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Related Party Transactions
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions

Note 5 – Related Party Transactions

 

Consulting Agreement

 

On December 29, 2016, the Company entered into a Consulting Services Agreement (the “Consulting Agreement”) with Bristol Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Bristol”) managed by Paul L. Kessler, the Chairman of the Company. Pursuant to the Consulting Agreement, Mr. Kessler will serve as Executive Chairman of the Company. The initial term of the Agreement is from December 29, 2016 through March 28, 2017 (the “Initial Term”). The term of the Consulting Agreement will be automatically extended for additional terms of 90-day periods each (each a “Renewal Term” and together with the Initial Term, the “Term”), unless either the Company or Bristol gives prior written notice of non-renewal to the other party no later than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the then current Term.

 

During the Term, the Company will pay Bristol a monthly fee (the “Monthly Fee”) of Eighteen Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty and No/100 Dollars ($18,750). This agreement has been amended so that the monthly fee owed to Bristol may now, at the option of the Company, be paid in preferred stock.

 

In addition, upon execution of the Consulting Agreement, the Company granted to Bristol options to purchase up to an aggregate of 30,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company incurred expenses of approximately $112,500 for each period for services provided by Bristol, respectively. On November 22, 2018, the Board of Directors of the Company decided to issue 210,982 shares of Preferred stock (“2018 Bristol shares”) for settlement of the outstanding fees due to Bristol totaling $496,875. At June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company accrued $112,500 and $0, respectively, of net monthly fees due to Bristol. On August 3, 2020, the Board of Directors resolved to convert the total amount of debt owed to Bristol of $384,375, as of July 31, 2020, into 38,438 shares of Series A Preferred stock. In addition, on August 3, 2020, as ratified on August 21, 2020 the Board of Directors elected to cancel the 2018 Bristol shares and issue a new total of 88,125 shares of Series A Preferred stock (see Note 8). The Company issued 22,500 shares of Preferred series A stock for the services provided during the six months ended June 30, 2021.

 

Operating Sublease

 

On June 16, 2016, the Company entered into a Standard Multi-Tenant Sublease (“Sublease”) with Bristol Capital Advisors, LLC (“Bristol Capital Advisors”), an entity controlled by the Company’s Chairman of the Board. The leased premises are owned by an unrelated third party and Bristol Capital Advisors passes the lease costs down to the Company. The term of the Sublease is for 5 years and 3 months beginning on July 1, 2016 commencing with monthly payments of $8,118. During the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company paid lease obligations $28,129 and $23,812, respectively, under the Sublease. See Note 8.

 

Loan from officer

 

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the CEO made a non-interest bearing loan to the Company of $100,000. On August 3, 2020 the Board of Directors resolved to convert the total amount of debt (including loans made to the Company and deferred compensation) owed to John D. Maatta, as of July 31, 2020, into 35,074 shares of Series A Preferred Stock. In addition, on August 3, 2020, as ratified on August 21, 2020 the Board of Directors elected to cancel the 2018 Maatta shares previously issued for outstanding deferred compensation and issue a new total of 85,868 shares of Series A Preferred stock. As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 the outstanding balance under the loan payable was $0.

 

 

Securities Purchase Agreement

 

Effective December 1, 2016, the Company entered into the Purchase Agreement with Bristol Investment Fund, Ltd. (the “Purchaser”), an entity controlled by the Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors, pursuant to which the Company sold to the Purchaser, for a cash purchase price of $2,500,000, securities comprising: (i) the Debenture, (ii) Series A Warrants, and (iii) Series B Warrants. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company paid $25,000 to the Purchaser and issued to the Purchaser 25,000 shares of Common Stock with a grant date fair value of $85,000 to cover the Purchaser’s legal fees. The Company recorded as a debt discount of $25,791 related to the cash paid and the relative fair value of the shares issued to Purchaser for legal fees.

 

(i) Debenture

 

The Debenture with an initial principal balance of $2,500,000, due December 30, 2018 (the “Maturity Date”), will accrue interest on the aggregate unconverted and then outstanding principal amount of the Debenture at the rate of 12% per annum. Interest is payable quarterly on (i) January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1, beginning on January 1, 2017, (ii) on each date the Purchaser converts, in whole or in part, the Debenture into Common Stock (as to that principal amount then being converted), and (iii) on the day that is 20 days following the Company’s notice to redeem some or all of the of the outstanding principal of the Debenture (only as to that principal amount then being redeemed) and on the Maturity Date. The Debenture is convertible into shares of the Company’s Common Stock at any time at the option of the holder, at an initial conversion price of $3.00 (as converted) per share, subject to adjustment. In the event of default occurs, the conversion price shall be the lesser of (i) the initial conversion price of $3.00 and (ii) 50% of the average of the 3 lowest trading prices during the 20 trading days immediately prior to the applicable conversion date. The debenture contains a “ratchet” provisions that adjusts the conversion rate of the debenture to the lowest rate the Company has agreed to issue stock. The effect of repricing board and employee options to $0.25 reset the conversion rates of the debenture to $0.25. In light of the financial stress Covid-19 has placed on the Company the holder of the debenture has agreed to not require payment due under each of the outstanding debenture until December 31, 2022.

 

(ii) Series A Warrants

 

The Series A Warrants to acquire up to 833,333 shares of Common Stock at the Series A Initial Exercise Price of $3.00 and expiring on December 1, 2021. The Warrants may be exercised immediately upon the issuance date, upon the option of the holder. The exercise price has now been adjusted to $0.25 and the exercise date has been extended.

 

(iii) Series B Warrants

 

The Series B Warrants to acquire up to 833,333 shares of Common Stock at the Series B Initial Exercise Price of $0.0001 and expiring on December 1, 2021. The Series B Warrants were exercised immediately upon the issuance date. The Company received gross proceeds of $1,667 upon exercise of the warrants.

 

Upon issuance of the note, the Company valued the warrants using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing model and accounted for it using the relative fair value of $1,448,293 as debt discount on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. The debt discount is amortized over the earlier of (i) the term of the debt or (ii) conversion of the debt, using the effective interest method which approximates the interest method. The amortization of debt discount is included as a component of interest expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. There was unamortized debt discount of $0 as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, which includes the debt discount recorded upon execution of the Securities Purchase Agreement discussed above.

 

Investment in CONtv

 

The Company currently holds a limited and passive interest of 10% in CONtv, a joint venture with third parties and Bristol Capital, LLC (a related party controlled by a member of the Board). CONtv is a digital network devoted to fans of pop culture entertainment and is inactive.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company recognized $0 losses from this venture, respectively.

 

As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the investment in CONtv was $0.

 

As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the amount due to CONtv was $0 and $224,241, respectively.