Related Party Transactions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related Party Transactions

14. Related Party Transactions

As discussed in Note 9, the Company has two outstanding notes payable to an entity controlled by one of its principal stockholders, Mr. H.T. Ardinger. See Note 11 for prefer stock activities.

Other than as permitted in the Exchange Agreement, from May 4, 2011 through July 31, 2011, the holders of the shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the Series B/C Conversion have agreed not to sell or otherwise transfer such shares of Common Stock. Additionally, from August 1, 2011 through January 27, 2012, such holders agreed to limit any sales or transfers of such Common Stock in accordance with the volume limitations of Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), as if such holders were affiliates of the Company. If during the Temporary Conversion Period, a change in control of the Company occurs, these transfer restrictions shall terminate.

Ardinger is the largest stockholder of the Company and the sole general partner of the Ardinger Partnership. Immediately prior to the Series B/C Conversion, Ardinger: (i) directly beneficially held (a) 400,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock and (b) 200,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock and (ii) indirectly beneficially held, as sole general partner of the Ardinger Partnership, 80,000 shares of Series E Preferred Stock. The Company reimbursed the Ardinger Partnership $10,000 for their legal expenses related to this transaction.

On December 27, 2011, ViewCast entered into the Subscription Agreements with the Investors for the purchase of private placement units consisting of an aggregate 6,618,068 shares of Common Stock and Warrants to purchase 6,618,068 shares of Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $745,000, of which $425,000 was received in December 2012 and the remaining $320,000 was received in January 2012. The purchase price per private placement unit was $0.1125707, which was the weighted average closing price for the five trading days immediately prior to December 27, 2011. Pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, the Warrants are exercisable into shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.1238 per share of Common Stock which was 110% of the weighted average closing price for the five trading days immediately prior to December 27, 2011. The Warrants will expire on December 31, 2014.

The following Investors have a relationship to the Company and subscribed for the following number of shares of Common Stock and Warrants exercisable into the same number of shares of Common Stock:

David W. Brandenburg RIRA – 888,331 shares

Diana L. Brandenburg RIRA – 888,331 shares

John C. Hammock – 888,331 shares

Laurie L. Latham – 888,331 shares

Lance E. Ouellette – 888,331 shares

Christina K. Hanger – 222,083 shares

George C. Platt – 177,667 shares

Messrs. Brandenburg, Hammock, Ouellette and Platt are directors of the Company, Ms. Hanger was director of the Company until November 28, 2012. Mr. Hammock is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Ms. Latham was, until August 21, 2012, the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration of the Company. They acquired the shares of Common Stock on the same terms as the other five Investors. Mr. Ouellette is the stepson of H.T. Ardinger, Jr., a principal stockholder of the Company. There are no additional material relationships between the Company and the Investors aside from entering into the Subscription Agreements. Each of the Investors is an “accredited investor” as defined under Rule 501 promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the shares of Common Stock and the Warrants are being issued pursuant to Rule 506 promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act.