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CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES AND DEFERRED FINANCING COSTS

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CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES AND DEFERRED FINANCING COSTS
6 Months Ended
May 31, 2017
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CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES AND DEFERRED FINANCING COSTS

 

 

 

                    a)         $137,660 Unsecured Convertible Debentures

 

 

 

On August 6, 2014, the Company issued a Canadian $1,549,000 face value 12% convertible debentures with a term to August 6, 2017 (the “Maturity Date”). At any time while the debentures are outstanding, the holder has the option to convert the outstanding principal of the debentures into common shares of the Company at a fixed conversion price of CAD $0.50 per share. At any time after February 6, 2015, the Company has the right to force the conversion of the debentures into common shares at a price of at least CAD$0.65 per common share for a period of at least 20 consecutive trading days. If the common shares do not trade on any trading day and the bid price of the common Shares is CAD $0.65 or greater, the common shares shall be deemed to have traded at a price of at least CAD $0.65 on that trading day. Additionally, the Company has the right to redeem the debentures, in whole or in part, (a) during the 12 months ending August 6, 2015, at a premium of 15% to the principal amount being redeemed plus any accrued interest, (b) during the 12 months ending August 6, 2016, at a premium of 5% to the principal amount being redeemed plus any accrued interest, (c) during the 12 months ending August 6, 2017, at a premium of 2% to the principal amount being redeemed plus any accrued interest. In connection with the financing, the Company issued warrants to placement agents to purchase 151,900 shares of common stock at an exercise price of CAD $0.50 per share. Additionally, the Company incurred $157,293 (CAD $174,209) in financing fees.

 

 

 

The Company evaluated the terms and conditions of the convertible debentures and placement agent warrants under the guidance of ASC 815. The conversion feature met the definition of conventional convertible for purposes of applying the conventional convertible exemption. The definition of conventional contemplates a fixed number of shares issuable under the arrangement. The instrument was convertible into a fixed number of shares and there were no down round anti-dilution protection features contained in the contracts. The Company was required to consider whether the hybrid contract embodied a beneficial conversion feature (“BCF”). The debentures did not result in a BCF because the conversion price was not in the money on the inception date. There were no terms or features contained in the warrant agreement that would preclude the warrants from achieving equity classification.

 

 

 

The following table reflects the allocation of the purchase on the financing date:


  Convertible Debentures - Face Value $ 1,398,342  
  Proceeds $ (1,279,773 )
  Deferred financing costs   (190,876 )
  Paid in capital (warrants)   33,583  
  Prepaid expenses   16,681  
  Accrued expenses   21,793  
  Convertible debentures   1,398,592  

As of November 30, 2016, these unsecured convertible debentures, net of unamortized deferred financing costs, were recorded at $1,117,771 on exchange rate conversion.

On December 7, 2016, the Company entered a Securities Purchase Agreement to sell $1,500,000 of 10% senior secured convertible debentures, convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, in a private placement. The sale of the Secured Notes was closed on December 7, 2016. A condition to the sale of the Secured Notes was the exchange of at least 80% in principal amount of the Company’s outstanding 12% Unsecured Debentures, which mature on August 6, 2017 (the “Unsecured Debentures”) for an equal principal amount of Subordinate Secured Debentures. Concurrent with the sale of the Secured Notes, $1,015,026 (CAD$1,363,000) of the Company’s outstanding Unsecured Debentures, which represented approximately 88% of the outstanding Unsecured Debentures, were exchanged for an equal principal amount of the Subordinate Secured Debentures.

Unsecured convertible debentures                  

    Unsecured     Deferred     Unsecured  
    Convertible     financing     Convertible  
    Debentures     costs     Debenture (Net)  
    $     $     $  
                   
Balance as of November 30, 2016   (1,153,540 )   35,769     (1,117,771 )
Exchange for subordinate secured debentures   1,015,026           1,015,026  
Amortization of deferred financing costs         (35,769 )   (35,769 )
Foreign currency translation   854           854  
Balance as of May 31, 2017   (137,660 )   -     (137,660 )

  b)

Long-term subordinate and secured convertible debentures $1,669,356


  (i)

Subordinate convertible debentures


    Subordinate     Deferred     Subordinate  
    secured     financing     secured  
    Debentures     costs     Debentures (Net)  
                   
Balance as of November 30, 2016   -     -     -  
Exchange from unsecured convertible debentures   (1,015,026 )   -     (1,015,026 )
Accrued interest converted to                  
subordinate secured debentures   (26,809 )         (26,809 )
Foreign currency translation   6,436     -     6,435  
Balance as of May 31, 2017   (1,035,400 )   -     (1,035,400 )
                   

The $1,015,026 (CAD$1,363,000) of Subordinate Secured Debentures were issued pursuant to the Indenture in exchange for the Unsecured Debentures in equal principal amount and an additional $26,809 (CAD$36,000) of Subordinate Secured Debentures were issued pursuant to the Indenture in payment of accrued interest. The Subordinate Secured Debentures mature on June 6, 2019 and bear interest at 12% per annum payable, semiannually. The Subordinate Secured Debentures are convertible into common shares of the Company’s Common Stock at the Note Conversion Price so long as any Secured Notes are outstanding, and thereafter, subject to adjustment as set forth in the Indenture.

(ii)      Secured convertible debentures

On December 7, 2016, the Company issued a $1,500,000 10% secured convertible debenture with a term to June 9, 2019 (the “Maturity Date”). The holder has the option to convert the outstanding principal and interest into common stock at a conversion price of $0.24 per share. The conversion price is subject to adjustments in the event of subsequent equity issuances at a price per share below $0.24.

The Company has evaluated the terms and conditions of the convertible bridge loan and detachable warrants under the guidance of ASC 815. Even though the instrument's conversion price used to calculate the settlement amount is not fixed the embedded conversion feature is still considered “indexed to an entity's own stock” under the guidance of ASC 815 because the only variables that could affect the settlement amount are inputs to the fair value of a fixed-for-fixed forward or option on equity shares. However, the conversion feature did not meet the conditions for equity classification provided in paragraphs 11 through 35 of ASC 815-40-25 because due the contracts contain a security agreement which requires the posting of collateral. Therefore, the conversion feature requires bifurcation and liability classification.

The following table reflects the allocation of the purchase on the financing date:

Convertible Debentures   $1,500,000 Face Value  
Proceeds $ (1,396,842 )
Embedded conversion feature   889,050  
Deferred financing costs   (103,158 )
Convertible debentures   610,950  

For the six months ended May 31, 2017 the Company recorded amortization of debt discount in the amount of $55,598, amortization of deferred financing costs in the amount of $19,829, and accrued interest of $71,918.

c)      Derivative Financial Instruments

The following tables summarize the components of our derivative liabilities and linked common shares as of May 31, 2017:

    May 31,  
    2017  
Derivative liabilities:      
   Embedded derivatives $ 381,671  

    May 31,  
    2017  
Common shares linked to derivative liabilities:      
   Embedded derivatives   6,250,000  

The following table summarizes the amounts that were reflected in our income related to our derivatives for the six months ended May 31, 2017:

    Six Months  
    Ended May  
    31, 2017  
Derivative income (expense):      
Embedded derivatives $ 507,379  

Current accounting principles that are provided in ASC 815 - Derivatives and Hedging require derivative financial instruments to be classified in liabilities and carried at fair value with changes recorded in income. In addition, the standards do not permit an issuer to account separately for individual derivative terms and features embedded in hybrid financial instruments that require bifurcation and liability classification as derivative financial instruments. Rather, such terms and features must be bundled together and fair valued as a single, compound embedded derivative. We have selected the Monte Carlo Simulations valuation technique to fair value the compound embedded derivative because we believe that this technique is reflective of all significant assumption types, and ranges of assumption inputs, that market participants would likely consider in transactions involving compound embedded derivatives. Such assumptions include, among other inputs, interest risk assumptions, credit risk assumptions and redemption behaviors in addition to traditional inputs for option models such as market trading volatility and risk- free rates. We have selected Binomial Lattice to fair value our warrant derivatives because we believe this technique is reflective of all significant assumption types market participants would likely consider in transactions involving freestanding warrants derivatives. The Monte Carlo Simulations (“MCS”) technique is a level three valuation technique because it requires the development of significant internal assumptions in addition to observable market indicators.

Significant inputs and results arising from the Monte Carlo Simulations process are as follows for the share purchase options that have been bifurcated from our debentures and classified in liabilities as of May 31, 2017 and December 7, 2016 (Inception):

      May 31, 2017  
Underlying price on valuation date   $ 0.13  
Contractual conversion rate   $ 0.24  
Contractual term to maturity     2 Years  
Market volatility     110%  
Contractual interest rate     10.00%  

      December 7, 2016  
Underlying price on valuation date   $ 0.22  
Contractual conversion rate   $ 0.24  
Contractual term to maturity     2.50 Years  
Market volatility     110%  
Contractual interest rate     10.00%  

The following table reflects the issuances of compound embedded derivatives during the six months ended May 31, 2017.

      Six Months  
      Ended May  
      31, 2017  
Balances at December 1   $   —  
   Issuances     889,050  
   Changes in fair value inputs and assumptions reflected in income     (507,379 )
Balances at May 31, 2017   $ 381,671