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Note 8 - Notes Payable
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements  
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]
8.
NOTES PAYABLE
 
Hercules Credit Agreement
 
In
November
2013,
the Company entered into a loan agreement with Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. (Hercules) which permits up to
$20
million in capital to be distributed in multiple tranches (the Hercules Credit Agreement). The Company drew the
first
tranche of
$5
million upon closing of the Hercules Credit Agreement in
November
2013
and used approximately
$4
million of the proceeds to repay the outstanding obligations under its loan agreement with Oxford Finance LLC and Horizon Technology Finance Corporation as discussed further below. On
June
10,
2014,
the Company closed the
second
$5
million tranche under the Hercules Credit Agreement. The proceeds were used to fund the
$3.0
million upfront cash payment associated with Celsion's acquisition of EGEN, as well as the Company’s transaction costs associated with the EGEN acquisition.  Upon the closing of this
second
tranche, the Company has drawn down a total of
$10
million under the Hercules Credit Agreement. 
 
The obligations under the Hercules Credit Agreement are in the form of secured indebtedness bearing interest at a calculated prime-based variable rate
(11.25%
per annum since inception through
December
17,
2015,
11.50%
from
December
18,
2015
through
December
15,
2016
and
11.75%
since). Payments under the loan agreement were interest only for the
first
twelve
months after loan closing, followed by a
30
-month amortization period of principal and interest through the scheduled maturity date of
June
1,
2017.
 
In connection with the Hercules Credit Agreement, the Company incurred cash expenses of
$122,378
which were recorded as deferred financing fees.  These deferred financing fees are being amortized as interest expense using the effective interest method over the life of the loan.  Also in connection with the Hercules Credit Facility, the Company paid loan origination fees of
$230,000
which has been classified as debt discount. This amount is being amortized as interest expense using the effective interest method over the life of the loan.
 
As a fee in connection with the Hercules Credit Agreement, the Company issued Hercules a warrant for a total of
97,493
shares of the Company’s common stock (the Hercules Warrant) at a per share exercise price of
$3.59,
exercisable for cash or by net exercise from
November
25,
2013.
Upon the closing of the
second
tranche on
June
10,
2014,
this warrant became exercisable for an additional
97,493
shares of the Company’s common stock. The Hercules Warrant will expire
November
25,
2018.
Hercules has certain rights to register the common stock underlying the Hercules Warrant pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement with the Company dated
November
25,
2013.
The registration rights expire on the date when such stock
may
be sold under Rule
144
without restriction or upon the
first
year anniversary of the registration statement for such stock, whichever is earlier. The common stock issuable pursuant to the Hercules Warrant was filed pursuant to Rule 
415
under the Securities Act of
1933
on the Prospectus for Registration Statement No.
333
-
193936
and was declared effective on
September
30,
2014.
 
The Company valued the Hercules Warrant issued at the inception of the loan using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and recorded
$521,763
in
2013
as deferred financing fees.  In calculating the value of the warrants, the Company assumed a volatility rate of
102%,
risk free interest rate of
1.37%,
an expected life of
5
years, a stock price of
$3.55
(closing price on date of the Hercules Warrant) and no expected forfeitures nor dividends.  In the
second
quarter of
2014,
the Company reassessed the classification of the warrants and concluded the original amount should be reclassified from deferred financing fees and equity. Therefore, other assets and additional paid in capital were both reduced by the
$521,763.
The Company then valued the warrant for the initial
97,493
shares of the Company’s common stock as of the inception of the loan and recorded
$260,928
as a debt discount to be amortized as interest expense using the effective interest method over the life of the loan and recognized a warrant liability for this amount. In connection with the closing of the
second
$5
million tranche on
June
9,
2014,
the Company then valued the warrant for the additional
97,493
shares of the Company’s common stock which became available and exercisable as of the date and recorded
$215,333
as a debt discount to be amortized as interest expense using the effective interest method over the life of the loan and recognized a warrant liability for this amount. In calculating the value of the warrant for the additional shares of the Company’s common stock on
June
10,
2014,
the Company assumed a volatility rate of
104%,
risk free interest rate of
1.69%,
an expected remaining life of
4.5
years, a stock price of
$3.07
(closing price
June
9,
2014)
and no expected forfeitures nor dividends.  In
2014,
the warrant liability was fair valued at the end of each quarter and the resulting change in fair value will be recognized in net income.
 
In the
second
quarter of
2015,
the Company concluded the warrant provision which provided for the exercise price to be adjusted downward as described above had expired. Therefore, the Company valued the warrant at
$336,254
immediately prior to this event and recorded non-cash charges to net income of
$18,018
and
$61,246
in the
second
quarter and year to date periods of
2015,
respectively. The Company also reduced the liability to
zero
and increased equity by
$336,254
at this time.
 
Also in connection with each of the
$5.0
million tranches, the Company will be required to pay an end of term charge equal to
3.5%
of each original loan amount at time of maturity. Therefore, these amounts totaling
$350,000
are being amortized as interest expense using the effective interest method over the life of the loan.
 
For the year ended
December
31,
2016,
the Company incurred
$486,327
in interest expense and amortized
$236,666
as interest expense for deferred fees, debt discount and end of term charges in connection with the Hercules Credit Agreement. For the year ended
December
31,
2015,
the Company incurred
$918,465
in interest expense and amortized
$438,717
as interest expense for deferred fees, debt discount and end of term charges in connection with the Hercules Credit Agreement.
 
The Hercules Credit Agreement contains customary covenants, including covenants that limit or restrict the Company’s ability to grant liens, incur indebtedness, make certain restricted payments, merge or consolidate and make dispositions of assets. Upon the occurrence of an event of default under the Hercules Credit Agreement, the lenders
may
cease making loans, terminate the Hercules Credit Agreement, declare all amounts outstanding to be immediately due and payable and foreclose on or liquidate the Company’s assets that comprise the lenders’ collateral. The Hercules Credit Agreement specifies a number of events of default (some of which are subject to applicable grace or cure periods), including, among other things, non-payment defaults, covenant defaults, a material adverse effect on the Company or its assets, cross-defaults to other material indebtedness, bankruptcy and insolvency defaults and material judgment defaults. The Company has maintained compliance with these covenants.
 
Following is a schedule of future principle payments and end of term fee net of debt discount due on the Hercules Credit Agreement:
 
 
 
As of
December 31,
 
2017
  $
2,560,553
 
2018 and thereafter
   
 
Total
  $
2,560,553