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Note 6. Convertible Debentures and Derivative Liability
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Notes  
Note 6. Convertible Debentures and Derivative Liability

Note 6. Convertible Debentures and Derivative Liability

 

Pursuant to a Private Placement Memorandum dated February 14, 2014 (the "Private Placement"), the Company offered up to a maximum of $3,000,000 of Collateralized Convertible Senior Debentures to accredited or institutional investors. The Offering was conducted contingent on the deposit into Escrow of the purchase price for all of the Debentures offered in the principal amount of $3,000,000. The Debentures, once issued, bear interest at 4% per annum after 180 days, mature six years from the date of issuance, and are secured by a lien on the Company's Mississippi property. The Debentures were offered in three tranches as follows:

 

 (a)  $1,000,000 of First Tranche Collateralized Convertible Senior Debentures convertible into an aggregate of 3,333,333 shares of Common Stock of the Company at a conversion price of $ .30 per share (the "First Tranche Debentures");

 

(b)  $1,000,000 of Second Tranche Collateralized Convertible Senior Debentures, convertible into an aggregate of 2,222,222 shares of Common Stock of the Company at a conversion price of $ .45 per share (the "Second Tranche Debentures"); and

 

(c)  $1,000,000 of Third Tranche Collateralized Convertible Senior Debentures, convertible into either 1,818,182 shares of Common Stock or 1,333,333 shares of Common Stock of the Company, at a conversion price of $ .55 or $ .75 per share depending upon certain conditions described in the Private Placement Memorandum (the "Third Tranche Debentures").

 

On March 31, 2014, the First Closing occurred when subscriptions in the amount of $3,000,000 were received in Escrow and accepted by the Company. The Escrow Agent released $1,000,000 to the Company and the Company issued First Tranche Debentures in the aggregate principle amount of $1,000,000.

 

The Company's stock registration was revoked effective September 4, 2014. Therefore, on December 4, 2014, the Company extended offers to the investors to amend the Private Placement.  The Company offered to amend certain terms and conditions, including the conversion terms of the First Tranche Debentures, which were issued on March 31, 2014 ("Amendment I"). The Company separately offered to amend certain terms and conditions, including those relating to issuance and conversion of the Second and Third Tranche Debentures, as well as the period of time within which to perform the Third Tranche Closing Obligations, as amended ("Amendment II").

 

On December 31, 2014, investors who had purchased $950,000 of First Tranche Debentures consented to the amended conversion terms of Amendment I. The remaining Debenture in the amount of $50,000 remains as originally issued with no conversion rights. Thus, the First Tranche Debentures can be converted into a total of 3,166,666 shares of common stock. On December 31, 2014, the Second Closing occurred when investors representing $850,000 of Second Tranche Debentures consented to Amendment II.  The Escrow Agent released $850,000 to the Company and the Company issued Second Tranche Debentures in the aggregate principle amount of $850,000. Thus, the Second Tranche Debentures can be converted into 1,888,889 shares of common stock. The Escrow Agent refunded $300,000 to those investors who did not consent to Amendment II.

 

The Company did not meet the closing obligations for the Third Tranche Debentures as of June 30, 2015, as was required, pursuant to the terms of the Private Placement, as amended. Therefore, the remaining $850,000 being held in escrow for the purchase of the Third Tranche Debentures was returned to the investors in July 2015.

 

For purposes of determining the proper accounting treatment and valuation of the instruments, the Company applied the provisions set forth in ASC Topic 820, "Fair Value in Financial Instruments" and ASC Topic 815, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities."  Since the Notes issued have derivative features, the embedded derivatives should be bundled and valued as a single, compound embedded derivative, bifurcated from the debt host and treated as a liability. In addition, the valuation is required to be conducted for each reporting period the instrument was in existence.

 

As previously noted, the Company's stock registration was revoked effective September 4, 2014. Therefore, the Company engaged an independent valuation expert to determine the fair value of its shares of common stock for each quarter beginning with the quarter ended September 30, 2014 through the quarter ended September 30, 2015. For periods after September 3, 2014, the fair value was estimated by adjusting the most recent market price by changes in the underlying market cap due to changes in the value of net assets and applying a discount for lack of marketability inasmuch as the stock was not trading. The stock began to trade again on or about October 26, 2015 and, therefore, the closing price of the stock was used in the valuation beginning with the quarter ending December 31, 2015. Monte Carlo models were developed to value the derivative liability within the Notes using a historical volatility rate of 147% at March 31, 2016 and 132% at December 31, 2015, and using discount bond rates based on the expected remaining term of each instrument ranging from 6.30% to 6.69% at March 31, 2016 and 6.45% to 7.07% at December 31, 2015, with conversion requirements expected to be met by June 30, 2016 for the March 31, 2016 calculation.

 

The estimated fair value for the derivative liability relating to each Debenture at the balance sheet dates is as follows:

 

 

March 31,

2016

December 31,

2015

 

 

 

Tranche 1

$911,044

$893,731

Tranche 2

839,100

810,839

 

 

 

Derivative Liability

$1,750,144

$1,704,570

 

At the initial valuation date of each Tranche, a portion of the derivative liability was allocated to the Convertible Debentures as debt discount, with the remainder being recorded as other income/expense. At March 31, 2014, the initial valuation of First Tranche Debentures, $1,000,000, was allocated to debt discount and at December 31, 2014, the initial valuation of Second Tranche Debentures, $850,000, was allocated to debt discount. The debt discount is subsequently amortized to expense using an effective interest methodology. Amortization of debt discount amounted to $13,197 and $17,642 for Convertible Debentures and $455 and $218 for the non-convertible Debenture for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 respectively.

 

As discussed more fully in Note 8, on August 6, 2015, an Involuntary Petition was filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court by creditors holding convertible promissory notes issued by the Company. Under the terms of the Debentures, this filing could result in an "event of default" on the part of the Company which, if continuing, could require the Company to pay the outstanding principal amount of a Debenture plus all accrued and unpaid interest through the date the Debenture is paid in full. In addition, the interest payment on these Debentures for the calendar year 2015 in the approximate amount of $57,000 was due March 1, 2016. The Company failed to make the payment. This failure, if continuing, could represent an additional event of default under the terms of the Debenture.