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3. Notes Payable - Related Party
6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2014
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3. Notes Payable - Related Party

 

3. Notes Payable – Related Party   

 

The Company had a note payable to G.S. Beckwith Gilbert, the Company’s significant shareholder and Chairman, of $3,865,000 (the “Gilbert Note”) as of April 30, 2014. The Gilbert Note bears a maturity date of November 1, 2014, with an annual interest rate of 6%. Interest payments are due by October 31 of each fiscal year. The Company has paid all interest incurred on the Gilbert Note through April 30, 2014. During the first half of fiscal year 2014, the Company made $500,000 in principal payments, bringing the principal amount of the note payable of $4,365,000 as of October 31, 2013 to $3,865,000 as of April 30, 2014.

 

On June 11, 2014, the Company entered into a Debt Extension Agreement with G.S. Beckwith Gilbert, effective June 11, 2014, pursuant to which the Company and Mr. Gilbert agreed to modify certain terms and conditions of the Gilbert Note. The maturity date of the Gilbert Note was due on November 1, 2014, and the total amount of principle and interest due and owing as of June 11, 2014 was $3,891,934. Pursuant to the Debt Extension Agreement, the Company issued a new note to Mr. Gilbert in the principal amount of $3,864,880 (the “New Gilbert Note”) in exchange for the Gilbert Note and the Company agreed to pay the accrued interest under the Gilbert Note as of June 11, 2014, in an amount equal to $27,054, at the time and on the terms set forth in the Gilbert Note. Under the terms of the New Gilbert Note, the maturity date was extended to November 1, 2016 and the annual interest rate remained at 6%. Interest payments under the New Gilbert Note shall be made annually at October 31 of each year.

 

The Company has received a commitment from G.S. Beckwith Gilbert, dated June 10, 2014, that if the Company, at any time, is unable to meet its obligations through June 10, 2015, G.S. Beckwith Gilbert will provide the necessary continuing financial support to the Company in order for the Company to meet such obligations. Such commitment for financial support may be in the form of additional advances or loans to the Company, in addition to the deferral of principal and/or interest payments due on the existing loans, if deemed necessary. The note payable is secured by the Company’s assets.

 

The Company believes that its liquidity is adequate to meet operating and investment requirements through October 31, 2014. During such period the Company does not anticipate borrowing additional funds from G.S. Beckwith Gilbert, although it has received a commitment from G.S. Beckwith Gilbert to do so if the Company requires additional funds.