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CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

11. CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE

12% Convertible Notes

December 2013 Issuance

In December 2013, the Company entered into various unsecured convertible promissory notes with various third parties totaling $530,000 (the “December 2013 Issuance”), of which the entire amount was outstanding at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. The principal amounts of these notes range between $10,000 and $300,000. Under the terms of these notes, they mature on October 31, 2018, accrue interest at 12.0% per annum, and are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion rate of $5.00 per share, with standard dilution clauses (i.e. dividends, stock splits, etc.). They are convertible at any time on or before maturity date at $5.00 per common share. After November 1, 2015, the Company can force conversion of these notes if the trading stock price has exceeded $10 for 20 consecutive trading days. The Company paid $63,600 to a placement agent for finder’s fees which the Company recorded as a debt discount as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. In addition, the Company granted the placement agent warrants to purchase 10,600 shares at a price of $5.00 per share, (with standard dilution clause for dividends, stock splits, etc.) which vest immediately, and expire October 31, 2018. The value of the warrants was $21,271 based on the Black-Scholes pricing model. The Company recorded the value of warrants as additional debt discount at issuance. The debt discount is being amortized to interest expense over the life of the notes. Amounts amortized to interest expense were approximately $3,000 and $10,000 for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2014, respectively. The unamortized debt discount balance at September 30, 2014 is approximately $75,000.

To properly account for the December 2013 Issuance, the Company performed a detailed analysis to obtain a thorough understanding of the transaction. The Company reviewed ASC Topic 815, to identify whether any equity-linked features in the December 2013 Issuance are freestanding or embedded. The Company determined that there were no free standing features. The December 2013 Issuance was then analyzed in accordance with ASC Topic 815 to determine if the embedded conversion feature should be bifurcated and accounted for at fair value and remeasured at fair value in income. The Company determined that the embedded conversion feature did not meet the requirements for bifurcation pursuant to ASC Topic 815 and therefore accounted for the December 2013 Issuance as conventional debt. The Company then reviewed ASC Topic 470-20, and determined that the December 2013 Issuance met the criteria of a conventional convertible note and that none of the December 2013 Issuance had a beneficial conversion feature. As a result, pursuant to ASC Topic 470-20, the Company recorded the conventional convertible note as a debt instrument in its entirety.

January 2014 Issuance

In January 2014, the Company entered into various unsecured convertible promissory notes with various third parties totaling $1,605,000 (the “January 2014 Issuance”), of which $1,120,000 was outstanding at September 30, 2014. The principal amounts of these notes range between $10,000 and $200,000. Under the terms of these notes, they mature on October 31, 2018, accrue interest at 12.0% per annum, and are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion rate of $5.00 per share, with standard dilution clauses (i.e. dividends, stock splits, etc.). They are convertible at any time on or before maturity date at $5.00 per common share. After November 1, 2015, the Company can force conversion of these notes if the trading stock price has exceeded $10 for 20 consecutive trading days. The Company paid $160,500 in debt issuance costs and $32,100 to a placement agent for finder’s fees which the Company recorded as a debt discount as of September 30, 2014. In addition, the Company granted the placement agent warrants to purchase 32,100 shares at a price of $5.00 per share, (with standard dilution clause for dividends, stock splits, etc.) which vest immediately, and expire October 31, 2018. The value of the warrants was $83,452 based on the Black-Scholes pricing model. The Company recorded the relative value of warrants as additional debt discount at issuance.

To properly account for the January 2014 Issuance, The Company evaluated the debt instruments pursuant to ASC Topic 815, to identify whether any equity-linked features in the convertible debt are freestanding or embedded. The January 2014 Issuance was issued availing the option for note holders to convert debt to common stock at fixed conversion price of $5.00 per share. The Company determined that the conversion feature was embedded in the January 2014 Issuance, but did not meet the definition of a derivative pursuant to ASC Topic 815 and therefore should not be bifurcated. The Company concluded that the January 2014 Issuance was conventional debt and assessed under ASC Topic 470-20 whether the January 2014 Issuance had a beneficial conversion feature. Since the initial conversion price of the security was less than the market value of the common stock at the time of issuance, it was determined that a beneficial conversion feature existed. The Company calculated the value of the beneficial conversion feature using the intrinsic value method. The stock price on the date of issuance was $13.75 and the conversion price was $5.00.

The calculated value of the beneficial conversion feature and the combined value of the debt discount resulted in a value greater than the value of the debt and as such, the total discount was limited to the value of the debt balance of $1,605,000.

The debt discount is being amortized to interest expense over the life of the notes. Amounts amortized to interest expense were approximately $225,000 and $636,000 for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2014, respectively. The unamortized discount balance at September 30, 2014 was approximately $969,000.

Conversion of 12% Convertible Notes

Since the issuance of the January 2014 notes, seven (7) of the January 2014 Issuance note holders converted their loan notes with principal balances totaling $485,000 and accrued interest of $3,669 into 97,733 shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $5.00 per share. Any remaining unamortized portion of debt discount related to the converted notes were expensed immediately at the date of conversion, amounting to $271,413 and $426,054 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively.

8 ½% Convertible Note Payable

The Company executed a mortgage on its Pueblo West Property in the amount of $170,000 at 8 ½% interest amortized over 15 years with a maturity date of December 31, 2028 (the “Pueblo Mortgage”). This note is convertible at any time at $5.00 per share.

To properly account for the Pueblo Mortgage, the Company performed a detailed analysis to obtain a thorough understanding of the transaction. The Company reviewed ASC Topic 815, to identify whether any equity-linked features in the Pueblo Mortgage are freestanding or embedded. The Company determined that there were no free standing features. The Pueblo Mortgage was then analyzed in accordance with ASC Topic 815 to determine if the embedded conversion feature should be bifurcated and accounted for at fair value and remeasured at fair value in income. The Company determined that the embedded conversion feature did not meet the requirements for bifurcation pursuant to ASC Topic 815 and therefore accounted for the Pueblo Mortgage as conventional debt. The Company then reviewed ASC Topic 470-20, and determined that the Pueblo Mortgage met the criteria of a conventional convertible note and that none of the Pueblo Mortgage had a beneficial conversion feature As a result, pursuant to ASC Topic 470-20, the Company recorded the conventional convertible note as a debt instrument in its entirety.

The table below summarizes our convertible notes activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2014:


	Principal		Debt		Accrued
	Balance		Discount		Interest		Total
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	700,000	$	(84,694)	$	871	$	616,177
Issued in the period		1,605,000		(1,605,000)		-		-
Converted into shares of common stock		(485,000)		426,054		(3,669)		(62,615)
Amortization of debt discount		-		219,804		-		219,804
Payment of loan principal		(3,178)		-		-		(3,178)
Interest accrued during period		-		-		203,909		203,909
Interest paid during period		-		-		(201,111)		(201,111)
Balance at September 30, 2014		1,816,822		(1,043,836)		-		772,986
Less: Current portion		(5,927)		-		-		(5,927)
Long-term debt	$	1,810,895	$	(1,043,836)	$	-	$	767,059


(1)	The current portion represents the principal balance payable on the 8 ½% convertible note payable in the twelve months following the balance sheet date

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