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7. Convertible Debentures
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
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 7. Convertible Debentures

As discussed in Note 4 – Recapitalization, on July 2, 2010, the Company repurchased all of the debentures that were subject of the Amendment Agreement and all of the Company’s warrants there were subject of the Amendment Agreement were cancelled.  The terms of the debentures, prior to their cancellation, was as follows:

Term. The convertible debentures were due and payable on June 30, 2014.

Interest. When originally issued, interest accrued at the rate of 12.0% per annum and was payable monthly, commencing on August 1, 2008.  In December 2008, the parties agreed to amend the interest payment provisions to eliminate monthly interest payments and to provide that interest was payable quarterly at the rate of (i) 0% per annum from October 1, 2008 until September 30, 2009, (ii) 13.5% per annum from October 1, 2009 until September 30, 2012 and (iii) 18% per annum from October 1, 2012 until maturity.  In May 2009, the parties again agreed to amend the interest payment provisions to reduce the interest rate to 0% through June 30, 2011 and then to 5% per annum thereafter.

Principal Payment. The principal amount of the convertible debenture, if not paid earlier, was due and payable on June 30, 2014.

Payments of Interest. Interest payments, as amended in May 2009, were due quarterly on January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1, commencing on October 1, 2011. Interest payments are required to be paid in cash.

Early Redemption. The Company had the right to redeem the convertible debentures before their maturity by payment in cash of the then outstanding principal amount plus (i) accrued but unpaid interest, (ii) an amount equal to all interest that would have accrued if the principal amount subject to such redemption had remained outstanding through the maturity date and (iii) all liquidated damages and other amounts due in respect of the debenture. To redeem the convertible debentures the Company was required to meet certain equity conditions. The payment of the convertible debentures would occur on the 10th day following the date the Company gave the holders notice of the Company's intent to redeem the convertible debentures. The Company agreed to honor any notices of conversion received from a holder before the pay off date of the convertible debentures.

Voluntary Conversion by Holder. When originally issued, the debentures were convertible at any time at the discretion of the holder at a conversion price per share of $93.75, subject to adjustment including full-ratchet, anti-dilution protection. The conversion price was reduced to $30.00 with the December 2008 amendment and further reduced to $22.50 with the May 2009 amendment.

Forced Conversion. Subject to compliance with certain equity conditions, the Company also has the right to force conversion if the VWAP for its common stock exceeded 200% of the then effective conversion price for 20 trading days out of a consecutive 30 trading day period. Any forced conversion is subject to the Company meeting certain equity conditions and is subject to a 4.99% cap on the beneficial ownership of the Company’s shares of common stock by the holder and its affiliates following such conversion.

Covenants. The convertible debentures imposed certain covenants on the Company, including restrictions against incurring additional indebtedness, creating any liens on the Company’s property, amending its certificate of incorporation or bylaws, redeeming or paying dividends on shares of its outstanding common stock, and entering into certain related party transactions. The convertible debentures defined certain events of default, including without limitation failure to make a payment obligation, failure to observe other covenants of the convertible debenture or related agreements (subject to applicable cure periods), breach of representation or warranty, bankruptcy, default under another significant contract or credit obligation, delisting of the Company's common stock, a change in control, failure to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) for more than 20 consecutive days, or more than an aggregate of 45 days in any 12 month period, or if any other conditions exist for such a period of time that the holder is unable to sell the shares issuable upon conversion of the debenture pursuant to Rule 144 without volume or manner of sale restrictions, or failure to deliver share certificates in a timely manner. In the event of default, the holders of the convertible debentures had the right to accelerate all amounts outstanding under the debenture and demand payment of a mandatory default amount equal to 130% of the amount outstanding plus accrued interest and expenses.

Under the terms of the Amendment Agreement in May 2009, the Company also agreed to add certain covenants to the PIPE Debentures, including a requirement to maintain at least $300,000 in cash at all times while the PIPE Debentures are outstanding, to sustain a level of gross revenue each quarter equal to at least 80% of the average gross revenue for the trailing two quarters, and commencing with the period ended June 30, 2009, to maintain a positive adjusted EBITDA in each rolling two quarter period.  For example, ending June 30, 2010, the sum of the three-month adjusted EBITDA of the three months ended December 31, 2009 and the three months ended June 30, 2010 must be at least $0.00 or greater.  Adjusted EBITDA is calculated by taking the Company’s net income for the applicable period, and adding to that amount the sum of the following: (i) any provision for (or less any benefit from) income taxes, plus (ii) any deduction for interest expense, net of interest income, plus (iii) depreciation and amortization expense, plus (iv) non-cash expenses (such as stock-based compensation and warrant compensation), plus (v) expenses related to changes in fair market value of warrant and beneficial conversion features, plus (vi) expenses related to impairment of tangible and intangible assets. The Company was in compliance with all covenants at June 30, 2010.

Security. The Company’s performance of its obligations under the convertible debentures was secured by all of the Company's assets under the terms of the amended and restated security agreement the Company and its subsidiaries entered into with the holders of the June 2008 debentures. Each of the Company's subsidiaries also entered into guarantees in favor of the investors, pursuant to which each subsidiary guaranteed the complete payment and performance by the Company of its obligations under the debentures and related agreements.

The unamortized discounts on the convertible debentures issued in December 2006, August 2007 and March 2008 were carried forward as discounts on the convertible debentures issued in June 2008, and will be amortized to interest expense through June 30, 2014.  The discounts on the convertible debentures issued in August 2008 and December 2008 will be amortized to interest expense through June 30, 2014. The change in the fair market value of the beneficial conversion feature liability as a result of the decrease of the conversion price of the debentures from $30.00 to $22.50 per the Amendment Agreement was recorded as additional debt discount of $4.0 million on May 8, 2009. See Note 4 – Securities Amendment Agreement.

As discussed above under the caption “interest”, when originally issued, interest accrued at the rate of 12.0% per annum and was payable monthly, commencing on August 1, 2008.  In December 2008, the parties agreed to amend the interest payment provisions to eliminate monthly interest payments and to provide that interest was payable quarterly at the rate of (i) 0% per annum from October 1, 2008 until September 30, 2009, (ii) 13.5% per annum from October 1, 2009 until September 30, 2012 and (iii) 18% per annum from October 1, 2012 until maturity.  In May 2009, the parties again agreed to amend the interest payment provisions to reduce the interest rate to 0% through June 30, 2011 and then to 5% per annum thereafter. The Company recorded interest expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, at the effective interest rate of the convertible debentures during that period.

For each reporting period that the convertible debentures were outstanding, the Company assessed the value of its convertible debentures which were accounted for as derivative financial instruments indexed to and potentially settled in its own stock. At June 30, 2010, the Company determined that the beneficial conversion feature in the convertible debentures represented an embedded derivative liability.  Accordingly, the Company bifurcated the embedded conversion feature and accounted for it as a derivative liability because the conversion price and ultimate number of shares can be adjusted if the Company subsequently issues common stock at a lower price and it was deemed possible the Company could have to net cash settle the contract if there were not enough authorized shares to issue upon conversion.

The convertible debentures contained embedded derivative features, which were accounted for at fair value as a compound embedded derivative at June 30, 2010.  This compound embedded derivative included the following material features: (1) the standard conversion feature of the debentures; (2) a reset of the conversion price condition for subsequent equity sales; (3) the Company’s ability to pay interest in cash or shares of its common stock; (4) optional redemption at the Company’s election; (5) forced conversion; (6) holder’s restriction on conversion; and (7) a default put.

The Company, with the assistance of an independent valuation firm, calculated the fair value of the compound embedded derivative associated with the convertible debentures utilizing a complex, customized Monte Carlo simulation model suitable to value path dependant American options.  The model uses the risk neutral methodology adapted to value corporate securities.  This model utilized subjective and theoretical assumptions that can materially affect fair values from period to period.

At June 30, 2010, the Company recorded beneficial conversion liabilities of $3.3 million.  For the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, the Company recognized other income of $5.0 million and other income of $0.8 million, respectively, related to the change in fair market value of the beneficial conversion liabilities.

All of the Company’s debentures were repurchased and cancelled as of July 2, 2010, and the beneficial conversion feature derivative liability was eliminated.