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14. Warrants

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14. Warrants
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Notes to Financial Statements  
Note 14. Warrants

The Company utilized a Black-Scholes options pricing model to value the warrants sold and issued. This model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions such as the expected stock price volatility and the expected period until the warrants are exercised. When calculating the value of warrants issued, the Company uses a volatility factor of 1.0, a risk free interest rate and the life of the warrant for the exercise period.

 

As a result of the reverse merger, the Company has warrants outstanding from September 2008, in which China Youth Media, Inc. entered into subscription agreements with Year of the Golden Pig, LLC and with Mojo Music, Inc., in which the Company issued an aggregate of 4 Units, with each Unit consisting of a $100,000 principal amount of a 12% Convertible Promissory Note due three years from its issuance and 3,182 Common Stock Purchase Warrants outside of its 2005 Plan, with each Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase at any time beginning from the date of issuance through five years thereafter one share of Common Stock at a price of $9.90 per share. These notes were settled in connection with the Merger.

 

On May 11, 2009, the Company granted a consultant, as consideration for services on behalf of the Company, a vested warrant with a term of 7 seven years to purchase 11,364 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $3.30 per share. The issuance of this warrant was exempt from registration requirements pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

On October 24, 2011, the Company granted Global Maxfin Capital Inc. (“Global”), as consideration for fund raising services on behalf of the Company, a vested warrant with a term of five years to purchase 24,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $1.00 per share. The issuance of this warrant was exempt from registration requirements pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Based on a Black-Sholes valuation model these warrants had a value of $18,139 which was recorded as syndication costs and deducted from the proceeds of the funds raised by Global.

 

On June 24, 2013, the Company entered into an amended and restated letter agreement with ViewTrade Securities Inc. (“ViewTrade”) to act as the Company’s exclusive placement agent in connection with a proposed private placement of equity, debt or equity-linked securities of the Company (“Securities”) as such offering may be amended by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Private Placement”). The terms of the Securities to be issued pursuant to the Private Placement were agreed to by and between the Company and ViewTrade on June 24, 2013. The gross proceeds of the Private Placement will be up to six million dollars. Pursuant to this agreement, the Company agreed to issue cashless warrants with an exercise period of five years to ViewTrade entitling ViewTrade to acquire an amount equal to 15% of value of the securities sold under the same terms as the Private Placement. From July 30, 2013 through December 24, 2013, the Company issued ViewTrade cashless warrants with a term of five years to purchase 570,750 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $.50 per share and cashless warrants with a term of five years to purchase 570,750 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $.75 per share as compensation for Securities sold. On January 28, 2014, the Company issued 399,525 shares of common stock upon the cashless exercise of 570,500 warrants to purchase shares of common stock for $0.75 per share based on a current market value of $2.50 per share as determined under the terms of the warrant. Using a Black-Sholes valuation model these warrants had a value of $475,307 of which $263,053 was recorded as debt issuance costs and will be amortized over the life of the Securities sold in the Private Placement and $212,254 was recorded as syndication costs reducing the paid in capital recorded for the sale of the Securities sold in the Private Placement.

 

From July 30, 2013 through December 24, 2013, the Company sold convertible notes and warrants to unaffiliated accredited investors totaling $1,902,500. The notes are convertible into one share of common stock, with the initial conversion ratio equal to $0.50 per share. The investor received a total of 3,805,000 warrants to purchase one share of common stock with an exercise price of $0.75 per share. These securities were sold in reliance upon the exemption provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and the safe harbor of Rule 506 under Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act. Using a Black-Sholes valuation model these warrants had a value of $841,342 which was recorded as a discount on the notes payable and will be amortized over the life of the associated notes payable.

 

On September 19, 2013, pursuant to an agreement dated as of March 20, 2013, by and among the Company, John Simonelli and Larry Howell, upon a closing of the Private Placement, the Company issued to each of Mr. Simonelli and Mr. Howell, cashless warrants with a term of five years to purchase 500,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $.50 per share. The issuance of this warrant was exempt from registration requirements pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Using a Black-Sholes valuation model these warrants had a value of $377,900 of which $217,937 was recorded as debt issuance costs and will be amortized over the life of the Securities sold in the Private Placement and $159,963 was recorded as syndication costs reducing the paid in capital recorded for the sale of the Securities sold in the Private Placement. On January 27, 2014, the Company issued 769,296 shares of common stock upon the cashless exercise of 983,000 of these warrants to purchase shares of common stock for $0.50 per share based on a current market value of $2.30 per share as determined under the terms of the warrant. After the exercise, Mr. Simonelli and Mr. Howell each have 8,500 of these warrants remaining.

 

On September 30, 2013, the Company granted Bedminster Financial Group, Ltd. (“Bedminster”), as consideration for fund raising services on behalf of the Company, a vested warrant with a term of two years to purchase 13,950 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $1.25 per share. The issuance of this warrant was exempt from registration requirements pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Using a Black-Sholes valuation model these warrants had a value of $2,215 which was recorded as debt issuance costs and will be amortized over the life of the notes payables sold by Bedminster.

 

The following table summarizes information about common stock warrants outstanding at March 31, 2014:

 

Outstanding     Exercisable  
Exercise Price     Number Outstanding     Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years)     Weighted Average Exercise Price     Number Exercisable     Weighted Average Exercise Price  
$ 3.30       11,364       2.12     $ 3.30       11,364     $ 3.30  
  1.25       13,950       1.50       1.25       13,950       1.25  
  1.00       24,000       2.57       1.00       24,000       1.00  
  0.75       4,240,271       4.19       0.75       4,240,271       0.75  
  0.50       587,750       4.53       0.50       587,750       0.50  
$ 0.50 - $3.30       4,877,335       4.21               4,877,335