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4. OTHER SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Other Significant Transactions  
OTHER SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS

SEC Complaint

 

On or about June 4, 2012, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission filed a Complaint against the Company and Scott A. Haire, a former officer and director of the Company, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.  The Complaint alleges that from at least July through November 2009, the Company and Haire engaged in a fraudulent scheme and market manipulation involving the Company’s stock.  The Complaint alleges that (a) Haire arranged to sell Company restricted stock to an FBI agent posing as the trustee of a pension fund and to pay that person a kickback for engaging in the transaction; and (b) Haire arranged to make payments to a fictitious person, putatively a broker, in exchange for the broker’s trading in company stock timed with Company press releases.  The Complaint asserts claims for violations of Section 17(a) (1) of the Securities Act and Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder.  The Complaint seeks (a) a declaration that the Company and Haire committed those violations; (b) an injunction against the further commission of such violations; (c) disgorgement; (d) civil money penalties; (e) an order barring Haire from participating in any offering of a penny stock; and (f) an order barring Haire from acting as an officer or director of any issuer that has a class of securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act or that is require to tile reports pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act.

 

The Company, separate from Mr. Haire, engaged in settlement discussions with the Securities and Exchange Commission concerning a potential settlement of the action against the Company.  On September 14, 2012, the Company filed a Consent of Defendant with the SEC.  To resolve the claims against it, the Company has consented to the entry of a permanent injunction against violations of Section 17(a) of the Securities Act and Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act involving the payment of undisclosed compensation to investment advisors, managers, and trustees or the manipulation of the price or volume of any security.  As part of the settlement agreement the Company paid a $20,000 civil money penalty.  On January 15, 2013, the Company received a final judgment resolving claims against the Company.  The judgment was delivered by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

 

Forbearance Agreement

 

On August 17, 2012, Tonaquint, Inc., (“Tonaquint”) and the Company entered into a forbearance agreement in connection with a Securities Purchase Agreement by and between Tonaquint and the Company under which Tonaquint purchased a Secured Convertible Promissory Note in the original principal amount of $560,000 (the “Note”). Tonaquint agreed to convert $20,000 in principal amount owed under the Note into shares of the Company’s Common Stock and to accept a cash payment of $200,000 as payment in full for the remaining balance on or before October 16, 2012. The forbearance also gave the Company the option to extend the final payment date. In January of 2013, the Company issued 74,993 shares of Common Stock valued at $3,382 according to the original terms of the Forbearance agreement. The Company also paid $45,000 in 2013 and issued an additional 213,147 shares of Common Stock valued at $13,230 to Tonaquint to extend the final payment date to October 15, 2013 at which time the final $200,000 was paid in full. The aggregate fair value of these common shares of $16,612 and the $45,000 of cash payments are presented in the consolidated statements of operations as debt related expense in 2013.

 

Federal Payroll Tax Settlement Negotiation

 

In January of 2012, the Company made payment to the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) for delinquent tax liabilities from 2004 and 2005.  In February of 2013, the IRS accepted Company’s offer of Compromise related to unpaid penalties and interest and on March 20, 2013, the Company paid the final $16,000 due under the compromise. This resulted in a gain on the settlement of liabilities of $192,142 during 2013.

 

Shipping and Consulting Agreement

 

On September 20, 2013, the Company entered into a Shipping and Consulting Agreement with WellDyne Health, LLC (“WellDyne”). Under the agreement, WellDyne agreed to provide certain storage, shipping, and consulting services, and was granted the right to conduct online resale of certain of the Company’s products to U.S. consumers. The agreement has an initial term of 3 years.

 

As additional consideration, an affiliate of WellDyne was issued 4,500,000 common stock warrants for the purchase of shares of the Company’s Common Stock. The warrants vest on the date of grant, have a term of five years and an exercise price of $0.06, subject to adjustment as provided for therin. The fair value of the warrants was determined to be $287,599 and was expensed during the year ended December 31, 2013.

  

Brookhaven Medical, Inc. Agreement

 

On October 11, 2013, the Company, together with certain of its subsidiaries, entered into a term loan agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with Brookhaven Medical, Inc. (“BMI”), pursuant to which BMI made a loan to the Company in the amount of $1,000,000 under a Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note (the “First BMI Note”). In connection with the Loan Agreement, the Company and BMI also entered into a letter of intent contemplating (i) an additional loan to the Company (the “Additional Loan”) of up to $2,000,000 by BMI (or an outside lender), and (ii) entrance into an agreement and plan of merger (the “Merger Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company would merge with a subsidiary of BMI, subject to various conditions precedent.

 

The First BMI Note carries an interest rate of 8% per annum, and all unpaid principal and accrued but unpaid interest under the First BMI Note is due and payable on the later of (i) October 10, 2014, or (ii) the first anniversary of the date of the Merger Agreement. The First BMI Note may be prepaid in whole or in part upon ten days’ written notice, and all unpaid principal and accrued interest under the Note may be converted, at the option of BMI, into shares of the Company’s Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series C Preferred Stock”) at a conversion price of $70.00 per share. The Company’s obligations under the First BMI Note are secured by all the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries.

 

On October 15, 2013, BMI agreed to make the Additional Loan pursuant to a Secured Convertible Drawdown Promissory Note (the “Second BMI Note”), which allows the Company to drawdown, as needed, an aggregate of $2,000,000, subject to an agreed upon drawdown schedule or as otherwise approved by BMI. In connection with the Second BMI Note, the Company, its subsidiaries, and BMI entered into an additional loan agreement as well as an additional security agreement.

 

The Second BMI Note carries an interest rate of 8% per annum, and (subject to various default provisions) all unpaid principal and accrued but unpaid interest under the Second BMI Note is due and payable on the later of (i) October 15, 2014, or (ii) the first anniversary of the date of the Merger Agreement. The Second BMI Note may be prepaid in whole or in part upon ten days’ written notice, and all unpaid principal and accrued interest under the Second BMI Note may be converted, at the option of BMI, into shares of the Company’s Series C Convertible Preferred Stock at a conversion price of $70.00 per share at any time prior to the Maturity Date.

 

In December of 2013, the Company and Brookhaven Medical, Inc. announced their mutual decision not to proceed with the proposed merger but to pursue other business relationships between the two companies.

 

On October 15, 2014, the Company and Brookhaven Medical, Inc. executed an amendment extending the due date of the notes to April 15, 2015. The Company evaluated the modification under ASC 470 and determined that it does not qualify as an extinguishment of debt.