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Related Party Transactions |
Note 15 – Related Party Transactions On September 26, 2014, the Company entered into a $2.0 million convertible promissory note with AVCP, as more fully described in Note 4 above. In October of 2014, Mr. Carl C. Dockery, the principal of AVCP, was appointed a director of the Company. On February 6, 2015, the Company entered into a second convertible promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $1.5 million, as more fully described in Note 4 above. On June 23, 2015, these notes and accrued but unpaid interest were converted into shares of common stock. In connection with the Debt Conversion and Termination Agreement dated June 23, 2015, the Company issued to AVCP a warrant covering 1,000,000 shares of common stock, as more fully described in Note 4. On May 31, 2017, Anthony D. Caracciolo, Executive Chairman of the Company, participated in the private placement of 2017 Notes, as fully described in Note 4 above. Mr. Caracciolo purchased a promissory note, bearing interest of 7%, for $1,000,000 and received a warrant covering 333,333 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.35. The exercise price was subsequently reduced to $1.00 per share, as further described in Note 4 above. The terms and conditions of Mr. Caracciolo’s investment was identical to those offered to all other investors in the offering and his investment was approved by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. On July 26, 2017, Jordan G. Naydenov, a director with the Company, participated in the private placement of 2017 Notes, as fully described in Note 4 above. Mr. Naydenov purchased a promissory note, bearing interest of 7%, for $100,000 in aggregate principal and received a warrant covering 66,666 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.00. The terms and conditions of Mr. Naydenov’s investment were identical to those offered to all other investors in the offering and his investment was approved by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. On July 28, 2017, AVCP, participated in the private placement of 2017 Notes, as fully described in Note 4 above. Carl C. Dockery, the principal of AVCP, is a director of the Company. AVCP purchased a promissory note, bearing interest of 7%, for $50,000 in aggregate principal and received a warrant covering 33,333 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.00. The terms and conditions of the AVCP investment were identical to those offered to all other investors in the offering and his investment was approved by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. On November 8, 2017, in connection with a private equity offering, a limited liability company in which Anthony D. Caracciolo, Executive Chairman of the Company, holds a partial ownership interest, purchased $100,000 of common stock and warrants on terms identical to those applicable to the other investors in the private equity offering. On January 31, 2018 each of Mr. Caracciolo, Mr. Naydenov and AVCP participated with other investors in the offering of common stock and warrants in satisfaction of the payment obligations relating to the 2017 Notes, as fully described in Note 11 above. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, comprised of independent directors, reviews and approves all related party transactions. The above terms and amounts are not necessarily indicative of the terms and amounts that would have been incurred had comparable transactions been entered into with independent parties. |