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RELATED PARTIES
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
RELATED PARTIES [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTIES
NOTE 10 – RELATED PARTIES

The Company is a related party to IBS Capital (“IBS”), an entity whose principal, David Taft, is a Company director.  During the six months ended June 30, 2011, IBS purchased 3,900,000 shares of the Company's common stock for prices between $1.25 to $1.52 per share, for a total of $4,135,000.  In addition, IBS received $20,000 cash for director fees associated with Mr. Taft's participation on the Company's board of directors.  During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company received $1,500,000 from IBS in exchange for convertible debt.  During the six months ended June 30, 2011, the Company issued 551,575 shares of its common stock to IBS in conjunction with the conversion of convertible debt issued in May 2010, along with related accrued interest.  In November 2010, the Company issued 349,287 shares of the Company's common stock to IBS as part of a forbearance agreement related to the class action lawsuit as described below.
 
The Company is a related party to Material Advisors (“MA”), an entity with which the Company has a management agreement for executive guidance.  The agreement has a term beginning on December 30, 2008 and ending on December 30, 2012 and calls for monthly management fees of $83,333 to be paid for services.  In addition to management fees, MA was granted stock options equivalent to 6,583,278 shares of common stock.  Such options vest equally over the life of the management agreement and may be exercised at a strike price of $0.70 per share.  Also during the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company received $40,000 from MA in exchange for convertible debt.  All debt and accrued interest has been converted to 107,347 shares of the Company's common stock. On February 8, 2011, the Company's Board of Directors extended the management agreement between the Company and Materials Advisors for an additional year.  The extension continues Material Advisor's services through December 31, 2012.  The extension included the option to purchase 2,904,653 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $0.83.  The vesting of such options will begin January 1, 2012 and will vest equally over the twelve-month period ending December 1, 2012.