COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | COMMITMENTS In April 2011, we entered into our agreement with Simon Property Group, which agreement was amended first in September 2013 and then in July 2014. This second amendment provides for us to expand our location-based mobile mall network footprint to about 240 Simon malls across the United States. Our agreement with Simon currently expires December 31, 2017. Simon is entitled to receive fees from us equal to the greater of a pre-set per mall fee or a percentage of revenues derived from within the Simon Mall network. The revenue share agreement in which Simon participates will exceed the minimum annual mall fees if the Company has generated revenues within the Simon network of about $15 million or more in a calendar year. Our agreement with Simon requires the company to maintain letters of credit for each calendar year under the agreement represented by the minimum amount of fees due for such calendar year. For 2015, the minimum fees of $2.7 million has been secured through two bank letters of credit, one of which was issued in the amount of $1,350,000 utilizing the funds of a non-affiliated stockholder and the second letter of credit was obtained in the same amount through the funds of Thomas Arnost, our Executive Chairman. In the event Simon draws down upon either letter of credit, we have 30 days after the draw down to obtain replacement letters of credit. Each person who secured our letters of credit has the opportunity to notify us that they wish to turn the cash funds securing the letters of credit over to us and to convert such funds into Common Stock at a conversion price of $1.00 per share, which was lowered first to $.30 per share and then subsequently lowered to $.20 per share in the first quarter of 2016. Also, each person who issued the letter of credit is receiving quarterly, while the letters of credit are outstanding, options to purchase 125,000 shares of Common Stock, exercisable at the prevailing market price per share on the date of grant and interest at the rate of 8% per annum on the monies that they have had to set aside in their bank accounts and are unable to have access to such monies. In April 2015, we entered into a license agreement with Macerich. Pursuant to our agreement with Macerich, we have the right to install Mobi-Beacons to send information across the air space of the common areas of our Macerich mall network, which will, when fully installed we estimate to include approximately 55 malls, across the United States. Our right to install our Mobi-Beacons to market and sell third party paid advertising in the interior common areas of these malls shall be exclusive. Under a Macerich license agreement between us and Macerich currently covering 55 malls, Macerich is entitled to receive fees from us equal to a minimum fee plus the greater of a pre-set per mall fee or a percentage of revenues derived from within the Macerich mall network as well as certain commission fees based on revenues generated through Macerich's sales efforts. The agreement also provides for Macerich to adjust the number of malls subject to the agreement from time-to-time based upon changes in its beneficial ownership in the malls. Our agreement with Macerich has a term of three years but is subject to earlier termination (i) with cause following a notice and cure period in the event of material breach of the agreement or (ii) without cause by Macerich after one year on 90 days' prior written notice to us. In the event of termination of the agreement without cause, Macerich will reimburse us for certain out-of-pocket expenses. In April 2015, we entered into a Joint Initiative Agreement with IBM and enrolled as an IBM Business Partner through IBM's PartnerWorld program. We are teaming with IBM to deliver jointly developed solutions for mall-based tenants, including retail clients. These solutions leverage the Mobiquity Networks beacon platform deployed exclusively in the common areas of our mall footprint across the United States, as well as our SDK which can be embedded within mall clients' mobile apps, to deliver relevant content in real time to shoppers' smart phones as they visit these malls. IBM has agreed to work with these clients to provide the analytics solutions needed to deliver personalized, one-on-one content to shoppers through our platform, and to help clients obtain insights from shopper transactions to drive improved customer experience and business performance. IBM services will also provide the integration capabilities needed to combine the Mobiquity Network platform in the mall common areas with the in-store server and network infrastructure, to optimize delivery of context-relevant content for the shopper. Together, our Joint Initiative Agreement with IBM can help their mall clients provide enhanced omni-channel marketing solutions and optimize business results. The agreement has an initial terms of two years and may be extended by agreement of the parties. Pursuant to a master agreement effective August, 2015, we entered into an agreement with PREIT pursuant to which we have the right to install our Mobi-Beacons and to send information across the air space of the common areas of our PREIT mall network, which will include approximately 27 malls in select states in the United States. Our right to install our Mobi-Beacons to market and sell third party paid advertising in the interior common areas of these malls is exclusive. Under our agreement between us and PREIT, PREIT is entitled to an agreed upon revenue share over the four-year term of the agreement. In the event the net revenue share as defined in the agreement is not attained for any measurement period, also as defined in the agreement, either party may terminate the agreement upon 90 days prior written notice. PREIT may also terminate the agreement if it determines that Mobiquitys installed equipment is not adequate and/or provides a negative user experience for the visitors to the PREIT malls. The agreement also provides for PREIT to adjust the number of malls subject to the agreement from time-to-time based upon changes in its beneficial ownership in the malls. Our Agreements with Mall Property Owners/Management and IBM Simon Properties We entered into an initial agreement with Simon Property in April 2011. This agreement was amended in September 2013 and July 2014 to, among other things, significantly expand the number of Simon mall properties covered by the agreement. Pursuant to our agreement with Simon, we have the right, on an exclusive basis, to install Bluetooth proximity marketing equipment to send information across the air space of the common areas of our Simon mall network, which includes approximately 240 malls across the United States. Under a master agreement and related agreements between us and Simon covering approximately 240 Simon malls, Simon is entitled to receive fees from us equal to a minimum fee plus the greater of a pre-set, per mall fee or a percentage of revenues derived from within the Simon mall network as well as certain commission fees based on revenues generated through Simons sales efforts. We believe that the revenue share in which Simon participates will exceed the minimum annual mall fees when revenues exceed approximately $14 million dollars. The agreement provides for Simon to adjust the number of malls subject to the agreement from time to time based upon changes in its beneficial ownership interest in the malls. Our agreement with Simon requires us to maintain letters of credit for each calendar year under the agreement represented by the minimum amount of fees due for such calendar year as well as certain levels of insurance. For 2015, the minimum fees of $2.7 million has been secured through two bank letters of credit, one of which was issued in the amount of $1,350,000 utilizing the funds of a non-affiliated stockholder and the second letter of credit was obtained in the same amount through the funds of Thomas Arnost, our Executive Chairman. In the event Simon draws down upon either letter of credit, we have 30 days after the draw down to obtain replacement letters of credit. Each person who secured our letters of credit has the opportunity to notify us that they wish to turn the cash funds securing the letters of credit over to us and to convert such funds into shares of our common stock. Also, each person who issued the letter of credit is receiving quarterly, while the letters of credit are outstanding, options to purchase $27,000 of common stock, exercisable at the prevailing market price per share on the date of grant and interest at the rate of 8% per annum on the monies that they have had to set aside in their bank accounts and are unable to have access to such monies. Our agreement with Simon expires on December 31, 2017. Our agreement with Simon is subject to earlier termination by either us or Simon only following a notice and cure period in the event of a material breach of the agreement. GGP In January 2016, we entered into a license agreement with GGP, with an effective date of November 20, 2015. Pursuant to our agreement with GGP, we shall install Mobi-Beacons to send information across the air space of the common areas of our GGP mall network, which will include approximately 120 malls across the United States. Our right to install our Mobi-Beacons to market and sell third party paid advertising in the interior common areas of these malls is exclusive, with defined limitations under the agreement. Under a license agreement between us and GGP currently covering about 120 malls, GGP is entitled to receive fees from us equal to a minimum fee plus the greater of a pre-set per mall fee or a percentage of revenues derived from within the GGP mall network as well as certain commission fees based on revenues generated through GGPs sales efforts. We believe that the revenue share in which GGP participates will exceed the minimum annual mall fees if we generate revenues within the GGP network of approximately $10 million or more in a calendar year. The agreement also provides for GGP to adjust the number of malls subject to the agreement from time-to-time based upon changes in its beneficial ownership in the malls. Our agreement with GGP has a term of two years from April 1, 2016, but is subject to earlier termination with cause following a notice and cure period in the event of material breach of the agreement or operational failure. Macerich In April 2015, we entered into a license agreement with Macerich, which became effective June 2015. Pursuant to our agreement with Macerich, we have the right to install Mobi-Beacons to send information across the air space of the common areas of our Macerich mall network, which will include approximately 55 malls across the United States. Our right to install our Mobi-Beacons to market and sell third party paid advertising in the interior common areas of these malls is exclusive. Under a license agreement between us and Macerich currently covering 55 malls, Macerich is entitled to receive fees from us equal to a minimum fee plus the greater of a pre-set per mall fee or a percentage of revenues derived from within the Macerich mall network as well as certain commission fees based on revenues generated through Macerichs sales efforts. We believe that the revenue share in which Macerich participates will exceed the minimum annual mall fees if we generate revenues within the Macerich network of approximately $3 million or more in a calendar year. The agreement also provides for Macerich to adjust the number of malls subject to the agreement from time-to-time based upon changes in its beneficial ownership in the malls. Our agreement with Macerich has a term of three years but is subject to earlier termination (i) with cause following a notice and cure period in the event of material breach of the agreement or (ii) without cause by Macerich after one year on 90 days prior written notice to us. In the event of termination of the agreement without cause, Macerich will reimburse us for certain out-of-pocket expenses. IBM In April 2015, we entered into a Joint Initiative Agreement with IBM and enrolled as an IBM Business Partner through IBM's PartnerWorld program. We are teaming with IBM to deliver jointly developed solutions for mall-based tenants, including retail clients. These solutions leverage the Mobiquity Networks beacon platform deployed exclusively in the common areas of our mall footprint across the United States, as well as our SDK which can be embedded within mall clients' mobile apps, to deliver relevant content in real time to shoppers' smart phones as they visit these malls. IBM has agreed to work with these clients to provide the analytics solutions needed to deliver personalized, one-on-one content to shoppers through our platform, and to help clients obtain insights from shopper transactions to drive improved customer experience and business performance. IBM services will also provide the integration capabilities needed to combine the Mobiquity Network platform in the mall common areas with the in-store server and network infrastructure, to optimize delivery of context-relevant content for the shopper. Together, our Joint Initiative Agreement with IBM can help their mall clients provide enhanced omni-channel marketing solutions and optimize business results. The agreement has an initial terms of two years and may be extended by agreement of the parties. PREIT Pursuant to a master agreement effective August, 2015, we entered into an agreement with PREIT pursuant to which we have the right to install our Mobi-Beacons to send information across the air space of the common areas of our PREIT mall network, which will include approximately 27 malls in select states in the United States. Our right to install our Mobi-Beacons to market and sell third party paid advertising in the interior common areas of these malls is exclusive. Under our agreement between us and PREIT, PREIT is entitled to an agreed upon revenue share over the four year term of the agreement. In the event the net revenue share as defined in the agreement is not attained for any measurement period, also as defined in the agreement, either party may terminate the agreement upon 90 days prior written notice. PREIT may also terminate the agreement if it determines that Mobiquitys installed equipment is not adequate and/or provides a negative user experience for the visitors to the PREIT malls. The agreement also provides for PREIT to adjust the number of malls subject to the agreement from time-to-time based upon changes in its beneficial ownership in the malls. Rouse Pursuant to a master agreement entered into in 2015, we entered into an agreement with Rouse pursuant to which we have the right to install our Mobi-Beacons to send information across the air space of the common areas of our Rouse mall network, which will include approximately 30 malls in select states in the United States. Our right to install our Mobi-Beacons to market and sell third party paid advertising in the interior common areas of these malls is exclusive. Under our agreement between us and Rouse, Rouse is entitled to an agreed upon revenue share over the four-year term of the agreement. In the event the net revenue share as defined in the agreement is not attained for any measurement period, also as defined in the agreement, either party may terminate the agreement upon 90 days prior written notice. Either party may also terminate the agreement due to a material breach which is not cured within 30 days of written notice. Also, Rouse upon at least 60 days written notice to us prior to the end of the second contract year, may terminate the agreement with respect to any participating property for any reason at the end of the second contract year. The agreement also provides for Rouse to adjust the number of malls subject to the agreement from time-to-time based upon changes in its beneficial ownership in the malls. In January 2016, we entered into a license agreement with GGP, with an effective date of November 20, 2015. Pursuant to our agreement with GGP, we shall install Mobi-Beacons to send information across the air space of the common areas of our GGP mall network, which will include approximately 120 malls across the United States. Our right to install our Mobi-Beacons to market and sell third party paid advertising in the interior common areas of these malls is exclusive, with defined limitations under the agreement. Under a license agreement between us and GGP currently covering about 120 malls, GGP is entitled to receive fees from us equal to a minimum fee plus the greater of a pre-set per mall fee or a percentage of revenues derived from within the GGP mall network as well as certain commission fees based on revenues generated through GGPs sales efforts. We believe that the revenue share in which GGP participates will exceed the minimum annual mall fees if we generate revenues within the GGP network of approximately $10 million or more in a calendar year. The agreement also provides for GGP to adjust the number of malls subject to the agreement from time-to-time based upon changes in its beneficial ownership in the malls. Our agreement with GGP has a term of two years from April 1, 2016, but is subject to earlier termination with cause following a notice and cure period in the event of material breach of the agreement or operational failure. In February 2012, the Company entered into a lease agreement for new executive office space of approximately 4,200 square feet located at 600 Old Country Road, Suite 541, Garden City, NY 11530. The lease agreement is for 63 months, commencing April 2012 and expiring June 2017. The annual rent under this office facility for the first year is estimated at $127,000, including electricity, subject to an annual increase of 3%. In the event of a default in which the Company is evicted from the office space, Mobiquity would be responsible to the landlord for an additional payment of rent of $160,000 in the first year of the lease, an additional payment of $106,667 in the second year of the lease and an additional payment of rent of $53,333 in the third year of the lease. Such additional rent would be payable at the discretion of the Company in cash or in Common Stock of the Company. In May of 2015, the company moved to a larger location with the same landlord on a month to month basis for $5,250 each month Minimum future rentals under non-cancelable lease commitments are as follows: YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2016 4,518,056 2017 5,626,360 2018 and thereafter 5,717,314 $ 15,861,730 Rent and real estate tax expense was approximately $3,318,000 and $1,697,000 for the years December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS Michael D. Trepeta and Dean L. Julia On March 1, 2005, the Company entered into employment contracts with two of its officers, namely, Dean L. Julia and Michael D. Trepeta. The employment agreements provide for minimum annual salaries plus bonuses equal to 5% of pre-tax earnings (as defined) and other perquisites commonly found in such agreements. In addition, pursuant to the employment contracts, the Company granted the officers options to purchase up to an aggregate of 400,000 shares of common stock. On August 22, 2007, the Company approved a three year extension of the employment contracts with two of its officers expiring on February 28, 2011. The employment agreements provided for minimum annual salaries with scheduled increases per annum to occur on every anniversary date of the contract and extension commencing on March 1, 2008. A signing bonus of options to purchase 150,000 shares granted to each executive were fully vested at the date of the grant and exercisable at $1.20 per share through August 22, 2017. Ten year options to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock are to be granted at fair market value on each anniversary date of the contract and extension commencing March 1, 2008. Termination pay of one year base salary based upon the scheduled annual salary of each executive officer for the next contract year, plus the amount of bonuses paid (or entitle to be paid) to the executive for the current fiscal year of the preceding fiscal year, whichever is higher. On April 7, 2010, the Board of Directors approved a five-year extension of the employment contract of Dean L. Julia and Michael D. Trepeta to expire on March 1, 2015. The Board approved the continuation of each officers current salary and scheduled salary increases on March 1 st In July 2012, the Company approved and in January 2013 the Company implemented amending the employment agreements of Messrs. Julia and M. Trepeta to expire on February 28, 2017, subject to an automatic one year renewal on March 1, 2013 and on each March 1 st th On May 28, 2013, the Company approved amending the employment agreements of Messrs. Julia and Trepeta to provide that each officer may choose an annual bonus equal to 5% of pre-tax earnings for the most recently completed year before deduction of annual bonuses paid to officers or, in the event majority control of the Company is acquired by a person or a group of persons during the prior fiscal year, the officer may choose to receive the aforementioned bonus or 1% of the control consideration paid by acquirer(s) to acquire majority control of the Company. Thomas Arnost In December 2014, we entered into a three-year employment agreement with Thomas Arnost serving as Executive Chairman of the board. Mr. Arnost receives a monthly salary of $10,000 plus an annual grant of options for serving on the board of directors. In the event of his termination, by Mr. Arnost or by the company for cause, Mr. Arnost will receive his pay through the termination date. In the event that Mr. Arnost is terminated without cause, he shall be entitled to receive his salary paid through the end of the term of his agreement. Mr. Arnost may terminate the agreement at any time by giving three months prior written notice to our board of directors. Mr. Arnost will also be entitled to indemnification against all claims, judgments, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonably legal fees) arising out of, based upon or related to his performance of services to us, to the maximum extent permitted by law. Sean Trepeta In December 2014, Mobiquity Networks entered into an employment agreement with Sean Trepeta, to serve as President of Mobiquity Networks as an employee at will. Mr. Trepeta, as a full-time employee, is to be paid a salary at the rate of $20,000 per month. Upon the execution of the agreement, he received 10-year options to purchase 1,500,000 shares of our common stock vesting quarterly over a period of three years. For calendar 2015, he will be entitled to a bonus of $125,000 upon revenues of Mobiquity Networks achieving a minimum of $6 million in revenues and a further bonus of $125,000 for a total of $250,000 at such time as Mobiquity Networks revenues achieve a minimum of $12 million, it being understood that any revenues which do not have a 30% margin shall not count toward these totals. All options granted to Mr. Trepeta will become immediately vested in the event of a change in control of our Company or sale of substantially all of our assets. In the event we terminate Mr. Trepeta without cause, after six months of continued employment under the employment agreement, Mr. Trepeta is entitled to receive three months severance pay. Paul Bauersfeld In December 2014, we entered into an employment agreement with Paul Bauersfeld, our Chief Technology Officer, who is an employee at will. Mr. Bauersfeld, as a full-time employee, is to be paid a salary at the rate of $25,000 per month. Upon the execution of the agreement, he received 10-year options to purchase 1,000,000 shares of our common stock vesting quarterly over a period of three years. For calendar 2015, he will be entitled to a bonus of $125,000 upon revenues of Mobiquity Networks achieving a minimum of $6 million in revenues and a further bonus of $125,000 for a total of $250,000 at such time as Mobiquity Networks revenues achieve a minimum of $12 million, it being understood that any revenues which do not have a 30% margin shall not count toward these totals. The foregoing compensatory arrangements with Mr. Bauersfeld is in addition to the non-statutory stock options to purchase 2,600,000 shares of our common stock previously granted to Mr. Bauersfeld. All options granted to Mr. Bauersfeld will become immediately vested in the event of a change of control of our company or sale of substantially all of our assets. In the event we terminate Mr. Bauersfeld without cause. Mr. Bauersfeld is entitled to receive six months severance pay. Sean McDonnell Sean McDonnell, our Chief Financial Officer, is an employee at will and is currently receiving a salary of $132,000 per annum. TRANSACTIONS WITH MAJOR CUSTOMERS The Company sells its products to a geographically diverse group of customers, performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and generally does not require collateral. During the year ended December 31, 2015 a customer accounted for approximately 38% of net revenues and for the year ended December 31, 2014 a customer accounted for approximately 35% of net revenues. The Company holds on hand certain items that are ordered on a regular basis. |