outstanding under the Note, (iii) guaranty any indebtedness of any unaffiliated third party, (iv) change the principal business of the Company or exit the Company’s current business, provided that the foregoing is subject to the Board’s compliance with its fiduciary duties, (v) sell, assign, or license material technology or intellectual property of the Company except (a) in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice, (b) sales and assignments thereof in any 12 month period that do not have a fair market value in excess of $500,000 or (c) in connection with a change of control transaction, (vi) enter into any corporate strategic relationship involving the payment, contribution or assignment by the Company of its assets that have a fair market value in excess of $1,000,000 or (vii) liquidate or dissolve the Company or wind up the business of the Company, except in connection with changes of control or merger, acquisition or similar transactions or as approved by the Company’s Board in compliance with their fiduciary duties.
Interest expense on the Note was $2,440,000 for the year ended June 30, 2016.
Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, SIC III acquired a total of 10,000 Shares of Series C Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock for $10,000,000. As described above, the Company also agreed to issue to SIC III warrants to purchase 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for every $1,000,000 of purchase price paid for the shares. The exercise price of the warrants was 10% above the closing price of the Company’s shares on the date prior to the issuance of the warrants. Exercise of the warrants was subject to approval of the Company’s stockholders, which occurred on January 13, 2015.
On November 25, 2014, SIC III purchased 3,000 shares of Series C Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock for $3,000,000. In addition, in accordance with the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company also issued SIC III warrants to purchase 7,500 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $59.60, which was 10% above the closing price of the Company’s shares on the date prior to issuance.
On March 16, 2015, SIC III purchased 7,000 additional shares of Series C Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock for $7,000,000. In addition, in accordance with the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company also issued SIC III warrants to purchase 17,500 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $35.60, which was 10% above the closing price of the Company’s shares on the date prior to issuance.
Demand Loans
During the year ended June 30, 2016, Mr. Sillerman made a number of demand loans (the “Loans”) to the Company. The Loans included a loan of $1,500,000 on January 27, 2016, of $500,000 on March 20, 2016, of $500,000 on April 29, 2016, of $500,000 on May 16, 2016, and of $1,200,000 on June 27, 2016.
Each of the Loans bear interest at the rate of 12% per annum. Principal and interest due under the Loans shall be due and payable upon demand. The principal amount of the Loans may be prepaid at any time and from time to time, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty. The Company used the proceeds from the Loans to fund working capital requirements and for general corporate purposes.
As discussed above, on March 16, 2015, SIC III purchased 7,000 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, for a purchase price of $7,000,000. The Company used the $7,000,000 proceeds from the sale of 7,000 shares of Series C Convertible Stock to repay $7,000,000 in principal amount of the Loans. In addition, the Company used $798,000 of the proceeds of the Loan on March 16, 2015 to pay all accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans. On June 1, 2015, the Company repaid an additional $5,000,000 in principal amount of the Loans. Accordingly, after the transactions described herein, the total outstanding principal amount of the Loans at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2016 is $0.
Line of Credit Grid Note
On June 11, 2015, the Company and SIC IV entered into a Line of Credit Grid Note (the “Grid Note”). The Grid Note provides a right for the Company to request advances under the Grid Note from time to time in an aggregate amount of up to $10,000,000. The Grid Note bears interest at a rate of 12% per annum, payable in cash on the maturity of the Grid Note. From and after the occurrence and during the continuance of any event of default under the Grid Note, the interest rate is automatically increased to 14% per annum.
The Grid Note is not convertible into equity securities of the Company.