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More information on the significant  components of the amounts presented for the three and six months  ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, follows:&lt;/div&gt;    &lt;div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px 0pt 0.25in; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"&gt;  &amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;    &lt;div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px 0pt 0.25in; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"&gt;  Pursuant to a consulting agreement for business advisory services,  the Company issued or declared payable for the three months ended  June 30, 2013, and 2012, &lt;font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;  35,236&lt;/font&gt; and &lt;font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;668&lt;/font&gt;,  respectively, for $&lt;font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;7,200&lt;/font&gt; and  $&lt;font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;20,000&lt;/font&gt; services,  respectively. Pursuant to a consulting agreement for business  advisory services, the Company issued or declared payable for the  six months ended June 30, 2013, and 2012, &lt;font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;68,032&lt;/font&gt; and &lt;font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;2,333&lt;/font&gt;, respectively, for $&lt;font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;26,800&lt;/font&gt; and $&lt;font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;34,600&lt;/font&gt; services, respectively. The stock  conversion price under the agreement is calculated as a weighted  average for the month the services were granted at a 30% discount.  Up until the end of the first quarter 2012, operating expense was  recorded at invoice value due to nominal trading volume. However,  beginning in the second quarter of 2012, operating expense was  recorded based on full weighted average share price of the market  for the period in which the services were rendered.&lt;/div&gt;    &lt;div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px 0pt 0.25in; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"&gt;  &amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;    &lt;div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px 0pt 0.25in; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"&gt;  On March 27, 2013, the Company entered into a consulting agreement  for financial strategic advice for a term of twelve months from the  date of the agreement and may be terminated by either party within  30 days written notice and any monies owed are due upon  termination. As initial fee, the Company paid the consultant  $25,000 in restricted stock during the three months ended June 30,  2013. Further, upon obtaining $5,000,000 new capital into the  Company, the consultant will be due $500,000, upon successfully  obtaining a second $500,000 commitment of new capital, $50,000 will  be due to the consultant, upon successfully obtaining a third  $500,000 commitment of new capital, and the same arrangement  through eleven additional commitment of new capital. Amounts due  shall be paid in cash and any brokerage commissions, private  placement fees or other fees in connection with obtaining the new  capital shall be reduced from the fees due the consultant on a  dollar per dollar basis.&lt;/div&gt;    &lt;div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"&gt;  &amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;    &lt;div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px 0pt 0.25in; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"&gt;  On May 18, 2012, the Company issued restricted shares for business  advisory and strategic services. The invoice amount was $&lt;font  style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;3,400&lt;/font&gt; and the number of shares  issued was based on a &lt;font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;30&lt;/font&gt;%  discount to market weighted&amp;#160;average share price for period  services were performed. However, the Company recorded operating  expense at the full market weighted average share price for the  period in which services were rendered, or $&lt;font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;4,857&lt;/font&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;    &lt;div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"&gt;  &amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;    &lt;div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px 0pt 0.25in; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"&gt;  On February 2, 2012, the Company entered into a consulting  agreement for financial and public relations services. The term of  the agreement is for twelve (12) months and either party may cancel  the agreement with 30 days written notice. Payment was to be  monthly beginning in March 2012, in the form of $&lt;font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;10,000&lt;/font&gt; cash, or $&lt;font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;20,000&lt;/font&gt; worth of common stock based on the  weighted average of the Company&amp;#8217;s stock for the month at a  &lt;font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;30&lt;/font&gt;% discount. Payment in cash  or stock was at the option of the Company. In addition, upon  signing of the agreement, the Company was to issue &lt;font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;2,500,000&lt;/font&gt; shares (pre reverse stock  split) for services previously provided during the first quarter of  2012. The Company recognized $&lt;font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;29,750&lt;/font&gt; operating expense under this  agreement for the first quarter of 2012 and &lt;font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;3,910&lt;/font&gt; shares payable. Due to the  guarantee stock value clause in the Agreement, the Company compared  the value at the time the stock was granted with the value at the  end of the quarter, and determined there was no need for accrual of  additional shares payable to achieve the $20,000 market value to  guarantee. After March 31, 2012, this agreement and compensation  under this agreement ceased. Accordingly, no expense related to  this agreement was recorded beyond the first quarter of 2012.&lt;/div&gt;    &lt;div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"&gt;  &amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;    &lt;div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px 0pt 0.25in; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"&gt;  On March, 62012, the Company converted $&lt;font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;16,200&lt;/font&gt; in design services payable into  &lt;font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;445&lt;/font&gt; restricted shares of  common stock based on the market value of the stock on the date of  conversion.&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;        </NonNumbericText><FootnoteIndexer /><CurrencyCode /><CurrencySymbol /><IsIndependantCurrency>false</IsIndependantCurrency><ShowCurrencySymbol>false</ShowCurrencySymbol><DisplayDateInUSFormat>false</DisplayDateInUSFormat></Cell></Cells><ElementDataType>nonnum:textBlockItemType</ElementDataType><SimpleDataType>na</SimpleDataType><ElementDefenition>The entire disclosure relating to issuance of stock in lieu of cash for consulting, legal, and other professional services.</ElementDefenition><ElementReferences>No definition available.</ElementReferences><IsTotalLabel>false</IsTotalLabel><UnitID>0</UnitID><Label>Stock Issued For Consulting Services [Text Block]</Label></Row></Rows><Footnotes /><IsEquityReport>false</IsEquityReport><ReportName>EQUITY BASED COMPENSATION FOR CONSULTING, LEGAL, AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES</ReportName><MonetaryRoundingLevel>UnKnown</MonetaryRoundingLevel><SharesRoundingLevel>UnKnown</SharesRoundingLevel><PerShareRoundingLevel>UnKnown</PerShareRoundingLevel><ExchangeRateRoundingLevel>UnKnown</ExchangeRateRoundingLevel><HasCustomUnits>true</HasCustomUnits><IsEmbedReport>false</IsEmbedReport><IsMultiCurrency>false</IsMultiCurrency><ReportType>Sheet</ReportType><RoleURI>http://www.browniesmarinegroup.com/role/EquityBasedCompensationForConsultingLegalAndOtherProfessionalServices</RoleURI><NumberOfCols>1</NumberOfCols><NumberOfRows>2</NumberOfRows></InstanceReport>
