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Note N - Equity
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements  
Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]
NOTE
N
— EQUITY
 
1.
Preferred Stock
 
Within the limits and restrictions provided in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors has the authority, without further action by the shareholders, to issue up to
5,000,000
shares of preferred stock,
$.0001
par value per share, in
one
or more series, and to fix, as to any such series, any dividend rate, redemption price, preference on liquidation or dissolution, sinking fund terms, conversion rights, voting rights, and any other preference or special rights and qualifications. As of
December 31, 2018,
100,000
shares of preferred stock have been designated as Series A-
1
Convertible Preferred Stock, of which
90,000
were issued in
2015
and
0
remain outstanding as of
December 31, 2018,
and
105,000
shares of preferred stock have been designated as Series B-
1
Convertible Preferred Stock, of which
105,000
were issued in
2015
and
0
remain outstanding as of
December 31, 2018.  
 
Series A-
1
Convertible Preferred Stock
 
On
October 22
and
29,
2015,
the Company issued
84,500
shares of Series A-
1
Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series A-
1
Stock”) at a purchase price of
$100.00
per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of
$8,450,000.
On
November 11, 2015,
5,500
additional shares of Series A-
1
Stock were issued at a purchase price of
$100.00
per share, for gross cash proceeds of
$550,000.
Shares of Series A-
1
Stock were convertible at any time at the option of the holder into shares of common stock by dividing the Series A-
1
Original Issue Price by an initial conversion price of
$3.60
per share, subject to adjustment for stock dividends, stock splits, combinations, and reclassifications of the Company’s capital stock, and subject to a “blocker provision” which prohibits conversion if such conversion would result in the holder being the beneficial owner of in excess of
9.99%
of the Company’s common stock.   In connection with the request of the sole holder of the Series A-
1
Stock, on
August 7, 2017
the Company waived a standstill agreement to permit the holder to increase his conversion cap to
35%
effective
61
days after such waiver request. The Series A-
1
Stock accrued dividends at the rate of
6%
per annum payable quarterly on
April 1,
July, 1,
October 1,
and
January 1
of each year. Until
October 1, 2017,
the dividends were payable in cash provided that if payment in cash would be prohibited under applicable Delaware corporation law or cause the Company to breach any agreement for borrowed money, such dividends would be payable in kind through the issuance of additional shares of common stock having a value equal to the volume weighted average trading price of the Company’s common stock for the
ten
(
10
) days preceding the applicable dividend payment date. Commencing
January 1, 2018,
dividends were payable at the option of the Company in cash or kind through the issuance of additional shares of common valued as described above.
 
The holders of the Series A-
1
Stock were entitled to designate
one
person to serve on the Board of Directors of the Company.  The holders of the Series A-
1
Stock were entitled to vote on an as converted to common stock basis together with the holders of our common stock on all matters presented to our stockholders. Upon any liquidation or dissolution of the Company, any merger or consolidation involving the Company or any subsidiary of the Company in which the shares of capital stock of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do
not
represent immediately following such merger or consolidation at least a majority of the voting power of the capital stock of the resulting or surviving corporation, or the sale of all or substantially all assets in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, unless the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Series A-
1
Stock elected otherwise, holders of Series A-
1
Stock would have been entitled to receive prior to any payment to any holders of the Company’s common stock an amount per share equal to
$100.00
per share plus any declared and unpaid dividends (pari-passu with the Series B-
1
holders). 
  
Between
September 22, 2017
and
May 31, 2018,
the holder of the Series A-
1
Stock converted all shares of Series A-
1
Stock into an aggregate of
2,500,000
shares of common stock and purchased an aggregate of
248,893
shares of common stock in consideration of the conversion of
$896,015
of accrued dividends payable on the Series A-
1
Stock
 
As a result of the forgoing conversions, there are
no
longer any issued and outstanding shares of Series A-
1
Stock as of
December 31, 2018.
 
Overall balances and conversion of Series A-
1
shares and accrued dividends into common stock has been as follows:
  
   
Series A-1
   
Accrued Dividends
 
                 
Balance – January 1, 2017
   
90,000
    $
270,000
 
Accrual of dividends – Q1 2017
   
 
     
135,000
 
Accrual of dividends – Q2 2017
   
 
     
135,000
 
Accrual of dividends – Q3 2017
   
 
     
135,000
 
Conversion into common stock – September 2017
   
-
     
(540,000
)
Conversion into common stock – October 2017
   
(27,404
)
   
-
 
Accrual of dividends – Q4 2017
   
 
     
101,658
 
Balance – December 31, 2017
   
62,596
    $
236,658
 
Accrual of dividends – Q1 2018
   
 
     
93,894
 
Conversion into common stock – April 2018
   
(39,088
)
   
(330,552
)
Accrual of dividends – Q2 2018 (until final conversion)
   
 
     
25,463
 
Conversion into common stock – May 2018
   
(23,508
)
   
(25,463
)
Balance – December 31, 2018
   
-
    $
-
 
 
The Series A-
1
Stock contained options that based on an evaluation of FASB ASC
815
-
15,
“Embedded Derivatives” and FASB ASC
815
-
40
-
15,
“Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity - Scope and Scope Exceptions,” are considered embedded features:  Preferred Stock’s conversion option:  The Series A-
1
Stock was convertible at the holder’s option at any time at the fixed conversion price of
$3.60
per share; Quarterly Dividend Conversion Option:  From issuance until
December 31, 2017,
the majority of holders could have  elected to have the quarterly dividend payment made in shares of common stock, having a value equal to the volume weighted average trading price of the common stock during the
ten
(
10
) trading day period preceding the applicable dividend payment date. These features were analyzed by the Company and determined that they were
not
required to be bifurcated from the preferred stock and recorded as derivatives as they are clearly and closely related to an equity host. 
 
Series B-
1
Convertible Preferred Stock
  
On
November 11, 2015,
the Company issued
105,000
shares of Series B-
1
Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series B-
1
Stock”) at a purchase price of
$100.00
per share, for gross proceeds of
$10,500,000.
 Shares of the Series B-
1
 Stock were convertible at any time at the option of the holder into shares of common stock by dividing the Series B-
1
Original Issue Price by an initial conversion price of
$3.60
per share, subject to adjustment for stock dividends, stock splits, combinations, and reclassifications of the Company’s capital stock, and subject to a “blocker provision” which prohibits conversion if such conversion would result in the holder being the beneficial owner of in excess of
9.99%
of the Company’s common stock.  During a conversion detailed in the table below, the Company waived a standstill provision to permit a holder of Series B-
1
Stock to increase its conversion limitation to
19.99%
of the Company's issued and outstanding shares of common stock to be effective
61
days after such waiver.  The Series B-
1
Stock accrued dividends at the rate of
2.5%
per annum payable quarterly on
April 1,
July, 1,
October 1,
and
January 1
of each year payable in cash provided that if payment in cash would be prohibited under applicable Delaware corporation law or cause the Company to breach any agreement for borrowed money, or if the majority of the outstanding shares of the Series B-
1
Stock elected otherwise, such dividends were payable in kind through the issuance of additional shares of common stock having a value equal to the volume weighted average trading price of the Company’s common stock for the
ten
(
10
) days preceding the applicable dividend payment date. 
 
The holders of the Series B-
1
Stock were entitled to designate
one
person to serve on the Board of Directors of the Company. The holders of the Series B-
1
Stock were entitled to vote on an as converted to common stock basis together with the holders of our common stock on all matters presented to our stockholders. Upon any liquidation or dissolution of the Company, any merger or consolidation involving the Company or any subsidiary of the Company in which the shares of capital stock of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do
not
represent immediately following such merger or consolidation at least a majority of the voting power of the capital stock of the resulting or surviving corporation, or the sale of all or substantially all assets in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, unless the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Series B-
1
Stock elected otherwise, holders of Series B-
1
Stock would have been be entitled to receive prior to any payment to any holders of the Company’s common stock an amount per share equal to
$100.00
per share plus any declared and unpaid dividends (pari-passu with the Series A-
1
holders). 
 
Between
March 23, 2018
and
May 23, 2018,
holders of shares of Series B-
1
Stock converted all shares of Series B-
1
Stock into an aggregate of
2,916,668
shares of common stock and purchased an aggregate of
131,229
shares of common stock in consideration of the conversion of
$472,426
of accrued dividends payable on the Series B-
1
Stock.
 
As a result of the forgoing conversions, there are
no
longer any issued and outstanding shares of Series B-
1
Stock as of
December 31, 2018.
 
Overall balances and conversion of Series B-
1
shares and accrued dividends into common stock has been as follows:
 
   
Series B-1
   
Accrued Dividends
 
                 
Balance – January 1, 2017
   
105,000
    $
131,250
 
Accrual of dividends – Q1 2017
   
 
     
65,625
 
Accrual of dividends – Q2 2017
   
 
     
65,625
 
Accrual of dividends – Q3 2017
   
 
     
65,625
 
Accrual of dividends – Q4 2017
   
 
     
65,625
 
Balance – December 31, 2017
   
105,000
     
393,750
 
Conversion into common stock – March 2018
   
(60,420
)
   
(417,084
)
Accrual of dividends – Q1 2018
   
 
     
62,268
 
Accrual of dividends – Q2 2018 (until final conversion)
   
 
     
16,408
 
Conversion into common stock – May 2018
   
(44,580
)
   
(55,342
)
Balance – December 31, 2018
   
-
    $
-
 
 
The Series B-
1
Stock contained options that based on an evaluation of FASB ASC
815
-
15,
“Embedded Derivatives” and FASB ASC
815
-
40
-
15,
“Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity - Scope and Scope Exceptions,” are considered embedded features:  Preferred Stock’s conversion option:  The Series B-
1
Stock was convertible at the holder’s option at any time at the fixed conversion price of
$3.60
per share; Quarterly Dividend Conversion Option:  The majority of holders could have elect to have the quarterly dividend payment made in shares of common stock, having a value equal to the volume weighted average trading price of the common stock during the
ten
(
10
) trading day period preceding the applicable dividend payment date. These features were analyzed by the Company and determined that they were
not
required to be bifurcated from the preferred stock and recorded as derivatives as they are clearly and closely related to an equity host.   
 
2.
Common Stock
 
Holders of common stock have equal rights to receive dividends when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds legally available therefor. Holders of common stock have
one
vote for each share held of record and do
not
have cumulative voting rights.
 
Holders of common stock are entitled, upon liquidation of the Company, to share ratably in the net assets available for distribution, subject to the rights, if any, of holders of any preferred stock then outstanding. Shares of common stock are
not
redeemable and have
no
preemptive or similar rights. All outstanding shares of common stock are fully paid and nonassessable.
 
 
 
Issuances of Common Stock
 
On
March 23, 2018,
the holders of Series B-
1
Stock converted shares and accrued dividends payable into a total of
1,794,190
shares of common stock. 
 
On
April 3, 2018,
the holder of Series A-
1
Stock converted shares and accrued dividends payable into a total of
1,177,598
shares of common stock. 
 
On
May 23, 2018,
the holders of Series B-
1
Stock converted shares and accrued dividends payable into a total of
1,253,707
shares of common stock.
 
On
May 31, 2018,
the holder of Series A-
1
Stock converted shares and accrued dividends payable into a total of
660,073
shares of common stock.
  
On
August 22, 2018,
the Company entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Maxim Group LLC (the “Underwriter”) with respect to the issuance and sale of an aggregate of
1,200,000
units (“Units”) with each unit consisting of
one
share of common stock and a warrant to purchase
0.75
shares of common stock at an exercise price of
$1.50
per share, in an underwritten public offering pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement. Each Unit was sold for a price of
$1.50.
The Warrants have a term of
five
years and are immediately exercisable. Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Company granted the Underwriters a
45
-day option to purchase up to an additional
180,000
shares of Common Stock and/or
135,000
Warrants to cover over-allotments, if any (the “Over-Allotment”). On
August 22, 2018,
the Underwriter exercised its Over-Allotment option in full on both the Common Stock and the Warrants. Pursuant to this agreement,
1,380,000
shares of common stock and warrants to purchase
1,035,000
shares of stock were issued on
August 24, 2018
for aggregate gross proceeds of
$2,070,000.
  The gross proceeds were reduced by a
7%
commission (
$144,900
) and
$50,000
of underwriting expenses to net to
$1,875,100
cash received.
 
Costs of
$143,945
were incurred during
2018
in relation to the issuance of common stock.
 
Issuances to Directors, Executive Officers and Consultants
 
During the year ended
December 31, 2018,
the Company issued
20,976
shares of common stock to its directors in lieu of payment of board fees, valued at
$37,532.
 
During the year ended
December 31, 2017,
the Company issued
11,244
shares of common stock to its directors in lieu of payment of board fees, valued at
$32,030.
 
During the year ended
December 31, 2017,
the Company issued
117,849
shares of common stock to consultancy firms in lieu of payment for services. The fair value at issuance was
$354,585
and was expensed over the period of the services.
 
Employees’ exercise options
 
During
2018,
no
employee stock options were exercised. There were
4,167
employee stock options exercised resulting in the cashless issuance of
1,610
shares of common stock during
2017.
 
Derivative Liabilities
 
In connection with the issuances of equity instruments or debt, the Company 
may 
issue options or warrants to purchase common stock. In certain circumstances, these options or warrants 
may 
be classified as liabilities, rather than as equity. In addition, the equity instrument or debt 
may 
contain embedded derivative instruments, such as conversion options or listing requirements, which in certain circumstances 
may 
be required to be bifurcated from the associated host instrument and accounted for separately as a derivative liability instrument. The Company early-adopted the new provisions issued 
July 2017, 
for derivative liability instruments under FASB ASU 
2017
-
11,
 Earnings Per Share (Topic 
260
), Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic 
480
) and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 
815
): I. Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Down Round Features; II. Replacement of the Indefinite Deferral for Mandatorily Redeemable Financial Instruments of Certain Nonpublic Entities and Certain Mandatorily Redeemable Non-controlling Interests with a Scope Exception. Under ASU 
2017
-
11,
 down round features do 
not
meet the criteria for derivative accounting and 
no
 liability is to be recorded until an actual issuance of securities triggers the down-round feature. Prior to these provisions, the liabilities were recorded without the actual issuance of the securities triggering the down-round feature. 
 
Securities Purchase Agreement dated
November 13, 2014
 
Pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated
November 13, 2014,
by and between the Company and a number of private and institutional investors, the Company issued to certain private investors
664,584
shares of common stock and warrants to purchase an additional
996,877
shares of common stock for aggregate gross proceeds of
$1,595,000.
  
The warrants have a term of
five
years and an initial exercise price of
$3.60
per share, and have been fully exercisable since
February 2015.
The warrants have customary anti-dilution protections including a “full ratchet” anti-dilution adjustment provision which are triggered in the event the Company sells or grants any additional shares of common stock, options, warrants or other securities that are convertible into common stock at a price lower than
$3.60
per share, The anti-dilution adjustment provision is
not
triggered by certain “exempt issuances” which among other issuances, includes the issuance of shares of common stock, options or other securities to officers, employees, directors, consultants or service providers.
 
Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement with Maxim Group, on
August 24, 2018
the Company issued Common Stock and Warrants to investors at a purchase price of
$1.50
per unit which triggered the anti-dilution protection provision under this Securities Purchase Agreement. Due to this provision, the total number of outstanding and fully vested warrants was increased from
996,877
to
2,392,502,
and the exercise price was reduced from
$3.60
to
$1.50
per share. The Company recognized a non-cash deemed dividend of
$1,288,139
in connection with these adjustments.
 
As a result of the early adoption of ASU 
2017
-
11,
the “full ratchet” anti-dilution feature is 
no
 longer a determinant for derivative liability accounting. As the “full ratchet” anti-dilution feature was determined to have 
no
 value in the past, the adoption had 
no
 effect on the balance sheets or statements of operations. 
 
Securities Purchase Agreement dated
September 23, 2015
 
On 
September 23, 2015, 
the Company issued a warrant to purchase 
69,445
 shares of common stock in connection with the issuance of a promissory note. The warrants are immediately exercisable at an initial exercise price of 
$3.60
per share and have a term of 
five
 years. 
 
The warrants have customary anti-dilution protections including a "full ratchet" anti-dilution adjustment provision which are triggered in the event the Company sells or
 
grants any additional shares of common stock, options, warrants or other securities that are convertible into common stock at a price lower than 
$3.60
 per share. The anti-dilution adjustment provision is 
not
 triggered by certain "exempt issuances" which among other issuances, includes the issuance of shares of common stock, options or other securities to officers, employees, directors, consultants or service providers.
 
Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement with Maxim Group, on
August 24, 2018
the Company issued Common Stock and Warrants to the investors at a purchase price of
$1.50
per unit which triggered the anti-dilution protection provision under this Securities Purchase Agreement. Due to this provision, the total number of outstanding and fully vested warrants for the investor was increased from
69,445
to
166,668,
and the exercise price was reduced from
$3.60
to
$1.50
per share. The Company recognized a non-cash deemed dividend of
$140,827
in connection with these adjustments.
 
As a result of the early adoption of ASU 
2017
-
11,
the “full ratchet” anti-dilution feature is 
no
 longer a determinant for derivative liability accounting. As the “full ratchet” anti-dilution feature was determined to have 
no
 value in the past, the adoption had 
no
 effect on the balance sheets or statements of operations.
 
3.
Warrants
 
The Company has issued warrants to certain creditors, investors, investment bankers and consultants. A summary of warrant activity is as follows:
 
   
Total
Warrants
   
Weighted
average
exercise
price
   
Weighted
average
remaining
life
(in years)
   
Aggregate
intrinsic
value
 
                                 
Outstanding, as of December 31, 2016
   
1,260,080
     
3.84
     
2.78
     
 
 
                                 
Granted
   
138,889
     
3.60
     
 
     
 
 
Exercised
   
     
     
 
     
 
 
Forfeited
   
     
     
 
     
 
 
Expired
   
     
     
 
     
 
 
Outstanding, as of December 31, 2017
   
1,398,969
     
3.81
     
2.06
     
 
Granted
   
1,035,000
     
1.50
     
 
     
 
 
Increase due to trigger of anti-dilution provision feature
   
1,492,848
     
1.50
     
 
     
 
 
Exercised
   
     
     
 
     
 
 
Forfeited
   
     
     
 
     
 
 
Expired
   
(145,841
)
   
6.00
     
 
     
 
 
Outstanding, as of December 31, 2018
   
3,780,976
     
1.59
     
2.05
     
 
Vested or expected to vest at December 31, 2018
   
3,780,976
     
1.59
     
2.05
     
 
Exercisable at December 31, 2018
   
3,780,976
     
1.59
     
2.05