4. ACCRUED EXPENSES

SUMMARY

Accrued expenses consist of the following:

REGISTRATION RIGHTS PENALTY

In connection with the sale of the Company’s Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, the Company granted the purchasers certain registration rights. On November 7, 2016, the Company filed a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 but, as of September 30, 2017, the registration statement had not been declared effective by the SEC. The registration rights agreements entered into with the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock purchasers provide that the Company has to pay liquidated damages equal to 1% of all Series C subscription amounts received on the date the Series C resale registration statement was due to be filed pursuant to such registration rights agreements. The Company is required to pay such penalty each month thereafter until the resale registration statement is filed and once filed the Company has 30 days for the registration statement to be deemed effective otherwise the penalty resumes each month until the terms are met. The maximum liquidated damages amount is 10% of all Series C subscription amounts received. Failure to pay such liquidated damages results in interest on such damages at a rate of 18% per annum becoming due. On May 9, 2017, the Company issued 12,455 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock in satisfaction of $1,245,500 of liabilities associated with the Company’s registration rights penalty.

ACCRUED PROFESSIONAL, BOARD AND OTHER FEES

Accrued professional, board and other fees consist of investment banking fees, professional fees, bonuses, board of director fees, network fees, installation costs and other miscellaneous fees. As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, accrued investment banking fees were $860,183, which were payable in cash.

On June 8, 2017, the Board approved aggregate compensation of $490,173 (compromised of $344,311 to be paid in cash and $145,862 to be paid in units of shares of the Company’s common stock and warrants (with each such warrant having an exercise price equal to the price per unit of the units sold in the public offering) at a 20% discount to the price per unit sold in the public offering to be paid to members of the Board based on the accrued amounts owed to such Board members as of March 31, 2017. The compensation will be paid by the third business day following: (i) a public offering of the Company’s securities; and (ii) the listing of the Company’s shares of common stock on the NASDAQ or other national securities exchange.

ACCRUED COMMISSIONS

See Note 8 – Related Parties for additional details.

WARRANTY PAYABLE

The Company provides a limited product warranty against defects in materials and workmanship for its Blink Network residential and commercial chargers, ranging in length from one to two years. The Company accrues for estimated warranty costs at the time of revenue recognition and records the expense of such accrued liabilities as a component of cost of sales. Estimated warranty costs are based on historical product data and anticipated future costs. Should actual cost to repair and failure rates differ significantly from estimates, the impact of these unforeseen costs would be recorded as a change in estimate in the period identified. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the change in reserve was approximately $9,000. Warranty expenses (benefit) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 were $30,771 and $(26,325) respectively. Warranty expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 were $21,895 and $214,258 respectively.

ACCRUED ISSUABLE EQUITY

In connection with the issuance of a convertible note payable in 2016, the Company is obligated to issue to the purchaser shares of common stock equal to 48% of the consideration paid by the purchaser. The Company must issue such shares on the earlier of (i) the fifth (5th) trading day after the pricing of the public offering (defined as a public offering of the Company’s securities to raise gross proceeds of at least $20,000,000) and (ii) May 15, 2017. As of September 30, 2017, the purchaser paid aggregate consideration of $2,500,100 to the Company but the Company has not yet issued the common stock to the purchaser. As a result, the Company accrued the remaining $1,224,048 obligation which represents the fair value of the share obligation. See Note 5 – Notes Payable – Convertible and Other Notes for additional details.

Separately, during the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company issued an aggregate of 11,503 shares of common stock in partial satisfaction of certain liabilities.

During the three months ended September 30, 2017, the Company entered into agreements with certain warrant holders to exchange warrants to purchase an aggregate of 726,504 shares of common stock with an approximate value on the date of exchange of $2.3 million for an aggregate of 710,841 shares of common stock with an approximate value on the date of exchange of $8.0 million. As a result, the Company recorded a loss on inducement expense of approximately $5.7 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 related to the exchange. As of September 30, 2017, the shares of common stock had not been issued by the Company such that the Company included the $8.0 million value within accrued expenses on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.

See Note 6 – Fair Value Measurement for details associated with the issuance of warrants in satisfaction of a liability to issue certain awards to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.

See Note 8 – Related Parties – Employment Agreement for details related to replacement of expired warrants.

RELEASE OF LIABILITY

On March 24, 2017, the Company was released from a $23,928 liability pursuant to a professional service agreement, such that it recognized a gain on forgiveness of accounts payable of $22,914 during the nine months ended September 30, 2017. See Note 9 – Commitments and Contingencies – Litigation and Disputes for additional information.

ACCRUED LEASE TERMINATION COSTS

See Note 9 – Commitments and Contingencies – Operating Lease for additional details.

ACCRUED SETTLEMENT RESERVE COSTS

See Note 5 – Notes Payable – Convertible and Other Notes and Note 9 – Commitments and Contingencies – Litigation and Disputes.