8.	Shareholders’ Equity

As of December 31, 2017, the Company had 150,000,000 authorized shares of common stock, $0.01 par value, of which 12,256,980 were issued and 10,844,113 were outstanding. As of December 31, 2017, the Company had 1,000,000 authorized Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, of which none were issued and outstanding.

Preferred Stock

During the quarter ending June 30, 2017, the Company issued a Notice of Conversion to the holders of Series B and a Notice of Redemption to the holders of Series C giving notice that on June 30, 2017 (the “Redemption and Conversion Date”) all outstanding shares of the respective Preferred Stock issuance would be converted, as in the case of the Series B, or redeemed, as in the case of the Series C. The Series B, by its terms, automatically converted into shares of common stock, upon the occurrence of the event. On the Redemption and Conversion Date, each share of the 130 shares of Series B outstanding converted into 2.78 shares of common stock resulting in an issuance of 361 shares.

The holders of each share of the 550 shares of Series C outstanding had the right to require the Company to redeem their shares in cash plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon the date such redemption is demanded. On the Redemption and Conversion Date, the Company paid to the holders of the Series C approximately $0.01 million and as a result of the transaction recorded the excess of the carrying value of Series C over redemption value of approximately $0.5 million to accumulated deficit for the year ended December 31, 2017. At December 31, 2017, there were no remaining outstanding shares of either the Series B or the Series C.

In March 2002, the Company adopted a Stockholder Rights Plan (the “Rights Plan”) designed to protect company stockholders in the event of takeover activity that would deny them the full value of their investment. The Rights Plan was not adopted in response to any specific takeover threat. In adopting the Rights Plan, the Board declared a dividend distribution of one preferred stock purchase right for each outstanding share of common stock of the Company, payable to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 22, 2002. The rights will become exercisable only in the event, with certain exceptions, a person or group of affiliated or associated persons acquires a specified amount (the “Specified Amount”) (originally 15%) or more of the Company’s voting stock, or a person or group of affiliated or associated persons commences a tender or exchange offer which, if successfully consummated, would result in such person or group owning the Specified Amount or more of the Company’s voting stock. Each right, once exercisable, will entitle the holder (other than rights owned by an acquiring person or group) to buy one one-thousandth of a share of a series of the Company’s Series D Junior Participating Preferred Stock at a price of $30 per one-thousandth of a share, subject to adjustments. In addition, upon the occurrence of certain events, holders of the rights (other than rights owned by an acquiring person or group) would be entitled to purchase either the Company’s preferred stock or shares in an “acquiring entity” at approximately half of market value. Further, at any time after a person or group acquires the Specified Amount or more (but less than 50%) of the Company’s outstanding voting stock, subject to certain exceptions, the Board of Directors may, at its option, exchange part or all of the rights (other than rights held by an acquiring person or group) for shares of the Company’s common stock having a fair market value on the date of such acquisition equal to the excess of (i) the fair market value of preferred stock issuable upon exercise of the rights over (ii) the exercise price of the rights. The Company generally will be entitled to redeem the rights at $0.01 per right at any time prior to the close of business on the tenth day after there has been a public announcement of the beneficial ownership by any person or group of the Specified Amount or more of the Company’s voting stock, subject to certain exceptions.

In November 2010, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted an amendment and restatement (the “Amendment”) of the Rights Plan, dated as of March 13, 2002 (the “Original Rights Agreement”), between the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as successor rights agent (as amended, the “Rights Plan”). In general, the Amendment leaves the Original Rights Agreement unchanged in all material respects, other than changing the trigger for the Rights becoming exercisable from 15% to 4.99% of the outstanding Voting Rights (as defined in the Rights Plan), expanding the concept of “beneficial ownership” to include shares owned (including those owned indirectly and constructively) under Section 382 of the Code and modifying the provisions relating to the exchange of Rights for common stock.

The Company adopted the Amendment to preserve the value of the Company’s net operating loss carry forwards (the “Tax Benefits”), because its ability to fully use the Tax Benefits on an annual basis to offset future income may be substantially limited if the Company experiences an “ownership change” for purposes of Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”). Generally, the Company would experience an “ownership change” under Section 382 of the Code if a greater than 50 percentage point change in ownership of the Voting Stock (as defined in the Rights Plan and described below) by stockholders who beneficially own (or who are deemed to own) 5% or more of the Company’s Voting Stock occurs over a rolling three year period.

In September 2011, the Company and American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, LLC, as rights agent, further amended the Rights Plan to extend the expiration date of the rights from March 12, 2012 to July 3, 2013. In March 2013, the Company further amended the Rights Plan to extend the expiration date from July 3, 2013, to July 3, 2016. No extension of the Rights Plan was made subsequent to that period.