2.4.0.8116 - Disclosure - Related Party Transactionstruefalsefalse1falsefalsefalseP01_01_2013To06_30_2013http://www.sec.gov/CIK0000826683duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true1us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse02false2us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsDisclosureTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalselabel1falsefalsefalse00 <table border="0" style="clear:both;width:100%; table-layout:fixed;"> <tr> <td></td> </tr> </table> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif "> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> <strong>10. Related Party Transactions</strong></div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> <strong> </strong></div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> <strong><em>Temporary Subordinated Borrowings</em></strong></div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">  </div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> <font style="COLOR: black">On March 4, 2013, the Company borrowed $<font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">400,000</font> from the</font> Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors<font style="COLOR: black">. The loan was in the form of a temporary subordinated loan in accordance with Rule 15c3-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Total fees incurred were $<font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">24,800</font>, which amount was included in cost of underwriting capital in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations. The loan and related fees were paid in full on <font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">April 5, 2013</font>.</font></div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">  </div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> <font style="COLOR: black">On January 31, 2013, the Company borrowed $<font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">1,200,000</font> from the</font> Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors<font style="COLOR: black">. The loan was in the form of a temporary subordinated loan in accordance with Rule 15c3-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Total fees incurred were $<font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">52,800</font>, which amount was included in cost of underwriting capital in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations. The loan and related fees were paid in full on <font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">February 22, 2013</font>.</font></div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> <strong><em> </em></strong></div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> <strong style="TEXT-INDENT: 0in; MARGIN: 0in"><em>Convertible Secured Promissory Notes</em></strong></div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">  </div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> On February 22, 2013 and December 28, 2012, the Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors loaned $<font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">600,000</font> and $<font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">500,000</font> to the Company in two convertible secured promissory notes (the “Convertible Notes”) maturing on <font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">August 22, 2013</font> and <font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">June 28, 2013</font>, respectively, bearing interest rates at eight percent (<font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">8</font></font>%) per annum payable at maturity. Each Convertible Note is secured pursuant to a certain Stock Pledge Agreement dated December 13, 2012 and includes a conversion feature which provides for the note to automatically convert into the Company’s common shares upon the consummation of a “Qualified Financing,” defined as an equity investment in one or a series of related transactions resulting in not less than $<font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">2,000,000</font>, including the amount converted under the Convertible Notes. The number of common shares issued will be equal to the Convertible Notes’ principals divided by the price per share paid by the investors in the Qualified Financing. (See Note 6)</div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> <strong><em> </em></strong></div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> <strong style="TEXT-INDENT: 0in; MARGIN: 0in"><em>Secured Promissory Notes</em></strong></div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">  </div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> On December 13, 2012, the Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors loaned $<font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">200,000</font> to the Company in a secured promissory notes (the “Secured Note”) maturing on <font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">June 13, 2013</font> and bearing interest rates at eight percent (<font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">8</font>%) per annum payable at maturity. On June 13, 2013, the Secured Note was extended to July 8, 2013 at the same terms. On July 8, 2013, while interest rate remains unchanged, the Secured Note’s maturity date was extended as follows:</div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">  </div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-ALIGN:center; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; WIDTH: 100%" align="center"> <table style="clear:both;BORDER-BOTTOM: #9eb6ce 0px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #9eb6ce 0px solid; MARGIN: 0px:auto; WIDTH: 42%; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; OVERFLOW: visible; BORDER-TOP: #9eb6ce 0px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #9eb6ce 0px solid" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tr style="HEIGHT: 12px"> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; FONT-WEIGHT: 400" width="1%"> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt">  </div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; FONT-WEIGHT: 400" width="12%"> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt">  </div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; FONT-WEIGHT: 400" width="1%"> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt">  </div> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; FONT-WEIGHT: 700" width="27%" colspan="5"> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> Maturity Dates</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; FONT-WEIGHT: 400" width="1%"> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt">  </div> </td> </tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 12px"> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; FONT-WEIGHT: 700" width="13%" colspan="2"> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> Principal</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; FONT-WEIGHT: 400" width="1%"> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt">  </div> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; FONT-WEIGHT: 700" width="13%" colspan="2"> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> 31-Oct-13</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; FONT-WEIGHT: 400" width="1%"> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt">  </div> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; FONT-WEIGHT: 700" width="13%" colspan="2"> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> 31-Dec-13</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; FONT-WEIGHT: 400" width="1%"> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt">  </div> </td> </tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 12px"> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; BACKGROUND: #ccffcc; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; FONT-WEIGHT: 400" width="1%"> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt">$</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; FONT-STYLE: normal; PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; BACKGROUND: #ccffcc; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; FONT-WEIGHT: 400" width="12%"> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> 200,000</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; BACKGROUND: #ccffcc; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; FONT-WEIGHT: 400" width="1%"> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt">  </div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; BACKGROUND: #ccffcc; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; FONT-WEIGHT: 400" width="1%"> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt">$</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; FONT-STYLE: normal; PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; BACKGROUND: #ccffcc; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; FONT-WEIGHT: 400" width="12%"> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> 66,667</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; BACKGROUND: #ccffcc; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; FONT-WEIGHT: 400" width="1%"> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt">  </div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; BACKGROUND: #ccffcc; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; FONT-WEIGHT: 400" width="1%"> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt">$</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; FONT-STYLE: normal; PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; BACKGROUND: #ccffcc; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; FONT-WEIGHT: 400" width="12%"> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> 133,333</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; BACKGROUND: #ccffcc; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; FONT-WEIGHT: 400" width="1%"> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt">  </div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></div> </div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">  </div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> <strong style="TEXT-INDENT: 0in; MARGIN: 0in"><em>Debt Conversion</em></strong></div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> <strong><em> </em></strong></div> <table style="clear:both;MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top"> <td style="WIDTH: 0.25in"> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></div> </td> <td style="WIDTH: 0.25in"> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><strong> <em>a.</em></strong></div> </td> <td> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><strong> <em>Conversion of Convertible Secured Promissory Notes</em></strong></div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">  </div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> The March 28, 2013 sale of common stock (see Note 6) was the impetus to the Qualified Financing specified in the Convertible Notes, triggering an automatic conversion of the Convertible Notes into the Company’s common shares at $<font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0.03</font> per share. For each common share purchased by means of surrender of the Convertible Notes, the holder received a warrant to purchase <font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0.50</font> share of common stock at $<font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0.04</font> per share, for a term of five years. A total of <font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">36,666,666</font> common shares and <font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">18,333,333</font> warrants were issued.</div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">  </div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> The Company accounted for this transaction in accordance with ASC 470, <em>Debt</em>, as an extinguishment of debt, whereby a gain or loss was calculated as the difference between the reacquisition price and net carrying value of the debt. The reacquisition price was determined as the sum of the fair value of the common stock and new warrants. The warrants were valued using the Black-Scholes fair value model.</div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">  </div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> For the six months ended June 30, 2013, a loss of approximately $<font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">267,000</font> was recorded on the transaction based on a reacquisition price of approximately $<font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">1,367,000</font> and fair value of the debt exchanged of approximately $<font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">1,100,000</font>.</div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">  </div> <table style="clear:both;MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top"> <td style="WIDTH: 0.25in"> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></div> </td> <td style="WIDTH: 0.25in"> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><strong> <em>b.</em></strong></div> </td> <td> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><strong> <em>Conversion of Subordinated Notes Payable</em></strong></div> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">  </div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> On March 28, 2013, certain subordinated notes payable holders, all of whom are directors and officers of the Company, agreed to convert $<font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">110,000</font> subordinated notes payable into the Company’s common shares at $<font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0.03</font> per share. For each common share purchased by means of surrender of the subordinated notes payable, the holders received a warrant to purchase <font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0.25</font> share of common stock at $<font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0.04</font> per share, for a term of five years. A total of <font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">3,666,665</font> common shares and <font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">916,665</font> warrants were issued.</div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">  </div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> The Company accounted for this transaction in accordance with ASC 470, <em>Debt</em>, as an extinguishment of debt, whereby a gain or loss was calculated as the difference between the reacquisition price and net carrying value of the debt. The reacquisition price was determined as the sum of the fair value of the common stock and new warrants. The warrants were valued using the Black-Scholes fair value model.</div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">  </div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> For the six months ended June 30, 2013, a loss of approximately $<font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">26,000</font> was recorded on the transaction based on a reacquisition price of approximately $<font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">136,000</font> and fair value of the debt exchanged of approximately $<font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">106,000</font>.</div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> <strong><em> </em></strong></div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> <strong style="TEXT-INDENT: 0in; MARGIN: 0in"><em>Other Related Party Transactions</em></strong></div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">  </div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> From time to time, officers and employees of the Company may invest in private placements which the Company arranges and for which the Company charges investment banking fees.</div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">  </div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> The Company’s employees may, at times, provide certain services and supporting functions to its affiliate entities. 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