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7. Stockholders' Equity

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7. Stockholders' Equity
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Stockholders' Equity  
Stockholders' Equity

Authorized Capital

 

Increase in Authorized Shares

 

On June 29, 2015, the stockholders of the Company approved a reverse stock split of the Company’s outstanding common stock and to proportionally decrease the total number of shares that the Company is authorized to issue at a whole number ratio in the range of 1-for-5 to 1-for-9, such ratio to be determined in the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors, and authorized the Company’s Board of Directors to effect the reverse stock split, if in their judgment it is necessary, at any time until June 29, 2016, upon which date the resolution lapses. To date, no reverse stock split has been authorized by the Board of Directors.

 

Effective October 22, 2015, the Company increased its authorized share capital from 30,000,000 shares of common stock to 60,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share by filing a certificate of amendment with the Secretary of State of Delaware. The share increase was approved by the Company’s stockholders at the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on October 9, 2015. Additionally, The Company is authorized to issue up to 714,286 shares of convertible preferred stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share.

 

Sale of Common Stock

 

Pursuant to an At-the-Market Issuance Sales Agreement with MLV & Co. LLC dated April 2, 2014, the Company may issue and sell shares of common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $9,159,000 from time to time through MLV acting as the Company’s sales agent. During the three months ended December 31, 2015, the Company sold 853,238 shares of common stock for gross proceeds of $991,000 and net proceeds of $948,000 after deducting commissions and other offering expenses. During the nine months ended December 31, 2015, the Company sold 2,077,338 shares of common stock for gross proceeds of $3,055,000 and net proceeds of $2,949,000 after deducting commissions and other offering expenses (Note 12).

 

Common Stock Issued to Settle Fees for Services Provided

 

On April 24, 2009, the Company entered into an agreement with Advocos LLC, a contract sales organization that serves as part of the Company’s sales force, for the sale of the Company’s wound care products in the United States. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company agreed to pay the contract sales organization a monthly fee and potential bonuses that will be based on achievement of certain levels of sales. The Company agreed to issue the contract sales organization cash or shares of common stock to settle fees for its services. On September 30, 2014, the Company issued 32,501 shares of common stock valued at $76,000 in connection with this agreement to settle outstanding fees of which $14,000 was outstanding at March 31, 2014. During the nine months ended December 31, 2014, the Company recorded $62,000 of expense settled with common stock. During the three months ended December 31, 2014, the Company did not record any expense related to the issuance of common stock in connection with this agreement. During the three and nine months ended December 31, 2015, the Company issued 73,034 and 208,519 shares of common stock, respectively, related to this agreement. The fair market value of the common stock was $286,000 at issuance. The Company has determined that the fair value of the common stock was more readily determinable than the fair value of the services rendered. During the three and nine months ended December 31, 2015, the Company recorded $83,000 and $190,000 of expense, respectively, related to stock issued pursuant to this agreement and settled $96,000 of fees accrued in prior periods. The expense was recorded as selling, general and administrative expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive loss for the nine months ended December 31, 2015.