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Note 12 - Stockholders' (Deficit)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements  
Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]
NOTE
1
2
:              
STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT)
 
Our authorized capital stock consists of
5
00,000,000
shares of common stock,
$.001
par value per share, and
10,000,000
shares of preferred stock, par value
$.001
per share, of which
5,000,000
shares have been designated as
5%
Series A Preferred,
230,000
shares have been designated as Series B Preferred Stock,
747,500
shares have been designated as Series C Preferred Stock and
250,000
shares have been designated as Series D Preferred Stock.
 
As of
December 31, 2017
we had the following outstanding securities:
 
 
148,542,805
 shares of common stock issued and outstanding;
 
27,020,000
warrants issued and outstanding to purchase shares of our common stock;
 
5,275,000
 options issued and outstanding to purchase shares of our common stock;
 
250,000
Series D Preferred Stock issued and outstanding; and
 
$
6,170,000
principal amount Convertible Debentures convertible into
12
,28
0,000
shares of common stock.
 
Common Stock
 
Holders of common stock are entitled to
one
vote for each share on all matters submitted to a stockholder vote.
  Holders of our voting securities do
not
have cumulative voting rights. Holders of common stock are entitled to share in all dividends that the Board of Directors, in its discretion, declares from legally available funds.  In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up each outstanding share of common stock entitles its holder to participate in all assets that remain after payment of liabilities and after providing for each class of stock, if any, having preference over the common stock.
 
Holders of common stock have
no
conversion, preemptive or other subscription rights, and there are
no
redemption provisions for the common stock.
  The rights of the holders of common stock are subject to any rights that
may
be fixed for holders of preferred stock, when and if any preferred stock is outstanding.  All outstanding shares of common stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
 
During the
first
four
months of
2016
14,615,696
common shares were issued to the Series A Preferred stockholders who accepted the Series A Preferred Share Exchange Offer.
 
On A
pril
13,
2016
an employee exercised stock options granted to the employee. As a result of the exercise,
3,012
common shares were issued to the individual.
 
On A
pril
25,
2016
an employee exercised stock options granted to the employee. As a result of the exercise,
1,000,000
common shares were issued to the individual.
 
On A
pril
26,
2016
an employee exercised stock options granted to the employee. As a result of the exercise,
1,594
common shares were issued to the individual.
 
On
June 1
6,
2016
the Company issued
360,000
restricted shares of our common stock to our Board of Directors under the
2009
Plan. The restrictions on the shares lapse ratably over a
3
year period.
 
On
July 20, 2016
an employee exercised stock options granted to the employee. As a result of the exercise,
3,038
common shares were issued to the individual.
 
On
December 30, 2016
Thomas E. Vickers, our Chief Financial Officer, exercised stock options granted to him in
2011.
As a result of the exercise,
100,000
common shares were issued to him.
 
On
March 24, 2017
16,668
restricted shares were forfeited when an employee resigned prior to the lapsing of the restrictions.
 
On
June 26, 2017
an employee exercised stock options granted to the employee. As a result of the exercise,
22,556
common shares were issued to the individual.
 
On A
ugust
2,
2017
 Thomas E. Vickers, our Chief Financial Officer, exercised stock options granted to him in
2012.
As a result of the exercise,
100,000
common shares were issued to him.
 
On
September 29, 2017
an employee exercised stock options granted to the employee. As a result of the exercise,
50,000
common shares were issued to the individual.
 
On
September 29, 2017
Kuno van der Post, our Chief Commercial Officer, exercised stock options granted to him in
2012.
As a result of the exercise,
100,000
common shares were issued to him.
 
On
December 31, 2017
DataSci exercised
50%
of their warrant and as a result
500,000
restricted common shares were issued to DataSci.
 
The
2009
Plan is more fully described in “Note
1
3,
Employee Equity Incentive Plans”.
 
Preferred stock
 
Our Board of Directors, without further stockholder approval,
may
issue preferred stock in
one
or more series from time to time and fix or alter the designations, relative rights, priorities, preferences, qualifications, limitations and restrictions of the shares of each series. In addition, the Board of Directors
may
fix and determine all privileges and rights of the authorized preferred stock series including:
 
 
dividend and liquidation preferences,
 
voting rights,
 
conversion privileges, and
 
redemption terms.
 
Our Board of Directors
may
authorize the issuance of preferred stock which ranks senior to our common stock for the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets on liquidation.
  In addition, our Board of Directors can fix limitations and restrictions, if any, upon the payment of dividends on our common stock to be effective while any shares of preferred stock are outstanding.
 
The following table presents the cumulative arrearage of undeclared dividends by class of preferred stock as of
December 31, 2017
and
December 31, 2016
and the per share amount by class of preferred stock.
 
   
Cumulative arrearage
as of
   
Cumulative arrearage per share
as of
 
   
December 31,
   
December 31,
 
Series of preferred stock
 
2017
   
2016
   
2017
   
2016
 
                                 
Series B
  $
609,887
    $
609,887
    $
3.05
    $
3.05
 
Series C
   
1,472,093
     
1,472,093
    $
4.37
    $
4.37
 
Total preferred stock arrearage
  $
2,081,980
    $
2,081,980
     
 
     
 
 
 
 
Series A Preferred Stock
 
In
1999,
our Board of Directors designated
5,000,000
shares of our preferred stock as
5%
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred Stock”), of which
-
0
- shares are issued and outstanding.
 
The designations, rights and preferences of the Series A Preferred include:
 
 
the shares are
not
redeemable,
 
each share of Series A Preferred Stock is convertible into shares of our common stock at any time at the option of the holder at a conversion price of
$1.
11
per share, or if
not
so converted after
one
year from issuance, at any time at our option if the closing bid price of our common stock has exceeded
$3.00
for
20
consecutive trading days, our common stock is listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market or other national stock exchange, and the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock are registered under a registration statement,
 
the conversion price has certain anti-dilution protections for any stock splits, stock dividends, and corporate reorganizations, and certain other corporate transactions and issuances of securities at below the applicable conversion price per share.
  The Series A Preferred Stockholders have waived their rights to an anti-dilution adjustment reducing their conversion price as a result of the issuance of the Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock,
 
the shares of Series A Preferred Stock pay a cumulative dividend at a rate of
5%
per annum based on the stated value of
$1.00
per share, payable when and as declared by the Board of Directors, or upon conversion or liquidation. Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock have priority to our common stock and are junior to Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock.
  At our option, dividends can be paid in cash or shares of common stock valued at the conversion price of the Series A Preferred Stock,
 
in the event of our liquidation or winding up, each share of Series A Preferred Stock has a liquidation preference equal to
$1.00
per share,
and
 
the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote together with the holders of our common stock, on the basis of
one
vote for each share of common stock issuable upon the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock.
 
In addition, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock were granted certain demand and piggy-back registration rights for the shares of our common stock issuable upon the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock.
 
Prior to
2015
the Company had
235,000
shares of its
5%
Series A Preferred stock that have been converted by the stockholders into shares of our common stock.  Pursuant to Delaware General Corporate Law, once the Company has a positive net worth, the cumulative dividends would be payable in either cash or in shares of our common stock upon the declaration of dividends by our Board of Directors.
 
In
December 2015
the Company initiated an Exchange Offer to the remaining
34
Series A Preferred stockholders. The terms of the exchange offer were
4
shares of our common stock in exchange for each share of Series A Preferred stock and the waiver of the accrued and unpaid dividends on the Series A Preferred shares exchanged. On
December 31, 2015
four
5%
Series A Preferred Stock Stockholders accepted the Exchange Offer and converted a total of
487,500
Series A shares into
1,950,000
common shares. During the
first
4
months of
2016,
the remaining Series A Preferred stockholders accepted the Exchange Offer and converted a total of
3,637,724
Series A shares into
14,615,696
common shares.
 
Series B Preferred Stock
 
In
August 2001,
our Board of Directors designated
200,000
shares of our preferred stock as Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred Stock”). A Corrected Certificate of Designations was filed on
February 7, 2002
with the Delaware Secretary of State increasing the number of shares authorized as Series B Preferred Stock to
230,000
shares, of which -
0
- shares are issued and outstanding.
 
The designations, rights and preferences of the Series B Preferred Stock include:
 
 
the stated value of each share is
$10.00
per share,
 
the shares are
not
redeemable,
 
each share of Series B Preferred Stock is convertible into shares of our common stock at the option of the holder at any time commencing
January 31, 2002
at the option of the holder at
$0.25
per share, as adjusted, and the shares automatically convert, subject to limitations based on trading volume, into shares of our common stock at
$0.25
per share at such time as we complete a public offering raising proceeds in excess of
$25
million at an offering price of at least
$0.75
per share.
  We
may
require all outstanding shares of the Series B Preferred Stock to convert in the event the closing bid price of our common stock exceeds
$0.50
for
20
consecutive trading days, and our common stock has been listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market or other comparable national stock exchange or an OTC Marketplace and a registration statement registering the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock has been declared effective,
 
the conversion price has certain anti-dilution protections for any stock splits, stock dividends, and corporate reorganizations, and certain other corporate transactions and issuances of securities at below the applicable conversion price per share or market value of the common stock,
 
the shares of Series B Preferred Stock pay a cumulative dividend at a rate of
8%
per annum based on the stated value of
$10.00
per share, payable when and as declared by the Board of Directors, or upon conversion or liquidation.
  At our option, dividends can be paid in cash or shares of common stock valued at the conversion price of the Series B Preferred Stock,
 
 
each share of Series B Preferred Stock will rank senior to our Series A Preferred and pari passu with our Series C Preferred Stock,
 
in the event of our liquidation or winding up, each share of Series B Preferred Stock has a liquidation preference equal to
$10.00
per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends, and
 
the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to vote, together with the holders of our common stock, on the basis of
one
vote for each share of common stock issuable upon the conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock,
 
There were cumulative arrearages of
$609,887
and
$609,887,
or
$3.05
and
$3.05
per share, on the Series B Preferred Stock dividends as of
December 31, 2017
and
December 31, 2016,
respectively.
 
The Company has
200,000
shares of its Series B Preferred stock that have been converted by the
stockholders into shares of our common stock.  Pursuant to Delaware General Corporate Law, once the Company has a positive net worth, the cumulative dividends would be payable in either cash or in shares of our common stock upon the declaration of dividends by our Board of Directors.
 
In addition, the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock were granted certain mandatory and piggy-back registration rights for the shares of our common stock issuable upon the conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock and were entitled to vote
one
member to our Board of Directors.
 
Series C Preferred Stock
 
In
March 2002,
our Board of Directors designated
747,500
shares of our preferred stock as Series C Convertible Preferred Stock of which -
0
- shares are issued and outstanding.
 
The designations, rights and preferences of the Series C Preferred Stock include:
 
 
the stated value of each share is
$10.00
per share,
 
the shares are
not
redeemable,
 
 
each share of Series C Preferred Stock is convertible at any time, at the option of the holder, into a number of shares of common stock determined by dividing the stated value per share of the Series C Preferred Stock by
$0.25,
which is the Series C Conversion Price.
  The Series C Preferred Stock will automatically convert, subject to limitations based on trading volume, into shares of our common stock upon a public offering of our securities raising gross proceeds in excess of
$25,000,000
at a per share price greater than
2.5
times the Series C Conversion Price per share, as adjusted for any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, or other similar transaction.  In addition, the Series C Preferred Stock will automatically convert into shares of our common stock at the Series C Conversion Price at such time as the closing bid price for our common stock has traded at
two
times the then prevailing Series C Conversion Price for a period of
20
consecutive trading days, provided that (i) a public trading market exists for our common stock on a national securities exchange, the NASDAQ Stock Market, or the over the counter market; and (ii) the Conversion Shares have been registered for resale and are
not
subject to any lock-up and the number of shares of the Series C Preferred Stock which can be converted in any
30
-day period will be limited to the number of shares of common stock underlying the Series C  Preferred Stock equal to
10
times the average daily trading volume during the
20
-day look-back period set forth above,
 
the conversion price
  has certain anti-dilution protections for any stock splits, stock dividends, and corporate reorganizations, and certain other corporate transactions and issuances of securities at below the applicable conversion price per share or market value of the common stock,
 
the shares of Series C Preferred Stock pay a cumulative dividend at a rate of
8%
per annum based on the stated value of
$10.00
per share, payable when and as declared by the Board of Directors, or upon conversion or liquidation.
  At our option, dividends can be paid in cash or shares of common stock valued at the conversion price of the Series C Preferred Stock,
 
each share of Series C Preferred Stock will rank pari passu with our Series B
  Preferred Stock and senior to our Series A  Preferred Stock,
 
in the event of our liquidation or winding up, each share of Series C Preferred Stock
  has a liquidation preference equal to
$10.00
per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends, and
 
the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock are entitled to vote, together with the holders of our common stock, on the basis of
one
vote for each share of common stock issuable upon the conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock.
 
There were cumulative arrearages of
$1,472,093
and
$1,472,093,
or
$4.3
7
and
$4.37
per share, on the Series C Preferred Stock for undeclared dividends as of
December 31, 2017
and
December 31, 2016,
respectively.
 
 
The Company has
337,150
shares of its Series C Preferred stock that have been converted by the
stockholders into shares of our common stock.  Pursuant to Delaware General Corporate Law, once the Company has a positive net worth, the cumulative dividends would be payable in either cash or in shares of our common stock upon the declaration of dividends by our Board of Directors.
 
In addition, the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock were granted certain mandatory and piggy-back registration rights covering the shares of our common stock issuable upon the conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock and were entitled to vote
two
members to our Board of Directors.
 
Series D Preferred Stock
 
In
November 2010,
our Board of Directors designated
250,000
shares of our preferred stock as Series D Convertible Preferred Stock of which
250,000
shares are issued and outstanding.
 
The designations, rights and preferences of the Series D Preferred Stock include:
 
 
the stated value of the Series
D Preferred is
$0.001
per share,
 
the Series D Preferred has
no
rights to receive dividend distributions or to participate in any dividends declared by the Corporation to or for the benefit of
the holders of its common stock,
 
the shares of Series D Preferred are
not
convertible into or exchangeable for any ot
her security of the Corporation,
 
except as provided in Series D Preferred Designation, in the case of the death or disability of Series D Preferred holder, the Series D Preferred is
not
redeemable without the prior express written consent of the holders of the majority of the voting power of all then outstanding shares of such Series D Preferred. In the event any shares of Series D Preferred are redeemed pursuant, the shares redeemed will automatically be canceled and returned to the status of authorized but uni
ssued shares of preferred stock,
 
each share of Series D Preferred entitles the holder to
four hundred
(
400
) votes.  With respect to such vote, the holder is entitled to notice of any stockholders' meeting in accordance with the bylaws of the Company, and is entitled to vote, together as a single class with holders of common stock and any other series of preferred stock then outstanding, with respect to any question or matter upon which holders of common stock have the right to vote.  The Series D Preferred will also entitle the holders to vote the shares as a separate class as set forth herein and as required by law. In the event of any stock split, stock dividend or reclassification of the Corporation's common stock, the number of votes which attach to each share of Series D Preferred shall be adjusted in the same proportion as any adjustment to the number of outstanding shares of common stock. The shares of Series D Preferred present at a meeting of the Company’s stockholders shall vote in the same percentage as all voting shares voted for each director at the Company’s stockholder meeting in connection with the election or removal of directors to or from the Corporation’s Board of Directors,
 
in the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, the holders of shares of the Series D Preferred then outstanding are entitled to receive before holders of shares of common stock receive any amounts, out of the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, an amount equal to
$0.001
pe
r share,
 
so long as any shares of Series D Preferred are outstanding, the Company cannot without
first
obtaining the written approval of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of such Series D Preferred Stock (i) alter or change the rights, preferences or privileges of the Series D Preferred, or (ii) increase or decrease the total number of authorized sha
res of Series D Preferred Stock,
 
the holders of the Series D Preferred are
not
entitled to rights to subscribe for, purchase or receive any part of any new or additional shares of any class, whether now or hereinafter authorized, or of bonds or debentures, or other evidences of indebtedness convertible into or exchangeable for shares of
any class,
 
the Company has a
thirty
(
30
) day “right of
first
refusal” in which to match the terms and conditions set forth in any bona fide offer received by holders of the Series D Preferred Stock.
  The Company must purchase all of those shares of Series D Preferred offered by the holder of the Series D Preferred Stock, and
 
the holders of Series D Preferred cannot, directly or indirectly, transfer any shares of Series D Preferred.
  Any such purported transfer shall be of
no
force or effect and shall
not
be recognized by the Company.
 
 
Warrants Issued for Services and in Capital Transactions
 
The following tables summarize all warrants issued as part of debt transactions for the year
s ended
December 31, 2017
and
December 31, 2016,
and the related changes during these years.
 
December 31, 2017
   
December 31, 2017
 
Warrants outstanding
   
Warrants exercisable
 
   
 
 
 
 
Weighted average
   
Weighted
   
 
 
 
 
Weighted
 
Range of exercise price
 
Number
outstanding
   
remaining
contractual life
   
average
exercise price
   
Number exercisable
   
average
exercise price
 
$0.25
$0.60
   
27,020,000
     
1.84
    $
0.42
     
27,020,000
    $
0.42
 
 
December 31, 2016
   
December 31, 2016
 
Warrants outstanding
   
Warrants exercisable
 
   
 
 
 
 
Weighted average
   
Weighted
   
 
 
 
 
Weighted
 
Range of exercise price
 
Number
outstanding
   
remaining
contractual life
   
average
exercise price
   
Number exercisable
   
average
exercise price
 
$0.25
$0.60
   
27,860,000
     
2.71
    $
0.42
     
27,860,000
    $
0.42
 
 
Warrants
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2015
   
22,900,000
 
Issued
   
4,970,000
 
Exercised
   
-0-
 
Expired/forfeited
   
(10,000
)
Balance at December 31, 2016
   
27,860,000
 
Issued
   
-0-
 
Exercised
   
-0-
 
Expired/forfeited
   
(840,000
)
Balance at December 31, 2017
   
27,020,000
 
Warrants exercisable at December 31, 2017
   
27,020,000
 
         
Weighted average fair value of warrants granted during 2017
   
n/a
 
 
Other Comprehensive (Loss)
 
Due to the availability of net operating losses and related deferred tax valuations, there is
no
tax effect associated with any component of other comprehensive (loss).
  The following table lists the beginning balance, yearly activity and ending balance of the components of accumulated other comprehensive (loss).
 
   
Foreign currency
translation
   
Accumulated other
comprehensive (loss)
 
Balance at December 31, 2015
  $
(366,355
)   $
(366,355
)
2016 Activity
   
(44,150
)    
(44,150
)
Balance at December 31, 2016
   
(410,505
)    
(410,505
)
2017 Activity
   
13,268
     
13,268
 
Balance at December 31, 2017
  $
(397,237
)   $
(397,237
)