair values are as follows:
 

 

 

March 31, 2014

December 31, 2013

Issuance, December 31, 2012

Expected volatility

 

358%

316%

140%

Risk free interest rate

 

0.44%

0.13%

0.25%

Expected life (years)

 

0.75

1

2

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company recognized a change in the derivative liabilities of $811,600 and $(189,200), respectively, in other income (expense) related to this warrant derivative instrument.

 

On November 25, 2013, the Company repurchased 714,286 shares of its common stock and 25% of membership interests in GAIM, which was previously sold to FireRock in 2012, by issuing a convertible note in the amount of $250,000, which was originally due on December 31, 2013 and extended to and paid on January 6, 2014. The holder of the note is entitled to convert all or a portion of the convertible note plus any unpaid interest into shares of common stock at a lesser of $0.35 per share or 10% discount to the market value the day prior to the date of conversion. The Company determined that the embedded conversion option to be a derivative instrument.  This derivative was adjusted to fair value at each balance sheet with the changes in fair value recognized in operations prior to its extinguishment in January 2014. For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company recognized a change in this derivative liability of $35,714 in other income (expense) related to this derivative instrument.