Convertible Notes Payable

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Convertible Notes Payable

Note 7. Convertible Notes Payable

Convertible notes payable at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, consist of the following:

	March 31, 2023			December 31, 2022
Note 1 – Shareholder	$	100,000		$	100,000
Note 2 – Mercer Note		706,000			706,000
Note 3 – Mercer Note #2		440,000			440,000
		1,246,000			1,246,000
Debt discount and issuance costs		(46,805	)		(84,082	)
		1,199,195			1,161,918
Less: current portion		1,199,195			1,161,918
Non-current portion	$	-		$	-

Note 1 – Effective May 7, 2021, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the principal amount of $100,000 to a shareholder (Note 1). The Note bears interest at the rate of 10% per annum with an initial maturity on September 30, 2022 (the “Maturity Date”) at which date all outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest are due and payable. On October 1, 2022, the Maturity Date of Note 1 was extended to December 31, 2023. The Company may satisfy the Note upon maturity or Default, as defined, by the issuance of common shares at a conversion price equal to the greater of a 25% discount to the 15-day average market price of the Company’s common stock or $0.50. The principal and interest accrued are convertible at any time through the maturity date of December 31, 2023 at the option of the holder using the same conversion calculation. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, this note had $18,986 and $16,521, respectively, of accrued interest, which is included within other current liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Note 2 – Effective August 10, 2021, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with an accredited investor pursuant to which it issued to the investor an Original Issue Discount Secured Convertible Promissory Note (the “Note”) in the principal amount of $806,000 and warrants to purchase 930,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for aggregate consideration of $750,000. In addition, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the investor.

The principal amount of the Note and all interest accrued thereon is payable on August 10, 2022, and is secured by a lien on substantially all of the Company’s assets. The Note provides for interest at the rate of 5% per annum, payable at maturity, and is convertible into common stock at a price of $0.65 per share. In addition to customary anti-dilution adjustments upon the occurrence of certain corporate events, the Note provides, subject to certain limited exceptions, that if the Company issues any common stock or common stock equivalents, as defined in the Note, at a per share price lower than the conversion price then in effect, the conversion price will be reduced to the per share price at which such stock or common stock equivalents were sold.

On November 11, 2021, Mercer Street Global Opportunity Fund, LLC, converted $50,000 of the principal amount of the $806,000 Secured Convertible Promissory Note issued August 10, 2021, into 76,923 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $0.65 per share.

The 930,000 Warrants are initially exercisable for a period of three years at a price of $1.25 per share, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments upon the occurrence of certain corporate events as set forth in the Warrant. The shares issuable upon conversion of the Note and exercise of the Warrants are to be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for resale by the investor as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement. The Warrants may be exercised by means of a “cashless exercise” if at any time the shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrant are not covered by an effective registration statement.

As a result of the issuance of a $440,000 Original Issue Discount Secured Convertible Promissory Note effective July 19, 2022, (Note 3) convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $0.20 per share, the price at which the $806,000 Note may be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock has been reduced to $0.20 per share. On July 27, 2022, Mercer Fund converted $50,000 of the principal amount of the $806,000 Note into 250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $0.20 per share.

On October 17, 2022, the Company received notice from the manager of Mercer Fund of its agreement to forebear from the exercise of any rights it might have as a result of any defaults under the $806,000 Note and the related documents between the Company and the Mercer Fund, provided that the Mercer Fund reserved all of its rights under such agreements. The $806,000 Note continues to accrue interest at 5%.

As of March 31, 2023, all original issue discount and debt issuance costs, including the allocated relative fair value of the Warrants, have been recognized. The remaining principal balance of $706,000, along with associated interest, is recorded with current liabilities on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of March 31, 2023, the $806,000 Note had $60,875 of accrued interest, total unamortized debt issuance costs of $0, including the Warrant and the remaining discount. As of December 31, 2022, the $806,000 Note had $52,171 of accrued interest, total unamortized debt issuance costs of $0, including the Warrant and the remaining discount.

Note 3 – Effective July 19, 2022, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Mercer Fund pursuant to which it issued an Original Issue Discount Secured Convertible Promissory Note (the “$440,000 Note”) in the principal amount of $440,000 and warrants to purchase 550,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for aggregate consideration of $400,000. In addition, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with Mercer Fund.

The principal amount of the $440,000 Note and all interest accrued thereon is payable on July 19, 2023, and are secured by a lien on substantially all of the Company’s assets. The $440,000 Note provides for interest at the rate of 5% per annum, payable at maturity, and is convertible into common stock at a price of $0.20 per share. In addition to customary anti-dilution adjustments upon the occurrence of certain corporate events, the $440,000 Note provides, subject to certain limited exceptions, that if the Company issues any common stock or common stock equivalents, as defined in the $440,000 Note, at a per share price lower than the conversion price then in effect, the conversion price will be reduced to the per share price at which such stock or common stock equivalents were sold.

The $440,000 Note provides for various events of default similar to those provided for in similar transactions, including the failure to timely pay amounts due thereunder. The $440,000 Note provides further that the Company will be liable to the Mercer Fund for various amounts, including the cost of a buy-in, if the Company shall default in its obligation to register the shares issuable upon conversion of the $440,000 Note for sale by the Mercer Fund under the Securities Act or otherwise fails to facilitate Buyer’s sale of the shares issuable upon conversion of the $440,000 Note as required by the terms of the $440,000 Note.

The 550,000 Warrants are initially exercisable for a period of three years at a price of $0.50 per share, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments upon the occurrence of certain corporate events as set forth in the Warrant. The shares issuable upon conversion of the $440,000 Note and exercise of the Warrants are to be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for resale by the investor as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement. The Warrants may be exercised by means of a “cashless exercise” if at any time the shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrant are not covered by an effective registration statement.

The Registration Rights Agreement requires the Company to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 60 days following the closing of the issuance of the $440,000 Note, a registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) with respect to all shares which may be acquired upon conversion of the $440,000 Note and exercise of the Warrant (the “Registrable Securities”) and to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective no later than 90 days after the date of the issuance of the $440,000 Note, provided, that if the Company is notified by the SEC that the Registration Statement will not be reviewed or is no longer subject to further review and comments, the Company shall cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective on the fifth trading day following the date on which the Company is so notified. The Company is to cause the Registration Statement to remain continuously effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold, or may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without the volume or other limitations of such rule, or are otherwise not required to be registered in reliance upon the exemption in Section 4(a)(1) or 4(a)(7) under the Securities Act.

The Company accounts for the allocation of its issuance costs to its Warrants in accordance with ASC 470-20, Debt with Conversion and Other Options. Under this guidance, if debt or stock is issued with detachable warrants, the proceeds need to be allocated to the two instruments using either the fair value method, the relative fair value method, or the residual value method. The Company used the relative fair value at the time of issuance to allocate the value received between the convertible note and the warrants.

The Company estimated the fair value of the Warrants utilizing the Black-Scholes pricing model, which is dependent upon several assumptions such as the expected term of the Warrants, expected volatility of the Company’s stock price over the expected term, expected risk-free interest rate over the expected term and expected dividend yield rate over the expected term. The Company believes this valuation methodology is appropriate for estimating the fair value of warrants. The value allocated to the relative fair value of the Warrants was recorded as debt issuance costs and additional paid in capital.

The principal, net of the original issue discount and debt issuance costs, including the allocated relative fair value of the Warrants, which are being recognized over the life of the $440,000 Note, along with associated interest, is recorded with current liabilities on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of March 31, 2023, the $440,000 Note had $15,189 of accrued interest, total unamortized debt issuance costs of $34,421, including the Warrant value, and the remaining discount of $12,384. As of December 31, 2022, the $440,000 Note had $9,764 of accrued interest, total unamortized debt issuance costs of $61,836, including the Warrant value, and the remaining discount of $22,247.