UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

☒    QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

 

☐    TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM ______________ TO ______________

 

Commission File Number 001-33169

 

 

 

Creative Realities, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Minnesota   41-1967918

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

13100 Magisterial Drive, Suite 100, Louisville, KY 40223

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(502) 791-8800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 month (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒  No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☐  No ☒

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

  Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer
  Non-accelerated filer Smaller reporting company
  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)      

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ☐ Yes No ☒

 

As of November 5, 2016, the registrant had 66,232,284 shares of common stock outstanding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART 1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

CREATIVE REALITIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

    September 30,     December 31,  
    2016     2015  
ASSETS   (unaudited)        
CURRENT ASSETS            
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 976     $ 1,361  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $44 and $0, respectively     1,682       884  
Unbilled receivables     398       81  
Work-in-process and inventories     588       82  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     200       348  
Total current assets     3,844       2,756  
Property and equipment, net     874       892  
Intangibles, net     2,357       4,831  
Goodwill     14,989       14,354  
Other assets     191       203  
TOTAL ASSETS   $ 22,255     $ 23,036  
                 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                
CURRENT LIABILITIES                
Loans payable, net of discount of $757 and $0, respectively   $ 6,632     $ 150  
Accounts payable     3,093       3,601  
Accrued expenses     1,388       2,318  
Deferred revenues     799       1,213  
Customer deposits     238       -  
Dividends payable     114       -  
Total current liabilities     12,264       7,282  
Loans payable, net of discount of $0 and $909, respectively     -       2,280  
Warrant liability     1,581       1,649  
Deferred tax liabilities     539       358  
Other liabilities     115       96  
TOTAL LIABILITIES     14,499       11,665  
                 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES                
Convertible preferred stock, net of discount (liquidation preference of $7,706 and $5,495, respectively)     3,829       3,769  
                 
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                
Common stock, $.01 per value, 200,000 shares authorized; 66,132 and 64,224 shares issued and outstanding, respectively     661       642  
Additional paid-in capital     21,763       21,574  
Accumulated deficit     (18,497 )     (14,614 )
Total shareholders' equity     3,927       7,602  
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY   $ 22,255     $ 23,036  

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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CREATIVE REALITIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

    For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
    For the Nine Months Ended September 30,  
      2016     2015     2016     2015  
Sales                        
Hardware   $ 856     $ 962     $ 2,536     $ 2,557  
Services and other     1,852       2,407       5,636       5,640  
Total sales     2,708       3,369       8,172       8,197  
Cost of sales                                
Hardware     785       861       2,144       2,313  
Services and other     602       997       1,844       3,236  
Total cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below)     1,387       1,858       3,988       5,549  
Gross profit     1,321       1,511       4,184       2,648  
                                 
Operating expenses:                                
Sales and marketing expenses     280       247       753       921  
Research and development expenses     218       25       736       510  
General and administrative expenses     1,562       1,479       4,751       5,397  
Depreciation and amortization expense     540       439       1,614       1,296  
Loss on lease termination     -       638       -       638  
Impairment loss on intangible assets     1,065       -       1,065       -  
Total operating expenses     3,665       2,828       8,919       8,762  
Operating loss     (2,344 )     (1,317 )     (4,735 )     (6,114 )
                                 
Other income (expenses):                                
Interest expense     (494 )     (302 )     (1,296 )     (529 )
Change in fair value of warrant liability     (433 )     (15 )     602       797  
Gain on settlement of debt     547       -       953       -  
Other income/(expense)     140       (60 )     140       (69 )
Total other income/(expense)     (240 )     (377 )     399       199  
Loss before income taxes     (2,584 )     (1,694 )     (4,336 )     (5,915 )
(Provision)/benefit from income taxes     (62 )     -       453       -  
Net loss from operations     (2,646 )     (1,694 )     (3,883 )     (5,915 )
Dividends on preferred stock     (114 )     (81 )     (339 )     (277 )
Net loss attributable to common shareholders   $ (2,760 )   $ (1,775 )   $ (4,222 )   $ (6,192 )
Basic and diluted loss per common share   $ (0.04 )   $ (0.04 )   $ (0.06 )   $ (0.13 )
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic and diluted     66,001       46,218       65,179       46,218  

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CREATIVE REALITIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
    2016     2015  
Operating Activities:            
Net loss   $ (3,883 )   $ (5,915 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities                
Depreciation and amortization     1,741       1,296  
Amortization of debt discount     739       411  
Stock-based compensation     204       174  
Change in warrant liability     (602 )     (797 )
Deferred tax provision     (454 )     -  
Provision for doubtful accounts     44       104  
Write-off of leasehold improvements     -       227  
Warrant issued for services     20       -  
Noncash interest added to promissory notes     80       -  
Impairment of intangible assets     1,065       -  
Gain on debt settlement     (953 )     -  
Changes to operating assets and liabilities:                
Accounts receivable and unbilled revenues     (1,159 )     1,586  
Inventories     (506 )     490  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     148       138  
Other assets     12       66  
Accounts payable     733       (338 )
Deferred revenue     (414 )     (388 )
Accrued expenses     (810 )     993  
Other non-current liabilities     257       -  
Net cash used in operating activities     (3,738 )     (1,953 )
Investing activities                
Purchases of property and equipment     (314 )     (585 )
Net cash used in investing activities     (314 )     (585 )
Financing activities                
Issuance of convertible preferred stock and warrants     514       1,299  
Debt issuance costs     -       (16 )
Issuance of loans payable and warrants, net of discount     3,263       946  
Issuance of common stock     178       -  
Payments on promissory notes     (288 )     -  
Net cash provided by financing activities     3,667       2,229  
Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents     (385 )     (309 )
Cash and Cash Equivalents, beginning of period     1,361       573  
Cash and Cash Equivalents, end of period     976       264  

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CREATIVE REALITIES, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

All currency is rounded to the nearest thousand except share and per share amounts

 

NOTE 1: NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND GOING CONCERN UNCERTAINTY

 

Unless the context otherwise indicates, references in these Notes to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements to “we,” “us,” “our” and “the Company” refer to Creative Realities, Inc. and its subsidiaries.  

 

Basis of Presentation

 

We have prepared the condensed consolidated financial statements included herein, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The condensed consolidated financial statements include the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) have been condensed in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. The accompanying year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet was derived from the audited financial statements included in the annual financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP. The accompanying interim financial statements are unaudited, and reflect all adjustments that in the opinion of management are necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented. Unless otherwise noted, all such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company’s results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations and cash flows that it may achieve in future periods. Nevertheless, we believe that the disclosures are adequate to ensure the information presented is not misleading. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements and the notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2015 included in the Company’s 10-K filed with the SEC on April 4, 2016.

 

Nature of the Company’s Business

 

Creative Realities, Inc. is a Minnesota corporation that provides innovative digital marketing technology and solutions to retail companies, individual retail brands, enterprises and organizations throughout the United States and in certain international markets. We have expertise in a broad range of existing and emerging digital marketing technologies, as well as the related media management and distribution software platforms and networks, device management, product management, customized software service layers, systems, experiences, workflows, and integrated solutions. Our technology and solutions include: digital merchandising systems and omni-channel customer engagement systems, interactive digital shopping assistants, advisors and kiosks, and other interactive marketing technologies such as mobile, social media, point-of-sale transactions, beaconing and web-based media that enable our customers to transform how they engage with consumers. We have expertise in a broad range of existing and emerging digital marketing technologies, as well as the following related aspects of our business: content, network management, and connected device software and firmware platforms; customized software service layers; hardware platforms; digital media workflows; and proprietary processes and automation tools.

 

Going Concern Uncertainty

 

We have incurred net losses and negative cash flows from operating activities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. As of September 30, 2016, we had cash and cash equivalents of $976 and a working capital deficit of $(8,420). These factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Management believes that despite our losses to date and while we can provide no assurance that our ongoing integration efforts will be successful, the operations of the consolidated Company resulting from the acquisition of ConeXus World Global, LLC and our restructuring actions will improve our sales, profit margin, scale and operating efficiencies. The Company entered into a Loan and Security Agreement on August 17, 2016, pursuant to which it has obtained financing, see Note: 8, Loans Payable.

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to the recoverability and classifications of recorded assets and liabilities as a result of the above uncertainty.

 

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Acquisitions

 

Acquisition of ConeXus World Global

 

On October 15, 2015, we completed the acquisition of ConeXus World Global, LLC pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization for 2,080,000 shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, and the conversion of $823 of ConeXus World Global debt into (i) 2,639,258 shares of our common stock, and (ii) $150 in principal amount of our convertible debt. As a result of the merger transaction, ConeXus World Global, LLC is now our wholly owned operating subsidiary. The merger was completed by the filing of articles of merger with the Kentucky Secretary of State .

 

The debtholders and members of ConeXus received a total of 1,664,000 shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $1.00, and 16,000,000 shares of our common stock, par value $0.01. In accordance with the terms of the amendment to the agreement and plan of merger and reorganization, an additional 416,000 shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock and 4,000,000 shares of common stock were to be issued upon the reorganization of the capital structure of a Belgian affiliate of ConeXus. As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, this reorganization has not occurred and the Company will not be acquiring the ConeXus Belgian affiliate. Therefore, no liability has been recorded for these additional shares, the consideration has not been included in the purchase price allocation and the financial results of the Belgian affiliate have not been included in the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Note 2: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

A summary of the significant accounting policies consistently applied in the preparation of the accompanying financial statements follows:

 

1.  Principles of Consolidation

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Creative Realities, Inc., our wholly owned subsidiaries ConeXus World Global LLC, Creative Realities, LLC, Broadcast International, Inc., and Wireless Ronin Technologies Canada, Inc. All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation, as applicable.

 

2.  Foreign Currency

 

For the Company’s Canadian operations, the local currency has been determined to be the functional currency. The results of its non-U.S. dollar based operations are translated to U.S. dollars at the average exchange rates during the period. Assets and liabilities are translated at the rate of exchange prevailing on the balance sheet date. Equity is translated at the prevailing rate of exchange at the date of the equity transaction. The effects of converting non-functional currency assets and liabilities into the functional currency are recorded as general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. Translation adjustments, which are considered immaterial to date, have been recorded as general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

3.  Revenue Recognition

 

We recognize revenue primarily from these sources:

 

 

Hardware:

System hardware sales

 

Services and Other:

Professional and implementation services

   

Software design and development services

Software and software license sales

Maintenance and support services

 

We recognize revenue in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 910, Contractors-Construction , ASC 605,  Revenue Recognition , ASC 605-25,  Accounting for Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables and ASC subtopic 985-605,  Software . In the event of a multiple-element arrangement, we evaluate each element of the transaction to determine if it represents a separate unit of accounting, taking into account all factors following the guidelines set forth in FASB ASC 985-605-25-5:

 

(i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists;
(ii) delivery has occurred, which is when product title transfers to the customer, or services have been rendered;
(iii) customer payments are fixed or determinable and free of contingencies and significant uncertainties; and
(iv) collection is reasonably assured. If it is determined that collection of a fee is not reasonably assured, we defer the revenue and recognize it at the time collection becomes reasonably assured, which is generally upon receipt of cash payment, revenues are reported on a gross basis.

 

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We enter into arrangements with customers that could include a combination of software products, system hardware, maintenance and support, or installation and training services. We allocate the total arrangement fee among the various elements of the arrangement based on the relative fair value of each of the undelivered elements determined by vendor-specific objective evidence (VSOE). In software arrangements for which we do not have VSOE of fair value for all elements, revenue is deferred until the earlier of when VSOE is determined for the undelivered elements (residual method) or when all elements for which we do not have VSOE of fair value have been delivered. We have determined the VSOE of fair value for each of the Company’s products and services.

 

The VSOE for maintenance and support services is based upon the renewal rate for continued service arrangements. The VSOE for installation and training services is established based upon pricing for the services. The VSOE for software and licenses is based on the normal pricing and discounting for the product when sold separately.

 

Each element of our multiple-element arrangements qualifies for separate accounting. Nevertheless, when a sale includes both software and maintenance, we defer revenue under the residual method of accounting. Under this method, the undelivered maintenance and support fees included in the price of software is amortized ratably over the period the services are provided. We defer maintenance and support fees based upon the customer’s renewal rate for these services.

 

System hardware sales

 

Included in “hardware” are system hardware sales whereby revenue is recognized generally upon shipment of the product or customer acceptance depending upon contractual arrangements with the customer. Shipping charges billed to customers are included in sales and the related shipping costs are included in cost of sales. Total hardware sales were $856 and $962 for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively and $2,536 and $2,557 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

Services and Other

 

Included in “services and other” revenue is professional and implementation services, software design and development services, software and software license sales and maintenance and support services revenue. Total services and other revenue was $1,852 and $2,407 for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively and $5,636 and $5,640 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

Professional and implementation services

 

Professional services revenue is derived primarily from consulting services related to the design and development of various marketing experiences, and content development and management. The majority of professional services and accompanying agreements qualify for separate accounting.

 

Implementation services revenue is derived from implementation, maintenance and support contracts, content development, software development and training.

 

These services are bid either on a fixed-fee basis, time-and-materials basis or both. For time-and-materials contracts, we recognize revenue as services are performed. For fixed-fee contracts, we recognize revenue upon completion of specific contractual milestones, or by using the percentage-of-completion method.

 

Software design and development services

 

Software design and development services includes revenue from contracts for technology integration consulting services where we design/redesign, build and implement new or enhanced systems applications and related processes for clients recognized on the percentage-of-completion method. The percentage-of-completion accounting involves calculating the percentage of services provided during the reporting period compared to the total estimated services to be provided over the duration of the contract. Estimated revenues from applying the percentage-of-completion method include estimated incentives for which achievement of defined goals is deemed probable. Contract costs include all direct material, labor, subcontractors, certain indirect costs, such as indirect labor, equipment costs, supplies, tools and depreciation costs. This method is followed where reasonably dependable estimates of revenues and costs can be made. We measure progress for completion based on either the hours worked as a percentage of the total number of hours of the project or by delivery and customer acceptance of specific milestones as outlined per the terms of the agreement with the customer. Estimates of total contract revenue and costs are continuously monitored during the term of the contract, and recorded revenue and costs are subject to revision as the contract progresses. Such revisions may result in increases or decreases to revenue and income and are reflected in the financial statements in the periods in which they are first identified. If estimates indicate that a contract loss will occur, a loss provision is recorded in the period in which the loss first becomes probable and reasonably estimable. Contract losses are determined to be the amount by which the estimated direct and indirect costs of the contract exceed the estimated total revenue that will be generated by the contract and are included in cost of sales and classified in accrued expenses in the balance sheet. Selling, general and administrative costs are charged to expense as incurred. Our presentation of revenue recognized on a contract completion basis has been consistently applied for all periods presented.

 

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Software and software license sales

 

Software and software license sales are revenue when a fixed fee order has been received and delivery has occurred to the customer. We assess whether the fee is fixed or determinable and free of contingencies based upon signed agreements received from the customer confirming terms of the transaction. Software is delivered to customers electronically or on a CD-ROM, and license files are delivered electronically.

 

Maintenance and support services

 

Maintenance and support services revenue consists of software updates and various forms of support services. Software updates provide customers with rights to unspecified software product upgrades and maintenance releases and patches released during the term of the support period. Support includes access to technical support personnel for software and hardware issues. We also offer a hosting service through our network operations center, or NOC, allowing the ability to monitor and support its customers’ networks 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. This revenue is recognized ratably over the term of the contract, which is typically one to three years. Maintenance and support is renewable by the customer. Rates for maintenance and support, including subsequent renewal rates, are typically established based upon a fee per location, per device, or a specified percentage of net software license fees as set forth in the arrangement. Support agreement fees are based on the level of service provided to its customers, which can range from monitoring the health of a customer’s network to supporting a sophisticated web-portal to managing the end-to-end hardware and software of a digital marketing system.

 

Costs and estimated earnings recognized in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts are recorded as unbilled services and are included in work-in-process on the balance sheet. Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts are recorded as deferred revenue until revenue recognition criteria are met. Unbilled receivables are a normal part of our business as some receivables are invoiced in the month following shipment or completion of services. Our policy is to present any taxes imposed on revenue-producing transactions on a net basis.

 

4.  Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

Cash equivalents consist of commercial paper and all other liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less when purchased. As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company had substantially all cash invested in commercial banks. The balances are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to $250.

 

5. Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

 

Our unsecured accounts receivable are customer obligations due under normal trade terms, carried at their face value less an allowance for doubtful accounts. As discussed in Note 4, we had a factoring arrangement with Allied Affiliated Funding for our accounts receivable with recourse up until August 17, 2016 when it was terminated. None of our receivables are factored at this time. We determine our allowance for doubtful accounts based on the evaluation of the aging of our accounts receivable and on a customer-by-customer analysis of high-risk customers. Our reserves contemplate our historical loss rate on receivables, specific customer situations and the economic environments in which we operate. We determine past-due accounts receivable on a customer-by-customer basis. Accounts receivable are written off after all reasonable collection efforts have failed. There is an immaterial amount of reserve for doubtful accounts at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

 

6. Work-In-Process and Inventories

 

Our work-in-process and inventories are recorded using the lower of cost or market on a first-in, first-out (FIFO) method. Inventory is net of an allowance for obsolescence of $10 and $28 as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

 

7. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). Inputs are broadly defined as assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.

 

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FASB ASC 820-10,  Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures , requires disclosure of the estimated fair value of an entity's financial instruments. Such disclosures, which pertain to our financial instruments, do not purport to represent our aggregate net fair value. The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accrued liabilities approximate fair value because of the short maturity of those instruments. The fair value of the loan payable approximates carrying value based on the interest rates in the agreement compared to current market interest rates. The fair value of the warrant liabilities is calculated using a Black-Scholes model, which approximates a binomial model due to probability factors used to determine the fair value. The calculation of this liability is based on Level 3 inputs. See Notes 5 and 13 for further discussion on the valuation of warrant liabilities.

 

8.  Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

 

We review the carrying value of all long-lived assets, including property and equipment, for impairment in accordance with ASC 360-10-05-4, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets . Under ASC 360-10-05-4, impairment losses are recorded whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable.

 

If the impairment tests indicate that the carrying value of the asset is greater than the expected undiscounted cash flows to be generated by such asset, an impairment loss would be recognized. The impairment loss is determined as the amount by which the carrying value of such asset exceeds its fair value. We generally measure fair value by considering sale prices for similar assets or by discounting estimated future cash flows from such assets using an appropriate discount rate. Assets to be disposed of are carried at the lower of their carrying value or fair value less costs to sell. Considerable management judgment is necessary to estimate the fair value of assets, and accordingly, actual results could vary significantly from such estimates.

 

9. Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment are carried at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation is provided for in amounts sufficient to relate the cost of depreciable assets to operations over the estimated service lives, principally using straight-line methods. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the life of the improvement or the lease term, using the straight-line method.

 

 Depreciation and amortization expense was $70 and $81 for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 and $205 and $200 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

10. Research and Development and Software Development Costs

 

Research and development expenses consist primarily of development personnel and non-employee contractor costs related to the development of new products and services, enhancement of existing products and services, quality assurance and testing. Effective April 2015, the Company began capitalizing its costs for additional functionality to its internal software. The Company capitalized approximately $88 and $166 for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 and approximately $164 and $388 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. These software development costs include both enhancements and upgrades of our client based systems including functionality of our internal information systems to aid in our productivity, profitability and customer relationship management. The Company amortizes these costs over 5 years once the new projects are finished and placed in service. These costs are included in property and equipment, net on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

11. Basic and Diluted Loss per Common Share

 

Basic and diluted loss per common share for all periods presented is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Basic weighted average shares outstanding include only outstanding common shares. Diluted net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average common and potential dilutive common shares outstanding in accordance with the treasury stock method. Shares reserved for outstanding stock options and warrants totaling approximately 34.7 and 20.0 million at September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, were excluded from the computation of loss per share as well as the potential common shares issuable upon conversion of convertible preferred stock and convertible promissory notes as their effect was antidilutive due to our net loss. Net loss attributable to common shareholders for the three months ended September 30, 2016 is after dividends on convertible preferred stock of $114. Net loss attributable to common shareholders for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 is after dividends on convertible preferred stock of $339 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 is after dividends on convertible preferred stock of $81 and $277, and amortization of the beneficial conversion feature of $34.

 

12. Deferred Income Taxes

 

The calculation of our income tax provision involves dealing with uncertainties in the application of complex tax regulations.  We recognize tax liabilities for uncertain income tax positions based on management’s estimate of whether it is more likely than not that additional taxes will be required.  We had no uncertain tax positions as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

 

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Deferred income taxes are recognized in the financial statements for the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates. Temporary differences arise from net operating losses, differences in basis of intangibles (other than goodwill), stock-based compensation, reserves for uncollectible accounts receivable and inventory, differences in depreciation methods, and accrued expenses. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

 

13. Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with ASC 718-10, Stock Compensation , that requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all stock-based payments including warrants, stock options, restricted stock grants and stock bonuses based on estimated fair value. For purposes of determining estimated fair value under ASC 718-10-30, the Company computes the estimated fair values of stock options using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Stock-based compensation expense to employees of $69 and $39 was charged to expense during the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 and $204 and $174 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. 

 

14. Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

 

We follow the provisions of ASC 350,  Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets . Pursuant to ASC 350, goodwill acquired in a purchase business combination is not amortized, but instead tested for impairment at least annually. The Company uses a measurement date of September 30 (see Note 7). An impairment loss on intangible assets of $1,065 was charged to expense during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and no impairment loss on intangible assets was charged to expense during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015. There was no impairment loss recognized on goodwill during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 (see Note 7).

 

15. Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Our significant estimates are: the allowance for doubtful accounts, recognition of revenue under fixed price contracts, deferred tax assets, deferred revenue, depreciable lives and depreciation methods for property and equipment, valuation of warrants and other stock-based compensation and other assumptions and estimates used to evaluate the recoverability of long-lived assets, goodwill and other intangible assets and the related amortization methods and periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

16. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

In August 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows: Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments , which provides guidance on the classification of certain cash receipts and cash payments in the statement of cash flows, including those related to debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs, contingent consideration payments made after a business combination, proceeds from the settlement of insurance claims, proceeds from the settlement of corporate-owned life insurance, and distributions received from equity method investees. This guidance is effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, including the adoption in an interim period. If an entity adopts the guidance in an interim period, any adjustments should be reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes that intgerim period. The guidance must be adopted on a retrospective basis and must be applied to all periods presented, but may be applied prospectively if retrospective application would be impracticable. We are currently evaluating the impact, if any, that the adoption of this guidance will have on our consolidated statement of cash flows.

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments , which provides guidance with respect to measuring credit losses on financial instruments, including trade receivables. This guidance eliminates the probable initial recognition threshold that was previously required prior to recognizing a credit loss on financial instruments. The credit loss estimate can now reflect an entity’s current estimate of all future expected credit losses. Under the previous guidance, an entity only considered past events and current conditions. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. We are currently evaluating the impact, if any that the adoptions of this guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements.

 

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In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-17, Income Taxes: Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes , which provides guidance simplifying the balance sheet classification of deferred taxes. The new guidance requires that all deferred taxes be presented as noncurrent, rather than separated into current and noncurrent amounts. The guidance is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and early adoption is permitted. In addition, the adoption of this guidance can be applied either prospectively or retrospectively to all periods presented. We are currently evaluating the impact, if any, that the adoption of this will have on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, to clarify the principles used to recognize revenue for all entities. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations , which further clarifies the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations”, and in April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, Revenue from contracts with customers (Topic 606): Identifying performance obligations and licensing , an update on identifying performance obligations and accounting for licenses of intellectual property. Additionally, in May 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-12, Revenue from contracts with customers (Topic 606): Narrow-scope improvements and practical expedients , which includes amendments for enhanced clarification of the guidance. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years and early adoption is permitted. We are evaluating the impact that adoption of this guidance will have on our condensed consolidated financial statements. 

 

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Stock Compensation , which simplifies several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods. We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases , which amended guidance for lease arrangements in order to increase transparency and comparability by providing additional information to users of financial statements regarding an entity's leasing activities. The revised guidance seeks to achieve this objective by requiring reporting entities to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet for substantially all lease arrangements. The guidance, which is required to be adopted in the first quarter of 2019, will be applied on a modified retrospective basis beginning with the earliest period presented. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In July 2015, FASB issued ASU 2015-11, Inventory (Topic 330) Related to Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory applies to all inventory except that which is measured using last-in, first-out (LIFO) or the retail inventory method. Inventory measured using first-in, first-out (FIFO) or average cost is included in the new amendments. Inventory within the scope of the new guidance should be measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. The amendments will take effect for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods thereafter. The new guidance should be applied prospectively, and earlier application is permitted as of the beginning of an interim or annual reporting period. We are evaluating the impact of the standard on the consolidated financial statements.

 

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements – Going Concern, which states management should evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise a substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued.  Management’s evaluation should be based on relevant conditions and events that are known and likely to occur at the date that the financial statements are issued.  The standard update will be effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016, and for annual periods and interim periods thereafter, however, early application is permitted.  The Company is evaluating the effect that ASU 2014-15 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures, but does not anticipate a material impact.

 

17. Reclassifications

 

Certain reclassifications were made to the 2015 consolidated financial statements to conform to the 2016 presentation with no effect on net loss or shareholders’ equity.

 

NOTE 3: ACQUISITIONS

 

Acquisition of ConeXus World Global

 

On October 15, 2015, we completed the acquisition of ConeXus World Global, LLC for 2,080,000 shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, and the conversion of $823 of ConeXus World Global debt into (i) 2,639,258 shares of our common stock, and (ii) $150 in principal amount of our convertible debt and a warrant to purchase 267,857 shares of common stock.

 

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The debtholders and members of ConeXus received a total of 1,664,000 shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $1.00, and 16,000,000 shares of our common stock, par value $0.01. In accordance with the terms of the amendment to the agreement and plan of merger and reorganization, an additional 416,000 shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock and 4,000,000 shares of common stock were to be issued upon the reorganization of the capital structure of a Belgian affiliate of ConeXus. As of the date of this report, this reorganization has not occurred and the Company will not be acquiring the ConeXus Belgian affiliate. Therefore, no liability has been recorded for these additional shares, the consideration has not been included in the purchase price allocation and the financial results of the Belgian affiliate have not been included in the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

In our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2016, filed with the SEC on May 13, 2016, we disclosed the preliminary estimate of the consideration transferred to effect the merger. The following is the consideration actually transferred to effect the merger:

 

       
Issuance of common shares to ConeXus  shareholders   $ 3,520  
Issuance of preferred shares to ConeXus shareholders     1,664  
Issuance of convertible promissory note with warrants     150  
Total consideration   $ 5,334  

 

The fair value of the warrants is based on the Black-Scholes valuation model, using the CRI, Inc. share price on the merger date as an input.

 

The following assumptions were applied in determining the grant date fair value of the (for accounting purposes only) warrant award: 

 

Risk-free interest rate   1.71
Expected term   5.0 years
Expected price volatility   60.47%
Dividend yield   -

 

Our computation of expected volatility is based on historical volatility. The expected warrant term was the life of the warrant. The risk free interest rate of the award is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of the merger and having a term consistent with the expected term of the award.

 

Under the acquisition method of accounting, the total purchase price is allocated to the identifiable tangible and intangible assets and liabilities of ConeXus World Global, LLC acquired in the merger, based on their fair values at the merger date. The estimated fair values are based on the information that was available as of the merger date or became available during the measurement period. We believe that the information provides a reasonable basis for estimating the fair values. The fair value of goodwill and other liabilities was updated to reflect a measurement period adjustment. A tax benefit of $635 was recognized for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and the nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations and would have been recorded for the year ended December 31, 2015 if the adjustment to the provisional amounts had been recognized as of the acquisition date. See Note 12: Income Taxes. We believe that the information provides a reasonable basis for estimating the fair values. The allocation of the purchase price has been allocated to assets acquired and liabilities assumed as follows:

 

Current assets   $ 1,187  
Property and equipment     47  
Goodwill     4,629  
Identifiable intangible assets     1,750  
Other assets     13  
Total assets     7,626  
         
Current liabilities     1,657  
Deferred tax liabilities     635  
Total liabilities     2,292  
         
Total allocated purchase price   $ 5,334  

 

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The estimated fair value of amortizable intangible assets of approximately $1.8 million is amortized on a straight-line basis over the weighted average estimated useful life. The purchase price allocation to identifiable intangible assets and related amortization lives are as follows: 

 

          Useful lives
    Amounts     (years)
Customer relationships   $ 1,370     3
    Trademark     380     5
Total   $ 1,750      

  

The fair values of the customer relationship were estimated using a discounted present value income approach. Under the income approach, an intangible asset’s fair value is equal to the present value of future economic benefits to be derived from ownership of the asset. Indications of value are determined by discounting future net cash flows to their present value at market-based rates of return. The useful life of the intangible assets for amortization purposes was determined considering the period of expected cash flows used to measure the fair value of the intangible assets adjusted as appropriate for the entity-specific factors including legal, regulatory, contractual, competitive, economic or other factors that may limit the useful life of intangible assets.

 

The goodwill recognized as a result of the merger is attributable primarily to the strategic and synergistic opportunities across the marketing technology spectrum, expected corporate synergies and the assembled workforce.

 

We incurred approximately $0.2 million of acquisition-related costs that were expensed during the year ended December 31, 2015. These costs are included in selling, general and administrative costs in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. No such costs were incurred for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016.

 

The following unaudited pro forma consolidated financial results have been prepared for illustrative purposes only and do not purport to be indicative of the results of operations that actually would have resulted had the acquisitions of ConeXus (discussed above) occurred on the first day of the earliest period presented, or of future results of the consolidated entities.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information includes amortization expense from the acquired assets and transaction costs assuming the merger occurred on January 1, 2015. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information does not reflect any operating efficiencies and cost savings that may be realized from the integration of the acquisition.

 

    Three months ended September 30,
2015
    Nine months ended September 30,
2015
 
Supplemental pro forma combined results of operations:            
             
Net sales           $ 5,582     $ 12,712  
Net loss   $ (1,683 )   $ (6,347 )

  

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NOTE 4: FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS

 

Factoring Agreement

 

On October 15, 2015, we entered into a Factoring Agreement with Allied Affiliated Funding, L.P. Under the Factoring Agreement, Allied Affiliated Funding, or “Allied,” was permitted, but not required to purchase approved receivables from the Company and its subsidiaries up to a maximum amount of $3.0 million. Upon receipt of any advance under the Factoring Agreement, the Company and its subsidiaries sold and assigned all of their rights in such receivables and all proceeds thereof to Allied, with recourse. The purchase price for receivables bought and sold under the Factoring Agreement was equal to their face amount less a 1.10% base discount. Added to the base discount is an additional .037% discount from the face value of a receivable for each day beyond 30 days that the receivable remained unpaid by the account debtor. The base discount was subject to adjustment in the event of changes in the prime lending rate as published by The Wall Street Journal. Allied provided advances under the Factoring Agreement net of an applicable reserve amount, as specified in the agreement. The obligations of the Company and its subsidiaries under the Factoring Agreement are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries. Allied had the right under the Factoring Agreement to require the Company to repurchase any receivable earlier sold for a purchase price equal to the face value of the receivable. The Factoring Agreement had an initial term of one year, subject to potential one-year renewals thereafter, unless earlier terminated (or not renewed) in accordance with the agreement. The Company terminated the Factoring Agreement on August 17, 2016, upon payment to Allied of an early termination fee equal to $37.5. The table below provides an analysis of the accounts receivables factored at December 31, 2015. There were no receivables factored at September 30, 2016.

 

    December 31,  
    2015  
Accounts receivables assigned to factor     $ 1,218  
Advances from factor     (1,049 )
Amounts due from factor       169  
Unfactored accounts receivable     715  
Total accounts receivable     $ 884  

 

NOTE 5: FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

 

We measure certain financial assets, including cash equivalents, at fair value on a recurring basis. In accordance with FASB ASC 820-10-30, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, ASC 820-10-35 establishes a three-level hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The three hierarchy levels are defined as follows:

 

Level 1 — Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets.

 

Level 2 — Valuations based on observable inputs (other than Level 1 prices), such as quoted prices for similar assets at the measurement date; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly.

 

Level 3 — Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and involve management judgment and the reporting entity’s own assumptions about market participants and pricing.

 

The following table presents information about the Company's warrant liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques the Company used to determine such fair value. See Note 13 for the inputs used for the probability weighted Black Scholes valuations when the warrants were issued and during the nine-month period ending September 30, 2016.

 

          Quote Prices In Active Markets     Significant Other Observable Inputs     Significant Other Unobservable Inputs  
Description   Fair Value     (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)  
Warrant liabilities at December 31, 2015   $ 1,649               -              -     $ 1,649  
Warrant liabilities at September 30, 2016   $ 1,581       -       -     $ 1,581  
                                 
The change in level 3 fair value is as follows:                                
                                 
Warrant liability as of December 31, 2015                           $ 1,649  
New warrant liabilities                             534  
Decrease in fair value of warrant liability                             (602 )
Ending warrant liability as of September 30, 2016                           $ 1,581  

 

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NOTE 6: OTHER FINANCIAL STATEMENT INFORMATION

 

The following table provides details of selected financial statement items: 

 

Inventories

 

    September 30,     December 31,  
    2016     2015  
Finished goods   $ 12     $ 69  
Work-in-process     576       13  
Total inventories   $ 588     $ 82  

 

    Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,  
    2016     2015  
Supplemental Cash Flow Information            
Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities            
Noncash preferred stock dividends   $ 338     $ 274  
Issuance of notes in exchange for accounts payable     $ 288     $ -  
Issuance of stock upon conversion of preferred stock   $ 176     $ -  
Issuance of stock in exchange for accounts payable     $ 86     $ -  

 

NOTE 7: GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

Goodwill

 

Changes in goodwill for the period from December 31, 2015 to September 30, 2016 are as follows:

 

Goodwill at December 31, 2015   $ 14,354  
Adjustment to ConeXus purchase accounting     635  
Goodwill at September 30, 2016   $ 14,989  

 

Other Intangible Assets

 

Other intangible assets consisted of the following at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015: 

 

    September 30,     December 31,  
    2016     2015  
    Gross           Gross        
    Carrying     Accumulated     Carrying     Accumulated  
    Amount     Amortization     Amount     Amortization  
Technology platform     4,190       2,335       4,190       1,598  
Customer relationships     2,460       1,199       2,460       584  
Trademarks and trade names     680       374       680       317  
      7,330       3,908       7,330       2,499  
Accumulated amortization     3,908               2,499          
Impairment loss on technology platform     1,065               -          
Net book value of amortizable intangible assets     2,357               4,831          

  

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For the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, amortization of intangible assets charged to operations was $470 and $364, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 amortization of intangible assets charged to operations was $1,409 and $1,096, respectively. 

 

The Company has made comprehensive upgrades to its technology platform. Due to these upgrades, the Company evaluated the recoverability of the carrying amount of the original technology platform intangible asset at September 30, 2016. Based upon this evaluation, the Company determined that the technology platform intangible asset was impaired as its value was not recoverable and exceeded its fair value. The Company recognized an impairment loss of $1,065.

 

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired. Goodwill is subject to an impairment review at a reporting unit level, on an annual basis as of the end of September of each fiscal year, or when an event occurs or circumstances change that would indicate potential impairment. The Company has only one reporting unit, and therefore the entire goodwill is allocated to that reporting unit.

 

The Company has the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If, after assessing the totality of events or circumstances, the Company determines it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then performing the two-step impairment test is unnecessary. The Company performed its annual goodwill impairment test at September 30, 2016.

 

Utilizing the two-step impairment test, the Company first assessed the carrying value of goodwill at the reporting unit level based on an estimate of the fair value of the respective reporting unit. Fair value of the reporting unit was estimated using a discounted cash flow analyses consisting of various assumptions, including expectations of future cash flows based on projections or forecasts derived from analysis of business prospects and economic or market trends that may occur, specifically the Company gave significant, considerations for purchase orders expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2016 and orders actively being negotiated for fiscal 2017. We also used these same expectations in a number of valuation models in addition to discounted cash flows, including, leveraged buy-out, trading comps and market capitalization, and ultimately determined an estimated fair value of our reporting unit based on weighted average calculations from these models. Based on the Company's assessment, we determined that the fair value of our reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, and accordingly, the goodwill associated with the reporting unit is not considered to be impaired at September 30, 2016.

 

The Company recognizes that any changes in our actual fourth quarter 2016 or projected 2017 results could potentially have a material impact on our assessment of goodwill impairment. The Company will continue to monitor the actual performance of its operations against expectations and assess indicators of possible impairment. The valuation of goodwill and intangible assets is subject to a high degree of judgment, uncertainty and complexity. Should any indicators of impairment occur in subsequent periods, the Company will be required to perform an analysis in order to determine whether goodwill is impaired.

 

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NOTE 8: LOANS PAYABLE

 

The outstanding promissory notes with detachable warrants, as applicable, are shown in the table below. Further discussion of the notes follows.

 

Issuance Date   Original Principal     Additional Principal     Total Principal     Maturity Date   Warrants     `
8/17/2016   $ 3,000     $ -     $ 3,000     8/17/2017     5,882,352     8.0% interest
6/29/2016     50       -       50     4/15/2017     89,286     14% interest - 12% cash,  2% added to principal
6/13/2016     200       13       213     4/15/2017     357,143     14% interest - 12% cash,  2% added to principal
6/13/2016     250       8       258     4/15/2017     446,429     14% interest - 12% cash,  2% added to principal
5/3/2016     500       4       504     4/15/2017     892,857     14% interest - 12% cash,  2% added to principal
12/28/2015     150       2       152     4/15/2017     267,857     14% interest - 12% cash,  2% added to principal
12/28/2015     500       8       508     4/15/2017     892,857     14% interest - 12% cash,  2% added to principal
12/28/2015     600       9       609     4/15/2017     1,071,429     14% interest - 12% cash,  2% added to principal
10/26/2015     300       5       305     4/26/2017     535,714     14% interest - 12% cash,  2% added to principal
10/15/2015     150       2       152     4/15/2017     267,857     14% interest - 12% cash,  2% added to principal
10/15/2015     500       9       509     4/15/2017     892,857     14% interest - 12% cash,  2% added to principal
6/23/2015     400       10       410     4/15/2017     640,000     14% interest - 12% cash,  2% added to principal
6/23/2015     119       15       134     4/15/2017     935,210     Refinanced May 20, 2015 debt, 14% interest - 12% cash,  2% added to principal
5/20/2015     465               465     4/15/2017     762,295     14% cash interest
    $ 7,184     $ 85     $ 7,269           13,934,143      
Debt discount                     (757 )                
Unpaid interest                     120                  
Total convertible promissory notes   $ 7,184             $ 6,632                  

 

Obligations under the secured convertible promissory notes are secured by a grant of collateral security in all of the tangible assets of the co-makers pursuant to the terms of an amended and restated security agreement.

 

On August 17, 2016, we entered into a Loan and Security Agreement with Slipstream Communications, LLC, a related party (see Note 11), under which we obtained a $3.0 million term loan, with interest thereon at 8% per annum, maturing on August 17, 2017 (with a one-year option for us to extend that maturity, so long as we are not then in default and we deliver additional warrants to the lender). The term loan contains certain customary restrictions including, but not limited to, restrictions on mergers and consolidations with other entities, cancellation of any debt or incurring new debt (subject to certain exceptions), and other customary restrictions. In connection with the loan, we issued the lender a five-year warrant to purchase up to 5,882,352 shares of common stock. The proceeds from the loan were used to (i) satisfy the obligations owed to Allied Affiliated Lending, L.P. under the Factoring Agreement (see Note 4), (ii) pay off certain obligations under settlement arrangements in effect as of the date hereof (see Note 9), and (iii) obtain working capital. The Loan and Security Agreement permits the lender to make additional advances of up to an additional $1.0 million. In connection with this financing transaction, we terminated the Factoring Agreement with Allied Affiliated Lending. Our principal subsidiaries — Creative Realities, Inc., Creative Realities, LLC, Conexus World Global, LLC, and Broadcast International, Inc. — were also parties to the securities purchase agreement and are co-makers of the secured convertible promissory notes. The fair value of the warrants on the issuance date was $361. See Note 13 for the Black Scholes inputs used to calculate the fair value of the warrants.

 

On June 29, 2016, we offered and sold to an accredited investor a secured convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $50,000 and five-year warrants to purchase up to 89,286 shares of Creative Realities’ common stock at a per-share price of $0.28 (subject to adjustment), all pursuant to a securities purchase agreement. Our principal subsidiaries — Creative Realities, LLC, Wireless Ronin Technologies Canada, Inc., and Conexus World Global, LLC — were also parties to the securities purchase agreement and are co-makers of the secured convertible promissory notes. The fair value of the warrants on the issuance date was $6. See Note 13, for the Black Scholes inputs used to calculate the fair value of the warrants.

 

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On June 13, 2016, upon receipt of an additional $300 of principal, we exchanged two short term notes totaling $150 for two secured convertible promissory notes totaling a principal amount of $450 and five-year warrants to purchase up to 803,572 shares of Creative Realities’ common stock at a per-share price of $0.28 (subject to adjustment), all pursuant to a securities purchase agreement. Our principal subsidiaries — Creative Realities, LLC, Wireless Ronin Technologies Canada, Inc., and Conexus World Global, LLC — were also parties to the securities purchase agreement and are co-makers of the secured convertible promissory notes. This exchange is accounted for as a modification of the debt. The fair value of the warrants on the issuance date was $57. See Note 13, for the Black Scholes inputs used to calculate the fair value of the warrants.

 

On or about May 3, 2016, we offered and sold to an accredited investor a secured convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $500,000 and five-year warrants to purchase up to 892,857 shares of Creative Realities’ common stock at a per-share price of $0.28 (subject to adjustment), all pursuant to a securities purchase agreement. Our principal subsidiaries — Creative Realities, LLC, Wireless Ronin Technologies Canada, Inc., and Conexus World Global, LLC — were also parties to the securities purchase agreement and are co-makers of the secured convertible promissory notes. In connection with the offer and sale of the above-described secured convertible promissory note, we incurred commissions to a placement agent aggregating $25. The fair value of the warrants on the issuance date was $89. See Note 13, for the Black Scholes inputs used to calculate the fair value of the warrants.

 

The secured promissory notes mature on April 15, 2017, unless the holder of a note elects to extend the maturity date for an additional six-month period in which case such note will mature on October 15, 2017. At any time prior to the maturity date, the investors may convert the outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest into Creative Realities’ common stock at a conversion price equal to $0.28 per-share (subject to adjustment).

 

The Company and the investors entered into registration rights agreements requiring Creative Realities to register under the Securities Act of 1933 the resale of the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the secured notes and upon exercise of the warrants. The Company filed a registration statement on Form S-1/A on May 13, 2016 registering 23,272,184 shares of common stock and that registration statement became effective on June 1, 2016.

 

NOTE 9: STRUCTURED SETTLEMENT PROGRAM

 

In March 2016, the Company issued 8.00% nonconvertible promissory notes in favor of certain general unsecured creditors in the aggregate principal amount of $288 to settle an aggregate amount of $839 of accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities. The aggregate amount of payables, accrued expenses and other liabilities was subsequently revised to $796. In September 2016, the amounts previously settled with nonconvertible promissory notes were paid in cash of $249 resulting in a gain on the debt settlement of $547. No gain was not previously recorded.

 

In June 2016, the Company settled debt of $614 for $123 cash payment and the issuance of 409,347 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock, fair value at conversion date of $85, and recognized a gain on debt restructuring of $406. In conjunction with this debt settlement, an additional 809,842 shares of restricted common stock were issued to investors for cash to facilitate the settlement of a portion of the $614 debt.

 

NOTE 10: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Litigation

 

In February 2016, a former vendor alleging our failure to pay outstanding invoices for approximately $335, which is included in accounts payable in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets, initiated a breach-of-contract lawsuit against us. It is our objective that we reach a negotiated settlement with the vendor. At this time, we do not believe this matter individually is likely to have a material adverse impact on the Company.

 

In February 2016, a former vendor alleging our failure to pay outstanding invoices for approximately $70, which is included in accounts payable in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets, filed a motion for summary judgment against us. We have filed an opposition motion to the request for summary judgment, and have initiated a counter-claim in the same venue. It is our objective that we reach a negotiated settlement with the vendor. At this time, we do not believe this matter individually is likely to have a material adverse impact on the Company.

 

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NOTE 11: RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

On August 17, 2016, we entered into a Loan and Security Agreement with Slipstream Communications, LLC, a related party investor, under which we obtained a $3.0 million term loan, with interest thereon at 8% per annum, maturing on August 17, 2017 (with a one-year option for us to extend that maturity, so long as we are not then in default and we deliver additional warrants to the lender). In connection with the loan, we issued the lender a five-year warrant to purchase up to 5,882,352 shares of Creative Realities’ common stock at a per share price of $0.28 (subject to adjustment).

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company had sales with a related party entity that is 24% owned by a member of senior management. Sales were $614 and $990 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. Accounts receivable due from the related party was $296 at September 30, 2016.

 

In December 2015, in connection with the offer and sale of the December 28, 2015 secured convertible promissory notes, the Company issued to related party investors five-year warrants to purchase up to 1,750,000 shares of Creative Realities’ common stock at a per share price of $0.28 (subject to adjustment) in consideration of additional covenants and facilitating the financing. The note matures on April 15, 2017.

 

In connection with the ConeXus acquisition in October 2015, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with our CEO under which it offered and sold a secured $150 - 14% interest convertible promissory note with an immediately exercisable five-year warrant to purchase up to 267,857 shares of the Company’s common stock at a per-share price of $0.28 (subject to adjustment). The note matures on April 15, 2017.

 

In July 2015, the Company obtained two 1% demand promissory notes in the amounts of $100 and $50 from related party investors.  The Company obtained cash of $300 from these related parties and converted the demand promissory notes to convertible promissory notes on June 13, 2016 of $200 and $250, with five year warrants immediately exercisable to purchase up to 357,143 and 446,429, respectively, at a per share price of $0.28 (subject to adjustment). The secured promissory notes include accrued interest from July 2015 to June 13, 2016 at 14% on original principle amounts of $12 and $6, respectively. The notes mature on April 15, 2017.

 

In May 2015, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with a related party investor under which it offered and sold a secured $465 14% interest convertible promissory note with a five-year warrant immediately exercisable to purchase up to 762,295 shares of common stock at a per-share price of $0.31. On June 23, 2015, this secured convertible promissory note together with accrued but unpaid interest and a 25% conversion premium was converted into a $585 - 14% convertible promissory note, maturing on August 18, 2016, with new five-year warrants to purchase up to 935,210 shares of common stock at a price of $0.30 per share, in a private placement exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. The interest is payable 12% in cash and 2% as additional principal amount to the note. In connection with the offer and sale of the October 26, 2015 secured convertible promissory note, we entered into extension agreements with the holders of this secured convertible promissory to primarily extend the maturity date to April 15, 2017 in exchange for 109,688 shares of common stock valued at $24. This change was accounted for as a modification of the debt. The $24 is recognized as additional debt discount that will be amortized over the remaining life of the debt.

 

In February 2015, the Company entered into an agreement with a related party investor to purchase 50,000 shares of convertible preferred stock with an immediately exercisable five-year warrant to purchase up to 62,500 shares of the Company’s common stock at the as adjusted per-share price of $0.36 for $50.

 

In February 2015, the Company entered into an agreement with a related party investor to purchase 175,000 shares of convertible preferred stock with an immediately exercisable five-year warrant to purchase up to 218,750 shares of the Company’s common stock at the as adjusted per-share price of $0.36 in exchange for a previously outstanding convertible promissory note in the amount of $175.

 

NOTE 12: INCOME TAXES

 

Our deferred tax assets are primarily related to net federal and state operating loss carryforwards (NOLs). We have substantial NOLs that are limited in its usage by IRC Section 382. IRC Section 382 generally imposes an annual limitation on the amount of NOLs that may be used to offset taxable income when a corporation has undergone significant changes in stock ownership within a statutory testing period. We have performed a preliminary analysis of the annual NOL carryforwards and limitations that are available to be used against taxable income. The estimated NOL carryforward for federal purposes is $18.6 million and foreign NOL carryforward is $5.9 million as of September 30, 2016. Based on the losses of the Company, there continues to be a full valuation allowance against the net deferred tax assets of the Company.

 

For the three months and the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we reported a deferred tax expense/(benefit) of $62 and $(453), respectively.  The tax benefit is primarily attributable to a measurement period adjustment for the reduction of the valuation allowance for a liability booked for amortizable intangible assets in connection with the acquisition of ConeXus as governed by ASC 805.  This reduction of the valuation allowance also resulted in an increase in goodwill of ConeXus for $635.

 

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The net deferred liability at September 30, 2016 of $539 represents the liability relating to indefinite lived assets, which is not more likely than not to be offset by the company’s deferred tax assets.

 

NOTE 13: CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND WARRANTS

 

On August 17, 2016, the Company issued a warrant to purchase 5,882,352 shares of common stock at the per share price of $0.28 (subject to adjustment) pursuant to a securities purchase agreement as more fully described in Note 8, Loans Payable.

 

On June 29, 2016, the Company issued a warrant to purchase 89,286 shares of common stock at the per share price of $0.28 (subject to adjustment) pursuant to a securities purchase agreement as more fully described in Note 8, Loans Payable.

 

On June 13, 2016, the Company issued a warrant to purchase 803,572 shares of common stock at the per share price of $0.28 (subject to adjustment) pursuant to a securities purchase agreement as more fully described in Note 8, Loans Payable.

 

On May 3, 2016, the Company issued a warrant to purchase 892,857 shares common stock at the per share price of $0.28 (subject to adjustment) pursuant to a securities purchase agreement as more fully described in Note 8, Loans Payable.

 

On January 15, 2016, the Company issued a warrant to purchase 250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at the per share price of $0.28 (subject to adjustment) in exchange for services rendered related to the issuance of debt on December 28, 2015. The fair value of the warrants on the issuance date was $20. The warrants were recorded as a liability with a discount to the debt issued, which will be amortized over the life of the debt.

 

Listed below are the range of inputs used for the probability weighted Black Scholes option pricing model valuations when the warrants were issued and at September 30, 2016.

 

Date   Expected Term at Issuance
Date
    Risk Free Interest Rate at Date of Issuance     Volatility at Date of Issuance     Stock Price at Date of
Issuance
 
Issued 8/20/2014     5.00       1.50 %     96.00 %   $ 0.63  
Issued 2/13/2015     5.00       1.28 %     100.00 %   $ 0.34  
Issued 5/22/2015     5.00       1.28 %     107.58 %   $ 0.29  
Issued 10/15/2015     5.00       1.71 %     58.48 %   $ 0.22  
Issued 10/26/2015     5.00       1.71 %     60.47 %   $ 0.21  
Issued 12/21/2015     5.00       1.75 %     58.48 %   $ 0.21  
Issued 12/28/2015     5.00       1.75 %     58.48 %   $ 0.16  
Issued 1/15/2016     5.00       1.76 %     58.48 %   $ 0.17  
Issued 5/3/2016     5.00       1.25 %     51.15 %   $ 0.21  
Issued 6/13/2016     5.00       1.14 %     51.12 %   $ 0.17  
Issued 6/29/2016     5.00       1.01 %     48.84 %   $ 0.17  
Issued 8/17/2016     5.00       1.15 %     51.55 %   $ 0.15  

 

    Expected Term at September 30, 2016   Risk Free Interest
Rate at September 30, 2016
    Volatility at September 30, 2016     Stock Price at September 30, 2016  
  2.89-4.88     1.14 %     48.51 %   $ 0.20  

 

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A summary of outstanding debt and equity warrants is included below:

 

    Warrants (Equity)           Warrants (Liability)        
    Amount     Weighted Average Exercise
Price
    Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life     Amount     Weighted Average Exercise
Price
    Weighted Average Remaining Contractual
Life
 
Balance, January 1, 2016     6,165,786       3.64       3.85       13,787,241       0.33       4.23  
Warrants issued to financial advisors     -       -       -       250,000       0.28       4.55  
Warrants issued with promissory notes     -       -       -       1,785,715       0.28       4.65  
Warrants issued with term loan     -       -       -       5,882,352       0.28       4.88  
Balance September 30, 2016     6,165,786       3.64       3.10       21,705,308       0.31       3.96  

 

NOTE 14: STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

In June 2016, in conjunction with the structured settlement program, the Company issued 409,347 shares of its restricted common stock to creditors and 809,842 shares of stock were issued to investors.

 

On May 4, 2016, 409,347 shares of the Company’s common stock were issued to certain creditors of the Company in settlement of outstanding accounts payable aggregating $163 pursuant to agreements entered into in March 2016. The Company recognized a gain on debt extinguishment of $78 on the date the stock was issued.

 

A summary of outstanding options is included below:

 

          Weighted                    
          Average     Weighted           Weighted  
          Remaining     Average           Average  
Range of Exercise   Number     Contractual     Exercise     Options     Exercise  
Prices between   Outstanding     Life     Price     Exercisable     Price  
$0.19 - $0.65     7,019,999       8.73     $ 0.28       2,440,721     $ 1.36  
$0.66 - $0.79     30,000       7.29       0.79       30,000     $ 0.79  
$0.80 - $12.25     15,500       5.84       3.73       15,500     $ 3.73  
      7,065,499       8.72     $ 0.29                  

 

    Options     Weighted Average  
    Outstanding     Exercise Price  
Balance, December 31, 2015     7,898,578     $ 0.33  
Granted     300,000       0.19  
Exercised     -       -  
Forfeited or expired     (1,133,079 )     0.52  
Balance, September 30, 2016     7,065,499     $ 0.29  

 

On May 25, 2016, the Company granted 10-year options to purchase 300,000 shares of its common stock to an employee. The options vest over 4 years and have an exercise price of $0.19. The fair value of the options on the grant date was $0.12 and was determined using the Black-Sholes model. The following inputs were used:

 

Risk-free interest rate     1.24 %
Expected term     6.25 years  
Expected price volatility     51.12 %
Dividend yield     -  

 

The weighted average remaining contractual life for options exercisable is 8.72 years as of September 30, 2016.

 

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NOTE 15: STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

 

Stock Compensation Expense Information

 

ASC 718-10, Stock Compensation , requires measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all stock-based payments including warrants, stock options, restricted stock grants and stock bonuses based on estimated fair values. Under the Amended and Restated 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, the Company reserved 1,720,000 shares for purchase by the Company’s employees and under the Amended and Restated 2006 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan the Company reserved 700,000 shares for purchase by the Company’s employees. There are 365,500 options outstanding under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan. In October 2014, the Company’s shareholders approved the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, under which 7,390,355 shares were reserved for purchase by the Company’s employees. There are 6,699,999 options outstanding under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan.

 

Compensation expense recognized for the issuance of stock options for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 was as follows:

 

    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2016     2015     2016     2015  
Stock-based compensation costs included in:            
Costs of sales     -       3       -       3  
Sales and marketing expense     19       1       55       4  
General and administrative expense     50       35       149       167  
Total stock-based compensation expense   $ 69     $ 39     $ 204     $ 174  

  

At September 30, 2016, there was approximately $882 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested share-based awards. Generally, this expense will be recognized over the next 4.0 years and will be adjusted for any future changes in estimated forfeitures. 

 

Stock-based compensation expense is based on awards ultimately expected to vest and is reduced for estimated forfeitures. ASC 718-10-55 requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. The Company applied a pre-vesting forfeiture rate of 10% based on upon actual historical experience for employee option awards of the registrant.

 

On October 15, 2015, our current CEO was awarded 4,951,557 performance shares with a grant date to be determined upon certain conditions being satisfied.

 

NOTE 16: SEGMENT INFORMATION AND SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMERS

 

Segment Information

 

We currently operate in one reportable segment, marketing technology solutions. Substantially all property and equipment is located at our offices in the United States, and a data center located in the United States. All sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 were in the United States and Canada.

 

Major Customers

 

We had 3 customers that in the aggregate accounted for 57% and 53% of accounts receivable as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. In 2015, we were no longer doing business with our largest customer that accounted for 16% of 2015 sales.

 

The Company had 3 and 4 customers that accounted for 64% and 57% of revenue for the three months and the nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Forward-Looking Statements

 

The following discussion contains various forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Although we believe that, in making any such statement, our expectations are based on reasonable assumptions, any such statement may be influenced by factors that could cause actual outcomes and results to be materially different from those projected. When used in the following discussion, the words “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates” and similar expressions, as they relate to us or our management, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated, certain of which are beyond our control, are set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 4, 2016.

 

Our actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, forward-looking statements. Accordingly, we cannot be certain that any of the events anticipated by forward-looking statements will occur or, if any of them do occur, what impact they will have on us. We caution you to keep in mind the cautions and risks described in this document and to refrain from attributing undue certainty to any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of the document in which they appear. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement.

 

Overview

 

Creative Realities, Inc. is a Minnesota corporation that provides innovative digital marketing technology solutions to retailers, brand marketers, venue-operators, enterprises, non-profits and other organizations throughout the United States and a growing number of international markets. Our technology and solutions include: digital merchandising systems, interactive digital shopping assistants and kiosks, mobile digital marketing platforms, digital way-finding platforms, digital menu board systems, dynamic signage, and other digital marketing technologies. We enable our clients’ engagement with consumers by using combinations of our technology and solutions that interact with mobile, social media, point-of-sale, wireless networks and web-based platforms. We have expertise in a broad range of existing and emerging digital marketing technologies, as well as the following related aspects of our business: content, network management, and connected device software and firmware platforms; customized software service layers; hardware platforms; digital media workflows; and proprietary processes and automation tools. We believe we are one of the world’s leading digital marketing technology companies focused on helping retailers and brands use the latest technologies to create better shopping experiences.

 

Our main operations are conducted directly through Creative Realities, Inc. and under our wholly owned subsidiaries Creative Realities, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Wireless Ronin Technologies Canada, Inc., a Canadian corporation, and ConeXus World Global, LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company.

 

We generate revenue in this business by:

 

  consulting with our customers to determine the technologies and solutions required to achieve their specific goals, strategies and objectives;

 

  designing our customers’ digital marketing experiences, content and interfaces;

 

  engineering the systems architecture delivering the digital marketing experiences we design – both software and hardware – and integrating those systems into a customized, reliable and effective digital marketing experience;

 

  managing the efficient, timely and cost-effective deployment of our digital marketing technology solutions for our customers;

 

  delivering and updating the content of our digital marketing technology solutions using a suite of advanced media, content and network management software products; and

 

  maintaining our customers’ digital marketing technology solutions by: providing content production and related services; creating additional software-based features and functionality; hosting the solutions; monitoring solution service levels; and responding to and/or managing remote or onsite field service maintenance, troubleshooting and support calls.

 

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These activities generate revenue through: bundled-solution sales; service fees for consulting, experience design, content development and production, software development, engineering, implementation, and field services; software license fees; and maintenance and support services related to our software, managed systems and solutions.

 

We currently market and sell our technology and solutions primarily through our sales and business development personnel, but we also utilize agents, strategic partners, and lead generators who provide us with access to additional sales, business development and licensing opportunities.

 

Our expenses are primarily comprised of three categories: sales and marketing, research and development, and general and administrative. Sales and marketing expenses include salaries and benefits for our sales, business development solution management and marketing personnel, and commissions paid on sales. This category also includes amounts spent on marketing networking events, promotional materials, hardware and software to prospective new customers, including those expenses incurred in trade shows and product demonstrations, and other related expenses. Our research and development expenses represent the salaries and benefits of those individuals who develop and maintain our proprietary software platforms and other software applications we design and sell to our customers. Our general and administrative expenses consist of corporate overhead, including administrative salaries, real property lease payments, salaries and benefits for our corporate officers and other expenses such as legal and accounting fees.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The Company's significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this filing. The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Certain accounting policies involve significant judgments, assumptions, and estimates by management that could have a material impact on the carrying value of certain assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Results of Operations

 

Note: All dollar amounts reported in Results of Operations are in thousands, except per-share information.

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2015  

 

The tables presented below compare our results of operations from one period to another, and present the results for each period and the change in those results from one period to another in both dollars and percentage change.

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2015, the financial results of ConeXus are not included as the acquisition date was October 15, 2015. As a result of this merger, the results of operations may not be entirely comparable and the variances are explained in more detail in the analysis below.

 

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The columns present the following:

 

  The first two data columns in the table show the dollar results for each period presented.
     
  The column entitled “Change - Dollars” show the change in results, in dollars. The column entitled “Change - %” show the change in percentages.  

 

    For the three months ended  September 30,     Change  
    2016     2015     Dollars     %  
Sales   $ 2,708     $ 3,369     $ (661 )     -20 %
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below)     1,387       1,858       (471 )     -25 %
Gross profit     1,321       1,511       (190 )     -13 %
Sales and marketing expenses     280       247       33       13 %
Research and development expenses     218       25       193       NM  
General and administrative expenses     1,562       1,479       83       6 %
Depreciation and amortization expense     540       439       101       23 %
Loss on lease termination     -       638       (638 )     NM  
Impairment loss on intangible assets     1,065       -       1,065       NM  
Total operating expenses     3,665       2,828       837       30 %
Operating loss     (2,344 ))     (1,317 )     (1,027 )     78 %
Other income/(expenses):                                
Interest expense     (494 ))     (302 )     (192 )     64 %
Change in fair value of warrant liability     (433 )     (15 )     (418 )     NM  
Gain on settlement of debt     547       -       547       NM  
Other income/(expense)     140 )     (60 )     200       -333 %
Total other income/(expense)     (240 )     (377 )     137       -36 %
Net loss before income taxes     (2,584 )     (1,694 )     (890 )     53 %
Provision/(benefit) from income taxes     (62 )     -       (62 )     NM  
Net income/(loss)   $ (2,646 )   $ (1,694 )   $ (952 )     56 %

 

NM - not meaningful

 

  Sales

 

Sales decreased by $661 or 20% in 2016 compared to 2015. During 2015, the Company made a significant realignment and reorganization of its sales, account management, and business development personnel, which resulted in a significantly reduced sales pipeline. The Company terminated a customer relationship in August 2015 in connection with this initiative. This decrease was offset by approximately $1.6 million of additional revenue from ConeXus, which we merged with on October 15, 2015.

 

Gross Profit

 

Gross profit margin on a percentage basis increased to 49% in 2016 from 45% in 2015, and decreased by $190 in absolute dollars during the same period. The increase in gross profit margin is the result of our acquisition of ConeXus, the improved mix of higher margin services, a reduction of traditionally lower margin hardware sales as a percentage of total sales, as well the winding down, termination or renewal of certain customer relationships with modified business terms as a result of our business realignment, integration and restructuring initiative.

 

Sales and Marketing Expenses

 

Sales and marketing expenses generally include the salaries, taxes, and benefits of our sales and marketing personnel, as well as trade show activities, travel, and other related sales and marketing costs. Total sales and marketing expenses on increased 13% to $280 in 2016 from $247 in 2015. The increase is primarily due to an increase in payroll and related trade show expenses.

 

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Research and Development Expenses

 

Research and development expenses increased to $218 in 2016 compared to $25 in 2015. The increase is attributable to the payroll related expenses of our software development personnel and consultants responsible for maintaining, supporting and enhancing our proprietary content management system platforms.

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

Total general and administrative expenses increased 6% or $83 to $1,562 in 2016 from $1,479 in 2015. The increases were primarily due to an increase in related information technology infrastructure costs and travel, offset by a decrease in payroll expenses.

 

Depreciation and Amortization Expenses

 

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased 23% to $540 in 2016 from $439 in 2015 primarily due to the amortization of intangible assets acquired in the ConeXus merger transaction.

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015

 

The tables presented below compare our results of operations from one period to another, and present the results for each period and the change in those results from one period to another in both dollars and percentage change.

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the financial results of ConeXus are not included as the acquisition date was October 15, 2015. As a result of this merger, the results of operations may not be entirely comparable and the variances are explained in more detail in the analysis below.

 

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The columns present the following:

 

  The first two data columns in each table show the dollar results for each period presented

 

  The columns entitled “Change - Dollars” and “Change - %” show the change in results, both in dollars and percentages. For example, when net sales increase from one period to the next that change is shown as a positive.  When net sales decrease from one period to the next, that change is shown as a negative in both columns.

 

    For the nine months ended September 30,     Change  
    2016     2015     Dollars     %  
Sales   $ 8,172     $ 8,197     $ (25 )     -0.3 %
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)     3,988       5,549       (1,561 )     -28 %
Gross profit     4,184       2,648       1,536       58 %
Sales and marketing expenses     753       921       (168 )     -18 %
Research and development expenses     736       510       226       44 %
General and administrative expenses     4,751       5,397       (646 )     -12 %
Depreciation and amortization expense     1,614       1,296       318       25 %
Loss on lease termination     -       638       (638 )     NM  
Impairment loss on intangible assets     1,065       -       1,065       NM  
Total operating expenses     8,919       8,762       157       2 %
Operating loss     (4,735 ))     (6,114 )     1,379       -23 %
Other income (expenses):                                
Interest expense     (1,296 ))     (529 )     (767 )     145 %
Change in fair value of warrant liability     602       797       (195 )     -24 %
Restructuring of debt     953       -       953       100 %
Other income/(expense)     140 )     (69 )     209       -303 %
Total other expense     399       199       200       101 %
Net loss before income taxes     (4,336 )     (5,915 )     1,579       -27 %
Provision/(benefit) from income taxes     453       -       453       100 %
Net loss   $ (3,883 )   $ (5,915 )   $ 2,032       -34 %

 

NM - not meaningful                

 

  Sales

 

Sales decreased by $25 or 0.3% in 2016 compared to 2015. During 2015, the Company made significant realignment and reorganization of its sales, account management, and business development personnel, which resulted in a significantly reduced sales pipeline. The Company terminated a customer relationship in August 2015 in connection with this initiative. This decrease was offset by approximately $4.8 million of additional revenue from ConeXus, which we merged with on October 15, 2015.

 

Gross Profit

 

Gross profit margin on a percentage basis increased to 51% in 2016 from 32% in 2015, and increased by $1,536 in absolute dollars during the same period. The increase in gross profit margin and increase in absolute dollars are the result of our acquisition of ConeXus, the improved mix of higher margin services, a reduction of traditionally lower margin hardware sales as a percentage of total sales, as well the winding down, termination or renewal of certain customer relationships with modified business terms as a result of our business realignment, integration and restructuring initiative.

 

Sales and Marketing Expenses

 

Sales and marketing expenses generally include the salaries, taxes, and benefits of our sales and marketing personnel, as well as trade show activities, travel, and other related sales and marketing costs. Total sales and marketing expenses decreased 18% to $753 in 2016 from $921 in 2015. The decrease is primarily due to a decrease in marketing and related trade show expenses.

 

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Research and Development Expenses

 

Research and development expenses increased to $736 in 2016 compared to $510 in 2015. The increase is attributable to the payroll related expenses of our software development personnel and consultants responsible for maintaining, supporting and enhancing our proprietary content management system platforms.

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

Total general and administrative expenses decreased 12% or $(646) to $4,751 in 2016 from $5,397 in 2015. The decreases were primarily due to a decrease in payroll of $476 as the company recorded severance to a former executive of $464 in the second quarter 2015.

 

Depreciation and Amortization Expenses

 

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased 25% to $1,614 in 2016 from $1,296 in 2015 primarily due to the amortization of intangible assets acquired in the ConeXus merger transaction.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources  

 

We incurred net losses and negative cash flows from operating activities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016. At September 30, 2016, we had cash and cash equivalents of $976 and a working capital deficit of $(8,420). Cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was $3,738. These factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Management believes that, despite our losses to date and while we can provide no assurance that our ongoing integration efforts will be successful, the operations of the combined Company resulting from the completed acquisitions and related restructuring actions will provide greater sales, margin, scale and operating efficiencies, all of which we believe will ultimately lead to operating profitability and positive cash flows from operations. Additionally, the Company has entered into a Loan and Security Agreement in August 2016 to raise additional financing which has lowered and will continue to reduce our interest expense in the future.

 

See Note 8 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of the Company’s debt obligations.

 

Operating Activities

 

We do not currently generate positive cash flow. Our operational costs have been greater than sales generated to date. As of September 30, 2016, we had an accumulated deficit of $(18,497). The cash flow used in operating activities was $(3,738) and (1,953) for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The majority of the cash consumed by operations for both periods was attributed to our net losses of $(3,883) and $(5,915) for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Included in our net losses were non-cash charges totali ng $1,884 and $1,415 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

Investing Activities

 

Net cash used in investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was $(314) compared to $(585) during 2015. The increase in cash used in investing activities is primarily related to the capitalization of software costs. We currently do not have any material commitments for capital expenditures as of September 30, 2016, nor do we anticipate any significant expenditures in 2016.

   

Financing Activities

 

Net cash provided by financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was $3,667 compared to $2,229 in 2015. The decrease was primarily related to less loans payable.

 

Contractual Obligations

 

We have no material commitments for capital expenditures, and we do not anticipate any significant capital expenditures for the remainder of 2016.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we did not engage in any off-balance sheet arrangements set forth in Item 303(a) (4) of Regulation S-K.

 

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

We maintain a system of disclosure controls and procedures that is designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Disclosure controls and procedures also include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and Board of Directors, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and VP, Corporate Controller, we conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)). Based on this evaluation, we concluded as of September 30, 2016 that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at the reasonable assurance level due to the material weaknesses described below.

 

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting  

 

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.  All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.

 

The Company identified that, while certain improvements did occur in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of September 30, 2016 and that material weaknesses exist including: a deficient process to close the monthly consolidated financial statements and prepare comprehensive and timely account analysis, and adequately document cost estimates in support of revenue recognition under percentage of completion. In addition, Creative Realities, Inc. currently does not have an independent financial expert on its Board of Directors.

 

A material weakness is a control deficiency (within the meaning of Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Auditing Standard No. 5) or combination of control deficiencies, that results in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Management has already implemented certain practices and procedures during 2016 to address the foregoing material weaknesses, plans to expand the scope of its assessment of the effectiveness of its internal controls over financial reporting at the consolidated Company in 2016, and develop a plan to complete the remediation of the foregoing deficiencies.

 

In completing its assessment of internal control over financial reporting, management has used and anticipates to continue using the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control—2013 Integrated Framework.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2016, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 5. Other Information

 

On May 2, 2016, Eric J. Bertrand was appointed to the Board of Directors of Creative Realities, Inc.  Mr. Bertrand possesses voting and investment power over shares beneficially held by Lincoln Road Media Partners LLC, which is the holder of a convertible promissory note and warrant issued in a private placement transaction on April 14, 2016.  See Note 8 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.  Mr. Bertrand was appointed to the board in connection with Lincoln Road Media’s investment in the convertible note and warrant.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

  Creative Realities, Inc.
     
 Date:  November 21, 2016 By  /s/ Richard Mills
  Richard Mills
  Chief Executive Officer

  

  By /s/ John Walpuck
  John Walpuck
 

Chief Financial Officer and

Chief Operating Officer

 

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EXHIBITS INDEX

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
10.1   Loan and Security Agreement with Slipstream Communications, LLC, dated as of  August 17, 2016 (filed herewith).
     
10.2   Warrant to Purchase Common Stock issued to Slipstream Communications on August 17, 2016 (filed herewith)
     
10.3   Secured Term Promissory Note issued in favor of Slipstream Communications, LLC, in principal amount of up to $4,000,000, dated as of August 17, 2016 (filed herewith)
     
31.1   Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a).
31.2   Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a).
32.1   Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
32.2   Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
101.INS   XBRL Instance Document
     
101.SCH   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
     
101.CAL   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
     
101.DEF   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
     
101.LAB   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
     
101.PRE   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

 

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

This Loan and Security Agreement (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of August ___, 2016, is by and among Creative Realities, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (“ CRI ”), Creative Realities, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ CRLLC ”), Broadcast International, Inc., a Utah corporation (“BII”), and Conexus World Global, LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company (“ Conexus ,” and collectively referred to together with CRI, CRLLC and BII as the “ Borrower ”); and Slipstream Communications, LLC, an Anguillan limited liability company (“ Lender ”).

 

INTRODUCTION

 

Borrower desires to obtain the Term Loan and other financial accommodations from Lender for the purpose of (i) refinancing the obligations of Borrower owed to Allied Affiliated Lending, L.P. in connection with the Factoring Agreement, as defined below, (ii) paying off certain obligations under settlement arrangements in effect as of the date hereof and (iii) to obtain working capital, and Lender is willing to provide the Term Loan in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in Schedule A .

 

AGREEMENT

 

Now, Therefore , in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1. AMOUNT AND TERMS OF CREDIT

 

1.1              Term Loan . (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Lender agrees to make the Term Loan to Borrower on the Closing Date in the initial original principal amount of $3,000,000, with Lender having the right, but not the obligation, to make additional Advances to Borrower, up to the Loan Limit, on the basis described in paragraph (b) below. The Term Loan, together with any other Advances made by Lender to Borrower hereunder, shall be evidenced by, and be repayable in accordance with the terms of, the Note and this Agreement.

 

(b)              Lender shall have the right but not the obligation, in its sole and complete discretion, to provide additional Advances to Borrower in an aggregate amount of $1,000,000.

 

1.2              Use of Proceeds; Amendment of Factoring Agreement . (a) Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Term Loan and all other Advances solely for (i) the payment of all amounts due and owing by Borrower to Allied Affiliated Lending, L.P. (the “ Senior Lender ”) pursuant to the Factoring Agreement, and (ii) payment of settled arrangements up to the amounts set forth on Schedule 1.2 attached hereto, (iii) working capital purposes, and (iv) such other purposes as Lender may in its sole and complete discretion permit.

 

 

 

 

(b)              On the Closing Date: (i) an amount of proceeds of the Term Loan sufficient to satisfy all amounts due and owing to the Senior Lender shall be funded directly by Lender into an account of the Senior Lender, and the Lender shall obtain an agreement from the Senior Lender satisfactory in form to the Lender in its sole discretion, among other things, in favor of the Lender and assigning all of the rights, title and interest of the Senior Lender under the Factoring Agreement (specifically including all rights of the Senior Lender under the financing statements filed on form UCC-1 in respect of the collateral security granted by the Borrower to the Senior Lender under the Factoring Agreement); and (ii) the remaining amount of proceeds of the Term Loan shall be deposited into an account of the Borrower under the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and (iii) at the close of business on the Closing Date, the Factoring Agreement shall be deemed amended and restated in the form of this Agreement.

 

1.3              Single Loan . The Term Loan and all of the other Obligations of Borrower to Lender arising in connection with this Agreement shall constitute one general obligation of Borrower, secured by all of the Collateral.

 

1.4              Interest . (a) Borrower shall pay interest to Lender on the outstanding balance of the Loan at the Loan Rate. All computations of interest shall be made by Lender on the basis of a 360-day year, in each case for the actual number of days occurring in the period for which such interest or fee is payable. In no event will Lender charge interest at a rate exceeding the highest rate of interest permissible under any law that a court of competent jurisdiction shall, in a final determination, deem applicable.

 

(b)              (i) Interest shall accrue on the principal balance of the Term Loan and shall be paid on a monthly basis as specified in the Note, (ii) all then-accrued but unpaid interest shall be paid on the Maturity Date, as the same may be extended in the manner contemplated in the Note, and (iii) if any interest accrues or remains payable after the Termination Date, interest shall be paid upon demand made by Lender.

 

(c)             Effective upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and so long as the same shall be continuing, the Loan Rate shall automatically be increased by six percentage points per annum (6.0%) (such increased rate, the “ Default Rate ”). In the event that the Loan Rate or the Default Rate exceeds the highest rate of interest permissible under applicable law, then the Loan Rate and/or the Default Rate shall be the maximum amount as allowed by applicable law.

 

(d)              If any interest or any other payment to Lender under this Agreement becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, such payment date shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day.

 

1.5              Receipt of Payments . Borrower shall make each payment under this Agreement (other than payments made pursuant to Section 1.6) without set-off, counterclaim or deduction, and free and clear of all Taxes, not later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time on the day when due in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds to the Payment Account. For purposes of computing interest and fees, all payments shall be deemed received by Lender on the day of receipt of immediately available funds.

 

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1.6              Warrant; Extension Warrant . On the Closing Date, CRI will execute and deliver to the Lender the Warrant in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B . In the event that CRI elects to exercise its right under the Note to extend the Maturity Date for the one additional one-year term contemplated in the Note, then, as a condition to the effectiveness of such election, CRI shall execute and deliver to the Lender an Extension Warrant.

 

2. CONDITION PRECEDENT

 

  (a) Lender shall not be obligated to make any Advance, or to perform any other action hereunder, until, all in form and substance satisfactory to Lender and its counsel:

 

  (i) the Loan Documents have been executed and delivered by the Borrower on or before the Closing Date, including for purposes of clarity appropriate UCC-1 financing statements and UCC-3 amendments to financing statements;

 

  (ii) the Senior Lender Assignment Agreement has been executed and delivered by the appropriate parties and the documents contemplated thereby as conditions precedent have been satisfied;

 

  (iii) Lender has received UCC, judgment, and tax lien search results with respect to Borrower from each Borrower’s jurisdiction of formation; and

 

  (iv) Subordination Agreements have been executed and delivered by each CRI Noteholder.

 

  (b) The obligations of the Lender hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

 

(i) The accuracy in all material respects when made and on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein);
   
(ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Borrower required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;
   
(iii) the delivery by the Borrower of the items set forth in Section 2.(a) of this Agreement; and
   
(iv) there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Borrower since the date hereof.

 

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  3. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS

 

To induce Lender to enter into this Agreement and to make the Loans, each Borrower hereby jointly and severally represents and warrants to Lender (each of which representations and warranties shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement), and promises to and agrees with Lender until the Termination Date as follows:

 

3.1              Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law . Each Borrower: (a) is, as of the Closing Date, and will continue to be (i) a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (ii) duly qualified to do business and in good standing in each other jurisdiction where its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (iii) in compliance with all Requirements of Law, except to the extent failure to comply therewith could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (b) has and will continue to have (i) the requisite corporate power and authority and the legal right to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents, and to own, pledge, mortgage or otherwise encumber and operate its properties, to lease the property it operates under lease, and to conduct its business as now, heretofore or proposed to be conducted, and (ii) all licenses, permits, franchises, rights, powers, consents or approvals from or by all Persons or Governmental Authorities having jurisdiction over such Borrower that are necessary or appropriate for the conduct of its business.

 

3.2              Executive Offices; Corporate or Other Names . (a) Each Borrower’s name as it appears in official filings in the state of its incorporation or organization, (b) the type of entity of each Borrower, (c) the organizational identification number issued by each Borrower’s state of incorporation or organization or a statement that no such number has been issued, (d) each Borrower’s state of organization or incorporation, and (e) the location of each Borrower’s chief executive office, corporate offices, other locations of Collateral and locations where records with respect to Collateral are kept, are as set forth in Disclosure Schedule 3.2 and, except as set forth in such schedule, such locations have not changed during the preceding 12 months.

 

3.3              Corporate Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations . The execution, delivery and performance by each Borrower of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and the creation of all Liens provided for herein and therein: (a) are and will continue to be within the Borrower’s power and authority; (b) have been and will continue to be duly authorized by all necessary or proper action; (c) are not and will not be in violation of any Requirement of Law or, except as set forth in Disclosure Schedule 3.3 , conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of Borrower, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Borrower debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which Borrower is a party or by which any property or asset of Borrower is bound or affected or any other Contractual Obligation of Borrower; (d) do not and will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien (other than Permitted Encumbrances) upon any of the Collateral; and (e) do not and will not require the consent or approval of any Governmental Authority or any other Person. As of the Closing Date, each Loan Document shall have been duly executed and delivered on behalf of Borrower, and each such Loan Document upon such execution and delivery shall be and will continue to be a legal, valid and binding obligation of Borrower, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally. The shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Warrants, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by any Borrower other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents and applicable securities laws.

 

3.4              Financial Statements and Projections; Books and Records . All Financial Statements are true, correct and complete and reflect fairly and accurately the financial condition of Borrower (on a consolidated basis) as of the date thereof in accordance with GAAP, except (solely with respect to any interim Financial Statements) the absence of footnotes and normal year-end adjustments. Borrower shall keep adequate Books and Records with respect to the Collateral and its business activities in which proper entries, reflecting all consolidated and consolidating financial transactions, and payments and credits received on, and all other dealings with, the Collateral, will be made in accordance with GAAP and all Requirements of Law and on a basis consistent with the Financial Statements.

 

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3.5              Material Adverse Change . Since the date of Borrower’s most recently audited Financial Statements, no events have occurred that alone or in the aggregate has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in Disclosure Schedule 3.5 , Borrower is not in default, and to Borrower’s knowledge no third party is in default, under or with respect to any of its Contractual Obligations, that alone or in the aggregate has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

3.6              Factoring Agreement . (a) Disclosure Schedule 3.6(a) sets forth a correct and complete list of all Accounts (as defined in the Factoring Agreement) sold by the Borrower to the Senior Lender, including the name and address of the Account debtor, the invoice date and number, purchase order number and the outstanding amount; provided however Disclosure Schedule 3.6(a) shall not include any Accounts as to which the Senior Lender has been paid in full or which the Borrower has repurchased from the Senior Lender and paid in full for such repurchase (the Accounts required to be listed on Disclosure Schedule 3.6(a) being the “ Outstanding Accounts ”). Except as set forth on Disclosure Schedule 3.6(a) , all Outstanding Accounts are “With Recourse” (as defined in the Factoring Agreement). To the best of Borrower’s knowledge, no Outstanding Accounts are being “Disputed” (as defined in the Factoring Agreement). Borrower has no knowledge of any reason why the Outstanding Accounts are not collectible in full. (b) Borrower is not in default of or in breach of any of its representations, warranties or covenants in the Factoring Agreement. (c) The amount of the “Reserve” (as defined in the Factoring Agreement) is set forth on Disclosure Disclosure Schedule 3.6(c) , and except as set forth on Disclosure Schedule 3.6(c) Borrower does not owe any amounts to the Senior Lender. (d) The Factoring Agreement has not been amended or modified or any of its provisions waived and Borrower has not assigned any of its rights thereunder.

 

3.7              Real Estate; Property . The real estate listed in Disclosure Schedule 3.7 constitutes all of the real property owned, leased, or used by Borrower in its business, and Borrower will not execute any material agreement or contract in respect of such real estate after the date of this Agreement without giving Lender written notice thereof. Borrower holds and will continue to hold good and marketable fee simple title to all of its owned real estate, and good and marketable title to all of its other properties and assets, and valid and insurable leasehold interests in all of its leases (both as lessor and lessee, sublessee or assignee), and none of the properties and assets of Borrower are or will be subject to any Liens, except Permitted Encumbrances.

 

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3.8              Outstanding Indebtedness . All outstanding Indebtedness of Borrower as of the Closing Date, including a statement as to whether such Indebtedness is secured or unsecured and, if secured, what constitutes the collateral security therefor, is disclosed on Disclosure Schedule 3.8 .

 

3.9              Government Regulation . Borrower is not subject to or regulated under any federal or state statute, rule or regulation that restricts or limits such Person’s ability to incur Indebtedness, pledge its assets, or to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents. The making of the Loan, the application of the proceeds and repayment thereof, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents do not and will not violate any Requirement of Law.

 

3.10           Taxes . Except as disclosed in Disclosure Schedule 3.10 , all Tax returns, reports and statements required by any Governmental Authority to be filed by Borrower has, as of the Closing Date, been filed and will, until the Termination Date, be filed with the appropriate Governmental Authority and no Tax Lien has been filed against Borrower or its property. Proper and accurate amounts have been and will be withheld by Borrower from its employees for all periods in compliance with all Requirements of Law and such withholdings have and will be timely paid to the appropriate Governmental Authorities. Except as described on Disclosure Schedule 3.9 , (i) no Borrower is liable for any Taxes of any other Person pursuant to any agreement, and (ii) to Borrower’s knowledge, no Borrower is liable for any Taxes as a transferee.

 

3.11           Litigation . No Litigation is pending or, to the knowledge of Borrower, threatened by or against Borrower or against its properties or revenues (a) with respect to any of the Loan Documents or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or (b) that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in Disclosure Schedule 3.11 , as of the Closing Date there is no Litigation pending or threatened against Borrower that seeks damages in excess of $10,000 or injunctive relief, or that alleges criminal misconduct of Borrower. Borrower shall notify Lender promptly in writing upon learning of the existence, threat or commencement of any Litigation against Borrower or any allegation of criminal misconduct against Borrower.

 

3.12           Intellectual Property . As of the Closing Date, Borrower owns, or is licensed to use, all Intellectual Property necessary to conduct its business as currently conducted except for such Intellectual Property the failure of which to own or license could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Borrower will maintain the patenting and registration of all Intellectual Property with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office, or other appropriate Governmental Authority and Borrower will promptly patent or register, as the case may be, all material new Intellectual Property.

 

3.13           Conduct of Business . Borrower (a) shall conduct its business substantially as now conducted or as otherwise permitted hereunder, and (b) shall at all times maintain, preserve and protect all of the Collateral and Borrower’s other property, used or useful in the conduct of its business and keep the same in good repair, working order and condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted) and make, or cause to be made, all necessary or appropriate repairs, replacements and improvements thereto consistent with industry practices.

 

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3.14           SEC Filings . CRI has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by CRI under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the date hereof (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “ SEC Reports ”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension, except as set forth on Disclosure Schedule 3.14 . As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. CRI has never been an issuer subject to Rule 144(i) under the Securities Act.

 

3.15           Solvency . Each of the Borrowers is solvent.

 

3.16           Full Disclosure . No information contained in any Loan Document, the Financial Statements or any written statement furnished by or on behalf of Borrower under any Loan Document, or to induce Lender to execute the Loan Documents, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made.

 

3.17           Reservation of Securities . CRI shall maintain a reserve from its duly authorized shares of Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the Transaction Documents in such amount as may then be required to issue all of the shares underlying the Warrants.

 

3.18           Further Assurances . At any time and from time to time, upon the written request of Lender and at the sole expense of Borrower, Borrower shall promptly and duly execute and deliver any and all such further instruments and documents and take such further action as Lender may reasonably deem desirable (a) to obtain the full benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (b) to protect, preserve and maintain Lender’s rights in any Collateral, or (c) to enable Lender to exercise all or any of the rights and powers herein granted.

 

4. REPORTS AND NOTICES

 

4.1              Reports and Information . From the Closing Date until the Termination Date, Borrower shall deliver to Lender such reports and information as Lender may reasonably request.

 

4.2              Notices . Borrower shall advise Lender promptly, in reasonable detail, of: (a) any Lien, other than Permitted Encumbrances, attaching to or asserted against any of the Collateral; or (b) the occurrence of any Default or other event that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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5. NEGATIVE COVENANTS

 

Borrower covenants and agrees that, without Lender’s prior written consent, from the Closing Date until the Termination Date, Borrower shall not, directly or indirectly, by operation of law or otherwise:

 

(a)             form any subsidiary or merge with or into, consolidate with, acquire all or substantially all of the assets or capital stock of, or otherwise combine with or make any investment in or make any loan or advance to, any Person;

 

(b)            cancel any debt owing to it or create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except: (i) the Obligations, (ii) Indebtedness existing as of the Closing Date (including increases, extensions, renewals and replacements thereof) and listed on Disclosure Schedule 3.8 , (iii) deferred Taxes, (iv) by endorsement of Instruments or items of payment for deposit to the general account of Borrower, (v) Purchase Money Indebtedness, (v) unsecured Indebtedness incurred after the Closing Date that is junior to the Obligations in an aggregate amount outstanding at any time not to exceed $_______;

 

(c)            make any changes in any of its business objectives, purposes, or operations that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect repayment of the Obligations or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or engage in any business other than that presently engaged in or proposed to be engaged in on the Closing Date, or amend its Articles of Incorporation (or Articles or Certificate of Organization, as applicable) or Bylaws or other organizational documents;

 

(d)            create or permit any Lien on any of its properties or assets, except for Permitted Encumbrances including those set forth on Disclosure Schedule 5(d) ;

 

(e)            sell, transfer, issue, convey, assign or otherwise dispose of any of its material assets or properties;

 

(f)             change (i) its name as it appears in official filings in the state of its incorporation or organization, (ii) its chief executive office, corporate offices or other Collateral locations, or location of its records concerning the Collateral, (iii) the type of legal entity that it is, (iv) its organization identification number, if any, issued by its state of incorporation or organization, or (v) its state of incorporation or organization, in each instance without giving at least 30 days prior written notice thereof to Lender and taking all actions, at Borrower’s expense, deemed necessary or appropriate by Lender to continuously protect and perfect Lender’s Liens upon the Collateral; and

 

(g)            make or permit any Restricted Payment.

 

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6. SECURITY INTEREST

 

6.1              Grant of Security Interest . As collateral security for the prompt and complete payment and performance of the Obligations, each Borrower hereby grants to the Lender a security interest in and Lien upon all of its property and assets, whether real or personal, tangible or intangible, and whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or in which it now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title, or interest, including without limitation all of the following property (collectively, the “ Collateral ”):

 

(i)      all Accounts, as such capitalized term is defined in the Code;

 

(ii)     all Deposit Accounts, as such capitalized term is defined in the Code, all other bank accounts and all funds on deposit therein;

 

(iii)    all money, cash and cash equivalents;

 

(iv)    all Investment Property, as such capitalized term is defined in the Code;

 

(v)     all stock;

 

(vi)    all Goods, including Inventory, Equipment and Fixtures, as such capitalized terms are defined in the Code;

 

(vii)   all Chattel Paper, Documents and Instruments, as such capitalized terms are defined in the Code;

 

(viii)  all Books and Records;

 

(ix)    all General Intangibles, including all Intellectual Property, contract rights, choses in action, Payment Intangibles and Software, as such capitalized terms are defined in the Code;

 

(x)     all Letter-of-Credit Rights, as such capitalized term is defined in the Code;

 

(xi)    all Supporting Obligations, as such capitalized term is defined in the Code; and

 

(xii)    to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds (as such capitalized term is defined in the Code), tort claims, insurance claims and other rights to payment not otherwise included in the foregoing, and products of all and any of the foregoing and all accessions to, substitutions and replacements for, and rents and profits of, each of the foregoing.

 

6.2              Other Agreements and Acknowledgments . Each Borrower and Lender agree that this Agreement creates, and is intended to create, valid and continuing Liens upon the Collateral in favor of Lender in the manner described herein. Borrower represents, warrants and promises to Lender that: (i) Borrower has rights in and the power to transfer each item of the Collateral upon which it purports to grant a Lien pursuant to the Loan Documents, free and clear of any and all Liens or claims of others, other than Permitted Encumbrances; (ii) the security interests granted pursuant to this Agreement will, upon (A) completion of filings and other actions required under applicable law and (B) the satisfaction in full of all obligations owing to the Senior Lender in connection with the Factoring Agreement and the execution and delivery of the Senior Lender Assignment Agreement, constitute valid perfected security interests in all of the Collateral in favor of the Lender as security for the prompt and complete payment and performance of the Obligations, enforceable in accordance with the terms hereof against any and all creditors of and purchasers from Borrower (other than purchasers of Inventory in the ordinary course of business) and such security interests will, upon the satisfaction of the aforementioned conditions, be prior to all other Liens on the Collateral in existence on the date hereof except for Permitted Encumbrances that have priority by operation of law; and (iii) no effective security agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, financing statement, equivalent security or Lien instrument or continuation statement covering all or any part of the Collateral is or will be on file or of record in any public office, except those relating to Permitted Encumbrances. Borrower promises to defend the right, title and interest of Lender in and to the Collateral against the claims and demands of all Persons whomsoever.

 

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6.3              Collection of Outstanding Accounts . Borrower agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts, and consistent with past practices, to collect on the Accounts.

 

7. EVENTS OF DEFAULT; RIGHTS AND REMEDIES

 

7.1              Events of Default . The occurrence of any one or more of the following events (regardless of the reason therefor) shall constitute an “ Event of Default ” hereunder which shall be deemed to be continuing until waived in writing by Lender in accordance with Section 9.3 or until cured by Borrower:

 

(a)             Borrower shall fail to make any payment in respect of any Obligations when due and payable or declared due and payable;

 

(b)             Borrower shall fail or neglect to perform, keep or observe any of the covenants, promises, agreements, requirements, conditions or other terms or provisions contained in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, after ten days written notice from Lender to Borrower of the same and with no cure having been effected by Borrower within such ten-day period;

 

(c)             an event of default shall occur under any Contractual Obligation of the Borrower (other than this Agreement and the other Loan Documents), and such event of default (i) involves the failure to make any required payment, whether of principal, interest or otherwise, and whether due by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise, in respect of any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) of such Person in an aggregate amount exceeding the Minimum Actionable Amount, or (ii) causes (or permits any holder of such Indebtedness or a trustee to cause) such Indebtedness, or a portion thereof, in an aggregate amount exceeding the Minimum Actionable Amount, to become due prior to its stated maturity or prior to its regularly scheduled date of payment;

 

(d)             any representation or warranty in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or in any written statement pursuant hereto or thereto, or in any report, financial statement or certificate made or delivered to Lender by Borrower shall be materially untrue or incorrect as of the date when made or deemed made;

 

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(e)             there shall be commenced against Borrower any Litigation seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution, distraint or similar process against all or any substantial part of its assets that results in the entry of an order for any such relief that remains unstayed or undismissed for 30 consecutive days; or Borrower shall have concealed, removed or permitted to be concealed or removed, any part of its property with intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of its creditors or made or suffered a transfer of any of its property or the incurring of an obligation that may be fraudulent under any bankruptcy, fraudulent transfer or other similar law; or

 

(f)              a case or proceeding shall have been commenced involuntarily against Borrower in a court having competent jurisdiction seeking a decree or order: (i) under the United States Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable federal, state or foreign bankruptcy or other similar law, and seeking either (A) the appointment of a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee or sequestrator (or similar official) for such Person or of any substantial part of its properties, or (B) the reorganization or winding up or liquidation of the affairs of any such Person, and such case or proceeding shall remain undismissed or unstayed for 60 consecutive days or such court shall enter a decree or order granting the relief sought in such case or proceeding; or (ii) invalidating or denying any Person’s right, power, or competence to enter into or perform any of its obligations under any Loan Document or invalidating or denying the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any action taken hereunder or thereunder; or

 

(g)             Borrower shall (i) commence any case, proceeding or other action under any existing or future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, conservatorship or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for relief entered with respect to it or seeking appointment of a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee or sequestrator (or similar official) for it or any substantial part of its properties, (ii) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (iii) consent to or take any action in furtherance of, or, indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the acts set forth in paragraphs (e) or (f) of this Section or clauses (i) and (ii) of this paragraph, or (iv) shall admit in writing its inability to, or shall be generally unable to, pay its debts as such debts become due; or

 

(h)             a judgment or judgments for the payment of money in excess of the Minimum Actionable Amount in the aggregate shall be rendered against Borrower, unless the same shall be (i) fully covered by insurance and the issuer(s) of the applicable policies shall have acknowledged full coverage in writing within 15 days of judgment, or (ii) vacated, stayed, bonded, paid or discharged within a period of 15 days from the date of such judgment.

 

7.2             Remedies . (a) If any Default shall have occurred and be continuing, then Lender may, upon written notice to Borrower, take any one or more of the following actions: (i) declare all or any portion of the Obligations to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon such Obligations shall become and be due and payable; or (ii) exercise any rights and remedies provided to Lender under the Loan Documents or at law or equity, including all remedies provided under the Code; provided, however, that upon the occurrence of any Event of Default specified in Sections 7.1 (e), (f) or (g), the Obligations shall become immediately due and payable without presentment, protest, declaration, notice or demand by Lender, all of which are expressly waived by Borrower.

 

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(b)             Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Borrower expressly agrees that upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, Lender may collect, receive, assemble, process, appropriate and realize upon the Collateral, or any part thereof, and may forthwith sell, lease, assign, give an option or options to purchase or otherwise dispose of and deliver said Collateral (or contract to do so), or any part thereof, in one or more parcels at public or private sale or sales, at any exchange at such prices as it may deem best, for cash or on credit or for future delivery without assumption of any credit risk. Lender shall have the right upon any such public sale, to the extent permitted by law, to purchase for the benefit of Lender the whole or any part of said Collateral so sold. Such sales may be adjourned, or continued from time to time with or without notice. Lender shall have the right to conduct such sales on Borrower’s premises or elsewhere and shall have the right to use any Borrower’s premises without rent or other charge for such sales or other action with respect to the Collateral for such time as Lender deems necessary or advisable.

 

(c)             Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and at Lender’s request, Borrower agrees, to assemble the Collateral and make it available to Lender at places that Lender shall reasonably select, whether at its premises or elsewhere. Until Lender is able to effect a sale, lease, or other disposition of the Collateral, Lender shall have the right to complete, assemble, use or operate the Collateral or any part thereof, to the extent that Lender deems appropriate, for the purpose of preserving such Collateral or its value or for any other purpose. Lender shall have no obligation to Borrower to maintain or preserve the rights of Borrower as against third parties with respect to any Collateral while such Collateral is in the possession of Lender. Lender may, if it so elects, seek the appointment of a receiver or keeper to take possession of any Collateral and to enforce any of Lender’s remedies with respect thereto without prior notice or hearing. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Borrower waives all claims, damages, and demands against Lender, its Affiliates, agents, and the officers and employees of any of them arising out of the repossession, retention or sale of any Collateral except such as are determined in a final judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen solely out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Person. Borrower agrees that ten days’ prior notice by Lender to Borrower of the time and place of any public sale or of the time after which a private sale may take place is reasonable notification of such matters. Borrower shall remain liable for any deficiency if the proceeds of any sale or disposition of the Collateral are insufficient to pay all amounts to which Lender is entitled.

 

(d)             Lender’s rights and remedies under this Agreement shall be cumulative and non-exclusive of any other rights and remedies that Lender may have under any Loan Document or at law or in equity. Recourse to the Collateral shall not be required. All provisions of this Agreement are intended to be subject to all applicable mandatory provisions of law that may be controlling and to be limited, to the extent necessary, so that they do not render this Agreement invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part.

 

7.3              Proceeds . The Proceeds of any sale, disposition or other realization upon any Collateral shall be applied by Lender upon receipt to the Obligations in such order as Lender may deem advisable in its sole and complete discretion, and after the indefeasible payment and satisfaction in full in cash of all of the Obligations, and after the payment by Lender of any other amount required by any provision of law, including Sections 9-608(a)(l) and 9-615(a)(3) of the Code (but only after Lender has received what Lender considers reasonable proof of a subordinate party’s security interest), the surplus, if any, shall be paid to Borrower or its representatives or to whomsoever may be lawfully entitled to receive the same, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct.

 

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8. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

 

Each Loan Document shall be binding on and shall inure to the benefit of Borrower, Lender and their respective successors and assigns, except as otherwise provided herein or therein. Borrower may not assign, transfer, hypothecate, delegate or otherwise convey its rights, benefits, obligations or duties under any Loan Document without the prior express written consent of Lender. Any such purported conveyance by Borrower without the prior express written consent of Lender shall be void. There shall be no third-party beneficiaries (including the Senior Lender) of any of the terms and provisions of any of the Loan Documents.

 

9. GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

9.1              Complete Agreement; Modification of Agreement . This Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the complete agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, supersede all prior agreements, commitments, understandings or inducements (oral or written, expressed or implied). No Loan Document may be modified, altered or amended except by a written agreement signed by Lender and Borrower.

 

9.2              Expenses . Borrower agrees to pay its own costs and expenses (including the fees and expenses of all counsel, advisors, consultants and auditors retained in connection therewith), incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of, and, other than as specifically set forth herein, the performance of obligations under, the Loan Documents. Borrower agrees to also pay Lender’s costs and expenses (including the fees and expenses of all counsel, advisors, consultants and auditors retained in connection therewith), incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of, and, other than as specifically set forth herein, the performance of obligations under, the Loan Documents and the assignment of the Factoring Agreement and the enforcement of its rights and remedies hereunder.

 

9.3              No Waiver . Neither Lender’s failure, at any time, to require strict performance by Borrower of any provision of any Loan Document, nor Lender’s failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, any right, power or privilege hereunder, shall operate as a waiver thereof or waive, affect or diminish any right of Lender thereafter to demand strict compliance and performance therewith. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or future exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. Any suspension or waiver of a Default or other provision under the Loan Documents shall not suspend, waive or affect any other Default or other provision under any Loan Document, and shall not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy that Lender would otherwise have had on any future occasion. None of the undertakings, indemnities, agreements, warranties, covenants and representations of Borrower to Lender contained in any Loan Document and no Default by Borrower under any Loan Document shall be deemed to have been suspended or waived by Lender, unless such waiver or suspension is by an instrument in writing signed by an officer or other authorized employee of Lender and directed to Borrower specifying such suspension or waiver (and then such waiver shall be effective only to the extent therein expressly set forth), and Lender shall not, by any act (other than execution of a formal written waiver), delay, omission or otherwise, be deemed to have waived any of its rights or remedies hereunder.

 

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9.4              Severability . Wherever possible, each provision of the Loan Documents shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of any Loan Document shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of such Loan Document. Except as otherwise expressly provided for in the Loan Documents, no termination or cancellation (regardless of cause or procedure) of any financing arrangement under the Loan Documents shall in any way affect or impair the Obligations, duties, covenants, representations and warranties, indemnities, and liabilities of Borrower or the rights of Lender relating to any unpaid Obligation, (due or not due, liquidated, contingent or unliquidated), or any transaction or event occurring prior to such termination, or any transaction or event, the performance of which is not required until after the Termination Date, all of which shall not terminate or expire, but rather shall survive such termination or cancellation and shall continue in full force and effect until the Termination Date; provided, however, that all indemnity obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents shall survive the Termination Date.

 

9.5              Notices . Except as otherwise provided herein, whenever any notice, demand, request or other communication shall or may be given to or served upon any party by any other party, or whenever any party desires to give or serve upon any other party any communication with respect to this Agreement, each such communication shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been validly served, given or delivered (a) three days after deposit in the United States Mail, registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, with proper postage prepaid, (b) upon confirmed receipt, when sent by email transmission, (c) one Business Day after deposit with a reputable overnight courier with all charges prepaid or (d) when hand-delivered, all of which shall be addressed to the party to be notified and sent to the address or facsimile number indicated on the signature pages hereto or to such other address (or facsimile number) as may be substituted by notice given as herein provided.

 

9.6              Counterparts . Any Loan Document may be authenticated in any number of separate counterparts by any one or more of the parties thereto, and all of said counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Valid and binding signatures to any Loan Document may be delivered in original ink, by facsimile or by email or other means of electronic transmission.

 

9.7              Governing Law . The Loan Documents and the obligations arising under the Loan Documents shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and performed in such state, without regard to the principles thereof regarding conflicts of laws.

 

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9.8              Submission To Jurisdiction; Waiver Of Jury Tria l. (A) BORROWER HEREBY CONSENTS AND AGREES THAT THE STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, SHALL HAVE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION TO HEAR AND DETERMINE ANY CLAIMS OR DISPUTES BETWEEN BORROWER AND LENDER PERTAINING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR TO ANY MATTER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED OR OPERATE TO PRECLUDE LENDER FROM BRINGING SUIT OR TAKING OTHER LEGAL ACTION IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION TO COLLECT THE OBLIGATIONS, TO REALIZE ON THE COLLATERAL OR ANY OTHER SECURITY FOR THE OBLIGATIONS, OR TO ENFORCE A JUDGMENT OR OTHER COURT ORDER IN FAVOR OF LENDER. BORROWER EXPRESSLY SUBMITS AND CONSENTS IN ADVANCE TO SUCH JURISDICTION IN ANY ACTION OR SUIT COMMENCED IN ANY SUCH COURT, AND BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY HAVE BASED UPON LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION, IMPROPER VENUE OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS.

 

(B)             THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVE ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTE, WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE BETWEEN LENDER AND BORROWER ARISING OUT OF, CONNECTED WITH, RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED BETWEEN THEM IN CONNECTION WITH THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO.

 

9.9              Reinstatement . This Agreement shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment of all or any part of the Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be returned or restored by Lender upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of Borrower, or otherwise, all as though such payments had not been made.

 

 

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In Witness Whereof , this Loan and Security Agreement has been duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

BORROWER :   LENDER :
     
CREATIVE REALITIES, INC.     SLIPSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS, LLC  
     
By:          By:                                  
  Rick Mills , Chief Executive Officer   Name:    
      Title:    
CREATIVE REALITIES, LLC      
      Address for Notice:
By:      
  Rick Mills , Chief Executive Officer    
       
BROADCAST INTERNATIONAL, INC.      
       
By:        
  Rick Mills , Chief Executive Officer      
         
CONEXUS WORLD GLOBAL, LLC        
       
By:        
 

Rick Mills , Chief Executive Officer

     
         

Address for Notice (for all Borrowers):

Creative Realities, Inc.

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

22 Audrey Place

Fairfield, NJ 07004

     

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE A – DEFINITIONS

 

Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall have (unless otherwise provided elsewhere in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents) the following respective meanings:

 

Advance ” means any advance of Term Loan proceeds under this Agreement, as outlined in Section 1.1 or otherwise, up to the Loan Limit.

 

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person: (a) each other Person that, directly or indirectly, owns or controls, whether beneficially, or as a trustee, guardian or other fiduciary, 10% or more of the voting capital stock having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person; (b) each other Person that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person or any Affiliate of such Person; or (c) each of such Person’s officers, directors, joint venturers and partners. For the purpose of this definition, “control” of a Person shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of its management or policies, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

 

Agreement ” means this Agreement, including all appendices, exhibits or schedules attached or otherwise identified thereto, restatements and modifications and supplements thereto, and any appendices, exhibits or schedules to any of the foregoing, each as effect at the time such reference becomes operative.

 

Books and Records ” means all books, records, board minutes, contracts, licenses, insurance policies, environmental audits, business plans, files, computer files, computer discs and other data and software storage and media devices, accounting books and records, financial statements (actual and pro forma), filings with Governmental Authorities and any and all records and instruments relating to the Collateral or Borrower’s business.

 

Borrower ” means each of, and collectively all of, Creative Realities, Inc., Creative Realities, LLC, Broadcast International, Inc. and Conexus World Global, LLC.

 

Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banks are required or permitted to be closed in the State of New York.

 

Closing Date ” means the Business Day on which the conditions precedent set forth in Section 2 have been satisfied or specifically waived in writing by Lender, and the initial advance of proceeds of the Term Loan has been made.

 

Code ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may, from time to time, be in effect in the State of New York; provided, however, that in the event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the attachment, perfection or priority of, or remedies with respect to, the Lender’s Lien on any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, then the term “Code” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions of this Agreement relating to such attachment, perfection, priority or remedies and for purposes of definitions related to such provisions; provided further, that to the extent that the Code is used to define any term herein or in any Loan Document and such term is defined differently in different Articles or Divisions of the Code, the definition of such term contained in Article or Division 9 shall govern.

 

 

 

 

Collateral ” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 6.1.

 

Contractual Obligation ” means as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any written agreement, instrument, or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.

 

Default ” means any Event of Default or any event that, with the passage of time or notice or both, would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.

 

Default Rate ” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 1.4.

 

Event of Default ” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 7.1.

 

Extension Warrant ” means any Warrant to Purchase Common Stock of CRI that becomes deliverable upon an election of the Borrower to extend the Maturity Date, as contemplated in Section 1.6. Any Extension Warrant will be in substantially the same form as the Warrant (see Exhibit B) and provide the recipient with the right to purchase the same number of shares of common stock of CRI as are purchasable under the Warrant on the date of its delivery to the Lender; provided however the expiration date of the Extension Warrant shall be on the fifth anniversary of the date of issuance of the Extension Warrant.

 

Factoring Agreement ” means that certain Factoring Agreement by and among the Borrower and Senior Lender, dated as October 15, 2015.

 

Financial Statements ” means the consolidated and consolidating income statement, balance sheet and statement of cash flows of Creative Realities, Inc. prepared in accordance with GAAP.

 

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time, consistently applied.

 

Governmental Authority ” means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, and any agency, department or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government.

 

Indebtedness ” of any Person means: (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money or for the deferred or unpaid purchase price of property or services (including reimbursement and all other obligations with respect to surety bonds, letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances, whether or not matured, but not including obligations to trade creditors incurred in the ordinary course of business and not more than 45 days past due); (b) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments; (c) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title-retention agreements with respect to property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property); (d) all capital lease obligations; (e) all guarantees of Indebtedness of other Persons; (f) all Indebtedness referred to in clauses (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) above that is secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien upon or in property (including accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such Indebtedness; (g) the Obligations; and (h) all liabilities under Title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (or any successor legislation thereto), as amended from time to time, and any regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

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Intellectual Property ” means any and all Licenses, patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and customer lists.

 

IRC ” and “ IRS ” mean respectively, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Internal Revenue Service, and any successors thereto.

 

Lender ” means Slipstream Communications, LLC. and in the event of the assignment by Lender of any of its rights or obligations, shall mean the assignee.

 

License ” means any written agreement now owned or hereafter acquired by any Person granting any right with respect to (i) any copyright or copyright registration, (ii) any invention on which a patent is inexistence, (iii) the use of any trademark or trademark registration, or (iv) other license of rights or interests now held or hereafter acquired by any Person.

 

Lien ” means any mortgage, security deed or deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, proxy, voting agreement, lien, charge, claim, security interest, security title, easement or encumbrance, or preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any lease or title retention agreement, any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, and the filing of, or agreement to give, any financing statement perfecting a security interest under the Code or comparable law of any jurisdiction).

 

Litigation ” means any claim, lawsuit, litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority.

 

Loan Documents ” means this Agreement, the Note and the Warrant (including any Extension Warrant), and all security agreements and other documents, instruments, certificates, and notices at any time delivered by any Person (other than Lender) in connection with any of the foregoing.

 

Loan Limit ” means $4.0 million.

 

Loan Rate ” means eight percent (8.0%) per annum .

 

Material Adverse Effect ” means any event, occurrence, fact, condition or change that is, or could reasonably be expected to become, individually or in the aggregate, materially adverse to or have a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, operations, or financial or other condition of Borrower, (b) Borrower’s ability to pay or perform the Obligations under the Loan Documents in accordance with the terms thereof, (c) the Collateral or Lender’s Liens on the Collateral or the priority of any such Lien, or (d) Lender’s rights and remedies under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

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Maturity Date ” has the meaning set forth in the Note.

 

Minimum Actionable Amount ” means $150,000 as of the Closing Date; provided, however, that effective as of the 181st day after the Closing Date the Minimum Actionable Amount shall become $100,000.

 

Note ” means the one-year promissory note of Borrower dated the Closing Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit A .

 

Obligations ” means all loans, advances, debts, expense reimbursement, fees, liabilities, and obligations for the performance of covenants, tasks or duties or for payment of monetary amounts (whether or not such performance is then required or contingent, or amounts are liquidated or determinable) owing by Borrower to Lender, of any kind or nature, present or future, whether or not evidenced by any note, agreement or other instrument, whether arising under any of the Loan Documents or under any other agreement between Borrower and Lender, and all covenants and duties regarding such amounts. This term includes all principal, interest (including interest accruing at the then-applicable rate provided in this Agreement after the maturity of the Term Loan and interest accruing at the then-applicable rate provided in this Agreement after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding), fees, Charges, expenses, attorneys’ fees and any other sum chargeable to Borrower under any of the Loan Documents, and all principal and interest due in respect of the Term Loan.

 

Permitted Encumbrances ” means the following encumbrances: (a) Liens for Taxes or assessments or other charges or levies, either not yet due or payable; (b) pledges or deposits securing obligations under worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance, social security or public liability laws or similar legislation; (c) pledges or deposits securing bids, tenders, contracts (other than contracts for the payment of money) or leases to which Borrower is a party as lessee made in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate amount outstanding at anytime not in excess of $75,000; (d) deposits securing public or statutory obligations of Borrower; (e) inchoate and unperfected workers’, mechanics’, or similar liens arising in the ordinary course of business so long as such Liens attach only to Equipment, fixtures or real estate; (f) carriers’, warehousemans’, suppliers’ or other similar possessory liens arising in the ordinary course of business and securing indebtedness not yet due and payable in an outstanding aggregate amount not in excess of $75,000 at any time so long as such Liens attach only to Inventory; (g) deposits of money securing, or in lieu of, surety, appeal or customs bonds in proceedings to which Borrower is a party; (h) zoning restrictions, easements, licenses, or other restrictions on the use of real property or other minor irregularities in title (including leasehold title) thereto, so long as the same do not materially impair the use, value, or marketability of such real estate; (i) Purchase Money Liens securing Purchase Money Indebtedness (or rent) to the extent permitted under Section 5(b); (j) all of those Liens in existence on the Closing Date and disclosed on Disclosure Schedule 5(d) ; and (k) Liens in favor of Lender securing the Obligations.

 

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Person ” means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, corporation, limited liability company, institution, public benefit corporation, entity or government (whether federal, state, county, city, municipal or otherwise, including any instrumentality, division, agency, body or department thereof), and shall include such Person’s successors and assigns.

 

Purchase Money Indebtedness ” means (a) any Indebtedness incurred for the payment of all or any part of the purchase price of any fixed asset, (b) any Indebtedness incurred for the sole purpose of financing or refinancing all or any part of the purchase price of any fixed asset, and (c) any renewals, extensions or refinancings thereof.

 

Purchase Money Lien ” means any Lien upon any fixed assets which secures the Purchase Money Indebtedness related thereto, but only if such Lien shall at all times be confined solely to the asset the purchase price of which was financed or refinanced through the incurrence of the Purchase Money Indebtedness secured by such Lien and only if such Lien secures only such Purchase Money Indebtedness.

 

Real Property ” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 3.6.

 

Requirement of Law ” means as to any Person, the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

 

Restricted Payment ” means: (a) the declaration or payment of any cash dividend or the incurrence of any liability to make any other payment or distribution of cash or other property or assets on or in respect of Borrower’s capital stock; (b) any payment or distribution made in respect of any subordinated Indebtedness of Borrower in violation of any subordination or other agreement made in favor of Lender; (c) any payment on account of the purchase, redemption, defeasance or other retirement of Borrower’s capital stock or any other payment or distribution made in respect of any thereof, either directly or indirectly; provided, however, that no payment to Lender shall constitute a Restricted Payment.

 

Senior Lender ” is defined in Section 1.2.

 

Taxes ” means taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, Charges or withholdings, and all liabilities with respect thereto, excluding taxes imposed on or measured by the net income of Lender.

 

Term Loan ” means the loan in the amount specified in and evidenced by the Note, and made to Borrower under the terms of this Agreement, and any renewals, extensions, revisions, modifications, replacements or substitutions therefor or thereof.

 

Termination Date ” means the date on which all Obligations under this Agreement are indefeasibly paid in full, in cash, and Borrower shall have no further right to borrow any moneys or obtain other credit extensions or financial accommodations under this Agreement.

 

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Warrant ” means the Warrant to Purchase Common Stock of CRI, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B .

 

Any accounting term used in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall have, unless otherwise specifically provided therein, the meaning customarily given such term in accordance with GAAP, and all financial computations thereunder shall be computed, unless otherwise specifically provided therein, in accordance with GAAP consistently applied. All capitalized terms used in this Agreement or other Loan Documents but undefined shall, unless the context indicates otherwise, have the meanings provided for by the Code. The words “herein,” “hereof’ and “hereunder” or other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole, including the exhibits and schedules thereto, as the same may from time to time be amended, modified or supplemented, and not to any particular section, subsection or clause contained in this Agreement.

 

For purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the following additional rules of construction shall apply, unless specifically indicated to the contrary: (a) wherever from the context it appears appropriate, each term stated in either the singular or plural shall include the singular and the plural; (b) the term “or” is not exclusive; (c) the term “including” (or any form thereof) shall not be limiting or exclusive; (d) all references to statutes and related regulations shall include any amendments of same and any successor statutes and regulations; and (e) all references to any instruments or agreements, including references to any of the Loan Documents, shall include any and all modifications or amendments thereto and any and all extensions or renewals thereof.

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

The form of Note is attached hereto

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

The form of Warrant is attached hereto

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.2

 

NEITHER THIS WARRANT NOR ANY OF THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. BY ACQUIRING THIS WARRANT, HOLDER AGREES TO NOT SELL OR OTHERWISE DISPOSE OF THIS WARRANT OR THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT WITHOUT REGISTRATION OR THE APPLICABILITY OF AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE AFORESAID ACTS, AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER.

  

WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK

 

Number of Shares of Common Stock: 5,882,352 (subject to adjustment as provided herein)

Date of Issuance: [●], 2016 (“ Issuance Date ”)

 

This Certifies That , for value received, Slipstream Communications, LLC (including any permitted and registered assigns, the “ Holder ”), is entitled to purchase from Creative Realities, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “ Company ”), up to 5,882,352 shares of Common Stock of the Company (the “ Warrant Shares ”) at the Exercise Price hereunder then in effect. This Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (this “ Warrant ”) is issued by the Company in connection with the Company’s offer and sale to the Holder of a Secured Term Promissory Note pursuant to the terms and conditions of a Loan and Security Agreement by and among the Company, certain of its subsidiaries, and Slipstream Communications, LLC, dated of even date herewith (the “ Loan and Security Agreement ,” and the note sold thereunder, the “ Note ”). For purposes of this Warrant, the term “ Exercise Price ” shall mean $0.28 per share, subject to adjustment as provided herein, and the term “ Exercise Period ” shall mean the period commencing on the Issuance Date and ending on 5:00 p.m. New York time on the five-year anniversary of the date of this Warrant.

 

1.        EXERCISE OF WARRANT .

 

(a)        Mechanics of Exercise . Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, including but not limited to the provisions of Section 1(c) below, the rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised in whole or in part at any time or times during the Exercise Period by delivery of a written notice, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Exercise Notice ”), of the Holder’s election to exercise this Warrant. The Holder shall not be required to deliver the original Warrant in order to effect an exercise hereunder. Execution and delivery of the Exercise Notice with respect to less than all of the Warrant Shares shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original Warrant and issuance of a new Warrant evidencing the right to purchase the remaining number of Warrant Shares. On or before the third Trading Day (the “ Warrant Share Delivery Date ”) following the date on which the Company shall have received the Exercise Notice, and upon receipt by the Company of (i) payment to the Company of an amount equal to the applicable Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares as to which this Warrant is being exercised (the “ Aggregate Exercise Price ” and together with the Exercise Notice, the “ Exercise Delivery Documents ”) in cash or by wire transfer of immediately available funds or (ii) notification from the Holder that this Warrant is being exercised pursuant to a Cashless Exercise, as defined below, the Company shall issue and dispatch by overnight courier to the address as specified in the Exercise Notice, a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise (or credit the Holder’s account through an electronic delivery of Common Stock through the DWAC system of the Depository Trust Company, if requested). Upon delivery of the Exercise Delivery Documents, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the certificates evidencing such Warrant Shares. If this Warrant is submitted in connection with any exercise pursuant to Section 1(c) and the number of Warrant Shares represented by this Warrant submitted for exercise is greater than the number of Warrant Shares being acquired upon an exercise, then the Company shall as soon as practicable, and in no event later than three business days after any exercise and at its own expense, issue a new Warrant representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares purchasable immediately prior to such exercise under this Warrant, less the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is exercised.

 

 

 

(b)        No Fractional Shares . No fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant as a consequence of any adjustment pursuant hereto. All Warrant Shares (including fractions) issuable upon exercise of this Warrant may be aggregated for purposes of determining whether the exercise would result in the issuance of any fractional share. If, after aggregation, the exercise would result in the issuance of a fractional share, the Company shall, in lieu of issuance of any fractional share, pay the Holder otherwise entitled to such fraction a sum in cash equal to the product resulting from multiplying the then current fair market value of a Warrant Share by such fraction.

 

(c)        Cashless Exercise . The Holder may, in its sole discretion, exercise this Warrant in whole or in part and, in lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to the Company upon such exercise in payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price, elect instead to receive upon such exercise the “ Net Number ” of shares of Common Stock determined according to the following formula (a “ Cashless Exercise ”):

 

Net Number = (A x B) - (A x C)

B

 

For purposes of the foregoing formula:

 

A = the total number of shares with respect to which this Warrant is then being exercised.

 

B = the Weighted Average Price of the shares of Common Stock for the five consecutive Trading Days ending on the date immediately preceding the date of the Exercise Notice.

 

C = the Exercise Price then in effect for the applicable Warrant Shares at the time of such exercise.

 

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(d)        Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares . In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to deliver (or cause its transfer agent to deliver) to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open-market transaction or otherwise), or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “ Buy-In ”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue, times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amount payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity, including without limitation a decree of specific performance or other injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

2.        ADJUSTMENTS . The Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares shall be adjusted from time to time as follows:

 

(a)        Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock . If the Company at any time on or after the Issuance Date subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced and the number of Warrant Shares will be proportionately increased. If the Company at any time on or after the Issuance Date combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately increased and the number of Warrant Shares will be proportionately decreased. Any adjustment under this Section 2(a) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.

 

(b)        Distribution of Assets . If the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including without limitation any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement or other similar transaction) (a “ Distribution ”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case:

 

(i) any Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of shares of Common Stock entitled to receive the Distribution shall be reduced, effective as of the close of business on such record date, to a price determined by multiplying such Exercise Price by a fraction of which (i) the numerator shall be the Closing Sale Price of the shares of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding such record date minus the value of the Distribution (as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors) applicable to one share of Common Stock, and (ii) the denominator shall be the Closing Sale Price of the shares of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding such record date; and

 

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(ii) the number of Warrant Shares shall be increased to a number of shares equal to the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of shares of Common Stock entitled to receive the Distribution multiplied by the reciprocal of the fraction set forth in the immediately preceding clause (i); provided, however, that in the event that the Distribution is of shares of common stock of a company (other than the Company) whose common stock is traded on a national securities exchange or a national automated quotation system (“ Other Shares of Common Stock ”), then the Holder may elect to receive a warrant to purchase Other Shares of Common Stock in lieu of an increase in the number of Warrant Shares, the terms of which shall be identical to those of this Warrant, except that such warrant shall be exercisable into the number of shares of Other Shares of Common Stock that would have been payable to the Holder pursuant to the Distribution had the Holder exercised this Warrant immediately prior to such record date and with an aggregate exercise price equal to the product of the amount by which the exercise price of this Warrant was decreased with respect to the Distribution pursuant to the terms of the immediately preceding clause (i) and the number of Warrant Shares calculated in accordance with the first part of this clause (ii).

 

(c)        Other Events . If any event occurs of the type contemplated by the provisions of this Section 2(a) or (b) but not expressly provided for by such provisions (including without limitation the granting, on a pro rata basis to the holders of the Common Stock, of stock-appreciation rights, phantom stock units or other shareholder rights with equity features), then the Company’s Board of Directors will make an appropriate adjustment in the Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares so as to protect the rights of the Holder. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree this Section 2(c) shall not apply to (i) the issuance of Common Stock upon the exercise of options or warrants not granted to the shareholders of the Company as a whole, or (ii) the issuance of Common Stock, stock options, stock-appreciation rights, restricted stock units, or other forms of equity or equity-linked compensation under the Company’s equity incentive or purchase plans duly adopted by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors of the Company or a committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose.

 

(d)        Weighted-Average Adjustment to Exercise Price . If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall issue any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents entitling any person to acquire shares of Common Stock, at an effective price per share less than the then-current Exercise Price, as adjusted hereunder (any such issuance, other than an issuance of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents in respect of an Exempt Issuance, being referred to as a “ Dilutive Issuance ”), then the Exercise Price shall be adjusted in accordance with the following formula:

 

AEP = EP * [OS + ((DIS * DIP)/EP)]

(OS + DIS)

 

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For purposes of the foregoing formula:

 

AEP = Adjusted Exercise Price

 

EP = Exercise Price (as in effect immediately prior to adjustment)

 

OS = Total number of shares of Common Stock and Common Stock Equivalents outstanding immediately prior to the Dilutive Issuance (excluding, however, Common Stock and Common Stock Equivalents outstanding on account of Exempt Issuances)

 

DIS = Total number of shares of Common Stock and Common Stock Equivalents issued in the Dilutive Issuance

 

DIP = The per-share price at which Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents were issued in the Dilutive Issuance

 

Any such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued; provided, however, that (i) if an adjustment is made on account of a Dilutive Issuance of Common Stock Equivalents, then the subsequent issuance of actual Common Stock upon conversion or exercise of such Common Stock Equivalents will not result in a second adjustment, and (ii) notwithstanding anything in this Warrant to the contrary, no adjustments shall be made under this Section 2(d) in respect of an Exempt Issuance.

 

(e) Additional Loans under the Loan and Security Agreement. If at any time that an Advance (as defined in the Loan and Security Agreement) is made under the Loan and Security Agreement and the aggregate amount of all Advances made under the Loan and Security Agreement (whether or not outstanding) exceeds $3,000,000, then the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be increased by the product of (the quotient of the amount of such most recent Advance divided by $0.255) multiplied by 0.5.

 

 

3.        FUNDAMENTAL TRANSACTIONS . If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company effects any merger of the Company with or into another entity and the Company is not the surviving entity, (ii) the Company effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or by another individual or entity, and approved by the Company) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to tender or exchange their shares of Common Stock for other securities, cash or property or (iv) the Company effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property (other than as a result of a subdivision or combination of shares of Common Stock covered by Section 2(a) above) (in any such case, a “ Fundamental Transaction ”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company and any additional consideration (the “ Alternate Consideration ”) receivable upon or as a result of such reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation or disposition of assets by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such event (disregarding any limitation on exercise contained herein solely for the purpose of such determination). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. To the extent necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions, any successor to the Company or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall issue to the Holder a new warrant consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holder’s right to exercise such warrant into Alternate Consideration.

 

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4.        NON-CIRCUMVENTION . The Company covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by amendment of its articles of incorporation, bylaws or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, and will at all times in good faith carry out all the provisions of this Warrant and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of the Holder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (i) shall not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise Price then in effect, (ii) shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (iii) shall, so long as this Warrant is outstanding, have authorized and reserved, free from preemptive rights, a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to provide for the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise).

 

5.        WARRANT HOLDER NOT DEEMED A SHAREHOLDER . Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, this Warrant, in and of itself, shall not entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as a shareholder of the Company. In addition, nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on the Holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a shareholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

6.        REISSUANCE OF WARRANTS .

 

(a)        Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Warrant . If this Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed, the Company will, on such terms as to indemnity or otherwise as it may reasonably impose (which shall, in the case of a mutilated Warrant, include the surrender thereof), issue a new Warrant of like denomination and tenor as this Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed.

 

(b)        Issuance of New Warrants . Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Warrant pursuant to the terms of this Warrant, such new Warrant shall be of like tenor with this Warrant, and shall have an Issuance Date, as indicated on the face of such new Warrant which is the date such new Warrant is issued.

 

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7.        TRANSFER .

 

(a)        Notice of Transfer . The Holder, by acceptance hereof, agrees to give written notice to the Company before transferring this Warrant or transferring any Warrant Shares of such Holder’s intention to do so, describing briefly the manner of any proposed transfer. Promptly upon receiving such written notice, the Company shall present copies thereof to the Company’s counsel. If the proposed transfer may be effected without registration or qualification (under any federal or state securities laws), the Company, as promptly as practicable, shall notify the Holder thereof, whereupon the Holder shall be entitled to transfer this Warrant or to dispose of Warrant Shares received upon the previous exercise of this Warrant, all in accordance with the terms of the notice delivered by the Holder to the Company; provided, however, that an appropriate legend may be endorsed on this Warrant or the certificates for such Warrant Shares respecting restrictions upon transfer thereof necessary or advisable in the opinion of counsel and satisfactory to the Company to prevent further transfers which would be in violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933 and applicable state securities laws; and provided further that the prospective transferee or purchaser shall execute an Assignment of Warrant in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B and such other documents and make such representations, warranties, and agreements as may be required solely to comply with the exemptions relied upon by the Company for the transfer or disposition of the Warrant or Warrant Shares.

 

(b)       If the proposed transfer or disposition of this Warrant or such Warrant Shares described in the written notice given pursuant to this Section 7 may not be effected without registration or qualification of this Warrant or such Warrant Shares, the Holder will limit its activities in respect to such transfer or disposition as are permitted by law.

 

8.        NOTICES . Whenever notice is required to be given under this Warrant, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given in accordance with the notice provisions contained in the Note. The Company shall provide the Holder with prompt written notice (i) immediately upon any adjustment of the Exercise Price, setting forth in reasonable detail, and certifying, the calculation of such adjustment and (ii) at least 20 days prior to the date on which the Company closes its books or takes a record (A) with respect to any dividend or distribution upon the shares of Common Stock, (B) with respect to any grants, issuances or sales of any stock or other securities directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock or other property, pro rata to the holders of shares of Common Stock or (C) for determining rights to vote with respect to any Fundamental Transaction, dissolution or liquidation, provided in each case that such information shall be made known to the public prior to or in conjunction with such notice being provided to the Holder.

 

9.        AMENDMENT AND WAIVER . The terms of this Warrant may be amended or waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) only with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.

 

10.       GOVERNING LAW . This Warrant and all rights, obligations and liabilities hereunder shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to the conflicts-of-law principles thereof.

 

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11.        DISPUTE RESOLUTION . In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Exercise Price, the Closing Sale Price, or the arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares, the Company or the Holder (as the case may be) shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations via email or facsimile (a) within two business days after receipt of the applicable notice giving rise to such dispute to the Company or the Holder, as the case may be, or (b) if no notice gave rise to such dispute, at any time after the Holder learned of the circumstances giving rise to such dispute. If the Holder and the Company are unable to agree upon such determination or calculation of the Exercise Price, Closing Sale Price or the Warrant Shares within three business days of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being submitted to the Company or the Holder, as the case may be, then the Company shall, within two business days thereafter submit via facsimile or email (x) the disputed determination of the Exercise Price or Closing Sale Price to an independent, reputable investment bank selected by the Company and approved by the Holder or (y) the disputed arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares to the Company’s independent, outside accountant. The Company shall cause at its expense the investment bank or the accountant, as the case may be, to perform the determinations or calculations and notify the Company and the Holder of the results no later than ten business days from the time it receives the disputed determinations or calculations. Such investment bank’s or accountant’s determination or calculation, as the case may be, shall be binding upon all parties absent manifest error.

 

12.        ACCEPTANCE . Receipt of this Warrant by the Holder shall constitute acceptance of and agreement to all of the terms and conditions contained herein.

 

13.        CERTAIN DEFINITIONS . For purposes of this Warrant, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

(a)       “ Bloomberg ” means Bloomberg Financial Markets.

 

(b)       “ Closing Sale Price ” means, for any security as of any date, (i) the last closing trade price for such security on the Principal Market, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing trade price, then the last trade price of such security prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg, or (ii) if the foregoing does not apply, the last trade price of such security in the over-the-counter market for such security as reported by Bloomberg, or (iii) if no last trade price is reported for such security by Bloomberg, the average of the bid and ask prices of any market makers for such security as reported by the OTC Markets. If the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Sale Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during the applicable calculation period.

 

(c)       “ Common Stock ” means (i) the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and (ii) any share capital into which such common stock shall have been changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such common stock.

 

(d)       “ Common Stock Equivalents ” means any securities of the Company that would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including without limitation any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

 

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(e)       “ Exempt Issuance ” means the issuance of (i) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, officers, directors or unaffiliated consultants of the Company pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors of the Company or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose, (ii) any securities upon the exercise or conversion of any securities issued pursuant to the this Warrant or other warrants issued under the Loan and Security Agreement, (iii) any Common Stock upon the exercise or conversion of securities that are issued and outstanding as of the Issuance Date, (iv) securities issued pursuant to or in connection with acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company, (v) shares of Common Stock issued or issuable in connection with regularly scheduled dividend payments on the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock or Series A-1 Preferred Stock, and (vi) shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to any loan or leasing arrangement, real property leasing arrangement, or debt financing from a bank approved by the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

(f)       “ Principal Market ” means the primary national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then traded.

 

(g)       “ SEC ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

(h)       “ Trading Day ” means (i) any day on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and traded on its Principal Market, (ii) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted and traded on any national securities exchange, then a day on which trading occurs on any over-the-counter markets, or (iii) if trading does not occur on the over-the-counter markets, any business day.

 

(i)       “ Weighted Average Price ” means, for any security as of any date, (i) the dollar-volume weighted-average price for such security on the Principal Market during the period beginning at 9:30 a.m., New York City time, and ending at 4:00 p.m., New York City time, as reported by Bloomberg or (ii) if the foregoing does not apply, the dollar-volume weighted-average price of such security in the over-the-counter market for such security during the period beginning at 9:30 a.m., New York City time, and ending at 4:00 p.m., New York City time, as reported by Bloomberg, or (iii) if no dollar-volume weighted-average price is reported for such security by Bloomberg for such hours, the average of the highest closing bid price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported in OTC Markets. If the Weighted Average Price cannot be calculated for such security on such date on any of the foregoing bases, the Weighted Average Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. If the Company and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved pursuant to Section 11 with the term “Weighted Average Price” being substituted for the term “Exercise Price.” All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any share dividend, share split or other similar transaction during such period.

 

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14.        REGISTRATION RIGHTS .

 

(a)        Demand Registration . The Company shall file, within 45 days after written demand therefor by the Holder, and thereafter use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect, registration under the Securities Act for the resale of the Warrant Shares; provided, however, that (i) the Company shall not be obligated to take any action to effect any such registration if the Holder fails to reasonably cooperate in providing the Company with all information reasonably required to be included in the applicable registration statement or otherwise required to be obtained by the Company for purposes of preparing and filing the registration statement and any amendments thereto, and (ii) the obligations of the Company upon any such demand shall be subject to the provisions of paragraph (c) below. Once declared effective by the SEC, the Company shall use its best efforts to keep the applicable registration statement effective until the earliest of (A) such time as all of the Warrant Shares shall have been sold or (B) at least three years have passed since the Issuance Date (as applicable, the “ Registration Expiration ”).

 

(b)        Piggyback Registration .

 

(i)       If, but without any obligation under this Agreement to do so, the Company proposes to register, including for this purpose a registration effected by the Company for holders of Company securities other than the Holder, any of its securities under the Securities Act, other than a registration relating solely to the sale of securities to participants in an equity incentive plan on Form S-8, or a registration on Form S-4 relating solely to a transaction pursuant to the SEC’s Rule 145 (or any successors to such forms), the Company shall at such time promptly give the Holder written notice of such proposed registration. Upon the written request of the Holder given within 20 business days after the giving of notice by the Company, the Company shall, subject to the provisions of paragraph (c) below, cause to be registered under the Securities Act all of the Warrant Shares that the Holder shall have requested to be registered; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to take any action to effect any such registration if the Holder fails to reasonably cooperate in providing the Company with all information reasonably required to be included in the applicable registration statement or otherwise required to be obtained by the Company for purposes of preparing and filing that registration statement and any amendments thereto.

 

(ii)       In connection with any offering involving an underwriting of the Company’s common securities, the Company shall not be required under this Section 14(b) to include any of Holder’s Warrant Shares in such underwriting unless the Holder accepts the terms of the underwriting as agreed upon between the Company and the underwriters selected by the Company (or by other persons entitled to select the underwriters).

 

(iii)       No incidental right under this Section 14(b) shall be construed to limit any registration required under Section 14(a). The piggyback registration rights in this Section 14(b) shall continue until the Registration Expiration.

 

(c)        Cut-Back Provision . With respect to any registration under Section 14(b), but not any registration under Section 14(a), if, for any reason, the SEC, (in consultation with Company counsel, and based on existing written SEC guidance or applicable rules), or one of the lead underwriters participating in an underwritten primary offering, requires that the number of Warrant Shares to be registered for resale pursuant to the applicable registration statement be reduced (in order to comply with SEC rules or guidance, or in order to facilitate the success of the offering as determined by the lead underwriters), then such reduction shall be allocated pro rata among all holders whose shares (but not limited to Warrant Shares) have been included (or are eligible for inclusion) for resale under the registration statement until the reduction so required shall have been effected.

 

(d)        Registration Expenses . All expenses incurred by the Company in complying with Section 14, including without limitation all registration and filing fees, printing expenses (if required), fees and disbursements of counsel and independent public accountants for the Company, fees of the FINRA, transfer taxes, and fees of transfer agents and registrars, are called “ Registration Expenses .” The Company will pay all Registration Expenses in connection with any registration hereunder.

 

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In Witness Whereof , the Company has caused this Warrant to Purchase Common Stock to be duly executed as of the date indicated above.

 

  CREATIVE REALITIES, INC.
   
 
  John Walpuck
  Chief Executive Officer

  

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EXHIBIT A

 

FORM OF
EXERCISE NOTICE

 

(To be executed by the registered holder to exercise this Warrant to Purchase Common Stock)

 

The Undersigned holder hereby exercises the right to purchase _________________ of the shares of Common Stock (“Warrant Shares”) of Creative Realities, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), evidenced by the attached copy of the Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (the “Warrant”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.

 

1. Form of Exercise Price . The Holder intends that payment of the Exercise Price shall be made as (check one):

 

a cash exercise with respect to _________________ Warrant Shares; and/or

 

a “Cashless Exercise” with respect to _______________ Warrant Shares.

 

2. Payment of Exercise Price . In the event that the holder has elected to exercise some or all of the Warrant Shares to be issued pursuant hereto, the holder shall pay the Aggregate Exercise Price in the sum of $___________________ to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

 

3. Delivery of Warrant Shares . The Company shall deliver to the holder __________________ Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

 

Date: _______________

 

 
  (Print Name of Registered Holder)
   
  By:          
  Name:
  Title:

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

FORM OF
ASSIGNMENT OF WARRANT

 

(To be signed only upon authorized transfer of the Warrant)

 

For Value Received , the undersigned hereby sells, assigns, and transfers unto ____________________ the right to purchase _______________ shares of common stock of Creative Realities, Inc., to which the within Warrant to Purchase Common Stock relates and appoints ____________________, as attorney-in-fact, to transfer said right on the books of Creative Realities, Inc. with full power of substitution and re-substitution in the premises. By accepting such transfer, the transferee has agreed to be bound in all respects by the terms and conditions of the within Warrant.

 

Dated: __________________

 

 
  (Signature) *
   
   
  (Name)
   
   
  (Address)
   
   
  (Social Security or Tax Ident. No.)

 

* The signature on this Assignment of Warrant must correspond to the name as written upon the face of the Warrant to Purchase Common Stock in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever. When signing on behalf of a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity, please indicate your position(s) and title(s) with such entity.

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.3

 

THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE OR SOLD IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS; OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE ACCEPTABLE TO THE ISSUER, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

 

SECURED TERM PROMISSORY NOTE

 

Issuance Date: August ____, 2016 $4,000,000

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Creative Realities, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (“ CRI ”), Creative Realities, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ CRLLC ”), Broadcast International, Inc., a Utah corporation (“BII”) and Conexus World Global, LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company (“ Conexus ,” and collectively referred to together with CRI, CRLLC and BII as the “ Maker ”), hereby promises to pay to the order of Slipstream Communications, LLC, an Anguillan limited liability company or its successors or assigns (as applicable, the “ Holder ”), the principal amount of $4,000,000 (USD), or such lesser amount as shall have been actually advanced pursuant to that certain Loan and Security Agreement by and between Maker and initial Holder dated of even date herewith (the “ Loan and Security Agreement ”), on or prior to [●], 2017 (subject to the right of extension set forth in Section 1(b) below, the “ Maturity Date ”), in accordance with the terms hereof and the Loan and Security Agreement. This Secured Term Promissory Note is hereinafter referred to as the “ Note .” Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Loan and Security Agreement.

 

1. INTEREST AND PAYMENTS

 

(a)        Interest . The principal amount of this Note will bear simple interest (calculated in the manner provided in the Loan and Security Agreement) at the rate of eight percent (8.0)% per annum, subject to increase as provided in the Loan and Security Agreement. Interest will be payable in cash on a monthly basis in arrears on the first Business Day of each month, with the first interest payment due on October 1, 2016 (or the first business day thereafter).

 

(b)        Term and Payment; Application . The principal amount of this Note, together with all accrued but unpaid interest and any other sums owed hereunder, shall be due and payable at the close of business on the Maturity Date; provided, however, that Maker, by written notice thereof to the Holder delivered at least 30 days prior to the Maturity Date, may elect to extend the Maturity Date for up to one additional one-year period subject only to Maker’s execution and delivery to Slipstream Communications, LLC or its designee of the Extension Warrants; provided however Maker may not extend the Maturity Date if at the time of the giving of such notice or at the initial Maturity Date there is an Event of Default. All payments and prepayments shall be applied first to any costs payable under this Note or the Loan and Security Agreement, second to accrued but unpaid interest, and third to principal.

 

 

 

(c)        Prepayment . Maker may at its option prepay all principal and interest owed under this Note, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, without penalty or premium.

 

2. TRANSFER, EXCHANGE AND REPLACEMENT

 

(a)        Transfer or Exchange . This Note has not been and is not being registered under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “ Securities Act ”) or any state securities laws and this Note may not be transferred prior to the end of the holding period applicable to sales under Rule 144 unless in accordance with applicable law and unless: (1) the transferee is an “accredited investor” (as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act) and (2) the Holder shall have delivered to Maker an opinion of counsel, reasonably satisfactory in form, scope and substance to Maker, to the effect that this Note may be sold or transferred without registration under the Securities Act. Upon surrender of any Note for registration of transfer or for exchange to Maker at its principal office, Maker at its sole expense will execute and deliver in exchange therefor a new Note or Notes, as the case may be, as requested by the Holder or transferee, which aggregate principal amount is equal the unpaid principal amount of such Note, registered as such Holder or transferee may request; provided, however, that this Note may not be transferred by Holder to any Person other than Holder’s affiliates without the prior written consent of Maker. Maker shall be entitled to regard the registered Holder of this Note as the Holder of the Note so registered for all purposes until Maker or its agent, as applicable, is required to record a transfer of this Note on its register.

 

(b)        Replacement . Upon notice to Maker of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Note, and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of an indemnification undertaking by the Holder to Maker in a form reasonably acceptable to Maker and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of the Note, Maker shall execute and deliver a new Note of like tenor and date and in substantially the same form as this Note.

 

3. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

 

An Event of Default shall occur when and as provided in the Loan and Security Agreement and, upon any such default, the Holder shall have the remedies described in the Loan and Security Agreement.

 

4. AMENDMENT AND WAIVER

 

The provisions of this Note may not be modified, amended or waived, and Maker

may not take any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it, without the written consent of the Holder.

 

5. MAKER’S WAIVER OF NOTICE

 

To the extent permitted by law, Maker hereby waives demand, notice, protest and all other demands and notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default or enforcement of this Note, except as may be set forth in the Loan and Security Agreement.

 

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6. GOVERNING LAW

 

This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and all questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and performance of this Note shall be governed by, the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to provisions thereof regarding conflict of laws.

 

7. INDEMNITY AND EXPENSES

 

Maker agrees to pay and reimburse the Holder upon demand for all reasonable costs and expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) that the Holder may incur in enforcing its rights under this Note (including but not limited to collection).

 

8. NO WAIVER OF ENFORCEMENT RIGHTS

 

No failure or delay on the part of this Note in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privilege.

 

9. NOTICE

 

Notices shall be given at the address for Maker or Holder, as applicable, indicated in the Loan and Security Agreement. Notice shall be deemed to have been given as described in the Loan and Security Agreement.

 

10. JOINT AND SEVERAL

 

All obligations of Maker under this Note shall be joint and several.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have set their hands to this Secured Term Promissory Note as of the date first set forth above.

 

MAKER :

 

CREATIVE REALITIES, INC.  
     
By:  
  Rick Mills  
  Chief Executive Officer  
     
CREATIVE REALITIES, LLC  
     
By:  
  Rick Mills  
  Chief Executive Officer  
     
BROADCAST INTERNATIONAL, INC.  
     
By:  
  Rick Mills  
  Chief Executive Officer  
     
CONEXUS WORLD GLOBAL, LLC  
     
By:  
  Rick Mills  
  Chief Executive Officer  

 

 

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EXHIBIT 31.1

 

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
EXCHANGE ACT RULE 13a-14(a)

 

I, Richard Mills, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Creative Realities, Inc.;

 

  2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

  3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

  4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

  5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Dated: November 21, 2016

 

By: /s/ Richard Mills  
  Richard Mills  
  Chief Executive  Officer  

 

EXHIBIT 31.2

 

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
EXCHANGE ACT RULE 13a-14(a)

 

I, John Walpuck, certify that:

 

  1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Creative Realities, Inc.;

 

  2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

  3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

  4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

  5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Dated: November 21, 2016

 

By: /s/ John Walpuck  
  John Walpuck  
  Chief Financial Officer  

EXHIBIT 32.1

 

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 of Creative Realities, Inc., as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Richard Mills, as Chief Executive Officer certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

Dated: November 21, 2016

 

By: /s/ Richard Mills  
  Richard Mills  
  Chief Executive Officer  

 

EXHIBIT 32.2

 

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 of Creative Realities, Inc., as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, John Walpuck, as Chief Financial Officer certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

Dated: November 21, 2016

 

By: /s/ John Walpuck  
  John Walpuck  
  Chief Financial Officer