NOTE 5. CONVERTIBLE DEBT | On January 29, 2015, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with a non-US institutional investor whereby it agreed to sell an aggregate principal amount of $2,300,000 of senior secured convertible debentures, convertible into shares of the company’s common stock. The Company received $1,800,000 of the funds from the transaction on February 5, 2015. The balance of $500,000 was received on May 14, 2015. These convertible notes were subsequently acquired by Fengate Trident, LP (“Fengate”) on April 28, 2017. The convertible debentures are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at an initial conversion price of $0.71 per share, for an aggregate of up to 3,239,437 shares. The debentures originally accrued interest at 6% per annum. On September 26, 2016 the Company entered into an amendment agreement related to these convertible debentures whereby the applicable interest rate was increased from 6% to 8% and provisions added to allow the investor to transfer, sell or hypothecate the convertible notes subject to applicable securities laws. The maturity date of the notes was also extended through September 30, 2019. We considered ASC Topic 470-50, Debt Modifications and Extinguishments, and determined that the modification was not deemed substantial. On September 26, 2016, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with a non-US institutional investor, pursuant to which, in consideration for proceeds of $4,100,000, the Company issued a secured convertible promissory note in the amount of $4,100,000. Pursuant to the securities purchase agreement, the investor had agreed, from time to time after January 1, 2017, to make additional investments at the Company’s request of up to $5,900,000 ($10,000,000 in the aggregate) in one or more tranches of not less than one tranche during any 60 day period. On May 9, 2017, the Company received the second tranche of funding with proceeds of $4,400,000 and on May 16, 2018 the third tranche of $1,500,000 for a total investment by the investor of $10,000,000. The Company used the proceeds of the secured convertible note for general working capital purposes including settlement of accounts payable and repayment of mature loans. In consideration of each advance made by the investor pursuant to the securities purchase agreement, the Company issued to the investor a convertible promissory note of equal value, maturing on September 30, 2019, and bearing interest at the rate of 8% per annum. Each note is secured in first priority against the present and after acquired assets of the Company and is convertible in whole or in part at the option of the holder into common shares of the Company at a conversion price of $0.60 per share, for an aggregate of up to 16,666,667 shares. These convertible notes were subsequently acquired by Fengate on April 28, 2017. Due to the notes being convertible to common shares of the Company, a beneficial conversion feature analysis was performed. The intrinsic value of the conversion feature of the notes amounted to $3,333,334 and was recognized as a debt discount. As of August 31, 2020, $3,333,334 of the debt discount was amortized to interest of which $334,988 was amortized during the current nine month period compared to $689,409 for the nine month period in the prior year. As of August 31, 2020, the debt discount was fully amortized. On November 30, 2018 the Company and Fengate entered into a Securities Purchase Amendment Agreement pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue to Fengate an additional convertible promissory note (the “2018 Convertible Note”) of up to $10,000,000, subject to certain terms and conditions. Each portion of the principal amount advanced pursuant to the 2018 Convertible Note will bear interest at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum and will be payable monthly in arrears to Fengate. Outstanding principal and interest will continue to be secured by the general security agreement dated September 26, 2016, which forms a part of the Agreement. The holder of the note may also elect from time to time to convert all or a portion of the outstanding principal and interest into common shares of the Company at a 25% discount to the average closing price of the common shares during the 10 trading days immediately prior to the applicable conversion date. On November 30, 2018 the Company received the first tranche of funding with proceeds of $3,400,780. The 2nd tranche of $2,804,187 was received on April 13, 2019. The 3rd tranche of $3,795,033 less $936,168 withheld for interest payments up to and including June 30, 2020 was received on November 6, 2019. The withheld interest was recorded as debt discount. On March 5, 2020, the 2018 Convertible Note was amended to increase the amount of the 3rd tranche by $936,168 representing the amount previously withheld as interest payment. The withheld interest was subsequently received on March 12, 2020. As of August 31, 2020, $936,168 of the debt discount was reversed and the full amount was recorded as accrued interest. On January 9, 2020 the 2018 Convertible Notes were extended and will mature on December 1, 2021. The Company analyzed the embedded conversion option on the convertible notes for derivative accounting consideration under ASC 815-15 “Derivatives and Hedging” and determined that the conversion option on the 2018 Convertible Note qualified for derivative accounting. The Company used the Black-Scholes model to value the embedded conversion option at $892,000 on the issuance date of November 30, 2018, $1,911,256 on the issuance date of April 13, 2019 and $1,696,933 on the issuance date of November 6, 2019. The assumptions used were a discount rate of 2.80%, 1.96% and 1.96%; volatility rate of 79.57%, 104.70% and 107.3%; and a term of 1.50, 1.13 and 0.57 years respectively. The Company used the Black-Scholes model to re-value the embedded conversion options at $15,302,213 as of August 31, 2020. The change of $9,476,733 during the nine month period ended August 31, 2020 was recorded as derivative loss expense. The assumptions used were a discount rate of 0.16%, volatility of 143.24% and a term of 1.25 year. The fair value of the embedded conversion options were recorded as debt discount and will be amortized over the term of the 2018 Convertible Notes. The amortization recognized in the current nine month period was $1,279,018 compared to $1,092,318 for the nine month period in the prior year. The unamortized discount as of August 31, 2020 was $1,363,876. On January 9, 2020 the Company and Fengate entered into an Amendment to Convertible Promissory Notes Agreement to amend the terms of certain convertible promissory notes issued pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and the Purchaser dated September 26, 2016 and previously amended on November 30, 2018 and March 11, 2019. The Amendment affects the convertible notes issued February 5, 2015 (US$1,800,000), May 14, 2015 (US$500,000), September 26, 2016 (US$4,100,000), May 9, 2017 (US$4,400,000) and May 16, 2018 (US$1,500,000), respectively (collectively the “2016 Notes”). Pursuant to the Amendment, Fengate has agreed to convert all of the 2016 Notes on or before the earlier to occur of (i) the maturity date of the 2016 Convertible Notes and (ii) the Company raising new equity investment of not less than US$2,000,000, on terms mutually acceptable to Fengate and the Company (subject to Fengate’s regulatory considerations). Conversion of the 2016 Notes will occur in a single conversion transaction at a price that is equal to a 25% discount to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the 10 trading days immediately prior to the conversion date, with the exact structure of the conversion to be determined by the parties. On June 3, 2020 the maturity date of the 2016 Notes was extended from May 31 to December 31, 2020 effective May 31, 2020. The Amendment of January 9, 2020 also amends the outstanding 2018 Convertible Note issued to Fengate on November 30, 2018 (US$3,400,780), April 13, 2019 (US$2,804,187) and November 6, 2019 (US$3,795,033). Maturity of the 2018 Convertible Note has been deferred to December 1, 2021. The Company analyzed the embedded conversion option on the amended “2016 Notes” for derivative accounting consideration under ASC 815-15 “Derivatives and Hedging” and determined that the conversion option qualified for derivative accounting. On January 9, 2020 the Company used the Black-Scholes model to value the embedded conversion options at $7,965,083. The assumptions used were a discount rate of 1.96%, volatility rate of 148.8%; and a term of 0.39 years respectively. The modification resulted in $3,981,220 of APIC previously recorded for beneficial conversion feature of these convertible notes being reclassified as derivative liability, and $3,983,863 was recorded as derivative loss expense. The Company used the Black-Scholes model to re-value the embedded conversion options at $15,119,145 as of August 31, 2020. The change of $7,154,062 during the nine month period ended August 31, 2020 was recorded as derivative loss expense. The assumptions used were a discount rate of 0.18%, volatility of 143.24% and a term of 0.33 year. |