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Quarterly report pursuant to sections 13 or 15(d)

12. Subsequent Events

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12. Subsequent Events
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
12. Subsequent Events

 

Note 12. Subsequent Events

 

On October 1, 2012, the Company purchased 264,000 common shares for $132,000 from the Company’s former chairman (see Note 7). The shares are being held as treasury shares.

 

On October 10, 2012, the Company entered into a non-exclusive agreement with Global Arena Capital Corp. (“GAC”), a broker-dealer, through which GAC agreed to use its best efforts to raise up to $2,030,000 from the sale of Units of common stock and warrants that are identical to those Units sold on September 28, 2012.  The Company agreed to compensate GAC from sales of Units by paying it compensation equal to 10% of the gross proceeds sold by it.  The Company will also issue GAC five-year warrants to purchase 10% of the same Units it sells to investors with an exercise price equal to the purchase price paid by investors ($35,000 per Unit).  In addition, the Company agreed to pay GAC a 3% non-accountable expense allowance from the proceeds of Units sold by it.

 

On October 23, 2012, the Company issued a number of options and warrants as described below.  The Company retained two investor relations firms agreeing to pay one firm $50,000 a year for two years and issuing it 200,000 shares of common stock.  The second firm was retained for one year with a fee of $5,000 per month.  It also received 100,000 shares of common stock and 100,000 five-year warrants exercisable at $0.60 per share.  The Company issued another consultant $150,000 five-year warrants exercisable at $0.50 per share.  Under the Plan, the Company issued another consultant 20,000 five-year stock options exercisable at $0.50 per share vesting in equal annual increments over a three-year period subject to the consultant continuing to provide services for the Company.

 

The Company issued non-plan stock options to its executive officers as compensation for salary deferrals through August 31, 2012.  Messrs. Michael Mathews, Brad Powers and David Garrity received 288,911, 255,773, and 136,008 five-year stock options, respectively, exercisable at $0.35 per share which options are fully vested.  Further, the Company issued additional non-plan options to executive officers who reduced their salaries for the period September 1 through December 31, 2012.  The Company granted Messrs. Mathews, Powers and Garrity 166,666 five-year options, respectively, and Dr. Gerald Williams 47,620 five-year options, all exercisable at $0.35 per share with 25% of these options vesting on the last day of September, October, November and December 2012, subject to the applicable executive remaining employed on each applicable vesting date. Under the Plan, the Company granted its controller 75,000 five-year options exercisable at $0.35 per share vesting annually over a four-year period subject to her remaining employed by the Company on each applicable vesting date.  All stock options or shares granted are valued on the appropriate measurement date and the related expense shall be recognized over the requisite service period.

 

On October 4, 2012, the Company entered into a three-year lease agreement for its call center in Scottsdale, Arizona.  The lease agreement commenced October 4, 2012 and requires rent payments of $4,491 per month during months 4 through 12, $4,601 per month during the second year, and $4,710 per month during the third year.

 

In November 2012, Dr. Michael D’Anton, a director, forgave an outstanding $22,000 loan made to Aspen University in exchange for 62,857 five-year vested options exercisable at $0.35 per share.