7. Notes Payable and Interest Expense

The following table presents details of our notes payable as of September 30, 2022 and  December 31, 2021:

ACOA Note

On November 6, 2017, Livelenz (a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company), entered into an amendment of the original agreement dated December 2, 2014, with the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (“ACOA”). Under this agreement, the note will mature, and the commitments will terminate on February 1, 2024. The monthly principal payment amount of $3,000 CAD increased to $3,500 CAD beginning on November 1, 2019, $4,000 CAD on August 1, 2021, $4,500 CAD on August 1, 2022, and $2,215 CAD during the remaining term of the agreement. Payments from April- December of 2020 were voluntarily deferred by ACOA due to COVID-19. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022 we repaid $32,263 USD of principal.

Chase Loan

On April 10, 2020, we entered into a commitment loan with Chase Bank, N.A. under the CARES act and SBA Paycheck Protection Program, in the principal aggregate amount of $891,103, which is due and payable two years after issuance. This note bears interest on the unpaid balance at the rate of one percent (1%) per annum. The note contains a deferral period of six months, for which no interest or principal payments are due. Forgiveness of the loan may be obtained by meeting certain SBA requirements. The entire loan was forgiven on July 21, 2021, at which time the company recorded a gain on extinguishment of debt in the amount of $891,103.

TD Bank Loan

On April 22, 2020, we entered into a commitment loan with TD Bank under the Canadian Emergency Business Account (“CEBA”), in the principal aggregate amount of $40,000 CAD, which is due and payable on December 31, 2023. This note bears interest on the unpaid balance at the rate of zero percent (0%) per annum during the initial term. Under this note, no interest or principal payments are due until December 31, 2023. Under the conditions of the loan, thirty-three percent (33%) of the loan will be forgiven if sixty-seven percent (67%) is repaid prior to the initial term date.

Related Party Notes

Secured Promissory Notes

On June 30, 2021, we entered into a Credit Facility Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with one of the Company’s directors (the "Lender"). The Company can borrow up to $6,000,000 under this Credit Agreement amended on September 30, 2022. As of December 31, 2021, the company has drawn a total of $3,478,125 including cash in the amount of $3,206,250 and $271,875 of principal and accrued interest under the above-described Note that was rolled into the Credit Facility and paid a total of $200,000 toward the principal balance of the loan,

The loan is secured by all of our tangible and intangible assets including intellectual property. This loan bears interest on the unpaid balance at the rate of fifteen percent (15%) per annum. The Company may prepay this loan without notice, penalty, or charge. In consideration of the lender’s agreement to provide the facility, the Company issued warrants to purchase shares of its common stock at an exercise price of $1.67 per share in connection with the issuance of funds under this Credit Agreement. The warrants are exercisable for a period commencing upon issuance of the notes and ending 36 months after issuance of the financing. In addition, the Company has agreed to issue to the lender additional warrants entitling the lender to purchase a number of shares of the Company's common stock equal to twenty percent (20%) of the amount of the advances made divided by the volume-weighted average price over the 30 trading days preceding the advance (the "VWAP"). Each warrant will be exercisable over a three-year period at an exercise price equal to the VWAP. Under the original terms of the Credit Agreement, the Company was to begin repaying the principal amount, plus accrued interest, in 24 equal monthly installments commencing on June 30, 2022, and ending on June 30, 2024. On August 13, 2022, the Lender agreed to postpone the 24-month repayment period to a later period commencing on January 31, 2022, and further agreed that interest accrued on the loan between July 1, 2022 and December 31, 2022 is to be settled in shares of the Company’s common stock.

On June 10, 2022, The Company took a draw of an additional $500,000 under the Credit Agreement. 

On August 09, 2022 the Company took a draw of an additional $300,000 under the credit agreement.

During the nine months period ending September 30, 2022, the Company issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of 177,571 shares of its common stock at the stated exercise price per share in connection with the issuance of funds under the Credit Agreement. The estimated aggregate fair value of the warrants issued is $73,469 using the Black-Scholes option valuation model as of September 30, 2022.

As of September 30, 2022, the Company has drawn a total of $4,078,125 including cash in the amount of $3,806,250, and $271,875 of principal and accrued interest under the above-described UP Notes which were rolled into the Credit Agreement, and we have accrued interest of $387,918. A total of $151,398 of accrued interest was settled into 140,185 shares of common stock and the Company recorded a loss on debt settlement of interest payable $2,259.

Unsecured Promissory Note

On July 1, 2021, we entered into Unsecured Promissory Notes (each individually, a “UP Note” and collectively, the “UP Notes”) in the aggregate principal amount of $271,875 to certain investors, officers, and directors of the Company. Each UP Note bears interest on the unpaid balance at the rate of fifteen percent (15%) per annum and the principal and accrued interest are due and payable no later than December 31, 2023. We may prepay any of the UP Notes without notice, subject to a two percent (2%) pre-payment penalty. The UP Note offer was conducted by our management and there were no commissions paid by us in connection with the solicitation. The Company issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of 33,017 shares of its common stock at the stated exercise price per share in connection with the issuance of funds under this Credit Agreement.

On August 13, 2022, an amendment to the Credit Facility agreement was agreed upon. The amendment updated the date to begin payment from July 31, 2022, to December 31, 2022. In addition, the interest accrued monthly between July 1, 2022, and December 31, 2022, will be settled into equity. Common Stock will be issued at the end of each month at a rate of $1.08 per share of Common Stock in the amount of the interest accrued for each month.

As of September 30, 2022, The Company has a principal balance of $271,875, accrued interest of $55,530 and a total of $10,352 of interest was converted into 9,585 shares of common stock and The Company recorded a loss on settlement of interest payable of $162.

Interest Expense

Interest expense was $193,501 and $88,331 during the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Interest expense was $520,454 and $144,714 during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.