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Long-term Debt Credit Credit Credit Corporate Equipment Total Term Loan Facility Facility Facility Loan (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Balance, December 31, 2016 - - - - - - Advanced $ 1,232,960 $ 462,360 $ 39,563 $ 3,055,836 $ 13,923 $ 4,804,642 Repayment of principal (428,417 ) - - - - (428,417 ) Impact of foreign exchange 17,699 (2,522 ) 502 (71,677 ) (157 ) (56,155 ) Sub-total 822,242 459,838 40,065 2,984,159 13,766 4,320,070 Less: current portion (822,242 ) (459,838 ) (40,065 ) (506,227 ) (11,740 ) (1,840,112 ) Balance-September 30, 2017 $ - $ - $ - $ 2,477,932 $ 2,026 $ 2,479,958 Repayments are as follows: For the three months ending December 31, 2017 $ 125,812 For the year ending December 31, 2018 1,849,433 For the year ending December 31, 2019 559,251 For the year ending December 31, 2020 605,276 For the year ending December 31, 2021 655,906 For the year ending December 31, 2022 524,392 Total $ 4,320,070 For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2017, $68,997 ($90,169 CAD); (December 31, 2016-$nil) in interest was charged. (a) Effective January 1, 2017, the Company obtained a Line of Credit to a maximum of $4,407,150 ($5,500,000 CAD) with PACE. The Line of Credit was to be advanced in tranches to allow for the funding of engineering, permitting, construction costs and equipment purchases for the BioGrid Project located near Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. On February 2, 2017, the company received the first advance in the amount of $1,232,960 ($1,600,000 CAD). The balance of the Line of Credit is no longer available to be drawn against and is due as noted below on February 2, 2018. The Line of Credit is now one of multiple credit facilities. The credit facility bears interest at the PACE base rate plus 1.25% per annum, currently 8% per annum, payable on a monthly basis, interest only. The credit facility is due February 2, 2018 and is secured by a business loan general security agreement, a $1,232,960 ($1,600,000 CAD) personal guarantee from the President and a charge against the Company’s premises lease. Also pledged as security are the shares of the wholly-owned subsidiaries and a pledge of the Company’s shares held by LFGC, the CFO and a director’s company, and a limited recourse guarantee by each of these parties. The credit facility is fully open for prepayment at any time without notice or bonus. A total commitment fee of $83,105 ($110,000 CAD) was paid to PACE. In addition, the agents who assisted in establishing the Line of Credit received 1,620,000 common shares of the Company determined to be valued at $469,800, based on the pricing of a recent private placement offering and cash of $300,000, on closing, for their services. Other closing costs in connection with the credit facility included legal fees of $29,248 ($38,713 CAD). (b) On June 15, 2017, PACE loaned the Company $462,360 ($600,000 CAD) under a variable rate business loan agreement, for its bid for the purchase of the assets of Astoria on the same terms and conditions to the Line of Credit above, except that the loan is due May 31, 2018. (c) On August 4, 2017, PACE loaned the Company $39,563 ($50,000 CAD) under a variable rate business loan agreement to satisfy an outstanding liability on the same terms and conditions to the Line of Credit above, except that the loan is due February 4, 2018. (d) On September 13, 2017, PACE loaned the Company $3,055,836 ($3,724,147) under a corporate term loan. The funds were used for the purpose of acquiring certain assets of Astoria from the court appointed receiver on September 15, 2017. The corporate term loan bears interest at the PACE base rate plus 1.25% per annum, currently 8% per annum, payable in monthly blended instalments of principal and interest of $60,549 ($75,564 CAD), due September 13, 2022. The corporate term loan is secured by a business loan general security agreement representing a floating charge over the assets and undertakings of the Company, a first priority charge under a registered debenture in the amount of $3,282,989 ($4,000,978 CAD) against the assets, including inventory, accounts receivable and equipment. The total charge includes a credit in the favor of the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (“MOECC”) in the amount of $221,824 ($276,831 CAD), a registered charge of lease over the premises, located at 704 Phillipston Road, Roslin, Ontario, Canada. The corporate term loan also included an assignment of existing contracts included in the APA, and a lien in the amount of $3,282,989 ($4,000,978 CAD) to be registered under the Personal Properties Securities Act. (e) On September 21, 2017, the Company finalized a finance contract for certain mobile equipment for its organic composting Facility in the amount of $13,923 ($17,180 CAD). The finance contract requires monthly blended instalments of principal and interest of $1,020 ($1,273 CAD) at a monthly interest rate of 5.95%, due November 10, 2018. In addition, the Company is required to provide for environmental remediation and clean-up costs for its organic composting facility in Roslin, Ontario, Canada. In this regard, the Company has provided a letter of credit, prepared by PACE, in the amount of $221,824 ($276,831 CAD), in favor of the MOECC. The letter of credit is a requirement of the MOECC and is in connection with the financial assurance provided by the Company, for it to be in compliance with the MOECCs environmental objectives. The MOECC regularly evaluates the Company’s organic composting facility to ensure compliance is adhered to and the letter of credit is subject to change by the MOECC. Since the fair value of the environmental remediation costs cannot be determined at this time, no estimate of such costs has been recorded in the accounts. |