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Note 11 - Unsecured Convertible Notes
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
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Note 11 — Unsecured Convertible Notes

 

As of  March 31, 2022, the Company had outstanding 8.5% unsecured convertible notes payable (the “Trinad Notes”) issued to Trinad Capital Master Fund Ltd. (“Trinad Capital”), a fund controlled by Mr. Ellin, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, director and principal stockholder, as discussed below. The Trinad Notes were convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a fixed conversion price of $3.00 per share.

 

The first Trinad Note was issued on February 21, 2017, to convert aggregate principal and interest of $3.6 million under the first senior promissory note and second senior promissory note with Trinad Capital previously issued on March 31, 2014 and April 8, 2015, respectively. The first Trinad Note was due on March 31, 2018 and was extended to May 31, 2023 (as discussed below).

 

Between October 27, 2017 and December 18, 2017, the Company issued six unsecured convertible notes payable to Trinad Capital for aggregate total principal amount of $1.1 million. The notes were due on various dates through March 31, 2018 and were extended to May 31, 2023 (as discussed below). As of March 31, 2023 and 2022, $0.3 million and $0.3 million of accrued interest was included in the principal balance, respectively.

 

On August 11, 2021, the Company entered into an Amendment of Notes Agreement (the “Amendment Agreement”) with Trinad Capital pursuant to which the maturity date of all of the Trinad Notes was extended to May 31, 2023, and in consideration of such extension, the Company issued to Trinad Capital 33,654 shares of its common stock. The Company evaluated the Amendment Agreement and the amendment was required to be accounted for as an extinguishment under ASC 470-50, Debt – Modifications and Extinguishment. As a result, the Company determined that the amendment should be accounted for as an extinguishment and we recorded the amended debt instrument at fair value which included the consideration in common stock transferred. The resulting loss on extinguishment recorded of $4.3 million is included in loss on extinguishment of debt in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the year ended  March 31, 2023. In addition, the Company recorded a $4.2 million benefit to additional paid in capital as a result of the excess of the deemed fair value of the Trinad Notes over the principal and accrued interest outstanding at the time of extinguishment.

 

In July 2022, the Company entered into an amendment with Trinad Capital pursuant to which the maturity date of all of the Trinad Notes was extended to July 1, 2024, and in consideration of such extension, the Company issued to Trinad Capital 500,000 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock. The Company evaluated the Amendment Agreement and the amendment was not required to be accounted for as a TDR under ASC 470-60 as no concession was granted to the Company. The Company then evaluated the Amendment Agreement and the amendment was not required to be accounted for as an extinguishment under ASC 470-50, Debt – Modifications and Extinguishment. The Company recorded the debt as a modification and recorded the derivative associated with the conversion feature as a debt discount. The Company determined the value of the derivative to be $0.2 million using the Black-Scholes option pricing model based on the following assumptions: common share price of $0.71 per share; expected exercise price of $3.00 per share; volatility of 84.8%; expected dividend yield of zero; and annual risk-free interest rate of 4.09%.

 

The Company may not redeem any of the Trinad Notes prior to maturity without Trinad Capital’s consent.

 

On February 3, 2023 (the “Effective Date”), the “Company entered into an exchange agreement (collectively, the “Exchange Agreements”) with (i) Harvest Small Cap Partners Master, Ltd. (“HSCPM”) in regard to that certain 8.5% Senior Secured Convertible Note in the aggregate amount of $10,503,965 issued by the Company on September 15, 2020, as amended on June 3, 2021 and July 6, 2022, to HSCPM (the “HSCPM Note”), (ii) Harvest Small Cap Partners, L.P. (“HSCP”) in regard to that certain 8.5% Senior Secured Convertible Note in the aggregate amount of $4,496,035 issued by the Company on September 15, 2020, as amended on June 3, 2021 and July 6, 2022, to HSCP (the “HSCP Note”); and (iii) Trinad Capital (and collectively with HSCPM and HSCP, the “Holders”) in regard to all promissory notes in the aggregate principal and interest amount of $6,177,218 issued by the Company to Trinad Capital (the “Trinad Notes” and collectively with the HSCPM Note and the HSCP Note, the “Notes”). Pursuant to the Exchange Agreements, the Holders exchanged the Notes, and with respect to Trinad Capital, together with interest, due and payable thereon, and relinquished any and all rights thereunder, for 21,177 shares of the Company’s newly designated and issued Series A Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), with a stated value of $1,000 per share (the “Stated Value”), having the terms as set forth in the Company’s Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series A Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designation”) filed by the Company on February 2, 2023 with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

 

In consideration for entry into the Exchange Agreements and the Holders’ willingness to forego certain rights to common stock of the Company previously agreed by the parties, the Company issued to the Harvest Funds an aggregate of 625,000 shares of its common stock (the “Harvest Shares”) and to Trinad Capital 200,000 shares of its common stock. In connection with the entry of the Exchange Agreements, unless otherwise agreed to by the Harvest Funds, Mr. Ellin agreed to (i) to serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and (ii) extend the period during which he cannot dispose of any equity or convertible securities of the Company owned by him or any entity of which he is the beneficial owner and not to cease to be the beneficial owner of any other equity or convertible securities of the Company of which Mr. Ellin is the beneficial owner (subject to certain exceptions), in each case until the time that the Harvest Funds no longer own any shares of the Series A Preferred Stock.

 

The Company evaluated the Amendment Agreement and the settlement was required to be accounted for as an extinguishment under ASC 470-50, Debt – Modifications and Extinguishment, with loss on extinguishment recognized for the difference in the fair value of the equity securities issued and the carrying value of the debt. As the Trinad Notes were with a related party, the Company recorded the loss on extinguishment as a capital transaction and recorded $0.5 million within additional paid in capital in the Statement of Stockholder’s Equity for the year ended March 31, 2023.