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Notes to Related Party
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Notes To Related Parties [Abstract]  
Notes To Related Parties Disclosure [Text Block]

8. Notes to Related Party

 

Subordinated Convertible Notes Payable

 

Notes payable to related parties includes unsecured convertible notes to UBA for a total value including interest at the prime rate plus 1.5%, but not to exceed 10% per year of $3,315,700 as of December 31, 2011. Thirteen of the UBA notes are convertible into shares of the Company's Common Stock at $1.50 per share and one UBA Note is convertible into shares of the Company's Common Stock at a rate of $1.44 per share. The issuance of shares of the Company's Common Stock to non-employee directors on September 14, 2011 triggered an adjustment to the conversion rate with respect to the note that now converts at a rate of $1.44 per share. As of December 31, 2011, the outstanding principal and interest on the notes issued to UBA totaled approximately $3,315,700, and the UBA Notes were convertible into 2,226,753 shares of the Company's Common Stock.

 

The UBA notes have been extended until June 2012 with automatic renewals after such maturity date for successive one year terms, provided that either the Company or UBA may elect not to extend the term upon written notice given to the other party no more than 60 days and no fewer than 30 days prior to the expiration of such term. UBA may demand payment within 60 days of the end of the extension period but is precluded from doing so because the notes are subordinated to long-term debt agreements with Cole Taylor maturing in June 2016. Therefore, the Company will not require the use of working capital to repay any of the UBA notes until the Cole Taylor facilities are repaid. The UBA notes include $1,400,300 and $1,309,400 of accrued interest at December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

 

5% Notes Payable

 

Also included in notes payable to related parties is an unsecured loan from Shepherd Neame to KBEL payable in annual installments of $93,200 with interest at 5% per year maturing in June 2012. The amounts outstanding under this loan as of December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were $93,200 and $184,800 respectively, including current maturities of $93,200 and $92,400 on those dates.