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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION

14. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION

a.
In anticipation of the acquisition of MTIX Ltd., an advanced materials and processing technology company located in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK (“MTIX”) by AVLP and the expectation of future business generated by the Company from a strategic investment into AVLP, the Company entered into the AVLP Notes, three 12% Convertible Promissory Notes agreements in the principal amount of $525 each. After six months, the Company has a right, at its option, to convert all or any portion of the principal and accrued interest into shares of common stock of AVLP at approximately $0.74536 per share. Subject to adjustment, the AVLP Notes, inclusive of the original issue discount, are convertible into 2,113,086 shares of the Company’s common stock.

During the period from March 29, 2017 to June, 2017, the Company funded $970 in excess of the $1,500 net loan amount required pursuant to the terms of the AVLP Notes. The Company and AVLP have agreed that these additional advances shall feature terms mirroring those of the AVLP Notes, including 12% annual interest and an original issue discount of 5%; however, in addition to these terms, the Company and AVLP are in the process of finalizing additional terms that will be incorporated into a fourth convertible promissory note agreement (See Note 4).

During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company invested $1,520 pursuant to the AVLP Notes and acquired 17,080 shares of AVLP common stock in the open market for $7.

During the three months ended December 31, 2016, the Company invested $950 pursuant to the AVLP Notes and acquired 250,900 shares of AVLP common stock in the open market for $85.

Philou is AVLP’s controlling shareholder.  Mr. Ault is Chairman of AVLP’s Board of Directors and the Executive Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. William B. Horne is the Chief Financial Officer of AVLP and also the audit committee chairman of the Company.

On October 24, 2016, AVLP entered into a letter of intent to acquire MTIX and made an initial payment of $50 towards the purchase. On March 3, 2017, AVLP entered into a Share Exchange Agreement with MTIX and the three current shareholders of MTIX.  Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Share Exchange Agreement, AVLP will acquire MTIX from the MTIX shareholders through the transfer of all issued and outstanding ordinary shares of MTIX (the “MTIX Shares”) by the MTIX shareholders to AVLP in exchange for the issuance by AVLP of: (a) 7% secured convertible promissory notes in the aggregate principal face amount of $9,500 to the MTIX shareholders in pro rata amounts commensurate with their current respective ownership percentages of MTIX’s ordinary shares, (b) (i) $500 in cash, $50 of which was paid on October 26, 2016, and (ii) 100,000 shares of AVLP’s newly designated shares of Class B Convertible Preferred Stock to the principal shareholder of MTIX.

On the closing date, the fully-diluted AVLP shares shall be approximately 52 million shares of common stock, assuming that (i) the MTIX promissory notes are convertible into shares of AVLP common stock at a conversion price of $0.50 per share, (ii) the shares of AVLP Class B Convertible Preferred Stock are convertible into shares of AVLP common stock at a conversion rate of $0.50 per share and (iii) the issuance of stock options to purchase an aggregate of 531,919 shares of AVLP common stock to the members of the MTIX management group.

During March 2017, the Company was awarded a 3-year, $50 million purchase order by MTIX to manufacture, install and service the MLSE plasma-laser system.

b.
On September 22, 2016, the Company entered into consulting agreement with Mr. Ault to assist the Company in developing a business strategy, identifying new business opportunities, developing a capital raising program and implementing of a capital deployment program.  For his services, Mr. Ault was paid $90 during the six months ended June 30, 2017.

c.
On October 21, 2016, the Company entered into a 12% convertible secured note in the principal amount of $530 and warrants with the Barry Blank Living Trust, an existing stockholder of the Company, for $500 due on October 20, 2019. The principal amount of the 12% convertible secured note may be convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.55 per share. Subject to certain beneficial ownership limitations, the Barry Blank Living Trust may convert the principal amount of the convertible note at any time into common stock. During the six months ended June 30, 2017 the Company recorded interest expenses of $32 on the convertible note obligation.

d.
On December 29, 2016, the Company received a $250 short term loan from MCKEA. Kristine Ault, a director of the Company and the wife of Mr. Ault, is the managing member of MCKEA which, in turn, is the Manager of Philou, the majority stockholder of the Company. On March 24, 2017, the $250 loan was cancelled in consideration for the issuance of 25,000 shares of Series B preferred stock of the Company to Philou. During the six months ended June 30, 2017 the Company recorded interest expenses of $3 on the short term loan from MCKEA.

e.
In February 2017, the Company issued to eight accredited investors $400 in demand promissory notes bearing interest at a rate of 6% per annum. Of the eight accredited investors, one investor was deemed a related party.

f.
On March 9, 2017, the Company entered into a Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement with Philou. Pursuant to the terms of the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, Philou may invest up to $5,000,000 in the Company through the purchase of Series B Preferred Stock over 36 months. Between March 24, 2017 and June 2, 2017, Philou purchased 100,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock pursuant to the terms of the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement.

g.
On March 15, 2017, Company entered into a subscription agreement with a related party for the sale of 500,000 shares of common stock at $0.60 per share for the aggregate purchase price of $300.

h.
On March 20, 2017, the Company received a $250 short term loan from JLA Realty, an entity which owns 666,667 shares of the Company’s common stock, constituting approximately 7.5% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock, on behalf of Philou. The proceeds from this short term loan comprised a portion of Philou’s purchase of Series B Preferred Stock.
 
i.
Between May 5, 2017 and June 30, 2017, the Company received additional short-term loans of $140 from four accredited investors of which $75 was from the Company’s corporate counsel, a related party. As additional consideration, the investors received five-year warrants to purchase 224,371 shares of common stock at a weighted average exercise price of $0.77 per share.On June 28, 2017, $52 in short-term loans that was received from the related party was converted into one of the Series C Units (See Note 9).