Quarterly report pursuant to sections 13 or 15(d)

10. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

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10. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
10. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Preferred DividendsThe Company accrued and paid cash dividends in respect of its Series B Preferred Stock of $319,000 and $949,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, and accrued but did not pay cash dividends of $319,000 and $946,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. On August 21, 2012, the Company entered into an agreement with the Series B Preferred Stock holders under which the Company issued 2,360,000 shares of its common stock in payment of $732,000 of the total $7,315,000 of accrued and unpaid dividends in respect of the Series B Preferred Stock. In addition, the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock agreed to forebear from exercising any rights they may have with respect to the unpaid dividends until January 1, 2014. The Company had accrued and unpaid dividends in respect of its Series B Preferred Stock of $6,583,000 and $7,315,000 as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

 

Note Payable to Related PartyThe Company had a note payable to its Chief Executive Officer totaling $750,000 as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. This note matures on March 31, 2013.