Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Fair Value Measurements

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Fair Value Measurements
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Fair Value Measurements
7. Fair Value Measurements
 
Certain of the Company’s financial instruments are not measured at fair value on a recurring basis but are recorded at amounts that approximate their fair value due to their liquid or short-term nature, such as accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities.
 
Laser Device for Treatment of Migraine Headaches
 
On March 17, 2014, the Company invested $250,000 for a 35% ownership position in a third-party company developing a laser device to treat migraine headaches. The Company elected the fair value option for recording this investment. In conjunction with this investment, the Company entered into a Purchase Agreement with the third-party company, in which the Company received 13,409,962 Class A Preferred Units, representing 83% of a total 16,091,954 Class A Preferred Units. The fair value of this investment was $0.3 million as of December 31, 2016 and 2015. The value of the Company’s investment was determined based on a valuation which takes into consideration, when applicable, cash received, cost of the investment, market participant inputs, estimated cash flows based on entity specific criteria, purchase multiples paid in other comparable third-party transactions, market conditions, liquidity, operating results and other qualitative and quantitative factors. The values at which the Company’s investments are carried on its books are adjusted to estimated fair value at the end of each quarter taking into account general economic and stock market conditions and those characteristics specific to the underlying investments. Based upon these inputs at December 31, 2016 and 2015, the fair value of the Company’s investment approximated cost.
 
Origo Acquisition Corporation (formerly CB Pharma Acquisition Corporation)
 
On June 10, 2016, CB Pharma Acquisition Corp (“CB Pharma”) held an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”). At the Meeting, the shareholders approved each of the following items: (i) an amendment to the CB Pharma’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Charter”) to extend the date by which CB Pharma has to consummate a business combination from June 12, 2016 to December 12, 2016 (the “Extension”), (ii) an amendment to the Charter to allow the holders of the CB Pharma’s ordinary shares issued in the their initial public offering to elect to convert their shares into their pro rata portion of the funds held in trust, if the Extension is approved, and (iii) the change of CB Pharma’s name from “CB Pharma Acquisition Corp.” to “Origo Acquisition Corporation” (“Origo”). In connection with the Meeting, the Company transferred 1,050,000 of its CB Pharma ordinary shares to Origo. The Company retained ownership of 265,000 Origo shares.
 
On December 19, 2016, Origo announced the execution of a Merger Agreement with Aina Le’a Inc., a residential and commercial real estate developer in Hawaii, pursuant to which Origo will merge with and into Aina Le’a Merger Sub, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aina Le’a Inc. (the “Merger”).  Under the Merger, shareholders and warrant holders in Origo will receive 0.6 shares or warrants of Aina’s common stock, respectively, for each share or warrant of Origo they hold.  On March 10, 2017, Origo’s shareholders approved an amendment to Origo’s organizational documents extending the date by which Origo must consummate the Merger to September 12, 2017.
 
As of December 31, 2016, the Company valued its investment in Origo, a publicly traded company, utilizing the following assumptions: probability of a successful business combination of 51.53%, and no dividend rate, which yielded an underlying value of $8.16 per ordinary share for the private placement shares. The rights and warrants were valued utilizing a binomial-lattice model which assumes a volatility of 25.6%, a risk free rate of return of 0.85% and a strike price of $11.50 per share arriving at a value of $0.82 for each right and $0.58 for each warrant. A 51.53% probability of a successful business combination was applied to the values above arriving at an estimated value of $4.20 for the private placement shares, $0.42 for each right and $0.30 for each warrant. Based upon the valuation, the Company recorded a decrease in fair-value of investment of $1.1 million of which $25,000 represents a realized loss on the investment of the ordinary shares and the remaining $1.0 million was recorded as an unrealized loss. At December 31, 2016, the fair value of the Company’s investment in Origo was, $1.2 million. The Company’s working capital note with Origo of $0.3 million can be converted to stock upon a successful business combination.
 
Uracil Topical Cream
 
In April 2014, the Company paid $243,000 for an option to purchase the exclusive rights to a Phase 2, topical product, Uracil Topical Cream, from a third party and paid an additional $50,000 in August 2014 to extend the term of the option for a total purchase price of $0.3 million. The Company elected the fair value option for this investment. On September 30, 2014, the Company recognized a loss of $0.3 million in connection with the expiration of the option. For the year ended December 31, 2014, this loss was reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
 
Contingently Issuable Warrant
 
Pursuant to the Amended NSC Note (see Note 11), if a Fortress Company has the proceeds of the NSC Note transferred to it, such Fortress Company will issue a note to NSC and NSC will also receive a warrant to purchase a number of shares of the Fortress Company’s stock equal to 25% of the outstanding Fortress Company note divided by the lowest price for which the Fortress Company sells its equity in its first third party financing. The warrants issued will have a term of 10 years and an exercise price equal to the par value of the Fortress Company’s common stock and are accounted for in accordance with ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging.
 
Avenue classified the fair value of the Contingently Issuable Warrants that may have been granted in connection with Avenue’s $3.0 million of its NSC Note transferred from Fortress to Avenue on October 31, 2015 (issuance date) and December 31, 2016 as a derivative liability as there was a potential that Avenue would not have a sufficient number of authorized common shares available to settle these instruments.
 
The fair value of Avenue’s Contingently Issuable Warrants was determined by applying management’s estimate of the probability of issuance of the Contingently Issuable Warrants together with an option pricing model, with the following key assumptions:
 
 
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
Risk-free interest rate
 
2.45
%
2.27
%
Expected dividend yield
 
-
 
-
 
Expected term in years
 
10.00
 
9.84
 
Expected volatility
 
87
%
83
%
Probability of issuance of the warrant
 
50
%
25
%
 
 
 
Avenue’s
 
 
 
Contingently
 
 
 
Issuable
 
($ in thousands)
 
Warrants
 
Beginning balance at January 1, 2016
 
$
114
 
Additions
 
 
-
 
Change in fair value
 
 
188
 
Ending balance at December 31, 2016
 
$
302
 
 
Mustang classified the fair value of the Contingently Issuable Warrants that may have been granted in connection with Mustang’s $3.6 million NSC Note transferred from Fortress to Mustang on July 5, 2016 (issuance date). In October 2016, Mustang issued 138,462 warrants with an exercise price at par. Upon the issuance of warrants, Fortress derecognized a liability related to contingently issuance warrants of $0.8 million.
 
The fair value of Mustang’s Contingently Issuable Warrants was determined by applying management’s estimate of the probability of issuance of the Contingently Issuable Warrants together with an option-pricing model, with the following key assumptions:
 
 
 
Issuance Dates
 
Risk-free interest rate
 
 
1.37
%
Expected dividend yield
 
 
-
 
Expected term in years
 
 
10.00
 
Expected volatility
 
 
76.70
%
Probability of issuance of the warrant
 
 
100
%
 
 
 
Mustang’s
 
 
 
Contingently
 
 
 
Issuable
 
($ in thousands)
 
Warrants
 
Beginning balance at January 1, 2016
 
$
-
 
Additions
 
 
634
 
Change in fair value
 
 
159
 
Issuance of Warrants (October 25, 2016)
 
 
(793)
 
Ending balance at December 31, 2016
 
$
-
 
 
On October 30, 2015, Checkpoint issued 139,592 warrants to NSC after an initial closing of Checkpoint’s offering on September 30, 2015. The following table sets forth the changes in the estimated fair value for Checkpoint’s Level 3 classified derivative Contingently Issuable Warrant liabilities:
 
 
 
Checkpoint’s
 
 
 
Contingently
 
 
 
Issuable
 
($ in thousands)
 
Warrants
 
Beginning balance at January 1, 2015
 
$
-
 
Additions
 
 
175
 
Change in fair value
 
 
438
 
Issuance of Warrants (October 30, 2015)
 
 
(613)
 
Ending balance at December 31, 2015
 
$
-
 
 
The fair value of Checkpoint’s Contingently Issuable Warrants was determined at various issuance dates from March 19, 2015 to August 31, 2015 (“Issuance Dates”) for $0.2 million and on October 30, 2015 for $0.6 million by applying management’s estimate of the probability of issuance of the Contingently Issuable Warrants together with the option pricing model with the following key assumptions:
 
 
 
 
 
October 30,
 
 
 
Issuance Dates
 
2015
 
Risk-free interest rate
 
 
2.26
%
 
2.16
%
Expected dividend yield
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Expected term in years
 
 
10.00
 
 
10.00
 
Expected volatility
 
 
83
%
 
100.86
%
Probability of issuance of the warrant
 
 
25
%
 
100
%
 
Avenue Warrant Liabilities
 
On December 30, 2016, Avenue held a closing of the sale of convertible promissory notes. In the closing, WestPark Capital, Inc., (“WestPark”) the placement agent, received a warrant (“WestPark Warrant”) to purchase the number of shares of Avenue’s common stock equal to $10,000 divided by the price per share at which any note sold to investors first converts into Avenue’s common stock. The Avenue Warrant has a ten-year term and has a per share exercise price equal to the price per share at which any note sold to investors first converts into Avenue’s common stock. The fair value of Avenue’s WestPark Warrant liability was measured at fair value using a Monte Carlo simulation valuation methodology. A summary of the weighted average (in aggregate) significant unobservable inputs (level 3 inputs) used in measuring the Company’s warrant liabilities that are categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy for the year ended December 31, 2016 is as follows:
 
 
December 31,
 
 
2016
 
Risk-free interest rate
 
2.45
%
Expected dividend yield
 
-
 
Expected term in years
 
10.00
 
Expected volatility
 
87
%
 
 
 
Fair Value of
 
 
 
Derivative
 
 
 
Warrant
 
($ in thousands)
 
Liability
 
Beginning balance at January 1, 2016
 
$
-
 
Additions
 
 
12
 
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities
 
 
-
 
Ending balance at December 31, 2016
 
$
12
 
 
Helocyte Warrant Liabilities
 
The fair value of Helocyte’s warrant liability was measured at fair value using a Monte Carlo simulation valuation methodology. A summary of the weighted average (in aggregate) significant unobservable inputs (level 3 inputs) used in measuring the Company’s warrant liabilities that are categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy for the year ended December 31, 2016 is as follows:
 
 
 
December 31,
 
 
 
2016
 
Risk-free interest rate
 
 
1.82% - 1.91 %
 
Expected dividend yield
 
 
-%
 
Expected term in years
 
 
4.50 – 4.92
 
Expected volatility
 
 
70.0%
 
Strike price
 
 
$0.44
 
 
($ in thousands)
 
Fair Value of
Derivative
Warrant
Liability
 
Beginning balance at January 1, 2016
 
$
-
 
Additions
 
 
428
 
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities
 
 
(261)
 
Ending balance at December 31, 2016
 
$
167
 
 
Convertible Notes at Fair Value
 
Helocyte’s convertible debt is measured at fair value using the Monte Carlo simulation valuation methodology. A summary of the weighted average (in aggregate) significant unobservable inputs (Level 3 inputs) used in measuring the convertible debt that is categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy for the year ended December 31, 2016 is as follows:
  
 
 
December 31,
 
 
 
2016
 
Risk-free interest rate
 
 
0.74% - 1.17 %
 
Expected dividend yield
 
 
-%
 
Expected term in years
 
 
0.75 – 1.91
 
Expected volatility
 
 
61.7%
 
 
Avenue’s convertible debt is measured at fair value using the Monte Carlo simulation valuation methodology. A summary of the weighted average (in aggregate) significant unobservable inputs (Level 3 inputs) used in measuring the convertible debt that is categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy for the year ended December 31, 2016 is as follows:
  
 
 
December 31,
 
 
 
2016
 
Risk-free interest rate
 
0.62% - 1.20 %
 
Expected dividend yield
 
-%
 
Expected term in years
 
0.50 – 2.00
 
Expected volatility
 
63.1%
 
 
The following tables classify into the fair value hierarchy of Fortress' financial instruments, exclusive of National's financial instruments, measured at fair value on a recurring basis on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2016 and 2015:
 
 
 
Fair Value Measurement as of December 31, 2016
 
($ in thousands)
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Long-term investments, at fair value
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
1,414
 
$
1,414
 
Total
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
1,414
 
$
1,414
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Contingently Issuable Warrants
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
302
 
$
302
 
Warrant liabilities
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
179
 
 
179
 
Helocyte Convertible Note, at fair value
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
4,487
 
 
4,487
 
Avenue Convertible Note, at fair value
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
200
 
 
200
 
Total
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
5,168
 
$
5,168
 
 
 
 
Fair Value Measurement as of December 31, 2015
 
($ in thousands)
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Long-term investments, at fair value
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
2,485
 
$
2,485
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative warrant liability
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
114
 
$
114
 
 
The following table shows the fair values hierarchy of National's financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2016:
 
 
 
Fair Value Measurement as of September 30, 2016
 
($ in thousands)
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate stock
 
 
101
 
 
 
 
 
—
 
 
101
 
Municipal bonds
 
 
—
 
 
2,111
 
 
—
 
 
2,111
 
Restricted stock
 
 
—
 
 
145
 
 
—
 
 
145
 
Total
 
$
101
 
$
2,256
 
$
—
 
$
2,357
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate stock
 
 
298
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
 
298
 
Warrants issuable
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14,359
 
 
14,359
 
Total
 
$
298
 
$
—
 
$
14,359
 
$
14,657
 
 
Warrants Issuable
 
In accordance with the Merger Agreement, since less than 80% of National's issued and outstanding shares of common stock were tendered, National remains a publicly-traded company and stockholders post-tender offer will receive from National a five-year warrant per held share to purchase an additional share of the Company's common stock at $3.25 as a dividend to all holders of National's common stock.
 
As National does not have the ability to settle the warrants with unregistered shares and maintenance of an effective registration statement (which did not exist at September 30, 2016) may be considered outside of the Company’s control, net cash settlement of the warrants is assumed. Accordingly, National was obligated to issue the warrants. The fair value of the 5.4 million warrants issuable (represents 44% of the warrants issued to non-Fortress shareholders) are being classified as a liability in the consolidated statement of financial condition at September 30, 2016. Such valuation (using level 3 inputs) was determined by use of the Black-Scholes option pricing model using the following assumptions:
 
 
 
September 30,
 
 
 
2016
 
Dividend yield
 
 
0.00
%
Expected volatility
 
 
118.85
%
Risk-free interest rate
 
 
1.14
%
Life (in years)
 
 
5
 
 
In the Merger Agreement, National agreed to set a record date within ninety (90) days following the Acceptance Time (as defined therein) with respect to the distribution to its stockholders of warrants to purchase one share of its common stock for every share of its common stock owned at an exercise price of $3.25 per share (the “Warrants Issuable”). National announced on October 26, 2016, that it had established December 9, 2016 as the record date with respect to the Warrants Issuable.
 
As a result of “due bill” trading procedures, those persons who held shares of National’s common stock as of the record date, or who acquire shares of National's common stock in the market following the record date, and in each case who continue to hold such shares at the close of trading the date before the ex-dividend date to be established by The Nasdaq Stock Market with respect to the Warrants Issuable, will be entitled to receive a Warrants Issuable with respect to each share of National's common stock owned by such person as of the ex-dividend date.
 
Conversely, those persons who held shares of National's common stock as of the record date, or who acquire shares of National's common stock in the market following the record date, but in each case who do not hold such shares of National's common stock at the close of trading on the date before the ex-dividend date, will not be entitled to receive any Warrants Issuable with respect to such shares.
 
Therefore, a shareholder selling their shares of National’s common stock prior to the ex-dividend date would not receive any Warrants Issuable with respect to the shares that are sold by such person even if such person held the shares on the record date, since the shares of National's common stock sold would be accompanied by a “due-bill” entitling the buyer of those shares to receive the Warrants Issuable with respect to such shares.
 
The actual right to receive the Warrants Issuable with respect to any shares of National’s common stock requires still holding such shares until the ex-dividend date.
 
National listed the Warrants Issuable on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “NHLDW” in February 2017.
 
The table below provides a roll forward of the changes in fair value of Level 3 financial instruments for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Helocyte
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Contingently
 
Convertible
 
Avenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment in
 
Investment in
 
Issuable
 
Note, at fair
 
Convertible Note,
 
Warrant
 
 
 
($ in thousands)
 
Origo
 
laser device
 
Warrants
 
value
 
at fair value
 
liabilities
 
Total
 
Balance at December 31, 2015
 
$
2,235
 
$
250
 
$
114
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
2,599
 
Additions during the period
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
14,040
 
 
4,409
 
 
200
 
 
440
 
 
19,089
 
Issuance of warrants
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
(793)
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
(793)
 
Change in fair value of investments
 
 
(1,071)
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
(1,071)
 
Change in fair value of convertible notes
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
78
 
 
 
 
 
-
 
 
78
 
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
1,300
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
(261)
 
 
1,039
 
Balance at December 31, 2016
 
$
1,164
 
$
250
 
$
14,661
 
$
4,487
 
$
200
 
$
179
 
$
20,942
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Contingently
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment in
 
Investment in
 
Issuable
 
Warrant
 
 
 
($ in thousands)
 
Origo
 
laser device
 
Warrants
 
liabilities
 
Total
 
Balance at December 31, 2014
 
$
3,910
 
$
250
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
4,160
 
Additions during the period
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
175
 
 
114
 
 
289
 
Change in fair value of investments
 
 
(1,675)
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
(1,675)
 
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
438
 
 
-
 
 
438
 
Issuance of warrants
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(613)
 
 
 
 
 
(613)
 
Balance at December 31, 2015
 
$
2,235
 
$
250
 
$
-
 
$
114
 
$
2,599