4. Convertible Promissory Notes | 9 Months Ended |
Sep. 30, 2013 |
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4. Convertible Promissory Notes | ' |
4. Convertible promissory notes |
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During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company issued $181,000 of its convertible promissory notes for cash. The notes bear interest at the rate of 8% until they mature, or until there is an event of default; thereafter, any portion of the principal or interest which has not been settled will be subject to interest at the rate of 22% per annum. |
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$32,500 of the notes issued during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 had a maturity date of November 6, 2013, and could be prepaid during the period from issuance to August 3, 2013, in full, at various rates ranging from 130% to 145% of the principal balance plus accrued interest to the date of prepayment. The holder had the option to convert any balance of principal and interest which was unpaid at August 3, 2013 or thereafter, into common stock of the Company. The Company exercised the prepayment option and issued a cash payment of $49,884 in settlement of principal, accrued interest and prepayment bonus. |
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$32,500 of the notes issued during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 had a maturity date of February 3, 2014, and could be prepaid during the period from issuance to October 27, 2013, in full, at various rates ranging from 130% to 145% of the principal balance plus accrued interest to the date of prepayment. The holder had the option to convert any balance of principal and interest which was unpaid at October 27, 2013 or thereafter, into common stock of the Company. The Company exercised the prepayment option and issued a cash payment of $48,080 in settlement of principal, accrued interest and prepayment bonus. |
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$63,000 of the notes issued during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 mature on June 5, 2014, and may be prepaid during the period from issuance to January 5, 2014, in full, at various rates ranging from 125% to 145% of the principal balance plus accrued interest to the date of prepayment. The holder has the option to convert any balance of principal and interest which is unpaid at January 5, 2014 or thereafter, into common stock of the Company. |
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$53,000 of the notes issued during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 mature on April 11, 2014, and may be prepaid during the period from issuance to March 2, 2014, in full, at various rates ranging from 125% to 145% of the principal balance plus accrued interest to the date of prepayment. The holder has the option to convert any balance of principal and interest which is unpaid at March 2, 2014 or thereafter, into common stock of the Company. |
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The rate of conversion for the $65,000 in notes issued and prepaid by the Company during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was calculated as the average of the lowest three trading prices during the thirty trading days immediately preceding such conversion, discounted by 55%. The rate of conversion for the remaining $116,000 in notes issued during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 is calculated as the average of the lowest three trading prices during the ten trading days immediately preceding such conversion, discounted by 49%. $103,591, representing the relative fair value of the beneficial conversion feature of the notes at date of issuance, was allocated to additional paid in capital. |
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Also during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, holders of the convertible promissory notes exercised the conversion feature of the notes, and converted $70,000 of note principal, and $2,800 of accrued interest on the notes, into 13,160,041 common shares of the Company. |
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$70,000 of the convertible promissory notes were issued during 2012, and were converted by the holders into common stock of the Company during the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The notes had a maturity date of September 17, 2013, and could be prepaid until June 12, 2013, in full, at various rates ranging from 130% to 145% of the principal balance plus accrued interest to the date of prepayment; the holder had the option to convert any balance of principal and interest which was unpaid at June 12, 2013 or thereafter, into common stock of the Company. The rate of conversion for these notes was calculated as the average of the lowest three trading prices during the thirty trading days immediately preceding such conversion, discounted by 55%. |
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The convertible promissory notes bear interest at the rate of 8% until they mature, or until there is an event of default. The notes contain penalty provisions relating to events of default, pursuant to which the Company could be required not only to pay interest at the rate of 22% following such an event, but also to pay immediately 150% of the principal outstanding plus accrued interest and penalty interest; alternatively, the Company could be required, at the discretion of the holder, to issue stock in satisfaction of the value determined under such penalty provisions, at the rate of conversion in effect at such time as the holder so elects. In addition to non-payment of the note principal and interest at maturity or failure to transfer stock on receipt of a notice of conversion from the holder, events of default include making an assignment or appointment of a receiver or trustee, ceasing operations, liquidating assets or entering into bankruptcy proceedings; certain money judgments filed against the Company; breach of covenants, representations or warranties under the note; delisting of the Company’s stock or failure to comply with the exchange act; failure to maintain property or rights which are necessary to the Company’s business; certain restatements of the Company’s financial statements as filed with the SEC during the preceding two years; effectuating a reverse stock split without first providing the holder with 20 days’ notice of such occurrence; replacing the Company’s transfer agent without first providing to the successor transfer agent, the necessary instructions to effect a transfer of stock to the holder pursuant to the terms of the note. |
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The discount to market conversion feature of the convertible promissory notes causes a theoretical possibility that the Company may be required to settle the notes by issuing more shares than are authorized. Furthermore, this feature causes the notes to fall within the FAS 133 definition of a derivative liability. Management has calculated that the maximum number of shares required to convert the principal plus accrued interest on the convertible notes at September 30, 2013 was 3,286,659, which represents less than 1% of the authorized, unissued shares at that date, and has also estimated that the fair value of the notes at September 30, 2013 approximates face value, therefore no adjustment for fair value restatement has been made. |
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The convertible promissory notes are being accreted to their face value over the term of the notes through periodic charges to interest expense, using the effective interest rate method. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, accretion of $78,864 (2012: $18,432) and $127,223 (2012: $86,041), respectively, was included in interest and financing costs. |
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Also included in interest and financing costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 is $32,870 (2012: $789) and $36,406 (2012: $4,302), respectively, relating to accrued coupon-rate interest and prepayment bonus on the convertible promissory notes; and $5,435 (2012: $3,135) and $9,941 (2012: $7,927), respectively, relating to the amortization of deferred finance fees incurred in connection with the placement of the convertible promissory notes. |
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At September 30, 2013, the fair value of the stock issuable to fully convert the convertible promissory note principal was $285,939, which exceeded the principal amount outstanding on that date by $168,480. |
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