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Subsequent Events
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
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19.    Subsequent Events


        On March 13, 2014, the Company entered into a “Confidential Settlement Agreement and General Release” with its former chief financial officer which provides for payment of a one-time lump sum amount of $0.4 million to the former employee, along with the issuance of 75,000 shares of Company common stock. The Company has reserved $0.6 million at December 31, 2013, which includes the lump sum amount, the market value of the common stock on December 31, 2013 and $0.1 million in legal expenses incurred as of December 31, 2013. The settlement has been formally approved by the ALJ. As a result, there has been mutual releases of all claims and a dismissal of the SOX complaint.


        On March 21, 2014, the Company and Kanis S.A. entered into a letter agreement regarding the Company’s outstanding 8% subordinated convertible note due 2016 whereby Kanis S.A. has agreed not to accelerate the maturity of these notes prior to July 1, 2015.