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Debt and Line of Credit
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt and Line of Credit
5. Debt and Line of Credit
 
Our outstanding note payable indebtedness was as follows as of (in thousands):
 
 
 
June 30,
 
December 31,
 
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
Hannoversech Volksbank Credit line #1
 
$
486
 
$
759
 
Hannoversech Volksbank Credit line #2
 
 
1,693
 
 
1,333
 
Hannoversech Volksbank Credit line #3
 
 
499
 
 
444
 
Hannoversech Volksbank term loan #1
 
 
175
 
 
211
 
Hannoversech Volksbank term loan #2
 
 
109
 
 
138
 
Hannoversech Volksbank term loan #3
 
 
354
 
 
393
 
Participation rights
 
 
1,032
 
 
1,032
 
Ventana Medical Systems
 
 
21
 
 
-
 
 
 
$
4,369
 
$
4,310
 
 
In July 2006, Medite GmbH, Burgdorf, entered into a line of credit agreement with Hannoversche Volksbank. The line of credit granted a maximum borrowing authority of 400,000 euros, which was amended in 2012 to increase the maximum borrowing to 600,000 euros with a variable interest rate of 8% per annum as of December 31, 2013. The line of credit has no stated maturity date but may be cancelled by the bank upon notice to the Company. The line of credit is collateralized by the accounts receivable and inventory of Medite GmbH, Burgdorf and is guaranteed by the shareholders of the Company.
 
In July 2006, Medite GmbH, Burgdorf, entered into a secondary line of credit agreement with Hannoversche Volksbank. The line of credit granted a maximum borrowing authority of 480,000 euros, which was later amended to increase the maximum borrowing to 1 million euros with a variable interest rate of approximately 3.98% as of December 31, 2013. The line of credit has no stated maturity date but may be cancelled by the bank upon notice to the Company. The line of credit is guaranteed by the shareholders of the Company and a mortgage on the property of the Company. In addition, the shareholders have named the bank as beneficiary on a term life insurance policy on each shareholder in the amount of 500,000 euros.
 
In June 2012, CytoGlobe, GmbH, Burgdorf, entered into a line of credit agreement with Hannoversche Volksbank. The line of credit granted a maximum borrowing authority of 400,000 euros. The credit line is split into two tranches for interest rate purposes, with the first 200,000 euro tranche at a variable rate of approximately 4% per annum at December 31, 2013 and the second 200,000 euro tranche at 8% per annum. The line of credit has no stated maturity date but may be cancelled by the bank upon notice to the Company. The line of credit is collateralized by the accounts receivable and inventory of CytoGlobe GmbH, Burgdorf and is guaranteed by the shareholders of the Company.
 
In December 2006, Medite GmbH, Burgdorf, entered into a 500,000 euro term loan agreement with Hannoversche Volksbank with an interest rate of 3.4% per annum. The term loan has a maturity of September 2016 and requires semi-annual principal payments of approximately 27,780 euros each. The term loan is guaranteed by the stockholders of the Company and also a mortgage on the property of the Company.
 
In June 2006, Medite GmbH, Burgdorf, entered into a 400,000 euro term loan with Hannoversche Volksbank with an interest rate of 3.6 per annum. The term loan has a maturity of June 2016, requires 18 semi-annual principal repayments of approximately 22,220 euro each. The term loan is guaranteed by the stockolders of the Company and also has subordinated assignments of all of the receivables and inventories of Medite GmbH, Burgdorf and also has a subordinated pledge of stockholder term life insurance policies.
 
In November 2008, Medite GmbH, Burgdorf, entered into a 400,000 euro term loan with Hannoversche Volksbank with a variable interest rate of approximately 4.7% per annum as of December 31, 2013. The term loan has a maturity of December 31, 2018, and requires quarterly principal repayments of 13,890 euro each. The term loan is guaranteed by the stockholders of the Company and also includes a partial subordinated pledge of the receivables and inventory of Medite GmbH, Burgdorf.
 
In March 2009, the Company entered into a participation rights agreement in the form of a debenture which a mezzanine lender agreed to advance the Company up to 1.5 million euros in two tranches of 750,000 euros each. The first tranche was paid to the Company at closing with the second tranche being conditioned on Medite GmbH, Burgdorf and its subsidiaries hitting certain performance targets. Those targets were not met and the second tranche was never disbursed. The debenture pays interest at the rate of 12.15% per annum and matures in 2016.
 
The Company owes Ventana Systems approximately $21,000 under a 2001 promissory note in the original principal amount of approximately $62,000. The note matured in 2003 and has been in default since that time. The Company is currently in negotiations with the parent of Ventana Systems, who also are the holders of 100% of the outstanding shares of Series D preferred stock to convert the note and Series D into common stock of the Company. The Company expects to close on this transaction in the third quarter of 2014.
 
As of June 30, 2014, an officer had advanced the Company approximately $125,000. During the three months ended June 30, 2014, approximately $1,700 of interest expense, a non-cash charge, was imputed on these advances.