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Issuance of the Option and Stock-Based Compensation
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Issuance of the Option and Stock-Based Compensation [Abstract]  
Issuance of the Option and Stock-Based Compensation
Note 4. Issuance of the Option and Stock-Based Compensation
 
Issuance of the Option to Financial Partners Funding, LLC
 
On March 3, 2011 (the "Effective Date"), GEM entered into a Commitment Letter (the "Commitment Letter") with Financial Partners Funding, LLC, a Florida limited liability company ("FPF"). Pursuant to the Commitment Letter, FPF agreed to commit up to $200,000,000 in equipment leases to finance third-party purchases of GEM's lighting and Airlock products, subject to certain funding conditions, including FPF's due diligence and approval of the third party lessees. FPF has an exclusive right to finance such third-party purchases of GEM's products, however, GEM has the right to hold discussions with third-party financing entities. In the event that GEM is offered financing on better terms than those offered by FPF, FPF has the right of first refusal to offer financing on similar terms. FPF has no obligation to finance any particular transaction or proposed lease. GEM also agreed to reimburse FPF $50,000 in costs and expenses incurred by FPF in connection with its due diligence review of GEM's products, which amount will be paid from the proceeds of the first lease financed by FPF. The Commitment Letter will remain in effect for 48 months from the Effective Date, unless terminated earlier pursuant to its terms.
 
As required under the Commitment Letter, on June 27, 2011, we issued to FPF an option, dated as of March 3, 2011, which upon exercise, entitles FPF to purchase up to 15% of our then outstanding common stock (the "Option") at an aggregate exercise price of $10,949,490 (the "Option Price"). The Option Price of $0.165 per share is equal to 110% of the closing price of our common stock on the OTCBB on March 2, 2011 (notwithstanding the language of the Agreement, the parties agreed to use the closing price on such date). The Option may be exercised in part or in full at any time during the 48-month period commencing on the Effective Date and the Option Price will be adjusted proportionately for any partial exercise of the Option. The Option may also be exercised on a cashless basis. Pursuant to the terms of the Commitment Letter, in the event that the Commitment Letter is terminated or GEM meets the funding threshold described in the Commitment Letter and FPF does not fund the qualified projects, FPF agreed to return all or a portion of the Option that FPF would not be entitled to exercise as a result of such termination or failure to fund. The Option does not grant FPF any voting rights or other rights as our stockholder until the Option is exercised, and upon exercise, only for such exercised portion of the Option. The Option vested immediately as of the Effective Date.
 
As of March 31, 2013, FPF had the right to exercise the Option to purchase 7,834,896 shares of our common stock, assuming 100% of the Option was exercised. We reported $0 in Option-based compensation expenses for consultants for each of the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.
 
Because the Option was fully vested and non-forfeitable at the time of grant, the fair value of the Option was measured and expensed on the date of grant pursuant to ASC Topic 505, subtopic 50, Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees (formerly Emerging Issues Task Force No. 96-18, Accounting for Equity Instruments That are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling Goods or Services).
 
All charges for the Option have been determined under the fair value method using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the assumptions set forth below. We believe that the valuation technique and the approach utilized to develop the underlying assumptions are appropriate in calculating the fair values of the Option. Estimates of fair value are not intended to predict actual future events or the value ultimately realized by the holder of the Option.
 
Expected dividend yields
 
Zero
 
Expected volatility
   
299
%
Risk-free interest rate
   
1.67
%
Expected term
 
4 years
 
 

 
   
Number of Shares
Underlying Option
   
Weighted Average
Exercise price
 
Balance at January 1, 2013
   
7,834,896
     
1.40
 
Deemed Granted
   
0
   
$
NA
 
Balance at March 31, 2013
   
7,834,896
   
$
1.40