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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
NOTE 15 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
LITIGATION
The Company records accruals for contingencies when it is probable that a liability had been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. In addition to the matters described herein, the Company is involved in or subject to, or may become involved in or subject to, routine litigation, claims, disputes, proceedings and investigations in the ordinary course of business, which in management's opinion will not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, cash flows or results of operations. . All prior claims have been settled through December 31, 2012. Currently, the Company has no lawsuits, claims, proceedings and investigations pending
 
OTHER COMMITMENTS

Material Advisors LLC
On December 30, 2008, the Company entered into a Management Agreement with Material Advisors LLC, a management services company ("Manager"). The Management Agreement has a term ending on December 31, 2010 with automatic renewal for successive one-year periods unless either Manager or Company provides 90 days prior notice of cancellation to the other party or pursuant to the termination provisions of the Management Agreement. Under the Management Agreement Manager will perform or engage others, including Andre Zeitoun, a principal of Manager, Chris Carney and Eric Basroon ("Management Personnel"), to perform senior management services including such services as are customarily provided by a chief executive officer but not (unless otherwise agreed) services customarily provided by a chief financial officer. Pursuant to the Management Agreement, Andre Zeitoun will serve as Company's Chief Executive Officer and will be appointed as a member of the Company's Board of Directors.

The services provided by Manager include, without limitation, consulting with the Board of Directors and the Company's management on business and financial matters. Manager will be paid an annual fee of $1,000,000 per year, payable in equal monthly installments of $83,333. Manager will be solely responsible for the compensation of the Management Personnel, including Mr. Zeitoun and the Management Personnel will not be entitled to any direct compensation or benefits from the Company (including, in the case of Mr. Zeitoun, for service on the Board). In January 2009, the Company granted Manager non-qualified stock options to purchase, for $0.70 per share, up to 6,583,277 shares of the Company's stock. In February 2011, the Company's Board of Directors extended the Management Agreement for one additional year, thus extending the termination date of the agreement to December 31, 2012. As part of the extension of the Management Agreement, the Company's board of Directors approved the issuance of 2,904,653 warrants to purchase shares of common stock of the Company at $0.83 per share. The warrants have a term of 5 years and vest equally on a monthly basis beginning January 2012. On January 2012, the Company's Board of Directors unanimously agreed to pay a performance bonus of $750,000 to the manager and relieve Material Advisors of paying its company-related expenses.

On November 20, 2012, it was decided that effective February 1, 2013 the Company would engage the three members of Material Advisors individually rather than through Material Advisors.
 
Office Lease

The Company extended their lease agreement for office space through December 31, 2014 at a monthly rent of $11,608 for 2013 and $11,493 for 2014 or an aggregate commitment of approximately $277,217 at December 31, 2012 of which $139,300 is payable in 2013 and $ 137,917 is payable in 2014.

OTHER COMMITMENTS

Capital Obligation

As of December 31, 2012, the Company has commitments aggregating approximately $481,253 for the construction or purchase of property and equipment.