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3. Related Party
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related party

Management Changes

 

On March 1, 2013, Dr. Michael Giuffre resigned from the Board of Directors.

 

On February 27, 2013, Mr. William J. Hogan resigned from the Board of Directors.

 

On August 12, 2012, Dr. Michael Giuffre was appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors. Compensation has not yet been determined.

 

On April 17, 2012 the Company appointed Ron Schinnour to the Board of Directors. Mr. Schinnour currently serves on the Board of Directors of FoodChek Systems Inc., a Company owned by another former member of the Company’s Board of Directors, William Hogan. Compensation has not yet been determined.

 

On January 30, 2012, the Company appointed Mr. Thompson MacDonald to the Board of Directors. Compensation has not yet been determined.

 

Notes Payable, Related Parties

 

From time to time we have received and repaid loans from Officers and Directors to fund operations. These related party debts are fully disclosed in Note 5 below.

 

Compensation

 

On July 1, 2010, the Company entered into a twelve month employment agreement, subject to automatic monthly renewals, with the Company’s CEO, G. Michael Hogan. The terms of the agreement include a fixed annual salary of $120,000. The Company may elect to satisfy payment in shares of common stock in lieu of cash at a market value equal to $0.10 above the average closing trading price of the common stock for the preceding five (5) days from the date of such election. No payments have been made in cash or stock to date.

 

We owed accrued salaries to our CEO of $390,000 and $240,000 at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

 

On June 30, 2010, the Company entered into a consulting agreement, with a Board of Director’s consulting firm, Futureworth Capital Corp. The terms of the agreement include annual compensation of $60,000, payable monthly. The Company may elect to satisfy payment in shares of common stock in lieu of cash at a market value equal to $0.10 above the average closing trading price of the common stock for the preceding five (5) days from the date of such election. No payments have been made in cash or stock to date. We owe Futureworth Capital Corp. $180,000, as included in accounts payable, related parties, for service prior to, and during the service period under the consulting agreement. Mr. William Hogan resigned from the Board of Directors on February 27, 2013, and his compensation via his consulting agreement terminated as of December 31, 2012.

 

Share Based Compensation

 

On September 30, 2012, the Company extended 2,439,920 previously granted and extended common stock warrants issued to the Company’s CEO, with an exercise price of $0.15 for an additional 21 months from their expiration on September 30, 2012. These warrants are fully vested and expire on June 30, 2014. The total estimated value using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model, based on a volatility rate of 216% and a call option value of $0.0374, was $91,215 and was recognized as interest expense during the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

On September 30, 2012, the Company extended a total of 1,301,312 previously granted and extended common stock warrants issued to the one of the Company’s directors, with an exercise price of $0.15 for an additional 21 months from their expiration on September 30, 2012. These warrants are fully vested and expire on June 30, 2014. The total estimated value using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model, based on a volatility rate of 216% and a call option value of $0.0374, was $48,649 and was recognized as interest expense during the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

On April 4, 2012, the Company sold 416,667 shares of its common stock and an equal number of warrants pursuant to unit offerings to a member of the Company’s Board of Directors in exchange for proceeds of $25,000. The warrants are exercisable over two years at an exercise price of $0.08 per share. The proceeds received were allocated between the common stock and warrants on a relative fair value basis.

 

On June 30, 2011, the Company extended 2,439,920 previously granted common stock warrants issued to the Company’s CEO, with an exercise price of $0.15 for an additional 15 months from their expiration on June 30, 2011. These warrants are fully vested and expire on September 30, 2012. The total estimated value using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model, based on a volatility rate of 180% and a call option value of $0.0090, was $22,047 and was recognized as interest expense during the year ended December 31, 2011. These warrants were again extended for an additional 21 months with all other terms remaining consistent with these previously amended terms.

 

On June 30, 2011, the Company extended a total of 1,301,312 previously granted common stock warrants issued to the one of the Company’s directors, with an exercise price of $0.15 for an additional 15 months from their expiration on June 30, 2011. These warrants are fully vested and expire on September 30, 2012. The total estimated value using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model, based on a volatility rate of 180% and a call option value of $0.0090, was $11,758 and was recognized as interest expense during the year ended December 31, 2011. These warrants were again extended for an additional 21 months with all other terms remaining consistent with these previously amended terms.