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Line of Credit and Debt
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]
Note E – Line of Credit and Debt
 
Line of Credit with Imperium Commercial Finance, LLC (“Imperium”)
 
On January 16, 2013 (the “Imperium Closing Date”), we entered into a 3-year Loan and Security Agreement (“LSA”) with Imperium, a new Senior Lender, to refinance our Line of Credit with Medallion Financial Corp (“Medallion”), see below for information on the Medallion Line of Credit.
 
Under the LSA, Imperium agreed to provide the Company with a revolving loan facility (the “Imperium Line of Credit”), which is secured by a first security interest in all of our receivables, inventory, and intellectual property rights along with a second security interest in our machinery and equipment (together the “Collateral”). The Maximum Funding Amount (originally $1,500,000) was subject to a discretionary borrowing base comprised of: 85% of eligible accounts receivables (excluding, without limitation, receivables remaining unpaid for more than 90 days from invoice date or 60 days from due date, contra receivables, and affiliated receivables), up to the lesser of 60% of eligible finished goods inventory at cost or 75% of appraised net orderly liquidation value of inventory, and a receivable dilution rate of less than 5% (the “Borrowing Base”). 
 
In addition to the Imperium Line of Credit, the Imperium facility originally included a discretionary Supplemental Advance of up to $500,000 (the “Imperium Supplemental Advance”). Supplemental advances, once repaid, could not be re-borrowed, and advances were secured with the same Collateral as the Imperium Line of Credit.
 
The Imperium Line of Credit is used for working capital and general corporate purposes, and the Imperium Supplemental Advance was used for costs associated with obtaining marketing clearance of our oral fluid products and costs associated with other new market opportunities.
 
On the Imperium Closing Date, we paid a closing fee of $10,000 to Imperium, and granted Imperium a 7-year warrant to purchase 2,000,000 common shares of the Company at an exercise price of $0.18 (the “Imperium Warrants”). We also paid an early termination fee of $25,000 to Medallion on the Imperium Closing Date. We also paid a finder’s fee of 3% of the gross proceeds from the Imperium financing, or $60,000, to Monarch Capital Group, LLC (Monarch), and issued Monarch a 5-year warrant to purchase 60,000 common shares of the Company at an exercise price of $0.18 (the “Monarch Warrant”),
 
We also pay Imperium an Unused Line Fee in an amount equal to 2%, at all times from and after April 1, 2013, the maximum amount available under the Imperium Line of Credit, less the aggregate amounts outstanding to Imperium. The Unused Line Fee for each month (except for the month in which the termination occurs) is payable on the first day of each calendar month following the Imperium Closing Date; the final monthly installment of the Unused Line Fee is payable on the termination date. We also pay Imperium a Collateral monitoring fee of $2,500 on the first day of each month.
  
A success fee of $175,000 (“Success Fee”) is due and payable if Imperium terminates due to an event of default, or if we terminate and pre-pay all amounts due to Imperium prior to the stated expiration date of January 16, 2016, however, the Success Fee is not due and payable if Imperium has exercised all its rights under the Imperium Warrant and sells all of the common shares underlying the Imperium Warrant on or before January 16, 2016 and if on the date that Imperium completes such sale(s), the price per share of the Company’s common shares is at least $0.70 per common share.
 
Under the LSA, interest on the Imperium Line of Credit and the Imperium Supplemental Advance is in cash at a rate equal to eight percent (8%) per annum and (ii) in kind (i.e., “PIK” interest) at a rate equal to two percent (2%) per annum (collectively, the “Interest Rate”), all of which “PIK” interest shall be added to and constitute a part of the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Line of Credit borrowing or aggregate principal amount of outstanding Supplemental Advances, as applicable, as and when such “PIK” interest becomes due and payable hereunder. Interest is payable on the Line of Credit and Supplemental Advance in arrears for the preceding calendar month on the first day of each calendar month.
 
In late July 2013, we were notified that Imperium was reducing the Maximum Funding Amount on the Imperium Line of Credit to $1,100,000 (however, we had to continue to maintain minimum Net Borrowing Availability of $100,000 so in essence the maximum amount available under the Imperium Line of Credit was lowered to $1,000,000. We were also notified that no further advances would be made under the Imperium Supplemental Advance.
 
On March 6, 2014, we were notified that Imperium was amending the Borrowing Base of the Imperium Line of Credit. More specifically, the amount available under the Imperium Line of Credit was capped to the lower of (i) 1,000,000, or (ii) 100% of the eligible outstanding accounts receivable balance (previously defined) plus a “Revolver Excess”. The Revolver Excess was originally $150,000 and was reduced weekly by $25,000 until reduced to zero. As of the date of this report, the Revolver Excess is $0, and the Borrowing Base of the Imperium Line of Credit is based solely on Eligible Receivables. 
 
So long as any obligations are due to Imperium under the LSA, we must maintain certain minimum EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes Depreciation and Amortization) requirements. More specifically, we must have had EBITDA of not less than (a) $25,000 for the Fiscal Quarter ended on or about March 31, 2013, (b) $100,000 for the Fiscal Quarter ended on or about June 30, 2013, (c) $200,000 for the Fiscal Quarter ending on or about September 30, 2013, and (d) $300,000 for the Fiscal Quarter ending on or about December 31, 2013 and for each of the Fiscal Quarters thereafter. We did not comply with the EBITDA covenant in any of the fiscal quarters listed, including the First Quarter of 2014 (to be measured upon the filing of this Form 10-Q). This does constitute an event of default, and in an event of default, which also includes but is not limited to, failure of the Company to make any payment when due, the interest rate on the Imperium Line of Credit can be increased by 4% for as long as the event of default occurs. Imperium’s other remedies include, but are not limited to, termination or suspension of Imperium’s obligation to make further advances to the Company, declaration of all amounts owed to Imperium due and payable. The increase in interest rate, given our current advances under the Imperium Line of Credit would not be material, however, if Imperium were to suspend or terminate further advances, or declare all amounts due and payable, this would have a material adverse effect on our business and negatively impact our ability to continue operations.
 
On May 20, 2013, Imperium waived the EBITDA requirement for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, and Imperium was paid $10,0000 for costs related to account review. We were in previous discussions with Imperium about EBITDA non-compliance and any further actions they may take, however, as of the date of this report, although Imperium has not enforced any of its default remedies; no formal waiver has been issued.
 
We incurred $435,000 in costs related to the Imperium Line of Credit, which included the costs noted previously as well as $39,000 to Imperium for their legal fees, $2,000 for the Company’s legal fees, $9,000 in capitalized deferred financing costs and $290,000 as debt discount associated with the warrants issues to Imperium and Monarch. With the exception of the early termination fee of $25,000 paid to Medallion (which was fully recognized in the three months ended March 31, 2013), these costs are being amortized over the term of the facility (3 years). We recognized $34,000 of these costs in the First Quarter 2014, of which $10,000 was deferred financing costs, and $58,000 of these costs in the First Quarter 2013, of which $25,000 was deferred financing costs. We incurred $26,000 in interest expense in the First Quarter 2014 and $8,000 in interest expense in the First Quarter 2013.
 
The balance on the Imperium Line of Credit was $782,000, and the balance on the supplemental advance was $200,000, for a total loan balance of $982,000 at March 31, 2014. As of March 31, 2014, additional loan availability on the line of credit was $133,000 and since Imperium suspended further advances under the Supplemental Advance, there was $0 in availability under the Supplemental Advance, for a total Loan Availability of $133,000 at March 31, 2014.
 
Loan and Security Agreement with Medallion
 
On April 20, 2012 (the “Medallion Closing Date”), we entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with Medallion to refinance its Line of Credit with a former senior lender, Rosenthal and Rosenthal, Inc. (“Rosenthal”).
 
Under the Loan Agreement, Medallion provided the Company with up to $1,000,000 under a revolving secured line of credit (the “Medallion Line of Credit”), which was secured by a first security interest in all of our receivables, inventory, and intellectual property rights along with a second security interest in our machinery and equipment. The maximum amount available under the Medallion Line of Credit was subject to an Advance Rate that consisted of: 85% of eligible accounts receivable and up to 30% of eligible inventory (not to exceed $150,000).
 
From the loan availability on the Medallion Closing Date, we drew approximately $566,000 to pay off our Line of Credit with Rosenthal. We were charged a facility fee of 1% of the balance of the Medallion Line of Credit on the Medallion Closing Date and the same facility fee of 1% would be charged on each anniversary of the Medallion Closing Date. Under the Loan Agreement, interest on outstanding borrowings was payable monthly and was charged at an annual rate equal to 4% above the Wall Street Journal Prime rate as published from time to time. We were subject to two audits per year by Medallion (provided we were not in default) at a rate of $950.00 per person per day. Prior to the Medallion Closing Date, we also paid a non-refundable fee in the amount of $10,000 to Medallion for field exam and due diligence costs.
 
We incurred $20,000 in costs related to the Medallion Line of Credit. These costs were fully expensed in the year ended December 31, 2013 so, although the Medallion Line of Credit was in place for a few weeks in January 2013, there was $0 in cost expensed in the First Quarter of 2013. We incurred $8,000 in interest expense in the First Quarter 2013.
 
The amount outstanding on the Medallion Line of Credit at the end of the First Quarter 2013 was $0 since, on January 16, 2013, all indebtedness due to Medallion was paid in full and Medallion’s security interest in our assets were terminated.
 
First Niagara Bank: Mortgage Consolidation Loan
 
On March 8, 2013, we entered into a Second Amendment to Loan Agreement (the “Second Mortgage Consolidation Loan Amendment”) with First Niagara Bank (“First Niagara”). The Mortgage Consolidation Loan continues to be secured by our facility in Kinderhook, New York as well as various pieces of machinery and equipment. All other terms of the Mortgage Consolidation Loan remained unchanged. Under the Second Mortgage Consolidation Loan Amendment, the Mortgage Consolidation Loan was recast into a 4-year fully amortizing note with a one-year term through March 1, 2014 (See Note G – Subsequent Events). The interest rate was increased from 8.25% to 9.25% and the monthly payment was reduced to $14,115 from $14,437. We were also required to make a principal reduction payment of $25,000 at the time of closing. All other terms of the Mortgage Consolidation Loan remained unchanged, including compliance with a covenant (measured monthly) to maintain a certain level of liquidity (defined as any combination of cash, marketable securities or borrowing availability under one or more credit facilities other than the Mortgage Consolidation Loan).
 
The balance on the Mortgage Consolidation Loan was $430,000 at the end of the First Quarter 2014 and $452,000 at December 31, 2013. Interest expense recognized was $7,000 in the First Quarter 2014 and $13,000 in the First Quarter 2013.
 
Copier Leases
 
In October 2010, we purchased a copier through an equipment lease with Marlin Leasing in the amount of $4,000. The term of the lease was three years with an interest rate of 14.46%. The amount outstanding on this lease was $0 at March 31, 2014 and at December 31, 2013.
 
Debenture Financing
 
In August 2008, we completed an offering of Series A Debentures (“Series A Debentures”) and received gross proceeds of $750,000. The net proceeds of the offering of Series A Debentures were $631,000 after $54,000 of placement agent fees and expenses, legal and accounting fees of $63,000 and $2,000 of state filing fees.
 
The Series A Debentures accrued interest at a rate of 10% per annum (payable by the Company semi-annually). As placement agent, Cantone Research, Inc. (“Cantone”) received a placement agent fee of $52,500, or 7% of the gross principal amount of Series A Debentures sold. In addition, we issued Cantone a warrant to purchase 30,450 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.37 per share, and a warrant to purchase 44,550 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.40 per share.
 
We incurred $131,000 in expenses related to the offering, including $12,000 in expense related to warrants issued to Cantone. We amortized $0 of this expense in the First Quarter 2014 and $0 of this expense in the First Quarter 2013 (as the Series A Debentures originally matured in August 2012).
 
2012 Series A Debenture Extension
 
The Series A Debentures matured on August 1, 2012. On July 25, 2012, we entered into another Placement Agent Agreement (the “Agent Agreement”) with Cantone. Under the terms of the Agent Agreement, Cantone acted as our exclusive placement agent in connection with an amendment of the Series A Debentures. Under the amendment, the term of Series A Debentures was extended to reflect a due date of August 1, 2013, and the interest rate during the extension period was increased from 10% to 15% per annum, due quarterly in arrears.
 
As compensation for their placement agent services, Cantone received a cash fee of 5% of the gross amount of existing Series A Debentures, or $37,500. Cantone also received 1% of the gross amount of Series A Debentures, or $7,500, as a non-accountable expense allowance and we reimbursed Cantone $5,000 in legal fees incurred in connection with the amendment of the Series A Debentures. These costs, totaling $50,000 were amortized over the term of the extension (12 months). We amortized $0 of this expense in the First Quarter 2014 and $15,000 of this expense in the First Quarter 2013, of which $3,000 was share based payment expense.
 
The warrants issued to Cantone (in connection with their services as placement agent in the original Series A Debenture financing) were also amended to reflect a purchase price of $0.17 per share and a new term of three (3) years. We incurred $12,000 in share based payment expense related to this amendment, which was fully expensed in the quarter ended September 30, 2012.
 
On July 30, 2012, we entered into a Bridge Loan Agreement and Note (the “Bridge Loan”) with Cantone Asset Management, LLC (“CAM”). The Bridge Loan was in the amount of $150,000 and was used to pay $100,000 to those Holders of Series A Debentures that did not wish to amend/extend the Series A Debentures and $50,000 was used to pay placement agent fees and expenses previously indicated. The maturity date of the Bridge Loan was August 1, 2013 bearing simple interest in advance of 15%. In addition to the interest, on August 1, 2012, we issued CAM 88,235 shares of restricted stock of the Company equal to 10% of the gross amount of existing Series A Debentures, or $15,000 using a value of $0.17 per common share.
 
On July 31, 2012, we entered into an Agreement to the Series A Debenture (the “Series A Debenture Amendment”) with thirty-two of the thirty-seven holders of Series A Debentures (the “Debenture Holders”) (representing $645,000 of Series A Debentures). As previously indicated, the Series A Debenture Amendment extended the due date of the Series A Debentures to August 1, 2013, and increased the interest rate to 15% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears. All other terms of the Series A Debentures remained unchanged. Five of the Debenture Holders (representing $105,000 in Series A Debentures) did not wish to extend the Series A Debentures and we used proceeds of $100,000 from the Bridge Loan and $5,000 paid directly from the Company to pay principal amounts due to these non-extending Debenture Holders.
 
2013 Series A Debenture Extension
 
On October 7, 2013, we entered into a new Placement Agent Agreement (“2013 Agent Agreement”) with Cantone related to the further extension of the Series A Debentures, as amended, due August 1, 2013. Under the terms of the 2013 Agent Agreement, Cantone acted as our exclusive placement agent in connection with another amendment of the Series A Debentures. Under the amendment, the term of Series A Debentures was extended to reflect a due date of either February 1, 2014 or August 1, 2014, at the election of the Series A Debenture Holder. The interest rate during the extension period remains 15% per annum, due quarterly in arrears. All other terms of the Series A Debentures remain the same.
 
As compensation for their placement agent services, Cantone received 1) a cash fee of 5% ($39,750) of the gross amount ($795,000) of existing Series A Debentures and the CAM note combined, 2) a 3-year warrant to purchase 75,000 common shares at an exercise price of $0.14 (the average closing sale price of our common shares for the 5 days business days ending October 7, 2013), and 3) a non-accountable expense allowance paid with 115,000 restricted shares of our common stock (in lieu of cash). We also paid $4,000 in legal fees incurred by Cantone. These costs are being amortized over the term of the 12-month extension. We amortized $35,000 in costs in the First Quarter 2014 and $0 in the First Quarter 2013 (as we did not enter into the extension until October 2013).
 
The fair value of the Cantone warrant was estimated utilizing the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The following weighted average assumptions were used: dividend yield of 0%; risk-free interest rate of 2.65; expected life of 10 years; and stock price volatility of 73%. The value of the Cantone warrant was $10,000 and we recognized 100% of this expense on the date of the grant, or $10,000 in the fourth quarter of the year ended December 31, 2013.
 
On October 7, 2013, we entered into a new Bridge Loan Agreement and Note (the “2013 Bridge Loan”) with CAM. The 2013 Bridge Loan is in the amount of $200,000 and was used to pay off the existing Bridge Loan with CAM ($150,000) and the remaining $50,000 was used to pay placement agent fees and expenses as previously indicated. Net proceeds of $6,250 were remitted to the Company. The 15% interest on the existing Bridge Loan of $150,000 was paid with 225,000 restricted shares of ABMC common stock.
 
The maturity date of the 2013 Bridge Loan is August 1, 2014, and it bears simple interest in advance of 15% that was paid in the form of 300,000 shares of restricted shares of ABMC common stock. In addition to the interest, as inducement to enter into the 2013 Bridge Loan, we issued 153,486 restricted shares of our common stock, and the we issued CAM a 3-year warrant to purchase 250,000 common shares at an exercise price of $0.14 (the average closing sale price of our common shares for the 5 days business days ending October 7, 2013). The warrants were 100% exercisable on the date of the grant. The fair value of the CAM warrant was estimated utilizing the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The following weighted average assumptions were used: dividend yield of 0%; risk-free interest rate of 2.65; expected life of 10 years; and stock price volatility of 73%. The value of the warrant was $35,000 and we recognized 100% of this expense in the fourth quarter of the year ended December 31, 2013.
 
On October 7, 2013, we entered into an Agreement to the Series A Debenture (the “2013 Series A Debenture Amendment”) with 30 of the 32 holders of Series A Debentures (the “Debenture Holders”) (representing $634,500 of Series A Debentures). One of the Debenture Holders (representing $10,500 in Series A Debentures) did not wish to extend and the Company used the net proceeds and cash on hand to pay the principal amount due to this Holder. One of the Debenture Holders transferred their investment to another existing Debenture Holder. As previously indicated, the extension period of either 6 or 12 months was at the election of the Debenture Holder. 27 of the 30 Debenture Holders (representing $543,500 of Series A Debentures) elected to extend for a period of 12 months. The other 3 (representing $91,000 in Series A Debentures) elected to extend for a period of 6 months. The 27 holders that elected to extend for a 12-month period were each issued a warrant to purchase 1 shares of common stock for each $1.00 that was extended. We issued 2-year warrants to purchase 543,500 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.14 (the average closing sale price of our common shares for the 5 days business days ending October 7, 2013). The fair value of the Debenture Holder warrants was estimated utilizing the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The following weighted average assumptions were used: dividend yield of 0%; risk-free interest rate of 2.65; expected life of 10 years; and stock price volatility of 73%. The value of the warrants was $76,000 and we are amortizing this cost over the term of the Series A Debenture extension, or 12 months.
 
On February 7, 2014, we paid $91,000 to the 6-month extension Debenture Holders; therefore as of March 31, 2014, the amount due to Debenture Holders is $543,500. We recognized $19,000 in expense in the First Quarter 2014. As of March 31, 2014, there was $25,000 in unrecognized expense with 4 months remaining. We recognized $29,000 in interest expense in the First Quarter of 2014 and we had $25,000 in accrued interest expense at March 31, 2014.