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Notes and Convertible Note Payable
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Notes and Convertible Note Payable [Abstract]  
Notes and Convertible Note Payable

10. Notes and Convertible Note Payable

 

Notes Payable

 

On April 24, 2014, the Company issued a promissory note in the amount of $300,000 to a related party, Clifford Lerner, President of The Grade and the Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors. The promissory note was originally due and payable on January 24, 2015, but was subsequently amended to extend its maturity for an additional nine months and was due and payable on October 24, 2015 and bore interest at the rate of nine percent (9%) per annum. On March 25, 2015, the promissory note was repaid in full.

 

On May 20, 2014, the Company issued a promissory note in the amount of $100,000 and a warrant to purchase 25,000 shares of its common stock to Thomas Carrella. The promissory note was due and payable on February 20, 2015 and bore interest at the rate of fifteen percent (15%) per annum. The Company calculated the fair value of the warrant using Black-Scholes option pricing model and recorded $4,750 of deferred financing costs related to the issuance of the warrant that were amortized over the term of the promissory note. On February 20, 2015, the promissory note was repaid in full.

 

Securities Purchase Agreement

 

On February 13, 2015, pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company closed a private placement of debt and equity securities for aggregate gross proceeds of $3,000,000. In connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company issued Sigma II (i) 350,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, (ii) the Note in the aggregate principal amount of $3,000,000 and (iii) a warrant to purchase up to 10,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company incurred financing costs of $314,249 in connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement that will be amortized over the term of the Note. Amortization for the deferred financing cost was $39,604 and $99,801 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively.

 

The Note bears interest at a rate of 12% per annum and matures on the earlier of February 13, 2017 or a change in control. During any time while the Note is outstanding, the outstanding principal balance of the Note, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at the option of Sigma II at a conversion price of $0.20 per share, subject to certain adjustments, including reset adjustments to the conversion price if the Company issues securities at lower prices in the future, as disclosed in Note 5. The Company’s obligations under the Note are secured by a first priority lien on all of its assets and property. The Note is also secured by up to 65% of the outstanding capital stock and other equity interests of Snap Mobile Limited, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary. Snap Mobile Limited is also a guarantor of the Note. An event of default under the Note includes, among other things, (i) the Company’s failure to pay any amounts due and payable when and as required, (ii) failure of a representation or warranty made by the Company to be correct and accurate when made, (iii) the institution of bankruptcy or similar proceedings against the Company and (iv) the Company’s inability to pay debts as they become due. The Note also requires the Company to maintain an aggregate cash balance of $1,350,000 in its bank accounts or it will be required to make partial prepayments on the Note. If the Company fails to maintain this aggregate cash balance in its bank accounts for a thirty day period, it is required to make a $125,000 prepayment on the Note. For each subsequent calendar month that the aggregate cash balance in the Company’s bank accounts does not equal or exceed $1,500,000, the Company must make an additional $125,000 prepayment on the Note.

 

The Note contains a compound embedded derivative consisting of an embedded conversion feature and interest make-whole provisions and was accounted for as a derivative liability with an aggregate fair value of $950,000. In addition, the fair value of the warrants was $798,000 and was also required to be accounted for as a derivative liability. Both instruments were also recorded as debt discounts on the date the Note was issued. The Company is amortizing the debt discount using the effective interest method over the life of the Note, which is two years. Contractual interest expense under the Note incurred for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $90,000 and $226,000, respectively.

 

Simultaneously with the closing of the private placement, the Company entered into the Advisory Agreement with Sigma pursuant to which Sigma agreed to provide the Company with certain advisory and consulting services. In connection with the Advisory Agreement, the Company issued Sigma 150,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and a warrant to purchase up to 4,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. Both the shares of common stock and the warrant issued were fully vested and non-forfeitable on the date that the Advisory Agreement was entered into. Based on the terms of the Advisory Agreement and the criteria outlined in ASC 505-50, Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees, the Company determined that the common stock and warrants issued were additional consideration provided to Sigma in connection with the issuance of the Note. As a result, the Company recorded the grant date fair value of the common stock and warrants of $30,000 and $342,000, respectively, as debt discounts on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

 

In addition to the issuance of common stock and warrants under the Advisory Agreement, the Company also agreed to pay Sigma a monthly advisory fee of $10,000, up to an aggregate limit of $240,000, subject to certain exceptions, over the life of the Note (the “Cash Payment”). If the Company were to prepay the Note or the repayment of the Note was accelerated for certain reasons, the Company would still be required to remit either a portion or the full amount of the Cash Payment. The Company also agreed to pay Sigma a cash payment of $150,000 if the Company effectuates a dilutive issuance (as defined) while the Note is outstanding (the “Dilutive Cash Payment”). The Company determined that, based on the make-whole features associated with the Cash Payment and the contingent make-whole features associated with the Dilutive Cash Payment, that these payments are required to be treated as derivative instruments in accordance with ASC 815. The fair value of these instruments was included in the value of the compound embedded derivative discussed above.

 

Amortization expense relating to the aggregate debt discounts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $267,178 and $665,041, respectively, which is included as interest expense on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.