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Related Party Transactions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

NOTE 10 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

The Company's executive officers and employees, from time to time, make payments for materials and various expense items (including business related travel) in the ordinary course of business via their personal credit cards in lieu of checks drawn on Company accounts. The Company does not provide its employees or executive officers with corporate credit cards. Amounts due these officers and directors (including one of the Company's directors, the president and chief executive officer, and the controller) are included in accounts payable, related parties, on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

As of March 31, 2019, one of the Company's directors held five, separate convertible notes issued by the Company. These convertible notes reflect a portion of the aggregate amount that such outside director is owed by the Company for a combination of (i) certain vendor payments made by him on the Company's behalf, (ii) cash previously advanced to the Company for working capital, and (iii) director's fees earned through June 30, 2017. One of these notes, in the face amount of $60,000, was issued to a company controlled by the director, is due on demand, together with accrued interest at 4.5% APR, and is convertible at $0.01 per share of common stock. Another of these notes, issued to the director personally, is in the face amount of $30,000, is similarly due on demand, together with accrued interest at 4.5% APR, and is convertible at $0.01 per share of common stock. The third of these notes, also issued to the director personally, is in the face amount of $55,500, is due on demand, together with accrued interest at 4.5% and is convertible at $0.007 per share of common stock. The fourth note, issued in the name of the director's son, is in the face amount of $20,000, is due on demand, together with accrued interest at 4.5% and is convertible at $0.005 per share of common stock. The fifth note, issued to the director personally, is in the face amount of $28,500, is similarly due on demand, together with accrued interest at 4.5% APR, and is convertible at $0.015 per share of common stock. See Note 6.

 

As of March 31, 2019, the Company's general counsel held three notes and one short-term note issued by the Company. One such note reflected an amount due for legal services provided for the year ended December 31, 2014 in the amount of $150,000. This note is payable by the Company on demand, together with accrued interest at 4.5% APR. Another of these notes reflected an amount due for legal services provided for the year ended December 31, 2015 in the amount of $120,000. This note is similarly payable on demand, together with accrued interest at 4.5% APR. A third note is in the amount of $10,000, reflects funds advanced to the Company for working capital, is due on demand, together with accrued interest at 12% APR. The final note of $7,000 reflects funds advanced to the Company for working capital on the basis of a 15-day repayment obligation, which, as of the date of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, remains unsatisfied and outstanding. In addition, a short-term loan in the amount of $15,752, reflects funds advanced to Advanced Cement Sciences LLC for working capital. No terms were set for this short-term loan, which as of the date of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, remains outstanding and is included in accounts payable, related parties on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Finally, on December 24, 2018, and in connection with the Company's acquisition of Advanced Cement Sciences LLC, the Company's general counsel agreed to relinquish the previous respective rights of conversion on the first three notes mentioned above. See Note 6.

 

As of March 31, 2019, the Company had issued a total of seven (7) convertible notes to a certain related party investor and significant shareholder. The first such note is in the amount of $100,000, is due on November 13, 2018, together with accrued interest at 10% APR, and is convertible at $0.01 per share of common stock. The second such note is also in the amount of $100,000, is due on March 18, 2019, together with accrued interest at 10% APR, and is convertible at $0.01 per share of common stock. The third such note is in the amount of $50,000, is due on May 12, 2019, together with accrued interest at 10% APR, and is convertible at $0.01 per share of common stock. The fourth such note is in the amount of $200,000, is due on June 7, 2019, together with accrued interest at 10% APR, and is convertible at $0.01 per share of common stock. The fifth such note is in the amount of $300,000, is due on July 28, 2019, together with accrued interest at 10% APR, and is convertible at $0.01 per share of common stock. The sixth such note is in the amount of $50,000, is due on demand, together with interest at 10% APR, and is convertible at $0.01 per share of common stock. And the seventh such note is in the amount of $50,000, is due on June 15, 2018, together with interest at 10% APR, and is convertible at $0.01 per share of common stock. See Note 6.

 

As of March 31, 2019, one of the Company's directors held two convertible notes issued by the Company. The first note, issued to the director personally for director's fees earned through September 15, 2016, is in the face amount of $20,500, due on demand, together with accrued interest at 4.5% APR, and is convertible at $0.007 per share of common stock. The second note, issued to the director for director's fees earned through June 30, 2017, is in the face amount of $9,500, is similarly due on demand, together with accrued interest at 4.5% APR, and is convertible at $0.015 per share of common stock.

 

The Company accrued payroll earned, by related parties, during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and the year ended December 31, 2018, respectively, in the total amount of $182,396 and $182,396 for the Company's president and chief executive officer and controller.

 

As of March 31, 2019, the Company's president and chief executive officer held two notes issued by the Company. The first note represents previously accrued base salary earned through September 15, 2016 in the amount of $349,329, is due on demand, together with accrued interest at 4.5% APR. The second note represents previously accrued base salary earned through June 30, 2017 in the amount of $87,532, is due on demand, together with accrued interest at 4.5% APR. On December 24, 2018, and in connection with the Company's acquisition of Advanced Cement Sciences LLC, the Company's president and chief executive officer agreed to relinquish the previous respective rights of conversion on these two notes. See Note 6.

 

As of March 31, 2019, the Company's controller held two notes issued by the Company. The first note represents previously accrued base salary earned through September 15, 2016 in the amount of $134,604, is due on demand, together with accrued interest at 4.5% APR. The second note represents previously accrued base salary earned through June 30, 2017 in the amount of $28,010, is due on demand, together with accrued interest at 4.5% APR. On December 24, 2018, and in connection with the Company's acquisition of Advanced Cement Sciences LLC, the Company's controller agreed to relinquish the previous respective rights of conversion on these two notes. See Note 6.

 

As of March 31, 2019, an independent contractor who had been the president of one of EcoSmart's divisions prior to the merger with the Company, who is also shareholder of the Company, held one convertible note representing accrued earnings in the amount of $25,700. The note payable is due on demand, together with accrued interest at 4.5%, and is convertible at $0.007 per share of common stock. See Note 6.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded revenue for sales to shareholders in the amount of $15,652 and $25,128, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2019, one shareholder accounted for approximately 16% of Company revenue, a second shareholder accounted for approximately 3%, and, as a group, the sales to shareholders accounted for approximately 19% of Company revenues. These revenues are recorded as revenue, related party on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.