SALE OF PREFERRED SHARES AND WARRANTS

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

SALE OF PREFERRED SHARES AND WARRANTS

4. SALE OF PREFERRED SHARES AND WARRANTS (not in thousands)

On May 11, 2011, we completed a registered public offering of 5,506 units at a price of $1,000 per unit. Each unit consisted of one 6% Series A convertible preferred share which is convertible into 500 common shares, one Class A Warrant to purchase 250 common shares at an exercise price of $2.00 per share, and one Class B Warrant to purchase 250 common shares at an exercise price of $2.00 per share. The Class B Warrants expired in May, 2012 and the liability was reduced to zero and the Class A Warrants expired in May, 2016 and the liability was reduced to zero.

The Series A preferred shares were valued using the common shares available upon conversion of all preferred shares of 2,753,000 and the closing market price of our stock on May 11, 2011 of $1.86.  As of September 30, 2016, 4,321 preferred shares have been converted into 2,564,108 common shares and 217,366 common shares have been issued for quarterly preferred dividends for remaining outstanding, unconverted preferred shares. As of September 30, 2016, 577,897 warrants have been exercised. At September 30, 2016, 1,185 preferred shares remained outstanding. All dividends have been paid according to the agreement.

The following table summarizes the change in the estimated fair value of the Company’s Class A warrants as of September 30 (in thousands):

	2016		2015
Balance at beginning of year	$	189	$	676
Fair value of Class A warrants exercised		—		—
Decrease in fair value of Class A warrants		(189)		(487)
Balance at end of year	$	—	$	189

For the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, the Company recognized income of $189 and $487, respectively, due to the change in the estimated fair value of the Company’s warrants. This income was recorded as a decrease in fair value of warrant liability on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) for the respective periods.