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Note 4 - Debt Obligations
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements  
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]
Note
4.
Debt Obligations
 
The following table summarizes our debt obligations outstanding as of
December 31, 2017
and
September 30, 2018.
 
   
December
31,
201
7
   
September
30
,
201
8
 
C
urrent liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lines of credit, matures September 1, 2019
  $
    $
430,000
 
Notes payable, mature January 5, 2019
   
     
400,000
 
Convertible notes payable
               
Convertible notes, mature July 18, 2018
   
280,000
     
 
Convertible notes, mature June 1, 2018
   
4,468,847
     
 
Convertible note, matures December 18, 2018*
   
500,000
     
543,108
 
Convertible note, matures July 20, 2019
   
     
440,000
 
Total convertible notes payable
  $
5,248,847
    $
983,108
 
Total current liabilities
  $
5,248,847
    $
1,813,108
 
                 
L
ong-term liabilities
:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Convertible notes, mature June 17, 2019
  $
283,571
    $
 
Convertible note, matures July 20, 2019
   
440,000
     
 
Convertible notes, mature December 31, 2019
   
292,000
     
75,000
 
Note payable, matures March 8, 2023 (or on demand 60 days’ notice)
   
     
50,000
 
Convertible notes, mature June 20, 2020
   
523,700
     
125,000
 
Convertible notes, mature April 20, 2021
   
     
100,000
 
Convertible notes, mature June 15, 2021
   
     
110,000
 
Total long-term liabilities
  $
1,539,271
    $
460,000
 
                 
Total
  $
6,788,118
    $
2,273,108
 
 
* The original maturity date of
September 18, 2018
was extended to
December 18, 2018 (
see “
Convertible Note, matures
December 18, 2018 (
Vista Capital)
”, below)
 
See our Annual Report on Form
10
-K for the year ended
December 31, 2017,
for a complete description of the debt obligations set forth in the above table.
 
Conversion of Debt Obligations
 
 One-year convertible notes, mature
July 18, 2018
 
On
July 2, 2018,
the holders of
two one
-year notes in the aggregate principal amount of
$280,000,
which were due to mature on
July 18, 2018,
tendered an offer to the Company to convert
100%
of the balance due on the outstanding notes into shares of our common stock in lieu of receiving cash. We accepted the offer and agreed to convert the principal balance of
$280,000
and
$8,400
outstanding interest into an aggregate
1,153,600
shares of our common stock, at
$0.25
per share.
 
FirstFire Investment
 
On
January 16, 2018,
we entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “FirstFire Purchase Agreement”) and a registration rights agreement (the “FirstFire RRA”) with FirstFire Global Opportunity Fund, LLC (“FirstFire”), and issued a convertible promissory note (the “FirstFire Note”) in the aggregate principal amount of
$150,000
at
5%
annual interest, which is convertible into shares of common stock of the Company at
$0.394
per share, subject to the terms, and certain limitations and conditions set forth in the FirstFire Purchase Agreement and FirstFire Note. FirstFire
may
convert the FirstFire Note at any time. The FirstFire Note was scheduled to mature on
October 16, 2018.
In
June 2018,
FirstFire elected to convert
$95,761
of the outstanding principal balance of the FirstFire Note and we issued
383,047
shares. On
July 15, 2018,
FirstFire elected to convert the remaining outstanding principal and interest balance of
$54,239.
We issued an aggregate
217,960
shares at
$0.25.
 
Pursuant to the FirstFire Purchase Agreement, the Company issued
75,000
shares of common stock to FirstFire as a commitment fee (the “FirstFire Commitment Shares”) at
$0.39
per share and
$29,250
is recorded as a discount on convertible notes and will amortize to interest expense over the term of the note.
 
Pursuant to the FirstFire RRA, the Company agreed to file a registration statement with the SEC registering all shares of common stock into which the FirstFire Note is convertible, and the FirstFire Commitment Shares. The FirstFire Purchase Agreement allows for an adjustment to the number of FirstFire Commitment Shares in the event the closing price of our common stock, on the earlier of the date the registration statement is deemed effective and
20
trading days following the
six
-month anniversary of the FirstFire Note, is lower than the closing price on
January 16, 2018 (
which was
$0.39
). In such event, additional shares would be issued to FirstFire such that the aggregate FirstFire Commitment Shares issued have the same value as the shares issued on
January 16, 2018.
 
Pursuant to the requirements set forth in the registration rights agreements, we filed a registration statement with the SEC which was deemed effective as of
February 8, 2018.
On
February 8, 2018,
our common stock last traded at
$0.3147
per share. Because the last traded price of our common stock on the date the registration statement was deemed effective was less than the price of our common stock on the dates of the FirstFire Purchase Agreements, at their option, we are required to issue additional “commitment shares”. FirstFire exercised that right, and we issued
36,536
additional shares of our common stock and
$11,498
is recorded as additional discount on convertible notes and will amortize to interest expense over the term of the note. 
 
FirstFire represented to the Company, among other things, that it was an “accredited investor” (as such term is defined in Rule
501
(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of
1933,
as amended). The FirstFire Note, FirstFire Purchase Agreement, and the FirstFire RRA contain customary representations, warranties, agreements and conditions including indemnification rights and obligations of the parties. The FirstFire Note contains a price protection provision such that if we issue a security with any term more favorable to the holder of such security that was
not
similarly provided in the FirstFire Note, then the Company shall notify FirstFire of such additional or more favorable term and such term, at its option, shall become a part of the FirstFire Note. As a result of our sale of common stock at
$0.25,
the conversion price of the FirstFire Note was reduced from
$0.394
to
$0.25.
 
Convertible Note, matures
December 18, 2018 (
Vista Capital)
 
On
December 18, 2017,
we received
$500,000
pursuant to a securities purchase agreement (the “Vista Purchase Agreement”) and a registration rights agreement (the “Vista RRA”) with Vista Capital Investments, LLC (“Vista Capital”), and issued a Note (the “Vista Note”) in the aggregate principal amount of
$500,000
at
5%
annual interest, which was originally convertible into shares of common stock of the Company at
$0.394
per share, subject to the terms, and certain limitations and conditions, set forth in the Vista Purchase Agreement and Vista Note. The Vista Note originally matured on
September 18, 2018.
 
Pursuant to the Vista Purchase Agreement, the Company issued
250,000
shares of common stock to Vista Capital as a commitment fee at
$0.39
per share and
$98,500
is recorded as a discount on convertible notes and was amortized to interest expense over the term of the note.
 
Pursuant to the Vista RRA, the Company agreed to file a registration statement with the SEC registering all shares of common stock into which the Vista Note is convertible, and the
250,000
shares issued as a commitment fee. The Vista Purchase Agreement requires additional shares be issued for the commitment fee in the event the closing price of our common stock on the date the registration statement is deemed effective is lower than the closing price on
December 18, 2017, (
which was
$0.41
). In such event, additional shares would be issued such that the aggregate shares issued have the same value as the
250,000
shares issued on
December 18, 2017.
The beneficial conversion feature resulted in a
$20,305
relative fair value recorded as a discount. The discount was amortized monthly to interest expense through
September 18, 2018.
 
Vista Capital represented to the Company, among other things, that it was an “accredited investor” (as such term is defined in Rule
501
(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of
1933,
as amended). The Vista Note, Vista Purchase Agreement, and Vista RRA contain customary representations, warranties, agreements and conditions including indemnification rights and obligations of the parties. The Vista Note contains a price protection provision such that if we issue a security with any term more favorable to the holder of such security that was
not
similarly provided in the Vista Note, then we shall notify Vista Capital of such additional or more favorable term and such term, at its option, shall become a part of the Vista Note. As a result of our sale of common stock at
$0.25,
the conversion price of the Vista Note was reduced from
$0.394
to
$0.25.
 
In
June 2018,
Vista Capital elected to convert
$52,025
of the outstanding principal and interest balance of the Vista Note and we issued
208,100
shares.
 
On
September 12, 2018,
Vista Capital agreed to extend the maturity date of this note to
December 18, 2018. 
In return, we increased the principal outstanding balance by
20%
or
$90,518.
In addition, we issued the note holder a warrant to purchase
1,812,000
shares of our common stock at
$0.25
per share, which was fair valued using the Black Scholes Option Model at
$488,344
(see Note
6
). As of
September 30, 2018,
the outstanding balance on the Vista Note totaled
$543,108.
  The Company reserved
2,172,432
shares of common stock for issuance upon conversion. Per the guidance of ASC
470
-
50,
Debt Modifications and Extinguishments, modified terms are considered substantially different, if the present value of the cash flows after modification differ by at least
10%
prior to the modification. With the increase in principal, the Vista Note met the
10%
cash flow test and therefore the Company accounted for the transaction as an extinguishment of debt. The increased principal, and the warrant fair value treated as a fee for the extension, produced a
$578,942
loss on extinguishment of the convertible debt. The new
5%
Convertible Note is recorded at principal value with a
90
-day maturity.
 
Notes payable, mature
January 5, 2019
 
On
September 19, 2018,
we received
$400,000
and issued promissory notes and stock purchase warrants to
two
investors. The promissory notes mature
January 5, 2019,
and incur interest at an annual rate of
12%.
We
may
extend the maturity date of the notes by
60
days by giving written notice at any time prior to the maturity date, and in such event the principal amount of the notes will increase by
10%,
effective as of the date of the notice. The stock purchase warrants allow the purchase of up to an aggregate
1,387,500
shares of our common stock for
$0.25
per share until
September 19, 2023.
We
may
“call” the warrants if the closing price of our common stock equals or exceeds
$2.50
for
10
consecutive trading days and the shares underlying the warrant are subject to an effective registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. If we call the warrants, each investor would have
30
days to exercise its rights to purchase shares under the warrant or forever forfeit such rights. (See Note
6.
)
 
Lines of credit, mature
September 1, 2019
 
On
March 1, 2018,
we received
$390,000,
and on
September 1, 2018,
we received
$40,000,
pursuant to a line of credit, accruing interest at a rate of
18%
per annum, for which we have pledged our inventory and accounts receivable as collateral. Interest is paid quarterly, and, at the option of the holder, payable in either (i) cash, (ii) our common stock, calculated based on the
20
-day average closing price, or (iii) options to purchase our common stock, priced at the
20
-day average closing price, the number of shares doubled, and expiring
10
years from the date of grant. The holder of the line of credit has the right to call due the outstanding principal amount on
30
-days’ notice at any time after
September 1, 2019.
 
Each creditor, for
no
additional consideration, received a warrant to purchase our common stock. (See Note
6
). The warrant allows for the purchase of the number of common shares equal to the investment amount (e.g.,
one
warrant share for each dollar invested).
 
Convertible Note, matures
April 20, 2021 (
Spring
2018
Unit Offering)
 
On
March 26, 2018,
we commenced a private securities offering (titled the “Spring
2018
Unit Offering”) which offered the sale of
$1,500,000
of “Units,” each Unit consisting of a convertible promissory note and stock purchase warrant. Concurrently, we issued Pricing Supplement
No.
1
setting the initial unit/conversion price at
$0.30
per share, and the initial warrant exercise price at
$0.48
per share. The promissory notes issued to investors mature
April 20, 2021,
and incurs interest at the rate of
12%
per annum on the amount invested. Interest due will be paid quarterly in arrears in cash or shares of common stock. If paid by the issuance of common stock, interest is paid at a conversion price equal to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock over the
20
trading days prior to the interest payment due date. The principal amount of the note
may
be paid by the issuance of shares of common stock, or cash, upon maturity at the Company’s election. Promissory notes
may
be converted at any time by the investor, at maturity by the Company, or by the Company prior to maturity, so long as the following conditions are met: (i) the shares issued as payment are registered with the SEC; and (ii) the Company’s common stock closes for
ten
consecutive trading days at or above
three
times the Unit price.
 
In addition to the convertible promissory note, each investor will receive a warrant allowing for the purchase of the number of shares of BioLargo common stock equal to the investment amount divided by the unit/conversion price (e.g.,
one
warrant share for each share of common stock which the investor is eligible to receive through conversion of the note).
 
Through
March 31, 2018,
we had received
one
investment for
$100,000,
and issued a warrant to purchase
333,333
shares. This investment was received from an entity owned/controlled by a member of our board of directors. We did
not
receive any investments in this offering during the
three
months ended
September 30, 2018.
 
During
September 2018
we issued a
second
pricing supplement, which reduced the convertible note conversion price from
$0.30
to
$0.25
and reduced the warrant exercise price from
$0.48
to
$0.40.
As a result, the number of warrant shares available for purchase by each investor increased from
333,333
to
400,000.
(See Note
6.
)
 
Convertible Note, matures
June 15, 2021 (
OID Note)
 
On
June 15, 2018,
we received
$75,000,
and on
August 7, 2018,
we received an additional
$25,000
and we issued a convertible promissory note (titled the “OID Note”) for
100%
of the funds received, or
$110,000.
The convertible promissory note is convertible into shares of the company’s common stock at a conversion price of
$0.30
per share. The original issuance discount totaled
$10,000,
recorded as a discount on convertible notes on our balance sheet. The discount will be amortized and recorded to interest expense over the term of the note. The convertible promissory note matures
June 15, 2021
and incurs interest at the rate of
15%
per annum on the OID Note. Interest due will be paid quarterly in arrears in shares of common stock, paid at a conversion price equal to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock over the
20
trading days prior to the interest payment due date. The OID Note is convertible by the investor at any time, and convertible by the Company (i) at maturity, (ii) in the event the Company’s stock price closes at
two
times the conversion price for
20
consecutive days, provided that either the shares underlying the convertible note are registered with the SEC, or more than
six
months has elapsed since the date of the investment.