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Note 6. Debt
Receipt of CARES funding
On May 5, 2020, the Company obtained a $293,972 unsecured loan payable through the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), which was enacted as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES ACT”). The funds were received from Bank of America through a loan agreement pursuant to the CARES Act. The CARES Act was established in order to enable small businesses to pay employees during the economic slowdown caused by COVID-19 by providing forgivable loans to qualifying businesses for up to 2.5 times their average monthly payroll costs. The amount borrowed under the CARES Act and used for payroll costs, rent, mortgage interest, and utility costs during the 24 week period after the date of loan disbursement is eligible to be forgiven provided that (a) the Company uses the PPP Funds during the eight week period after receipt thereof, and (b) the PPP Funds are only used to cover payroll costs (including benefits), rent, mortgage interest, and utility costs. While the full loan amount may be forgiven, the amount of loan forgiveness will be reduced if, among other reasons, the Company does not maintain staffing or payroll levels or less than 60% of the loan proceeds are used for payroll costs. Principal and interest payments on any unforgiven portion of the PPP Funds (the “PPP Loan”) will be deferred to the date the SBA remits the borrower’s loan forgiveness amount to the lender or, if the borrower does not apply for loan forgiveness, 10 months after the end of the borrower’s loan forgiveness period for six months and will accrue interest at a fixed annual rate of 1.0% and carry a two year maturity date. There is no prepayment penalty on the CARES Act Loan. In May 2022, the Company was granted an extension on the maturity date of this note until March 5, 2025. The loan was partially forgiven in the amount of $139,596 in September 2022 with the balance remaining due. At December 31, 2024 and 2023, the principal balances on the loan were $27,369 and 90,359, respectively and are included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
Short Term Loans
On April 12, 2024, the Company issued a secured promissory note in the face amount of $330,000, in exchange for which it received cash in the amount of $300,000. In addition to the original issue discount of $30,000, the note bears interest at the rate of 5% per annum, was originally due May 10, 2024 and subsequently extended until July 12, 2024 and is secured by all the Company assets. On July 15, 2024, the balance of the promissory note was rolled into a new convertible loan offering.
Convertible Loans
On July 15, 2024, the Company issued an aggregate $1,155,000 in convertible notes bearing interest at 10% per annum. The notes mature on December 31, 2025 and is convertible, into the Company’s common stock at a price of $1.43 per share, subject to certain adjustments, at the holder’s request. The noteholders and certain third parties were also granted detachable 5 year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 4,887,118 shares of the Company’s common stock at exercise prices ranging from $1.43 to $1.692 per share. The Company valued the warrants at $6,163,572 using the Black-Scholes pricing model. The Company has allocated the note proceeds based on relative fair value and has recorded the value of the warrants as a discount to the debt in the amount of $973,200. At December 31, 2024, the principal balances were still outstanding and is included on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets net of discounts at $19,660. The Company has accrued interest for the notes in the amount of $53,950, which is included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The Company recognized amortization expense of $19,660 during the year ended December 31, 2024. |