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Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock  
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock

5.   Series B Convertible Preferred Stock

 

On March 9, 2012, the Company completed the sale of 12,308 shares of Series B-1 Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock (Series B-1 preferred stock) at an offering price of $3,250 per share.  In addition to the Series B-1 preferred stock, which was issued at the closing, the Company also authorized Series B-2 Voting Convertible preferred Stock (Series B-2 preferred stock).  The Series B-1 preferred stock and Series B-2 preferred stock collectively are referred to as the Series B preferred stock.  The Series B preferred stock is convertible, at the option of the holder thereof at any time after the five year anniversary of the closing of the offering, into shares of common stock at a conversion price of $3.25 per share of common stock.  At any time after the five year anniversary of issuance, the Company may elect to convert any or all outstanding shares of Series B preferred stock into shares of common stock, subject to certain limitations.  Dividends on the Series B preferred stock will be cumulative and compound daily, at a rate of 11.5% per annum, payable upon conversion, liquidation, redemption or other similar events, and payable in cash or Series B-1 preferred stock until the five year anniversary of issuance.  As of September 30, 2013, there are approximately 2,421,000 accumulated but undeclared Series B-1 dividends.  Unless prohibited by Michigan law governing distributions to shareholders, the Series B-1 preferred stock shall be redeemable at the option of holder of the Series B-1 preferred stock commencing at any time after the five year anniversary of issuance, liquidation, winding up, dissolution or other similar events, subject to certain terms and limitations.

 

The Series B preferred stock does not, in its entirety, require liability classification and was evaluated for embedded features to determine if those features require bifurcation and separate classification as derivative liabilities.  The Series B preferred stock host contract was evaluated for equity or mezzanine classification based upon the nature of the redemption and conversion features.  Generally, any feature that could require cash redemption for matters not within the Company’s control, irrespective of probability of the event occurring, requires classification outside of shareholders’ equity.  The Series B preferred stock was recorded as mezzanine in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and was accreted to its redemption value through charges to Deficit accumulated during the development stage using the effective interest method.

 

On August 12, 2013, the Company amended the Series B preferred stock agreement to remove the cash redemption provision, modify the liquidation preferences for the Series B-2 preferred stock and to increase the redemption price for the Series B-1 preferred stock.  The redemption price, prior to the five year anniversary, is now equal to $7,430 multiplied by the number of Series B-1 preferred shares redeemed minus the Company’s closing stock price multiplied by the number of common shares into which the outstanding Series B-2 preferred stock are convertible.  The redemption price, after the five year anniversary, is the amount equal to the greater of the Series B offering price plus accrued dividends or the conversion value in common stock.  As a result of the amendment to the agreement, the Series B preferred stock has been reclassified from mezzanine into shareholders’ equity (deficit).

 

The total reclassification amount includes a correction of a classification error the Company discovered regarding its previous reporting for the accretion of the Series B-1 preferred stock carrying value.  The error resulted in an overstatement of the carrying value of the Series B-1 preferred stock in mezzanine and a corresponding overstatement of deficit accumulated during the development stage by $4,487,000.  In accordance with the SEC’s staff Accounting Bulletin Nos. 99 and 108 (SAB 99 and SAB 108), the Company evaluated this error and, based on an analysis of quantitative and qualitative factors determined that the error was immaterial to the prior reporting periods affected, therefore, the Company corrected the error in the current filing.