6. Credit Agreements, Notes Payable, Subordinated and Convertible Debentures Payable

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Credit Agreements, Notes Payable, Subordinated and Convertible Debentures Payable

Credit agreements consisted of the following:

	March 31,		December 31,
	2019		2018
	($ in thousands)
Notes payable - $1,176,000 bearing
interest at prime plus 2%,
the remainder non-interest bearing,
all past due	$	1,198	$	1,198
Subordinated convertible debentures payable:
At 6.5% interest; due June 1991		138		138
At 6% interest; due May 1992		8,025		8,025
		8,163		8,163
	$	9,361	$	9,361

The Trustee of the 6.5% subordinated convertible debentures, which matured in June, 1991, with an original face amount of $1,034,000, provided notice of final distribution to holders of such debentures on September 2, 2014. In connection with such final distribution, the Trustee has maintained a debenture reserve fund with a balance of $13,000 as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, available for final distribution to holders of such debentures who surrender their respective debenture certificates.

During the three month period ended March 31, 2019, there were no 6.5% subordinated convertible debentures that were surrendered or escheated by their respective debenture holders and no funds were utilized from the debenture reserve account. During the three month period ended March 31, 2018, $11,000 of the debenture reserve funds were utilized in escheatment to states of respective debenture holders with $115,000 in face amount of debentures were effectively surrendered with escheatment of respective funds to the states of debenture holders. In addition, debentures with a face amount of $3,000 were surrendered by debenture holders. Accordingly, the Company has recognized $107,000 in forgiveness of debt during the three months ended March 31, 2018. In addition, accrued interest of $225,000 on such debentures that are considered surrendered was recorded as forgiveness of interest expense during the three months ended March 31, 2018.

As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the outstanding principal balance on such 6.5% subordinated convertible debentures that were not surrendered by the respective holders equals $138,000 plus accrued and unpaid interest of $272,000 and $270,000, respectively. If and when such remaining debentures are surrendered to the Trustee, the applicable portion of such principal and accrued interest will be recorded as debt and accrued interest forgiveness. As the Company has consistently stated in prior filings, the Company believes that any potential claims by the respective debenture holders on such 6.5% subordinated convertible debentures would be barred under the applicable statutes of limitations.