NOTE 9. CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE PAYABLE

Convertible debenture payable consists of the following:

On September 28, 2021, (the “Closing Date”) the Company completed a financing transaction under a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) and corresponding 18% Original Issue Discount Convertible Debenture (the “Debenture”), Common Stock Purchase Warrant (the “Warrant”) and Registration Rights Agreement (“RRA”). Under the terms of the SPA, the Company received $2,500,000 from the Purchaser and in exchange issued the Debenture in the principal amount of $3,048,781 and Warrants to purchase up to 406,504 shares of the Company’s common stock. The Debenture is convertible voluntarily by the Purchaser at any time into shares of our common stock, at the lesser of $7.50, representing 100% of the closing price of our common stock on the trading day immediately prior to the Closing Date, or 75% of the average VWAP of our common stock during the 5 trading day period immediately prior to the conversion date (the “Conversion Price”), or automatically upon the occurrence of a single public offering of our common stock which results in the listing of our common stock on a national securities exchange as defined in the Exchange Act (the “Qualified Offering”) into shares of our common stock at the lesser of the Conversion Price, or 75% of the offering price of the securities offered in the Qualified Offering. The Debenture matures on March 27, 2022, does not accrue interest unless there is an event of default under the terms of the Debenture. The Warrant is exercisable at any time through September 28, 2026 into shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $9.00 per share, unless an event of default occurs, at which time the exercise price will adjust to $3.00 per share. The Warrant contains a cashless exercise provision but only in the event the Company fails to have an effective registration statement registering the common shares underlying the Warrant at any time beginning six months from the Closing Date.  The RRA requires the Company to register for resale and maintain effectiveness of such Registration Statement for all the registrable securities under the terms of the Debenture and Warrant, within defined time frames. Should the Company fail to meet the RRA requirements, until the date causing such event of noncompliance is cured, the Company shall pay to the Purchaser as partial liquidated damages equal to the product of 2% of the principal amount not to exceed 24% of the aggregate principal. If the Company fails to pay the liquidated damages within seven days after the date payable, the Company will pay interest at 18% until such amounts are paid in full. Although the Company completed the Registration Statement filings required, it did not meet the filing date requirements.  The filing date requirements were cured in February 2022.  Total unpaid damages and estimated related costs of approximately $189,700, are included in accrued expenses at December 31, 2021 (see Note 8), and general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2021.  The Company evaluated the Debenture for derivative embedded and beneficial conversion features and determined that its embedded conversion feature carried a debt discount. The total conversion feature debt discount of $980,000 is amortized over the life of the convertible debenture. The debt discount amortization expense recorded as amortization of interest in the Consolidated Statements of Operations was $514,365 for the year ended December 31, 2021.  As of December 31, 2021, the debenture carries outstanding warrants of 1,219,512. The relative fair market value of the related stock warrants granted during the year ended December 31, 2021 was $847,048.  The unamortized discount at December 31, 2021 was $402,465. Stock warrants amortization expense recorded as interest expense was $444,583 for the year ended December 31, 2021. The Company incurred $548,781 of Original Issue Discount and $275,000 of debt issuance costs related to the Debenture which is being amortized to interest expense over the term of the debt using the effective interest method. Interest expense related to the Original Issue Discount and debt issuance costs was $399,999 for the year ended December 31, 2021. The unamortized discount and issuance costs at December 31, 2021 was $423,782.