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Related Party Transactions and Balances
9 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2017
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions and Balances

NOTE 4. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES

 

The details of related party balances are as follows:

 

    January 31, 2017     April 30, 2016  
    (Unaudited)     (Audited)  
    $     $  
             
Unpaid remuneration     18,991       75,150  
Unreimbursed expenses     457       457  
Accounts payable to related parties     19,448       75,607  
                 
Unpaid remuneration     46,998       215,412  
Balances owing to Mercuriali Ltd.     —       33,188  
Advances to related parties convertible into shares     46,998       248,600  
                 
Advances from a related party     —       96,489  
                 
Advances from a related party convertible into shares     —       305,540  

 

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE TO RELATED PARTIES:

 

Unpaid remuneration

 

The outstanding balance of $18,991 as at January 31, 2017 represents the cash element of amounts due to related parties in connection with the consulting and employment amendment agreements effective August 1, 2015 and signed on November 19 and November 25, 2015. While these amounts are a contractual liability of the Company this cash element is due from Integumen and is included within amounts Due from Integumen Inc of $28,747.

 

On February 13, 2013 Mr. Donald Nicholson was appointed to the roles of President, CEO and CFO of the Company. On March 5, 2013 the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Mercuriali for the services of Mr. Nicholson as the Company’s President, CEO and CFO (the “Mercuriali Consulting Agreement”), as amended by agreements entered effective March 3, 2014, August 1, 2015, March 21, 2016 and October 1, 2016 (the “Mercuriali Amendment Agreements”).

 

On August 14, 2008, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Samuel Asculai, the Company’s former President and Chief Executive Officer. That employment agreement had an initial term of ten (10) years and a base salary of $150,000 per annum. Pursuant to that employment agreement, Dr. Asculai received a base salary and an annual bonus equal to at least two percent (2%) of the Company’s pretax earnings, as defined, for each fiscal year. If Dr. Asculai’s employment were to be terminated without “cause”, as defined in that employment agreement, then Dr. Asculai would be entitled to receive all accrued by unpaid salary and bonus plus a payment equal to two (2) times Dr. Asculai’s highest base salary (but not less than $300,000) plus two (2) times his highest bonus. This payment would be received, at Dr. Asculai’s option, in one lump sum or in equal monthly installments over a 24 month period.

 

On March 5, 2013, as amended March 3, 2014 Dr. Asculai, and Biostrategies (a company wholly owned by Dr. Asculai) entered a termination agreement with the Company terminating the employment agreement with Dr. Asculai as President and CEO. Pursuant to this termination agreement upon the Company substantially completing the Restructuring Plan, Biostrategies and Dr. Asculai forgave all of the unpaid fees under Dr. Asculai except for $20,031 which amount will be converted into five million three hundred twenty seven thousand four hundred and sixty (5,327,460) common shares of the Company’s stock upon the Company receiving cumulative Transaction Monies (as such term is defined in the relevant agreements) of at least one hundred and fifty thousand United States dollars ($150,000). During the year ended April 30, 2013 the Company substantially completed the Restructuring Plan. Resultantly, Dr. Asculai forgave all of the unpaid fees except for $20,031 which was transferred, together with the associated share conversion, to the balance of Mr. Puseljic.

 

On March 5, 2013 Biostrategies entered into a new consulting agreement with the Company for the services of Dr. Asculai as the Company’s CSO (the “Asculai Consulting Agreement”), as amended by agreements entered effective March 3, 2014, August 1, 2015, March 21, 2016 and October 1, 2016 (the “Asculai Amendment Agreements”).

 

Mr. Puseljic had a 10-year service agreement with the Company to assist in business development, contract administration and co-ordination of SEC filings with management and the Company’s SEC counsel with base fees of $150,000 per annum. At March 5, 2013 Mr. Puseljic was owed $400,625 in unpaid fees. On March 5, 2013 Mr. Puseljic entered a termination agreement with the company as amended March 3, 2014 (the “Puseljic Termination Agreement”) terminating the service agreement and pursuant to which upon the Company substantially completing the Restructuring Plan, Mr. Puseljic forgives all of the unpaid fees except for $20,031.25 which amount will be converted into five million three hundred twenty seven thousand four hundred and sixty (5,327,460) common shares of the Company’s stock upon the Company receiving cumulative Transaction Monies (as such term is defined in the relevant agreements) of at least one hundred and fifty thousand United States dollars ($150,000).

 

On March 5, 2013 Mr. Puseljic entered into a new employment agreement with the Company (the “Puseljic Employment Agreement”), as amended by agreements entered effective March 3, 2014, August 1, 2015, March 21, 2016 and October 1, 2016 (the “Puseljic Amendment Agreements”).

 

Under the Mercuriali Amendment Agreements, the Asculai Amendment Agreements and the Puseljic Amendment Agreements, the Corporation may be liable to pay $21,000 to each of Mr. Asculai and Mr. Puseljic and $35,500 to Mercuriali for the period August 1, 2015 to October 31, 2015 to be satisfied seventy percent (70%) in common shares of Corporation at $0.0018 and thirty percent (30%) in cash, all such payments conditional on the receipt of Transaction Monies (as such term is defined in the relevant agreements) of $1,000,000 on or prior to April 30, 2017. For the period November 1, 2015 to January 31, 2016, service fee obligations under the Mercuriali Amendment Agreement, Asculai Amendment Agreement and Puseljic Amendment Agreement each comprise a monthly retainer of seven thousand United States dollars (US$7,000) for up to fourteen (14) hours of Services per week, plus one hundred United States dollars ($100) per hour of Services provided in excess of fourteen (14) hours per week based on the level of services provided and invoiced as further set out in the agreements to be satisfied seventy percent (70%) in common shares of Company at $0.0018 and thirty percent (30%) in cash, all such payments conditional on the receipt of Transaction Monies (as such term is defined in the relevant agreements) of $1,000,000 on or prior to April 30, 2017.

 

For the period from February 1, 2016 up to the date of Completion of the APA as defined in the APA, service fee obligations under the Mercuriali Amendment Agreement, Asculai Amendment Agreement and Puseljic Amendment Agreement each comprise a monthly retainer of seven thousand United States dollars (US$7,000) for up to fourteen (14) hours of Services per week, plus one hundred United States dollars ($100) per hour of Services provided in excess of fourteen (14) hours per week based on the level of services provided and invoiced as further set out in the agreements to be satisfied seventy percent (70%) in common shares of the Company at a price calculated by dividing Transaction Monies received under the APA by the number of issued shares plus the unissued shares to be issued as a result of the conversion of debts owed under existing agreements as of the date of receipt of Transaction Monies under the APA, including debts owed under certain sections of the Mercuriali Amendment Agreements, the Asculai Amendment Agreements and the Puseljic Amendment Agreements, as the case may be, and 30% in cash, all such payments to be made within 30 days of the receipt of Threshhold Funding (as such term is defined in the relevant agreements).

 

For the period from the Completion of the APA as defined in the APA until dissolution of the Company, service fee obligations under the Mercuriali Amendment Agreement, Asculai Amendment Agreement and Puseljic Amendment Agreement each comprise a monthly retainer of three thousand five United States dollars (US$3,500) for up to seven (7) hours of Services per week, plus one hundred United States dollars ($100) per hour of Services provided in excess of seven (7) hours per week based on the level of services provided and invoiced as further set out in the agreements to be satisfied seventy percent (70%) in common shares of Corporation at a price calculated by dividing Transaction Monies received under the APA by the number of issued shares plus the unissued shares to be issued as a result of the conversion of debts owed under existing agreements as of the date of receipt of Transaction Monies under the APA, including debts owed under certain sections of the Mercuriali Amendment Agreements, the Asculai Amendment Agreements and the Puseljic Amendment Agreements, as the case may be, and 30% in cash, all such payments to be made within 30 days of the receipt of Threshhold Funding (as such term is defined in the relevant agreements).

 

Upon any termination of this Mercuriali Agreement, Asculai Agreement or Puseljic Agreement including as a result of any proposed or actual bankruptcy, insolvency or dissolution of the Company, the Company shall pay the executive all accrued compensation (including retainer) plus a contract termination fee (“Termination Fee”) equal to the executive’s then average annualised remuneration (including retainer) based on the amounts invoiced in prior six months, whether the payment condition is satisfied or not, provided the Termination Fee shall be at least equal to eighty-five thousand ($85,000) . The Termination Fee to be satisfied 70% in common shares of Corporation at a price calculated by dividing Transaction Monies received under the APA by the number of issued shares plus the unissued shares to be issued as a result of the conversion of debts owed under existing agreements as of the date of dissolution, including debts owed under certain sections of the Mercuriali Amendment Agreements, the Asculai Amendment Agreements and the Puseljic Amendment Agreements, as the case may be, and 30% in cash, all such payments to be satisfied on or prior to the dissolution of the Corporation.

 

The foregoing information regarding the Mercuriali Consulting Agreement and the Mercurial Amendment Agreements are not intended to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the complete text of the Mercuriali Consulting Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 99.5 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2013 and filed on March 19, 2013 and the complete text of the Mercurial Amendment Agreements which were attached as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2014 and filed on March 5, 2014, as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 25, 2015 and as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 24, 2016 and as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 5, 2016.

 

The foregoing information regarding the Asculai Consulting Agreement and the Asculai Amendment Agreement are not intended to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the complete text of the Asculai Consulting Agreement, which was attached as Exhibit 99.8 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2013 and filed on March 19, 2013 and the complete text of the Asculai Amendment Agreements which were attached as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2014 and filed on March 5, 2014 as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 25, 2015 and as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 24, 2016 and as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 5, 2016.

 

The foregoing information regarding the Puseljic Employment Agreement and the Puseljic Amendment Agreement are not intended to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the complete text of the Puseljic Employment Agreement, which was attached as Exhibit 99.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2013 and filed on March 19, 2013 and the complete text of the Puseljic Amendment Agreements which were attached as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2014 and filed on March 5, 2014, as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 25, 2015 and as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 24, 2016 and as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 5, 2016.

 

On November 25, 2015, the Company and Mr. Frode Botnevik entered into a Director’s Services Agreement effective August 1, 2015 relating to Mr Botnevik’s services as a Director of the Company (the “Botnevik Services Agreement”) as amended by agreements effective March 21, 2016 and October 1, 2016 (the “Botnevik Services Amendment”). Under the Botnevik Services Agreement and the Botnevik Services Amendment, the Company may be liable to pay $2,500 to Mr. Botnevik for the period August 1, 2015 to October 31, 2015 to be satisfied seventy percent (70%) in common shares of Corporation $0.0018 and thirty percent (30%) in cash, all such payments conditional on the receipt of Transaction Monies (as such term is defined in the relevant agreements) of $1,000,000 on or prior to April 30, 2017.

 

For the period November 1, 2015 to January 31, 2016, service fee obligations under the Botnevik Services Agreement and Botnevik Services Amendment comprises a quarterly retainer of two thousand five ($2,500) United States dollars for up to twenty five (25) hours of Services per quarter, plus one hundred United States dollars ($100) per hour of Services provided in excess of twenty five (25) hours per quarter based on the level of services provided and invoiced as further set out in the agreements to be satisfied seventy percent (70%) in common shares of Corporation at $0.0018 and thirty percent (30%) in cash, all such payments conditional on the receipt of Transaction Monies (as such term is defined in the relevant agreements) of $1,000,000 on or prior to April 30, 2017.

 

For the period from February 1, 2016, service fee obligations under the Botnevik Services Agreement and Botnevik Services Amendment comprises a quarterly retainer of two thousand five ($2,500) United States dollars for up to twenty five (25) hours of Services per quarter, plus one hundred United States dollars ($100) per hour of Services provided in excess of twenty five (25) hours per quarter based on the level of services provided and invoiced as further set out in the agreements to be satisfied seventy percent (70%) in common shares of the Company at a price calculated by dividing Transaction Monies received under the APA by the number of issued shares plus the unissued shares to be issued as a result of the conversion of debts owed under existing agreements as of the date of dissolution, including debts owed under certain sections of the Botnevik Services Amendment, and 30% in cash, all such payments to be made within 30 days of the receipt of Threshhold Funding..

 

The foregoing information regarding the Botnevik Services Agreement and the Botnevik Services Amendment are not intended to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the complete text of the Botnevik Services Agreement which was filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 25, 2015 and the Botnevik Services Amendment which was filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 24, 2016.

 

Unreimbursed expenses

 

The outstanding balance of $457 represents amounts due to a related parties in connection with the expenses incurred by them on behalf of the Company. The amounts due do not bear any interest and is repayable on demand.

 

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE TO RELATED PARTIES CONVERTIBLE INTO SHARES:

 

The outstanding balance comprise of unpaid remuneration to related parties and a balance owing to Mercuriali Ltd as detailed below:

 

Unpaid remuneration

 

On May 12, 2010 Biostrategies Consulting Group Inc. the holder of 27,500,000 shares of common stock of the Company transferred 9,166,666 of these shares to Drasko Puseljic. Biostrategies Consulting Group Inc. (“Biostrategies”) is 100% privately owned by Dr. Samuel Asculai, the CSO and a director of the Company. Mr. Puseljic had a 10-year service agreement with the company to assist in business development, contract administration and co-ordination of SEC filings with management and the Company’s SEC counsel. With his holdings, Mr. Puseljic has more than 5% of the outstanding equity of the Company and became a “related party”. Mr Puseljic billed the Company $150,000 during each of the previous fiscal years ended up to April 30, 2012

 

At April 30, 2013 Mr. Puseljic was owed $400,625 in unpaid fees. On March 5, 2013 Mr. Puseljic entered a termination agreement with the company (the “Puseljic Termination Agreement”) pursuant to which upon the Company substantially completing the Restructuring Plan, Mr. Puseljic forgave all of the unpaid fees except for $20,031 which amount will be converted into five million three hundred twenty seven thousand four hundred and sixty (5,327,460) common shares of the Company’s stock upon the Company receiving cumulative Transaction Monies (as such term is defined in the relevant agreements) of at least one hundred and fifty thousand United States dollars ($150,000). During the year ended April 30, 2013, the Company substantially completed the Restructuring Plan. Resultantly, Mr. Puseljic forgave all of the unpaid fees except for $20,031.

 

ENHANCE SKIN PRODUCTS INC.

 

Further, the unpaid fee balance of Dr. Asculai of $20,031 described in the following paragraph, together with the associated share conversion, was also transferred to Mr. Puseljic’s balance. Therefore, Mr. Puseljic’s balance of $40,062 is included in total unpaid remuneration balance as at January 31, 2016, which amount will be converted into ten million six hundred fifty four thousand nine hundred and twenty (10,654,920) common shares of the Company’s stock upon the Company receiving cumulative Transaction Monies (as such term is defined in the relevant agreements) of at least one hundred and fifty thousand United States dollars ($150,000).

 

The Company incurred monthly consulting fee expenses of $12,500 to either Biostrategies or Samuel Asculai, the Company’s then CEO and Director. The Company recorded $150,000 as an expense during each of the previous fiscal years ended up to April 30, 2012. At April 30, 2013, $400,625 of these expenses were unpaid On March 5, 2013 Biostrategies and Dr. Asculai entered a termination agreement with the Company (the “Asculai Termination Agreement”) pursuant to which upon the Company substantially completing the Restructuring Plan, Biostrategies and Dr. Asculai forgave all of the unpaid fees except for $20,031 which amount will be converted into five million three hundred twenty seven thousand four hundred and sixty (5,327,460) common shares of the Company’s stock upon the Company receiving cumulative Transaction Monies (as such term is defined in the relevant agreements) of at least one hundred and fifty thousand United States dollars ($150,000). During the previous year ended April 30, 2013 the Company substantially completed the Restructuring Plan. Resultantly, Dr. Asculai forgave all of the unpaid fees except for $20,031 which was transferred, together with the associated share conversion, to the balance of Mr. Puseljic, which amounted to $40,062 at October 31, 2016. On December 1, 2016, the remaining balance of $40,062 was converted into shares.

 

The outstanding balance on October 31, 2016 of $318,920 which represented amounts due to related parties, which may be payable in shares, under the consulting and employment amendment agreements effective August 1, 2015 and signed on November 19 and November 25, 2015 as summarised above under Accounts Payable to Related Parties; Unpaid remuneration were converted into shares on December 2, 2016.

 

The outstanding balance as at January 31, 2017 includes $46,998 representing amount due to related parties, which may be payable in shares, as explained above, relating to the unconverted balance remaining as at December 1, 2016 and Professional fees for the current period as recorded in the statement of operations.

 

Balance owing to Mercuriali Ltd.

 

On July 12, 2010 the Company entered into a Termination and Settlement Agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) with Mercuriali Ltd. (“Mercuriali”), a company controlled by Donald Nicholson, a then director of the Company and now a director and the Company’s President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. The Settlement Agreement terminated a Letter of Intent between the Company and Mercuriali regarding a proposed merger between the Company and Mercuriali as part of a larger transaction involving the reverse merger of the Company into a company listed on AIM, a sub-market of the London Stock Exchange. Neither the merger between Mercuriali and the Company, nor the reverse merger of the Company and the AIM listed company took place. Under the Settlement Agreement, the Company agreed to pay Mercuriali expenses incurred pursuant to the Letter of Intent of GBP 22,082 payable at a rate of 5% of gross funds raised by the Company. After receiving proceeds from financing the Company will pay 5% of the gross proceeds to Mercuriali until the obligation has been paid. Other than the items provided for in the Termination Agreement, the Company and Mercuriali released each other from all claims relating to the Letter of Intent. Through the previous year ended April 30, 2012 the Company has raised $60,000 of funds from the issuance of Common Stock, 5% of this or $3,000 should have been paid to satisfy this obligation; however, only $1,500 was paid during the previous fiscal years ended April 30, 2013. The balance was secured by the assets of the Company. Upon the Company restructuring at least seventy five percent (75%) of its outstanding debt substantially in accordance with the Restructuring Plan and upon the Company receiving additional Transaction Monies (as such term is defined in the relevant agreements) of at least $250,000, Mercuriali shall convert the total amounts owed to it under the Loan Agreement into common shares of the Company at a conversion price of $0.00376 per share. The balance was secured by all of the assets of the Company and did not bear interest.

 

On December 2, 2016 the balance owed to Mercuriali Ltd. of $33,188 was converted into shares. As of January 31, 2016, the balance owed to Mercuriali Ltd. was nil.

 

ADVANCES FROM A RELATED PARTY

 

As of January 31, 2017, the Company owes a nil balance (April 30, 2016 - $96,489) in respect of advances from Dr. Asculai, its former CEO and current Chief Scientific Officer and Chairman of the Board, pursuant to the Loan Agreement, as the obligations were assumed by Integumen Inc., following the APA completed on December 2, 2016. The Advances were secured by all of the assets of the Company and did not bear interest. The security was released by Dr Asculai on November 30, 2016 in consequence of the APA.

 

ADVANCES FROM RELATED PARTIES CONVERTIBLE INTO SHARES

 

These advances are from Mercuriali Ltd. pursuant to the Loan Agreement . As at January 31, 2017, the Company owes a nil balance (April 30, 2016 - $305,540) to Mercuriali as the obligations were converted into shares in consequence of the APA completed on December 2, 2016.

 

Effective September 29, 2015, the Company entered into a Loan Agreement (Amendment 3) with Mercuriali Ltd. and Samuel Asculai. This agreement amended loan agreements between the parties dated March 4, 2013 and March 3, 2014 and provided for a loan of US$45,000 from Mercuriali Ltd. and Samuel Asculai in the event no additional third party monies were received by the Company. Upon certain conditions set out in the Loan Agreement (Amendment 3), the amounts so loaned by Mercuriali Ltd. and Samuel Asculai will be convertible into common shares of the Company at the lower of $0.0047753 or the conversion price at which the promissory note the Company issued to Vis Vires converts. The price of $0.0047753 was set at 58% of the average of the lowest three closing trading prices for the common stock during the ten trading days prior to September 25, 2015, on the calculation basis described in the Vis Vires promissory note.

 

Effective January 22, 2016, the Company entered into a Loan Agreement (Amendment 4) with Mercuriali Ltd. and Samuel Asculai. This agreement amends loan agreements between the parties dated March 4, 2013, March 3, 2014 and September 29, 2015 and provides for an increase in the loan amounts by Mercuriali Ltd. and Samuel Asculai in the event no additional third party monies are received by the Company from US$45,000 to US$90,000. Upon certain conditions set out in the Loan Agreement (Amendment 4), the amounts so loaned by Mercuriali Ltd. and Samuel Asculai will be convertible into common shares of the Company at the lower of $0.0047753 or the conversion price at which the promissory note the Company issued to Vis Vires converts.

 

Effective March 21, 2016, the Company entered into a Loan Agreement (Amendment 5) with Mercuriali Ltd. and Samuel Asculai This agreement amends loan agreements between the parties dated March 4, 2013, March 3, 2014, September 29, 2015 and January 22, 2016 and provides for an increase in the loan amounts by Mercuriali Ltd. and Samuel Asculai in the event no additional third party monies are received by the Company from US$90,000 to US$150,000. Upon certain conditions set out in the Loan Agreement (Amendment 5), the amounts so loaned by Mercuriali Ltd. and Samuel Asculai will be convertible into common shares of the Company at $0.0018, based on the conversion price at which the promissory note the Company issued to Vis Vires converted or was repaid.

 

The advances from Mercuriali Ltd and Samuel Asculai were secured on all of the assets of the Company and did not bear interest. On November 30, 2016 Mercuriali Ltd and Dr Asculai released all security on the assets in consequence of the APA.