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Note 19 - Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements  
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]

19. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

All amounts were at recorded at the exchange amount, which is the amount established and agreed to by the related parties. The following are transactions between the Company and parties related through employment.

 

Sales and Purchases of Securities

 

On November 18, 2022, in the 2022 Private Placement (see Note 1) the Company issued and sold to certain investors 1,750,000 shares of common stock and 3,185,000 shares of Voting Preferred Stock, convertible into shares of common stock on a 10:1 basis. The gross proceeds of the 2022 Private Placement were $6,720 before offering expenses. Rajiv De Silva, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Hemanth Varghese, the Company’s President and Chief Innovation and Business Officer, were among those who purchased common stock in the 2022 Private Placement.

 

Registration Rights Agreements 

 

On  November 18, 2022, in connection with the 2022 Private Placement, the Company, Rajiv De Silva, Hemanth Varghese and the remaining 2022 Investors entered into an amended and restated registration rights agreement, previously executed in connection with the 2021 Private Placement. The registration rights agreement provides, among other things, that certain holders of the Company’s capital stock have certain rights relating to the registration of shares of such capital stock.

 

Distribution Agreements

 

On  January 1, 2018, the Company entered into a Distribution Agreement with Technicalbiomed Co., Ltd. (“TBC”), pursuant to which TBC will distribute the Company’s products in Thailand. A former senior officer of the Company is a 30.0% shareholder of TBC. For the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, TBC purchased products in the amount of $951 and $537, respectively, under this distribution agreement. These sales are included in products and services revenue. 

 

In 2020, the Company made several strategic decisions to divest itself of underperforming direct sales offices and sold its share in several subsidiaries, including its 55.0% shareholding in Venus Concept Singapore Pte. Ltd. ("Venus Singapore"). On  January 1, 2021, the Company entered into a distribution agreement with Aexel Biomed Pte Ltd. (“Aexel Biomed”), formerly Venus Singapore, pursuant to which Aexel Biomed will continue to distribute the Company’s products in Singapore. A former senior officer of the Company is a 45.0% shareholder of Aexel Biomed. During the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, Aexel Biomed purchased products in the amount of $441 and $239, respectively, under the distribution agreement. These sales are included in products and services revenue.