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3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

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Note G – Debt

The Company’s Line of Credit and Debt consisted of the following as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022:

	March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
Loan and Security Agreement with Cherokee Financial, LLC: Secured note executed on February 15, 2015, at a fixed annual interest rate of 8% plus a 1% annual oversight fee, interest and oversight fee paid quarterly with principal due on February 15, 2020. Loan was extended for one year (until February 15, 2021) under the same terms and conditions as the original loan. The loan was further extended in February 2021 to February 15, 2022 with $100,000 added to the loan principal as a penalty and the annual interest rate increased to 10%. Loan was further extended in June 2022 (until February 15, 2023). Loan was paid in full on February 28, 2023.	$	0	$	1,000,000
2019 Term Loan with Cherokee Financial, LLC: Note at an annual fixed interest rate of 18% paid quarterly in arrears and a balloon payment due on February 15, 2020. Loan was extended in February 2020, until February 15, 2021 with a penalty of $20,000 added to the loan principal and, extended again in February 2021 to February 15, 2022 with another penalty of $20,000 added to the loan principal. Loan was extended in June 2022 (until February 15, 2023). Loan was paid in full on February 28, 2023.		0		240,000
November 2020 Shareholder Note: Term loan at 7% interest with the first interest only payment being made on February 4, 2021 and the final interest and $50,000 principal due on November 4, 2023.		50,000		50,000
December 2021 Shareholder Notes: Term loan with one non-affiliated shareholder at 7% interest until the loan is paid in full. Loan was amended to address additional amounts provided under the loan.		125,000		225,000
September 2022 Healgen Loan & Promissory Note: Term Loan with Healgen at a fixed rate of 1% per month compounded monthly. Loan was collateralized by first security interest in receivables, inventory, and all other assets with the exception of assets already encumbered. The Healgen loan was paid in full on February 28, 2023 (the closing of the Asset Sale to Healgen) and all interest was waived by Healgen.		0		715,000
Total Debt	$	175,000	$	2,230,000
Current portion	$	175,000	$	2,230,000

LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (“LSA”) WITH CHEROKEE FINANCIAL, LLC (“CHEROKEE”)

On March 26, 2015, the Company entered into a LSA with Cherokee (the “Cherokee LSA”) in the amount of $1,200,000, which was collateralized by a first security interest in real estate and machinery and equipment. The Cherokee LSA reached maturity on February 15, 2020 with a balance of $900,000 (after 4 principal reduction payments of $75,000 each were made over the course of the initial term). In February 2020, the Cherokee LSA was extended for one year, or until February 15, 2021. No terms of the facility were changed under the February 2020 extension.

In February 2021, the Cherokee LSA was further extended for another year, or until February 15, 2022 (the “February 2021 Extension”). Under the February 2021 Extension, the principal of the Cherokee LSA was increased to $1,000,000 to include a $100,000 penalty that was due as a result of the Company being unable to pay back the principal balance to Cherokee on February 15, 2021. The annual interest rate on the Cherokee LSA was also increased to a fixed rate of 10% (the prior fixed rate was 8%) plus a 1% annual oversight fee (that remained unchanged). Interest and the oversight fee were still due quarterly.

Under the terms of the February 2021 Extension, if the Company didn’t pay off the principal on or before February 15, 2022, Cherokee could charge an 8% delinquent fee on the principal balance ($1,000,000) on February 15, 2022. The Company was not able to pay off the facility on February 15, 2022; however, on June 14, 2022 Cherokee agreed that they would defer the principal amounts due under the Cherokee LSA until February 15, 2023 and that any applicable penalties would also be deferred as long as the Company remained current on the quarterly interest payments.

On February 28, 2023, with proceeds from the Asset Sale to Healgen, the Company paid all amounts due to Cherokee under the LSA for principal and interest.

The Company recognized $13,000 in interest expense related to the Cherokee LSA in the First Quarter 2023 and $25,000 in interest expense related to the Cherokee LSA in the First Quarter 2022

As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the balance of the Cherokee LSA was $0 and $1,000,000, respectively.

2019 TERM LOAN WITH CHEROKEE

In February 2019, the Company entered into an agreement with Cherokee under which Cherokee provided the Company with a loan in the amount of $200,000 (the “2019 Cherokee Term Loan”). The annual interest rate under the 2019 Cherokee Term Loan was 18% (fixed) paid quarterly in arrears.

In February 2020, the 2019 Cherokee Term Loan was extended for one year, or until February 15, 2021. No terms of the facility were changed under the February 2020 extension. The Company incurred a penalty in the amount of $20,000 which was added to the principal balance of the 2019 Cherokee Term Loan; bringing the principal to $220,000.

In February 2021, the 2019 Cherokee Term Loan was further extended to February 15, 2022. Under the terms of this additional extension, the 2019 Cherokee Term Loan was increased to $240,000 to include a $20,000 penalty that was due as a result of the Company being unable to pay back the principal balance to Cherokee on February 15, 2021. In addition, if the Company didn’t pay off the principal on or before February 15, 2022, Cherokee could charge an 8% delinquent fee on the principal balance ($240,000) on February 15, 2022. The Company was not able to pay off the facility on February 15, 2022; however, on June 14, 2022 Cherokee agreed that they would defer the principal amounts due under the 2019 Cherokee Term Loan until February 15, 2023 and that any applicable penalties would also be deferred as long as the Company remained current on the quarterly interest payments.

The Company recognized $4,000 in interest expense in the First Quarter 2023 and $11,000 in interest expense in the First Quarter 2022. The Company paid all principal and interest due to Cherokee on February 28, 2023 with proceeds from the Asset Sale to Healgen. The balance of the 2019 Cherokee Term Loan was $0 at March 31, 2023 and $240,000 at December 31, 2022.

NOVEMBER 2020 TERM LOAN

On November 4, 2020, the Company entered into a loan agreement with an individual shareholder in the principal amount of $50,000. There were no expenses related to the term loan and the interest rate is 7%. The first interest only payment was made on February 4, 2021 and the final interest payment and principal was due on May 4, 2021. On May 4, 2021, the Company extended this loan for another 6 months, or until November 4, 2021. The interest rate and all other terms of the note remained unchanged under this extension.

On November 4, 2021, the November 2020 Term Loan was extended again. Under this extension, the principal was due on November 4, 2022. The last interest payment made to the shareholder was in November 2021 and was for the period of August 5, 2021 through November 4, 2021. The shareholder agreed to defer the quarterly interest payments due on the extended facility. The facility was further extended on November 4, 2022, under the same terms and conditions, for another 6 months, or until May 4, 2023.

The Company recognized less than $1,000 in interest expense related to the November 2020 Term Loan in the First Quarter 2023 and $1,000 in interest expense in the First Quarter 2022. The balance on the November 2020 Term Loan was $50,000 at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022. (See Note M – Subsequent Events for more information on the November 2020 Term Loan)

DECEMBER 2021 SHAREHOLDER LOANS

On December 14, 2021, the Company entered into Loan Agreements with two non-affiliated shareholders resulting in gross (and net) proceeds of $75,000 as there were no costs associated with the loans. Interest on the loans was 7% per annum until principal and interest were due in full, or until June 15, 2022. The first interest payments were due March 15, 2022 and payment of final interest and principal was due June 15, 2022.

One of the loans (in the amount of $25,000) was paid in full on June 13, 2022 along with the final interest payment due.

On April 6, 2022, the Company amended the loan with the other non-affiliated shareholder. This amendment (No.1; hereinafter referred to in this paragraph as “Amendment No. 1”) increased the principal due to the shareholder by $25,000; bringing their total principal to $75,000. No other terms of the loan were changed under Amendment No. 1.

On April 14, 2022, the loan was amended again (under Amendment No. 2; hereinafter referred to in this paragraph as “Amendment No. 2”) increasing the principal again by $50,000; bringing their total principal to $125,000. No other terms of the loan were changed under Amendment No. 2.

On May 11, 2022, the loan was amended again (under Amendment No. 3; hereinafter referred to in this paragraph as “Amendment No. 3”) increasing the principal again by $75,000; bringing their total principal to $200,000. The loan was further amended to include a specific payment schedule based on receipt of anticipated ERC refunds.

On June 13, 2022, the Company made a principal reduction payment to this shareholder in the amount of $25,000 from proceeds from the ERC refund received on June 2, 2022; bringing the principal amount owed on the loan to $175,000.

On July 13, 2022, the loan was amended again (under Amendment No. 4; hereinafter referred to in this paragraph as “Amendment No. 4”) increasing the principal by $25,000; bringing their total principal to $200,000 again. The loan agreement was also amended to revise the maturity date from June 15, 2022 to no specific maturity date.

On September 13, 2022, the loan was amended again (under Amendment No. 5; hereinafter referred to in this paragraph as “Amendment No. 5”) increasing the principal by $25,000; bringing their total principal to $225,000 again.

On September 28, 2022, the shareholder provided the Company with additional funds, $40,000, under this loan with the understanding that the amount would be paid back once the Healgen Loan funds were received and there would be no interest charged on this additional amount. This increased the amount due to the shareholder under the facility to $265,000. The Company did pay this additional amount in full on October 4, 2022; bringing the balance of the loan back to $225,000.

The Company incurred $4,000 in interest expense related to these loans in the First Quarter 2023 and $1,000 in interest expense related to these loans in the First Quarter 2022.

The balance on these loans was $125,000 on March 31, 2023 and $225,000 at December 31, 2022. (See Note M – Subsequent Events for more information on the December 2021 Shareholder Loans)

SEPTEMBER 2022 HEALGEN LOAN & PROMISSORY NOTE

On September 28, 2022, the Company entered into a Loan and Promissory with Healgen Scientific Limited Liability Company (the “Healgen Loan”) at a fixed rate of 1% per month, (compounded monthly) and received initial gross/net proceeds of $40,000 and subsequent gross/net proceeds of $360,000; for a total of $400,000. The Company utilized $34,000 of the loan proceeds to pay off the Crestmark Line of Credit and the balance was used for working capital. The Healgen Loan was collateralized by a first security interest in the Company’s receivables, inventory, and all other assets with the exception of those assets already encumbered. The first payment under the Healgen Loan was due on January 28, 2023 and was in the amount of $140,000.

The Healgen Loan was amended on November 15, 2022 to increase the principal due under the loan to $700,000. Under this first amendment, the loan maturity date was extended to April 15, 2023 and the first payment date was extended to February 15, 2023 and changed to $246,000.

The Healgen loan was amended again on December 19, 2022 to increase the principal due under the loan to $715,000. Under this second amendment, the amount of the first payment was changed to $251,000 with payments of the same amount due on March 15, 2023 and April 15, 2023.

The Healgen Loan was amended again on January 6, 2023 to increase the principal due under the loan to $815,000. Under this third amendment, the amount of the first payment (due February 15, 2023) was changed to $286,000 with payments of the same amount due on March 15, 2023 and April 15, 2023. No other terms of the Healgen Loan were changed.

The Healgen Loan was amended again on February 9, 2023 to increase the principal due under the loan to $965,000. Under this fourth amendment, the amount of the first payment (due February 15, 2023) was changed to $337,000 with payments of the same amount due on March 15, 2023 and April 15, 2023. No other terms of the Healgen Loan were changed.

On February 28, 2023, with proceeds from the Asset Sale to Healgen, the Company made a payment in the amount of $965,000 to Healgen for all principal due under the Healgen Loan. Healgen waived all interest due under the Healgen Loan.

The balance on the Healgen Loan was $0 at March 31, 2023 and $715,000 at December 31, 2022.

OTHER DEBT INFORMATION

In addition to the debt indicated previously, previous debt facilities (paid in full via refinance or conversion into equity) had financial impact on the First Quarter 2022. More specifically:

LINE OF CREDIT WITH CRESTMARK BANK (“CRESTMARK”)

On June 29, 2015, the Company entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (“LSA”) with Crestmark related to a revolving line of credit (the “Crestmark LOC”). The Crestmark LOC was used for working capital and general corporate purposes. Upon completion of the initial 5 year term, the Crestmark LOC automatically renewed for additional one (1) year terms unless notice of termination from the Company was received by Crestmark not less than sixty (60) days prior to the end of the renewal term. On September 29, 2022, the Company made a payment to Crestmark in the amount of $34,000 which paid off the balance on the Crestmark LOC.

The Company incurred $0 in interest expense in the First Quarter 2023 and $10,000 in interest expense in the First Quarter 2022.