Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Related Party Transactions

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Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Aug. 31, 2014
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]    
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]
Note 6 – Related Party Transactions
 
Allocated General and Administrative Expenses
 
In the future, the Company may receive an allocation of general and administrative expenses from the Advisor that are either clearly applicable to or were reasonably allocated to the operations of the properties. There were no allocated general and administrative expenses from the Advisor for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 or for the four months ended December 31, 2014.
 
Convertible Debenture, due to Majority Stockholder
 
The Company has received funds from its majority stockholder ZH USA, LLC in the form of convertible interest bearing (8% per annum, payable in arrears) due on demand unsecured debt, which are classified as “Convertible debenture, due to majority stockholder” on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company may prepay the note at any time, in whole or in part. ZH USA, LLC may elect to convert all or a portion of the outstanding principal amount of the note into shares of common stock in an amount equal to the principal amount of the note, together with accrued but unpaid interest, divided by $12.748.
 
A rollforward of the funding from ZH USA, LLC classified as convertible debenture, due to majority stockholder as of December 31, 2015 is as follows:
 
Balance as of January 1, 2015
 
$
5,446,102
 
Funds advanced for Tennessee Facilities acquisition
 
 
20,900,000
 
Funds advanced for West Mifflin acquisition
 
 
4,545,838
 
Funds advanced for Plano acquisition (closed post 12.31.15; see Note 11)
 
 
9,000,000
 
Fund advanced to be used for future acquisitions
 
 
138,194
 
Total funded during twelve months ended December 31, 2015
 
 
34,584,032
 
Balance as of December 31, 2015
 
$
40,030,134
 
 
A rollforward of the funding from ZH USA, LLC classified as convertible debenture, due to majority stockholder as of December 31, 2014 is as follows:
 
Balance as of September 1, 2014
 
$
4,536,102
 
Proceeds received for convertible debenture
 
 
910,000
 
Balance as of December 31, 2014
 
$
5,446,102
 
 
Interest expense on the convertible debenture was $581,342 and $142,436 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2015 and the four months ended December 31, 2014, respectively.
 
The Company analyzed the conversion option in the convertible debenture for derivative accounting treatment under ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging,” and determined that the instrument does not qualify for derivative accounting. The Company therefore performed an analysis in accordance with ASC Topic 470-20, “Debt with Conversion and Other Options,” to determine if the conversion option was subject to a beneficial conversion feature and determined that the instrument does not have a beneficial conversion feature.
 
Note Payable to Majority Stockholder
 
The Company has received funds from its majority stockholder ZH USA, LLC in the form of a non-interest bearing due on demand note payable, which is classified as “Note payable to majority stockholder” on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.
 
A rollforward of the funding from the majority stockholder as of December 31, 2015 is as follows:
 
Balance as of January 1, 2015
 
$
38,195
 
Proceeds received from majority stockholder
 
 
382,805
 
Balance as of December 31, 2015
 
$
421,000
 
 
A rollforward of the funding from the majority stockholder as of December 31, 2014 is as follows:
 
Balance as of September 1, 2014
 
$
38,195
 
Proceeds received from majority stockholder
 
 
-
 
Repayments of note payable
 
 
-
 
Balance as of December 31, 2014
 
$
38,195
 
 
Due to Related Parties, Net
 
A rollforward of the due (to) from related parties balance, net as of December 31, 2015 is as follows:
 
 
 
Due from
Advisor
 
Due to
Advisor –
Mgmt. Fees
 
Due to Advisor –
Other Funds
 
Due to Other
Related Party
 
Total Due (To)
From Related
Parties, Net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance as of January 1, 2015
 
$
42,915
 
 
(270,000)
 
 
(103,683)
 
 
-
 
 
(330,768)
 
Management fees due to Advisor (c)
 
 
-
 
 
(360,000)
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
(360,000)
 
Funds loaned by Advisor (a)
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
(136,597)
 
 
-
 
 
(136,597)
 
Funds loaned to Advisor (b)
 
 
135,196
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
135,196
 
Funds loaned by Other Related Party (a)
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
(155,000)
 
 
(155,000)
 
Balance as of December 31, 2015
 
$
178,111
 
 
(630,000)
 
 
(240,280)
 
 
(155,000)
 
 
(847,169)
 
(a)
Total funds loaned to the Company of $291,597 were primarily used by the Company for general corporate purposes.
(b)
Funds loaned were used by the Advisor for the Asheville facility acquisition.
(c)
This amount represents a cash flow statement operating activity.
 
A rollforward of the due (to) from related parties balance, net as of December 31, 2014 is as follows:
 
 
 
Due from
Advisor
 
Due to
Advisor –
Mgmt. Fees
 
Due to Advisor –
Other Funds
 
Due to Other
Related Party
 
Total Due (To)
From Related
Parties, Net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance as of September 1, 2014
 
$
-
 
 
(150,000)
 
 
(63,000)
 
 
-
 
 
(213,000)
 
Management fees due to Advisor
 
 
-
 
 
(120,000)
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
(120,000)
 
Funds loaned by Advisor
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
(40,683)
 
 
-
 
 
(40,683)
 
Funds loaned to Advisor
 
 
42,915
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
42,915
 
Balance as of December 31, 2014
 
$
42,915
 
 
(270,000)
 
 
(103,683)
 
 
-
 
 
(330,768)
 
 
Management Agreement
 
On November 10, 2014, the Company entered into a Management Agreement, with an effective date of April 1, 2014, with Inter-American Management, LLC (the “Advisor”), a Delaware limited liability company and an affiliate of the Company. Under the terms of the Management Agreement, the Advisor is responsible for designing and implementing our business strategy and administering our business activities and day-to-day operations. For performing these services, the Company will pay the Advisor a base management fee equal to the greater of (a) 2.0% per annum of the Company’s net asset value (the value of the Company’s assets less the value of the Company’s liabilities), or (b) $30,000 per calendar month. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2015 and the four months ended December 31, 2014, management fees of $360,000 and $120,000, respectively, were incurred and expensed by the Company, due to the Advisor, and remain unpaid as of December 31, 2015. Additionally, during the twelve months ended December 31, 2015 the Company expensed $400,000 and $227,000 that were paid to the Advisor for the acquisitions of the Tennessee facilities and the West Mifflin facility, respectively. For the four months ended December 31, 2014 the Company expensed $48,400 that was paid to the Advisor related to the acquisition of the Asheville facility in September 2014.
Note 6 — Related Party Transactions
 
Management agreement — On November 10, 2014 the Company entered into a Management Agreement, with an effective date of April 1, 2014, with Inter-American Management LLC (the “Manager”), a Delaware limited liability company and an affiliate of the Company. Under the terms of the Management Agreement the Manager is responsible for designing and implementing our business strategy and administering our business activities and day-to-day operations. For performing these services, the Company will pay the Manager a base management fee equal to the greater of (a) 2.0% per annum of the Company’s net asset value (the value of the Company’s assets less the value of the Company’s liabilities), or (b) $30,000 per calendar month. For the year ended August 31, 2014, management fees of $213,000 were due to the Manager. As of August 31, 2014, $213,000 remains unpaid and is recorded as due to related parties in the accompanying balance sheet at August 31, 2014. Additionally, the Company expensed $434,200 that was paid to the Manager related to loan costs for the acquisition of the Omaha Facility. This expense is included in the general and administrative line item in the accompanying statements of operations for the year ended August 31, 2014.
 
Allocated general and administrative expenses — In the future, the Company may receive an allocation of general and administrative expenses from the Manager that are either clearly applicable to or were reasonably allocated to the operations of the properties. There were no allocated general and administrative expenses from the Manager for the year ended August 31, 2014.
 
Note payable to majority stockholder — Heng Fai, the majority stockholder, loaned the Company $7,468,142 to assist in the acquisition of the Omaha Facility and pay closing costs. The loan was unsecured, due on demand, and bore no interest. On July 1, 2014, the Company converted the entire balance of the Heng Fai loan into a Convertible Debenture (the “Convertible Debenture”). The Convertible Debenture bears interest at 8.0% per annum and all unpaid interest and principal is due on June 30, 2015. Interest is paid monthly in arrears and payments begin on July 31, 2014, and on the last day of each calendar month thereafter. The Company may prepay the note at any time, in whole or in part. Heng Fai may elect to convert all or a portion of the outstanding principal amount of the note into shares of common stock in an amount equal to the principal amount of the note, together with accrued but unpaid interest, divided by $12,748.
 
On July 17, 2014, Heng Fai elected to convert $2,932,040 of the principal and accrued interest under the note into 230,000 shares of our unregistered common stock. Shares of our unregistered common stock issued to Heng Fai as a result of these conversions will be subject to customary anti-dilution rights in the event of stock splits, stock dividends and similar corporate events.
 
As of August 31, 2014, the outstanding principal balance of the Convertible Debenture was $4,536,102. Interest expense was $91,468 for the year ended August 31, 2014. Also during the year ended August 31, 2014, $345,053 was loaned to the Company to be used for general corporate purposes. The Company repaid $306,858 of this loan leaving a note payable to stockholder balance of $38,195 at August 31, 2014.