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Long-Term Debt and Notes Payable

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Long-Term Debt and Notes Payable
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt and Notes Payable

7. LONG-TERM DEBT AND NOTES PAYABLE

 

Long-term debt and notes payable are summarized as follows.

 

    September 30, 2017     December 31, 2016  
             
Note Payable, due December 2018, net of discount of $1,466,739 and $0, respectively (a)   $ 4,533,261     $ -  
                 
Note Payable,  due January 2017  (a)     -       5,000,000  
                 
Notes Payable Paragon Bank (b)     637,270       811,205  
                 
Note Payable  (c )     75,000       -  
                 
Receivables financing facilities  (d)     186,728       161,899  
                 
Mortgage Note, South Africa, due July 2024 (e)     209,901       215,962  
                 
Bank overdraft facilities, South Africa, annual renewal     167,209       124,598  
                 
Equipment financing arrangements, South Africa     104,006       145,430  
                 
Total long-term debt   $ 5,913,375     $ 6,459,094  
Current portion of long-term debt     771,032       6,171,649  
Long-term debt, less current portion   $ 5,142,343     $ 287,445  

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 amortization of debt discount was $502,053 and $128,901 respectively.

 

a) On May 4, 2017, pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company issued 8% non-convertible secured debentures in the principal amount of $6,000,000 and warrants to purchase 1,200,000 shares of common stock (as adjusted for the Company’s subsequent one-for-ten reverse stock split) to accredited investors. The debentures bear interest at a rate of 8% per annum, payable in cash quarterly in arrears. The debentures mature on December 31, 2018 and contain customary financial and other covenants, including a requirement to maintain positive earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. The debentures are secured by a second priority security interest on the Company’s assets and the obligation is guaranteed by the Company’s subsidiaries. The debentures contain a mandatory redemption provision that is triggered by an asset sale. Sale of greater than 33% of the Company’s assets will also trigger an event of default. Upon any event of default, in addition to other customary remedies, the holders have the right, at their sole option, to purchase Little Big Burger from the Company, for an aggregate purchase price of $6,500,000. The warrants have an exercise price of $3.50 (as adjusted for the reverse stock split) and a ten-year term. The warrants are not exercisable until November 4, 2017. Warrants to purchase 800,000 shares include a beneficial ownership limit upon exercise of 4.99% of the number of shares of the common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrant; warrants to purchase the remaining 400,000 shares were amended to increase the beneficial ownership limit upon exercise to 19.99%.

 

In conjunction with the financing described above, the Company entered into a Satisfaction, Settlement and Release Agreement with Florida Mezzanine Fund LLLP, a Florida limited liability partnership (“Florida Mezz”), pursuant to which Florida Mezz agreed to release the Company from all claims and outstanding obligations pursuant to that certain Assumption Agreement dated September 30, 2014, as amended October 15, 2014 and October 22, 2016, and that certain Agreement dated May 23, 2016, as amended January 30, 2017, in exchange for payment of $5,000,000.

 

Five million of the net proceeds from the offering were remitted to Florida Mezz, $500,000 was reserved to fund the opening of new stores, and the balance of $206,746, after transaction expenses, was used for working capital and general corporate purposes. As of September 30, 2017, $250,861 of the proceeds restricted to fund the opening of new stores remains unexpended, and has been presented as restricted cash in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet.

 

As a result of the issuance of the debentures and the settlement of the Florida Mezz obligations subsequent to March 31, 2016, the $5 million notes payable are no longer outstanding, the Company’s share repurchase obligation from Florida Mezz has been terminated and Florida Mezz waived unpaid interest and penalties previously recorded in the Company’s consolidated financial statements which resulted in the Company recognizing a gain of $267,512. As a result, as of September 30, 2017, the shares subject to repurchase were reclassified from temporary equity to permanent capital and the amounts accrued for interest and penalties reversed effective as of May 14, 2017.

 

The new $6 million loan was accounted for as a new borrowing with consideration allocated between the loan and the warrants based upon the relative fair value of the loan and the warrants. The Company valued the warrants associated with the new debt obligation using the Black Sholes model, which resulted in the allocation of $1.7 million to additional paid in capital with a corresponding offset to debt discount. In addition, there were $0.3 million in debt origination costs that are also accounted for as an offset to outstanding debt. The resulting debt discount of $2.0 million is being amortized to interest expense over the 20-month term of the notes.

 

b) The Company has three term loans with Paragon Bank, all of which are collateralized by all assets of the Company and personally guaranteed by our Chief Executive Officer. The outstanding balance, interest rate and maturity date of each loan is as follows:

 

    Maturity date   Interest rate     Principal balance     Monthly principal and interest payment  
Note 1   9/10/2018     5.50 %   $ 49,089     $ 4,406  
Note 2   5/10/2019     5.25 %     231,573       11,532  
Note 3   8/10/2021     5.25 %     356,608       8,500  
                $ 637,270     $ 24,438  

 

(c ) The Company has a promissory note payable on demand in the amount of $75,000 with 800 shares of restricted company common stock to be paid to the lender each month while the note is outstanding.

 

d) During February 2017, in consideration for proceeds of $330,000, the Company agreed to remit a total of $412,500 from the merchant accounts of eight of its restaurant locations directly to a lender. The Company originally agreed to make payments of $1,965 per day for 210 days. As of October 2017, the daily payment amount was modified to $1,200 per day and the term was extended to February 2018, with total remittance over the life of the loan unchanged. Also, during March 2017 in consideration for proceeds of $150,000, the company agreed to remit a total of $205,500 from the merchant accounts of three of its restaurant locations directly to the lender. The Company agreed to make payments of $856 per day for 240 days. The Company granted a security interest in the credit card receivables of the specified restaurants in connection with the Receivables Financing Agreements.

 

(e) The Company’s mortgage note is secured by the Company’s land and building used for the Hooters Port Elizabeth facility. The Company has entered into a contract to sell land and building and closed the Port Elizabeth Hooters location during the third calendar quarter of 2017. The Company estimates it would receive gross proceeds of approximately 6 million Rand (approximately $470,000 USD net estimated proceeds after broker commissions) at closing which is expected to occur before the end of calendar 2017. The Company expects to pay the mortgage note in full at closing using the net proceeds from the sale of the property. The net assets and liabilities related to Port Elizabeth location have been reclassified to Assets Held for Sale in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2017 and an impairment loss of $738,000 related to this property has been reflected in the accompanying unaudited condensed statement of operations for the periods ended September 30, 2017. There can be no assurance that the transaction will close and the estimated net proceeds and impairment loss remain subject to adjustment until finalization of the transaction.