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Related Parties Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Parties Transactions

7. RELATED PARTIES TRANSACTIONS

 

Net revenues and accounts receivable – related parties – The Company sells products to Brownie’s Southport Divers, Inc., Brownie’s Palm Beach Divers, and Brownie’s Yacht Toys, owned by the brother of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Terms of sale are no more favorable than those extended to any of the Company’s other customers with similar sales volumes. Combined net revenues from these entities for years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, totaled $738,506 and $750,338 , respectively. Accounts receivable from Brownie’s SouthPort Diver’s, Inc., Brownie’s Palm Beach Divers, and Brownie’s Yacht Toys at December 31, 2017, was $27,381, $10,763, and $13,227 , respectively. Accounts receivable from Brownie’s SouthPort Diver’s, Inc., Brownie’s Palm Beach Divers, and Brownie’s Yacht Toys at December 31, 2016, was $40,012, $5,809, and $18,410,  respectively.

 

The Company sells products to Brownie’s Global Logistics, LLC. (“BGL”), 940 Associates, Inc. and 3D Buoy,LLC affiliated with the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Terms of sale are more favorable than those extended to BWMG’s regular customers, but no more favorable than those extended to Brownie’s strategic partners. Terms of sale to BGL approximate cost or include a nominal margin. These terms are consistent with those extended to Brownie’s strategic partners. Strategic partner terms on a per order basis include promotion of BWMG’s technologies and “Brownie’s” brand, offered only on product or services not offered for resale, and must provide for reciprocal terms or arrangements to BWMG on strategic partners’ product or services. BGL is fulfilling the strategic partner terms by providing exposure for BWMG’s technologies and “Brownie’s” brand in the yachting and exploration community world-wide through its operations. Combined net revenues from these three entities for years ended December 31, 2017, and 2016, were $3,512 and $9,130, respectively. Accounts receivable from BGL, 3D Buoy and 940 Associates, Inc. totaled $4,043 and $9,819 at December 31, 2017, and December 31, 2016, respectively.

 

Royalties expense – related parties – The Company has Exclusive License Agreements with 940 Associates, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “940A”), an entity owned by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, to license the trademark “Brownies Third Lung”, “Tankfill”, “Brownies Public Safety” and various other related trademarks as listed in the agreement. This license agreement agrees the Company to pay 940A 2.5% of gross revenues per quarter. Total royalty expense for the above agreements for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, as disclosed on the face of the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations totaled $54,745 and $56,057, respectively. In November 2016, the Company entered into a conversion agreement under which the Company issued 10,000,000 shares of restricted common stock in satisfaction of $88,850 past due and payable to 940A. As of the date of the conversion agreement, the Company was more than 31 months in arrears on its royalty payments totaling approximately $151,000. In addition, 940A agreed to forebear on any default under the License Agreement due to the Company’s remaining past due amount for a period of three months from the effective date of the conversion agreement. The shares issued were valued at $0.008885 per share, the closing price of the stock on the effective date of the conversion agreement. No default notice had been received prior to the conversion agreements.

 

On March 1, 2017, the Company and 940A entered into a conversion agreement. Under the agreement the Company issued 940A 4,587,190 shares of restricted common stock in satisfaction of $63,303, which represented all past due and payable amounts to 940A under that certain Exclusive License Agreement by and between the parties as of March 1, 2017. As of the date of the agreement the Company was more than 3 months in arrears on royalty payments due under the Exclusive License Agreement. The shares were issued at a price per share of $0.0138, which exceeded the closing price of the Company’s common stock as reported on the OTC Markets on the date immediately preceding the closing. No default notice had been received prior to the conversion agreements.

 

Equity based compensation – During November 2013, Alexander F. Purdon, then an employee of the Company, exceeded 10% ownership whereby he was reclassified to related party. The Company paid Mr. Purdon’s employment compensation in restricted shares of stock in lieu of cash. The number of shares paid is based on the weighted average price per share during the months the services were rendered. For the year ended December 31, 2016, stock based compensation shares issued to Mr. Purdon totaled 360,000 shares with a fair value of $36,000. The agreement with Mr. Purdon terminated August 31, 2016.

 

In April 2016, the board of directors determined it was not in the best interest of either the Company or the recipients to pay bonuses based on current or foreseeable share prices and cancelled bonuses payable.  As a result of this action, the Company recognized other income in the amount of $140,336.

 

On August 1, 2017, Mikkel Pitzner, was appointed by the Company’s board of directors to serve on the Company’s board of directors, filling a vacancy on the board. Mr. Pitzner shall serve on the board of directors and shall hold office until the next election of directors by stockholders and until his successor is elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation or removal. The Company has agreed to pay Mr. Pitzner an annual fee of $6,000 and has issued Mr. Pitzner 2,000,000 shares of restricted common stock valued at $25,000.

 

On August 1, 2017 the Company entered into six month advisory agreement with Wesley P. Siebenthal to provide certain advisory services to the Company and serve as its Chief Technology Advisor. As compensation for the services, the Company issued him 2,000,000 shares of its common stock valued at $25,000.

 

On August 1, 2017, the Company entered into a six month employment agreement with Blake Carmichael, the son of the Company’s chief executive officer and an electrical engineer, to serve as the Company’s products development manager, electrical engineer and marketing team member. Under the terms of the employment agreement, in addition to a monthly salary of $3,600, the Company issued Mr. Carmichael 2,000,000 shares of common stock valued at $25,000. Mr. Carmichael is also entitled to performance bonuses at the discretion of the board of directors. On January 31, 2018, Mr. Blake Carmichael’s employment agreement expired and was not renewed. He continues with the Company as a full time employee focused on the operations of the Company’s bLU subsidiary.

 

Effective August 1, 2017, the board of directors issued Mr. Robert Carmichael, the Company’s chief executive officer, chief financial officer and member of the Company’s board of directors, 2,000,000 shares of restricted common stock valued at $25,000 in consideration of serving on the Company’s board of directors.

 

Stock options outstanding from patent purchase – Effective March 3, 2009, the Company entered into a Patent Purchase Agreement with Robert M. Carmichael, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The Company purchased several patents it had previously been paying royalties on and several related unissued patents. In exchange for the Intellectual Property (“IP), the Company issued Mr. Carmichael 234 stock options at a $1,350 exercise price expiring ten years from the effective date of grant, or March 2, 2019. None of the options have been exercised to-date.