NOTE 1: ORGANIZATION, DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS, AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Accelerize Inc., a Delaware corporation, incorporated on November 22, 2005, owns and operates CAKE, a Software-as-a-Service, or SaaS, platform providing online tracking and analytics solutions for advertisers and online marketers.

The Company provides software solutions for businesses interested in expanding their online advertising spend.

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments including normal recurring adjustments, which, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes included herein should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, which are included in the Company’s December 31, 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2018.  The Company assumes that the users of the interim financial information herein have read, or have access to, the audited consolidated financial statements for the preceding period, and that the adequacy of additional disclosure needed for a fair presentation of these may be determined in that context. The results of operations for the three-month period ended March 31, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of results for the entire year ending December 31, 2018.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which implies the Company will continue to meet its obligations for the next 12 months as of the date these financial statements are issued.  

The Company had a working capital deficit of $1,804,833 and an accumulated deficit of $32,799,143 as of March 31, 2018.  The Company also had a net loss of $1,256,459 and cash used in operating activities of $1,099,773.

Management’s plan to continue as a going concern includes raising capital in the form of debt or equity, increased gross profit from revenue growth and managing and reducing operating and overhead costs.  However, management cannot provide any assurances that the Company will be successful in accomplishing its plans. Management also cannot provide any assurance that unforeseen circumstances that could occur at any time within the next twelve months or thereafter will not increase the need for the Company to raise additional capital on an immediate basis.

However, based upon its plans, management believes that the Company is a going concern.

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the results of operations of Cake Marketing UK Ltd., or the Subsidiary. All material intercompany accounts and transactions between the Company and its Subsidiary have been eliminated in consolidation.

NOTE 2: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Use of Estimates

The preparation of unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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 reporting amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported period. Actual results will differ from those estimates. Included in these estimates are assumptions about collection of accounts receivable, useful life of fixed assets, and assumptions used in Black-Scholes-Merton, or BSM, valuation methods, such as expected volatility, risk-free interest rate, and expected dividend rate.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid temporary cash investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased, to be cash equivalents. The Company has restricted cash as a result of its corporate card program through its bank. The bank requires a collateral which is placed in a money market account and can be increased or decreased at any time at the discretion of the Company. The Company’s restricted cash amounted to $50,000 at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

Accounts Receivable

The Company’s accounts receivable are due primarily from advertisers and marketers. Collateral is currently not required. The Company also maintains allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of the Company’s customers to make payments. The Company periodically reviews these estimated allowances, including an analysis of the customers’ payment history and creditworthiness, the age of the trade receivable balances and current economic conditions that may affect a customer’s ability to make payments as well as historical collection trends for its customers as a whole. Based on this review, the Company specifically reserves for those accounts deemed uncollectible or likely to become uncollectible. When receivables are determined to be uncollectible, principal amounts of such receivables outstanding are deducted from the allowance.

Concentration of Credit Risks

The Company is subject to concentrations of credit risk primarily from cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable.

The Company’s cash and cash equivalents accounts are held at a financial institution and are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or the FDIC, up to $250,000. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2018, the Company has reached bank balances exceeding the FDIC insurance limit. To reduce its risk associated with the failure of such financial institutions, the Company periodically evaluates the credit quality of the financial institution in which it holds deposits.

The Company's accounts receivable are due from customers, generally located in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Canada. None of the Company’s customers accounted for more than 10% of its accounts receivable at March 31, 2018 or December 31, 2017.  The Company does not require any collateral from its customers.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue on arrangements in accordance with ASC 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, Topic 606, which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in FASB ASC 605. The guidance primarily states that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods and services. Revenue is recognized when the price is fixed or determinable, persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the service is performed, and collectability of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured.

The Company’s SaaS revenues are generated from implementation and training fees and a monthly license fee, supplemented by per transaction fees paid by customers for monthly platform usage. The initial term of the customer contract is generally one year with one of two general cancellation policies. Each party may cancel the contract within the initial period or after the initial period, with 30-days’ prior notice. The Company does not provide any general right of return for its delivered items. Services associated with the implementation and training fees have standalone value to the Company’s customers, as there are third-party vendors who offer similar services to the Company’s services. Accordingly, they qualify as separate units of accounting. The Company allocates a fair value to each element deliverable at the recognition date and recognize such value when the services are provided. The Company bases the fair value of the implementation and training fees on third-party evidence and the monthly license fee on vendor-specific objective evidence. Fees charged by third-party vendors for implementation and training services do not vary significantly from the fees charged by the Company. Services associated with implementation and training fees are generally rendered within a month from the initial contract date. The value attributed to the monthly license fees as well as the fees associated with monthly transaction-based platform usage are recognized in the corresponding period.

Product Concentration

The Company generates its revenues from software licensing, usage, and related transaction fees.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company accounts for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis in accordance with ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, or ASC 820. ASC 820 establishes a common definition for fair value to be applied to existing generally accepted accounting principles that require the use of fair value measurements, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosure about such fair value measurements.

ASC 820 defines fair value as 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. Additionally, ASC 820 requires the use of valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. These inputs are prioritized below:

Additional Disclosures Regarding Fair Value Measurements

The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses, and lines of credit approximate their fair value due to the short-term maturity of these items.

Advertising

The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred.

Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 740, Accounting for Income Taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts expected to be realized, but no less than quarterly.

Foreign Currency Translation

The Company’s reporting currency is U.S. Dollars. The functional currency of the Company’s Subsidiary in the United Kingdom is British Pounds. The translation from British Pounds to U.S. dollars is performed for asset and liability accounts using exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date, equity accounts using historical exchange rates or rates in effect at the balance sheet date, and for revenue and expense accounts using the average exchange rate in effect during the period. The resulting translation adjustments are recorded as a component of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss). Foreign currency translation gains and losses arising from exchange rate fluctuation on transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are included in the consolidated statements of operations.

Software Development Costs

Costs incurred in the research and development of software products and significant upgrades and enhancements thereto during the preliminary project stage and the post-implementation operation stage are expensed as incurred. Costs incurred for maintenance and relatively minor upgrades and enhancements are expensed as incurred. Costs associated with the application development stage of new software products and significant upgrades and enhancements thereto are capitalized when 1) management implicitly or explicitly authorizes and commits to funding a software project and 2) it is probable that the project will be completed and the software will be used to perform the function intended. The Company capitalized internal-use software development costs of $375,000 during the three-month period ended March 31, 2018. The Company amortizes such costs once the new software products and significant upgrades and enhancements are completed. The unamortized internal-use software development costs amounted to approximately $4,196,000 and $3,926,000 at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. The Company’s amortization expenses associated with capitalized software development costs amounted to approximately $105,000 and $134,000 during the three-month period ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Amortization of internal-use software is reflected in cost of revenues.

Share-Based Payment

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with ASC Topic 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation, or ASC 718. Under the fair value recognition provisions of this topic, stock-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is recognized as an expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, which is the vesting period.

The Company has elected to use the BSM option-pricing model to estimate the fair value of its options, which incorporates various subjective assumptions including volatility, risk-free interest rate, expected life, and dividend yield to calculate the fair value of stock option awards. Compensation expense recognized in the statements of operations is based on awards ultimately expected to vest and reflects estimated forfeitures. ASC 718 requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.

Common stock awards

The Company has granted common stock awards to non-employees in exchange for services provided. The Company measures the fair value of these awards using the fair value of the services provided or the fair value of the awards granted, whichever is more reliably measurable. The fair value measurement date of these awards is generally the date the performance of services is complete. The fair value of the awards is recognized on a straight-line basis as services are rendered. The share-based payments related to common stock awards for the settlement of services provided by non-employees is recorded on the consolidated statement of comprehensive loss in the same manner and charged to the same account as if such settlements had been made in cash.

Warrants

In connection with certain financing, consulting and collaboration arrangements, the Company has issued warrants to purchase shares of its common stock. The outstanding warrants are standalone instruments that are not puttable or mandatorily redeemable by the holder and are classified as equity awards. The Company measures the fair value of the awards using the Black-Scholes option pricing model as of the measurement date. Warrants issued in conjunction with the issuance of common stock are initially recorded at fair value as a reduction in additional paid-in capital of the common stock issued. All other warrants are recorded at fair value as expense over the requisite service period or at the date of issuance, if there is not a service period. Warrants granted in connection with ongoing arrangements are more fully described in Note 6, Stockholders’ Equity.  

Segment Reporting

The Company generated revenues from one source, its SaaS business, during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. The Company's chief operating decision maker evaluates the performance of the Company based upon revenues and expenses by functional areas as disclosed in the Company's statements of operations.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350), which simplifies the goodwill impairment test. The effective date for ASU 2017-04 is for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance on its financial statements.

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016‑01, Financial Instruments — Overall: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. The guidance affects the accounting for equity investments, financial liabilities under the fair value option and the presentation and disclosure requirements of financial instruments. The guidance is effective in the first quarter of fiscal 2019. Early adoption is permitted for the accounting guidance on financial liabilities under the fair value option. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance on its financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842 ) and subsequently amended the guidance relating largely to transition considerations under the standard in January 2017. The objective of this update is to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those annual periods and is to be applied utilizing a modified retrospective approach. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance on its financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business. This new standard clarifies the definition of a business and provides a screen to determine when an integrated set of assets and activities is not a business. The screen requires that when substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired (or disposed of) is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar identifiable assets, the set is not a business. Since the Company has not acquired any material businesses, this standard has no impact on its financial statements.

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230 ): Restricted Cash . The objective of this ASU is to eliminate the diversity in practice related to the classification of restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows. For public business entities, this ASU is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company has adopted this standard on January 1, 2018, and it has had no material impact on its financial statements.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718) :   Scope of Modification Accounting (ASU 2016-09),   which provides guidance about which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting in Topic 718. This pronouncement is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company has adopted this standard on January 1, 2018 and it has had no material impact on its financial statements.

Other accounting pronouncements have been issued but deemed by management to be outside the scope of relevance to the Company. 

Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share are calculated by dividing income available to stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during each period. Diluted earnings per share are computed using the weighted average number of common and dilutive common share equivalents outstanding during the period. Dilutive common share equivalents consist of shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options and warrants (calculated using the modified-treasury stock method).  

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are recorded at cost and are depreciated on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives of three years. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Significant renewals and betterments are capitalized.

Property and equipment consist of the following at:

During the three-month period ended March 31, 2017, the Company disposed of approximately $7,500 in computer equipment with a net book value of approximately $1,700 for proceeds of approximately $800. There were no such disposals in 2018.

NOTE 3: PREPAID EXPENSES

At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company’s prepaid expenses consisted primarily of prepaid insurance and tradeshow costs.

NOTE 4: DEFERRED REVENUES

The Company’s deferred revenues consist of prepayments made by certain of the Company’s customers and undelivered implementation and training fees.  The Company decreases the deferred revenues by the amount of the services it renders to such clients when provided.

On March 11, 2016, the Company entered into a subordinated loan, or the Agility Loan, with Agility Capital II, LLC, or Agility Capital, which provides for total availability of $625,000 and was to originally mature, prior to amendment, on March 31, 2017. The Agility Loan has a fixed interest rate of 12% per year and requires $25,000 monthly amortization payments beginning on June 1, 2016. The Agility Loan also requires fees of approximately $130,000 over the life of the loan, and is subject to a total aggregate minimum interest of $50,000 in the event of a prepayment. The Agility Loan contains covenants to achieve specified Adjusted EBITDA levels, as defined, limiting capital expenditures, restricting the Company’s ability to pay dividends, purchase and sell assets outside the ordinary course and incur additional indebtedness. As of December 31, 2017, and at repayment of the Agility Loan, the Company was in compliance with these covenants. The Agility Loan requires a security interest in all of the Company’s personal property and intellectual property, second in priority to the Lender and to SaaS Capital Funding II, LLC.

In connection with the Agility Loan, on June 30, 2016, as a result of outstanding amounts under the Agility Loan, the Company issued to Agility Capital a warrant to purchase up to 69,444 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.45 per share. This warrant expires on March 11, 2021. The fair value of the warrant amounted to $15,880 and was capitalized as deferred financing costs, of which $0 and $3,970 was expensed during the three-month period ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

On November 29, 2016, the Company entered into an amendment of the Agility Loan which waived any event of default and the breach of any covenant, representation, warranty, and any other agreement contained in the Agility Loan as a result of the entering into of the Settlement Agreement. On the date of the amendment, a loan modification fee in the amount of $100,000, fully earned and non-refundable, was added to the outstanding loan balance and shall accrue interest, expensed in the statement of operations. Additionally, the maturity date was extended to December 31, 2017. On November 29, 2016, the Company issued to Agility Capital a warrant to purchase up to 187,500 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.40 per share. This warrant expires on November 29, 2021. The fair value of the warrant amounted to $42,427 and was capitalized as deferred financing costs, of which $0 and $9,791 was expensed during the three-month period ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

On August 14, 2017, the Company entered into a consent to waiver of the Agility Loan, to permit the issuance of promissory notes to lenders, as further described below.

On November 8, 2017, the Company entered into the Third Amendment of the Agility Loan whereby Agility Capital agreed to loan an additional $300,000 to the Company, such that the aggregate principal amount owing to Agility Capital as of November 9, 2017 was $625,000. The Third Amendment extended the maturity date of the Agility Loan from December 31, 2017 to December 31, 2018. A loan modification fee of $125,000 was deducted from the Additional Loan amount. This arrangement was treated as a substantial modification of existing debt pursuant to the guidance of ASC 470-50 “Debt – Modifications and Extinguishments” (“ASC 470-50”). Because the net present value of the modified notes was greater than 10% of the present value of the remaining cash flows under the old debt, the transaction was treated as a debt extinguishment and reissuance of a new debt instrument, with the fair value of $606,034 and therefore recorded $106,034 as a loss on debt extinguishment.  The carrying value of the $625,000 did not change as a result of the extinguishment since the discounts recognized at inception of these new notes were fully amortized at the time of the issuance. 

On January 26, 2018, the Company repaid the Agility Loan by paying Agility Capital approximately $581,000 which terminated the loan agreement between the Company and Agility Capital and released Agility Capital’s security interest in Company assets. The Company owed $0 and $600,000 under the Agility Loan at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

On May 5, 2016, the Company entered into a loan and security agreement, or the SaaS Capital Loan, with SaaS Capital Funding II, LLC to borrow up to a maximum of $8,000,000. Initial amounts borrowed will accrue interest at the rate of 10.25% per annum with future amounts borrowed bearing interest at the greater of 10.25% or 9.21% plus the three-year treasury rate at the time of advance. Accrued interest on amounts borrowed is payable monthly for the first six months and thereafter 36 equal monthly payments of principal and interest is payable. Prepayments will be subject to a 10%, 6% or 3% of principal premium if prepaid prior to 12 months, between 12 and 24 months, or between 24 months and maturity, respectively. Advances may be requested until May 5, 2018. The initial minimum advance amount of $5,000,000, on May 5, 2016, was used to repay the outstanding Line of Credit balance of $4,572,223. A facility fee of $80,000 was paid by the Company in connection with the initial advance and an additional $80,000 is payable on May 5, 2017.

The SaaS Capital Loan contains customary covenants including, but not limited to, covenants to achieve specified Adjusted EBITDA levels and revenue renewal levels, limiting capital expenditures and restricting the Company's ability to pay dividends, purchase and sell assets outside the ordinary course and incur additional indebtedness. As of March 31, 2018, the Company was in compliance with such covenants. The occurrence of a material adverse change will be an event of default under the SaaS Capital Loan, in addition to other customary events of default. The Company granted SaaS Capital Funding II, LLC a security interest in all of the Company's personal property and intellectual property through the SaaS Capital Loan and the Patent, Trademark and Copyright Security Agreement between the Company and SaaS Capital Funding II, LLC.

On May 5, 2016, in connection with the SaaS Capital Loan, the Company issued to SaaS Capital Partners II, LP, an affiliate of SaaS Capital Funding II, LLC, a warrant to purchase up to 1,333,333 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $0.45 per share subject to certain adjustments for dividends, splits or reclassifications. The Warrant is exercisable until the earlier of May 5, 2026, or the date that is 5 years from the date the Company’s equity securities are first listed for trading on NASDAQ. The Company paid approximately $169,000 in financing costs through September 30, 2016. The fair value of the warrant amounted to $383,128 and was capitalized as deferred financing costs, of which $31,927 was expensed during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017.

On November 29, 2016, the Company entered into an amendment of the SaaS Capital Loan to receive consent from SaaS Capital to enter into the Settlement Agreement. The amendment required a loan modification fee of $120,000, payable at $10,000 a month for one year, expensed in the statement of operations. In connection with this amendment, the Company agreed to issue SaaS Capital a warrant to purchase up to 200,000 shares of our Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.36 per share. This warrant expires on November 29, 2026. The fair value of the warrant amounted to $60,185 which was fully expensed at December 31, 2016.

On May 10, 2017, the Company entered into a second amendment of the SaaS Capital Loan with SaaS Capital which adjusted the Minimum Adjusted EBITDA covenant of the SaaS Capital Loan from $0 to ($150,000) until August 31, 2017 to give the Company added flexibility in completing our hosting migration to a new platform and to allow for potentially augmented marketing and sales efforts.

On June 16, 2017, the Company entered into a third amendment of the SaaS Capital Loan with SaaS Capital to provide that any advance made within 6 months of the final advance date will be for a 36-month period with interest only payments due from the date of advance until the final advance date.

On August 14, 2017, the Company entered into a fourth amendment of the SaaS Capital Loan with SaaS Capital to permit the issuance of promissory notes to lenders, further described below.

On November 8, 2017, the Company entered into a fifth amendment, or the Fifth Amendment, of the SaaS Capital Loan with SaaS Capital which adjusted the Minimum Adjusted EBITDA covenant of the SaaS Capital Loan from $0 to ($170,000) until October 31, 2017, to ($150,000) from November 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017, to ($100,000) from January 1, 2018 to May 31, 2018, to ($50,000) from June 1, 2018 to August 31, 2018, and to $0 thereafter. The Fifth Amendment added a new minimum liquidity covenant for a cash balance of $600,000 effective January 31, 2018. The Fifth Amendment also memorialized SaaS Capital’s waiver of the Minimum Adjusted EBITDA covenant for September 2017. In connection with the Fifth Amendment, the Company agreed to pay to SaaS Capital a fee of $375,000 upon the payment in full of all outstanding advances. 

On January 25, 2018, the Company entered into a sixth amendment, or the Sixth Amendment, of the SaaS Capital Loan to permit the Company to enter into the Beedie Credit Agreement, further described below, and to permit the repayment of Agility Capital and of the promissory notes to lenders, further described below. The Sixth Amendment also amended the Company’s adjusted EBITDA covenant and added covenants requiring a minimum gross margin and specified debt to monthly recurring revenue ratios. This arrangement was treated as a normal modification of existing debt pursuant to the guidance of ASC 470-50 “Debt – Modifications and Extinguishments” (“ASC 470-50”). Because the net present value of the modified notes was lesser than 10% of the present value of the remaining cash flows under the old debt, the transaction was treated as a debt modification. In connection with the Sixth Amendment, the Company agreed to issue SaaS Capital a warrant to purchase up to 200,000 shares of its Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.35 per share, subject to certain adjustments for dividends, splits or reclassifications. The fair value of the warrant amounted to $56,834 and was capitalized as deferred financing costs, of which $3,157 and $0 was expensed during the three-month period ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company borrowed $0 from the SaaS Capital Loan, and made principal payments of $662,058.

The Company owed $7,042,326 and $7,704,384 under the SaaS Capital Loan at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

On August 14, 2017, the Company borrowed an aggregate of $1,000,000 from seven lenders, or the Lenders, and issued promissory notes, or the Promissory Notes, for the repayment of the amounts borrowed. The Lenders are all accredited investors, certain of the Lenders are shareholders of the Company, one of the Lenders is an affiliate of the Company’s director, Greg Akselrud, and two of the lenders are each affiliated with a partner of Mr. Akselrud’s in the law firm of Stubbs Alderton and Markiles, LLP. The Promissory Notes are unsecured, have a maturity date of August 14, 2019 and all principal is due upon maturity. Amounts borrowed accrue interest at 12% per annum and accrued interest is payable monthly. The Company also issued to the Lenders three-year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.35 per share. The fair value of the warrant amounted to $104,676 and was capitalized as deferred financing costs, of which $82,868 and $0 was expensed during the three-month period ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

On January 26, 2018, the Company paid approximately $1,074,000 to repay the Promissory Notes issued to the Lenders, which includes approximately $65,000 in additional interest expenses due to the repayment date which was prior to the maturity date. The Company owed $0 and $1,000,000 under the Promissory Notes at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 respectively.

Beedie Credit Agreement

On January 25, 2018, the Company entered into a non-revolving term credit agreement, or the Beedie Credit Agreement, with Beedie Investments Limited, or Beedie, to borrow up to a maximum of $7,000,000. Outstanding principal will accrue interest at the rate of 12% per annum increasing to 14% per annum if the Company’s gross margins fall below amounts specified in the Beedie Credit Agreement. Accrued interest on outstanding principal is payable monthly in arrears. The Company paid Beedie a commitment fee of $175,000 and will pay to Beedie a monthly standby fee of 0.325% on the unadvanced and available amount. Advances may be requested until July 25, 2020 and outstanding principal must be paid in full on January 25, 2021. Prepayment, which if at the Company’s option must be made in full and is otherwise required following certain asset dispositions, will be subject to a fee of 24 months accrued interest less all interest previously paid by the Company on the outstanding principal amount if paid prior to January 25, 2020. The initial minimum advance amount of $4,500,000 was advanced on January 26, 2018. Approximately $581,000 of the initial advance was used to repay Agility Capital to terminate the loan agreement between the Company and Agility dated March 11, 2016, as amended, and to release Agility Capital’s security interest in Company assets. Approximately $1,074,000 of the initial advance was used to repay the Promissory Notes issued to the Lenders on August 14, 2017. The $175,000 commitment fee was capitalized as deferred financing costs, of which $9,722 and $0 was expensed during the three-month period ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

The Beedie Credit Agreement contains customary covenants including, but not limited to, covenants to achieve specified adjusted EBITDA levels, to maintain minimum revenue renewal and liquidity levels, to maintain minimum gross margins, to maintain specified debt to monthly recurring revenue ratios, that limit capital expenditures and restrict the Company's ability to pay dividends, purchase and sell assets outside the ordinary course, and that limit the Company’s ability to incur additional indebtedness. The occurrence of a material adverse change will be an event of default under the Beedie Credit Agreement, in addition to other customary events of default. Default interest will be charged at 18% per annum. The Company granted Beedie a security interest, subordinated to the security interest of SaaS Capital, in all of the Company's assets through a pledge and security agreement, patent security agreement and trademark security agreement, each between the Company and Beedie. As additional security, the Company’s Subsidiary issued an unlimited guarantee to Beedie. Beedie is entitled to board of director observation rights during the term of the Beedie Credit Agreement. 

In connection with the Beedie Credit Agreement, the Company issued to Beedie a warrant, or the Beedie Warrant, to purchase up to 4,500,000 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $0.35 per share subject to certain adjustments for dividends, splits or reclassifications, and a weighted average adjustment for certain issuances of common stock below the exercise price prior to January 26, 2019. Up to 2,500,000 additional shares of common stock under the Beedie Warrant will be exercisable on a pro rata basis to additional amounts borrowed if and when advanced under the Beedie Credit Agreement. The Company adopted ASU 2017-11 which revises ASC 815-10-15-74 to allow instruments with a down round features to qualify for equity classification. Under the new guidance, the issuer would recognize the value of the feature only when it is activated and there is an actual reduction of the strike price or conversion feature.  The value of the adjustment is then to be recorded as deemed dividend and a reduction of income available to common stockholders. The fair value of the warrant amounted to $1,099,861 and was capitalized as deferred financing costs, of which $61,103 and $0 was expensed during the three-month period ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

The Company recognized amortization and interest expenses in connection with the credit facility and loans as follows. 

NOTE 6: STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

Common Stock

There were no exercises of options during the three-month period ended March 31, 2018. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2017, the Company issued 1,707,692 shares of its Common Stock pursuant to the cashless exercise of 2,400,000 options.

As of March 31, 2018, and December 31, 2017, there were 65,939,709 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding.

Restricted Stock

During 2017 and 2016, the Company issued 120,000 restricted shares of its Common Stock, at a value of $0.50 per share, vesting in 4 equal quarterly increments commencing on July 1, 2017 and July 1, 2016, to each of its non-employee directors as partial annual compensation for services as a director. As of March 31, 2018 and 2017, these restricted shares were fully issued. The Company recorded expenses of $30,000 during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. $30,000 remained unvested as of March 31, 2018 and 2017.

Warrants

There were no exercises of warrants during the three-month period ended March 31, 2018. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2017, the Company issued 160,096 shares of its Common Stock pursuant to the cashless exercise of 225,000 warrants.

During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company issued 200,000 and 4,500,000 warrants exercisable at a price of $0.35 per share and which expire on January 25, 2028 and January 25, 2024, respectively. The fair value of these warrants amounted to $56,834 and $1,099,861, respectively, and were recognized as deferred financing costs and amortized using the effective interest method over the terms of the associated loan. During this same period, 58,824 warrants expired. 

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, no new warrants were issued and 46,875 warrants expired. 

As of March 31, 2018, and December 31, 2017, there were 16,110,517 and 11,469,341 warrants issued and outstanding, respectively, with a weighted average price $0.62 and $0.74, respectively.

The Company recorded expenses of $61,050 and $125,867 during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, related to warrants granted to employees in prior years.

As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, there were 8,257,500 and 8,302,500 options, respectively, issued and outstanding with a weighted average price of $0.40.

The total compensation cost related to non-vested awards not yet recognized amounted to $35,382 at March 31, 2018 and the Company expects that it will be recognized over the following 30 months.

NOTE 7: COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

Comprehensive loss includes changes in equity related to foreign currency translation adjustments. The following table sets forth the reconciliation from net loss to comprehensive loss for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017:

The following table sets forth the balance in accumulated other comprehensive loss as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively:

NOTE 8: SEGMENTS

The Company operates in one business segment. Percentages of sales by geographic region for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 were approximately as follows:

NOTE 9: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

During August 2017, the Company entered into an amendment to its original January 2014 lease for certain office space in Newport Beach.  Pursuant to the lease amendment, effective March 1, 2018, the premises shall be expanded to include an additional 1,332 usable square feet such that the premises shall consist of 11,728 usable square feet in the aggregate. In addition, pursuant to the terms of the lease amendment, the Company extended the term of the lease agreement until June 30, 2023. Commencing on March 1, 2018, the initial base rent for the premises will be $38,702 per month for the first year and increasing to $44,566 per month by the end of the term.

During October 2016, the Company amended its original May 2014 sublease and entered into a 21-month sublease in Newport Beach, effective June 1, 2016. The monthly base rent was approximately $4,100 through the end of the sublease term, in February 2018. As of March 31, 2018, this sublease has expired.

During July 2014, the Company entered into a five-year lease for certain office space in a business center in London, England, which commenced on July 30, 2014. The base rent is GBP 89,667 (approximately $115,000) per year and the estimated service charges for the lease are GBP 45,658 (approximately $56,000) per year.

Legal Proceedings

From time to time, the Company may become involved in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company is not presently a party to any legal proceedings that it currently believes, if determined adversely to the Company, would individually or taken together have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, operating results, financial condition or cash flows.

On November 29, 2016, the Company entered into the Settlement Agreement with Jeff McCollum, or McCollum, to settle pending litigation between the Company and McCollum in the Superior Court of the State of California related to McCollum’s termination as an executive officer of the Company on September 8, 2014. In connection with the Settlement Agreement, McCollum surrendered to the Company a stock certificate representing 1,890,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, or the Shares, and for dismissal with prejudice of the cross-complaint and action against the Company brought by McCollum. The Company agreed to pay McCollum a total of $2,700,000. $1,000,000 of this total has already been paid as of January 18, 2017, of which the Company’s insurance carrier contributed $500,000. The remaining $1,700,000 will be paid in 48 equal monthly installments starting on July 1, 2017. The Company previously cancelled McCollum’s options to purchase up to 6,600,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at exercise prices of $0.15 or $0.31 per share. The Company cancelled the 1,890,000 Shares and thereafter the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock decreased by approximately 3%. During 2016, the Company recorded a loss on legal settlement of $2,200,000, net of the reimbursement of $500,000, which the Company received from its insurance carrier in December 2016. The outstanding settlement balance amounted to $1,381,250 as of March 31, 2018 pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, of which $425,000 has been classified as accounts payable and accrued expenses and $956,250 as other long-term liabilities, in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet.