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Fair Value, Measurement Inputs, Disclosure [Text Block] |
Note 6 Fair Value Measurement
Financial instruments measured at fair value are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. At September 30, 2016 the Contingently Issuable Warrant balance of approximately $632,000 was classified as Level 3 instruments. The following table sets forth the changes in the estimated fair value for our Level 3 classified derivative contingently issuable warrant liability ($ in thousands):
In accordance with ASC 815, the Company classifies the fair value of the warrant that may have been granted in connection with the NSC Note transferred to the Company as a derivative liability as there was a potential that the Company would not have a sufficient number of authorized common shares available to settle this instrument. The Company valued this warrant using a Black-Scholes model and used estimates for an expected dividend yield, a risk-free interest rate, and expected volatility together with management’s estimate of the probability of issuance of the warrant. At each reporting period, as long as the warrant was potentially issuable and there was a potential for an insufficient number of authorized shares available to settle the warrant, the warrant was revalued and any difference from the previous valuation date would be recognized as a change in fair value in the Company’s Condensed Statements of Operations. The fair value of the Contingently Issuable Warrants was determined by applying management’s estimate of the probability of issuance of the Contingently Issuable Warrants together with the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following key assumptions:
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