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Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Related Party Transactions  
Related Party Transactions

4. Related Party Transactions

Management Services Agreement

In March 2018, concurrent with the issuance of the Company’s Series A convertible participating preferred stock to Sagard Capital Partners, the Company entered into a Management Services Agreement with Sagard Capital Partners. Under the agreement, Sagard Partners will provide consulting and management advisory service to the Company from March 2018 through March 2021. These services include assistance with strategic planning regarding the Company’s commercial strategy, research and due diligence regarding human resource activities, and strategic advice in financial matters. In consideration for such services, the Company will pay Sagard Capital Partners an annual fee of $450,000, with total fees over the term of the agreement not to exceed $1,350,000. For the year ended December 31, 2019, total fees incurred were $438,904. As of December 31, 2019, the Company has a balance due of $787,500.  

 

Consent and Waiver Fee

 

In May 2019, the Company paid Sagard Capital Partners a consent and waiver fee of $250,000 to receive permission grant security interest in substantially all of the Company’s assets for the Company’s obligations under the  restructuring the Napo December 2016 and Napo July 2017 Notes (see Note 7). 

 

Letter of Credit    

In August 2018, to satisfy a letter of credit requirement in the Company’s office lease agreement (see Note 5), Pacific Capital Management, LLC, one of the Company’s existing shareholders, caused its financial institution to issue a letter of credit in the amount of $475,000 on behalf of the Company. In consideration of the letter of credit, in August 2018, the Company issued to Capital Management, LLC a warrant (see Note 8) to purchase 9,580 shares of the Company’s voting common stock. As additional consideration, a payment of $45,000 was made to Pacific Capital Management, LLC in November 2019.

 

Corporate Officers’ Family Members

On September 11, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note to Dr. A. Conte, who is the brother of the CEO, Lisa Conte, for cash proceeds of $100,000, representing a principal amount of $111,250 less a discount of $11,250. In October 2018, the Company paid off the entire note. As an inducement to enter into the respective Note Purchase Agreement, Dr. Conte received a five- year Warrant to purchase 484 shares of Common Stock (Investor Warrant). The exercise price for the Investor Warrant is $86.10 per share.

 

2019 Bridge Notes

Between March 18, 2019 and June 26, 2019, three members of the Board of Directors of the Company entered into short-term Promissory Note Purchase Agreements (see Note 7, the “2019 Bridge Notes”) with the Company: (i) Lisa Conte, the Company’s CEO & President, purchased a short-term Promissory Note of $100,000 which the Company settled in July 2019. In consideration for the short-term financing, the Company issued Ms. Conte a warrant that became exercisable into 37,500 shares of the Company’s common stock; (ii) James Bochnowski, purchased a short-term Promissory Note of $350,000 which the Company settled in July 2019. In consideration for the short-term financing, the Company issued Mr. Bochnowski a warrant that became exercisable into 218,750 shares of the Company’s common stock; and (iii) Jonathan Siegel DBA JBS Healthcare Ventures, purchased a short-term Promissory Note of $75,000 which the Company settled in July 2019. In consideration for the short-term financing, the Company issued Mr. Siegel a warrant that became exercisable into 34,375 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

In addition, Sagard Capital Partners purchased a short-term Promissory Note of $500,000, which the Company settled in July 2019. In consideration for the short-term financing, the Company issued Sagard Capital Partners a warrant that became exercisable into 187,500 shares of the Company’s common stock; and Jonathan Glaser, an existing shareholder, purchased short-term Promissory Notes of $500,000 which the Company settled in July 2019. In consideration for the short-term financing, the Company issued Mr. Glaser warrants that became exercisable into 250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.