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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

NOTE 11 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Due to Related Party

 

The Company and other related entities have had a commonality of ownership and/or management control, and as a result, the reported operating results and /or financial position of the Company could significantly differ from what would have been obtained if such entities were autonomous.

 

On January 2, 2019, Sera Labs entered into an administrative service agreement (“Service Agreement”) with Visionworx, an affiliate of Sear Labs. Visionworx will process payments related to Sera Lab’s operations using Visionworx’s contractual relationship with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. via its Chase Paymentech Select Merchant Payment Instrument Processing Agreement. In consideration for the services, Sera Labs will pay to Visionworx a management fee equal to all associated fees and expenses in connection with the Service Agreement. The Service Agreement is effective on January 2, 2019 and will continue for a period of two years. The term of the Service Agreement will be renewed automatically for additional one-year periods until terminated. The Service Agreement may be terminated by (a) either party for any reason at least thirty days’ prior written notice to the other party; or (b) immediately upon the mutual consent of the parties.

 

On August 6, 2020, the Company entered into an unsecured promissory note (the “August Note”) with one of the Company’s board members (“Board Investor”), for a principal amount of $0.2 million. The August Note was due on August 6, 2021 and has an interest rate of 8% per annum, payable in quarterly payments. The principal and accrued interest under the August Note can convert into a convertible promissory note if the Company consummates a debt financing for the sale and issuance of promissory notes that are convertible into common stock of the Company on terms that are more favorable to new investors than the terms described in the term sheet included in the August Note. Upon notice by the Company of such debt financing, the holder of the August Note shall have the right, but not the obligation, to convert the August Note into a convertible promissory note, with the same principal amount and interest accruing from the date of issuance of the August Note, on the same terms as the convertible promissory notes issued to such new investors. The Board Investor did not elect to convert their August Note into a convertible promissory note, with the same principal and interest accruing from the date of issuance of the August Note, on the same terms as the convertible promissory notes issued to such new investors. On August 6, 2021, both the Company and the Board Investor agreed to roll the amount of principal and accrued interest as of August 6, 2021 into a new secured promissory note (“Secured August Note”) with a new principal amount of $0.2 million. The Secured August Note is due on April 15, 2022 and has an interest rate of 10% per annum, payable at maturity. The Secured August Note is secured by all the Company’s personal property, now existing or later arising, including accounts, chattel paper, commercial tort claims, fixtures, intellectual property, investment property, letter-of-credit rights, inventory, equipment, general intangibles, deposit accounts, financial assets, documents, instruments, goods and money and all proceeds of all of the foregoing.

On October 2, 2020, the Company completed its acquisition of Sera Labs and pursuant to the Sera Labs Merger Agreement, the Company issued a promissory note in the principal amount of $1.1 million owed to the CEO of Sera Labs (“Duitch Note”), of which $1.0 million is the upfront payment in connection with the closing of the Sera Labs Merger, and $0.1 million is for certain liabilities of Sera Labs due to Mrs. Duitch. The Duitch Note is due September 30, 2021 and has an interest rate of 8% per annum. On November 9, 2020, a payment of $0.3 million was made and applied to principal only. On June 30, 2021, both the Company and the CEO of Sera Labs agreed to roll the amount of principal and accrued interest as of June 30, 2021 as well as other amounts due to the CEO of Sera Labs into a new secured promissory note (“Secured Duitch Note”) with a new principal amount of $1.05 million. The Secured Duitch Note is due on April 15, 2022 and has an interest rate of 10% per annum, payable at maturity. The Secured Duitch Note is secured by all the Company’s personal property, now existing or later arising, including accounts, chattel paper, commercial tort claims, fixtures, intellectual property, investment property, letter-of-credit rights, inventory, equipment, general intangibles, deposit accounts, financial assets, documents, instruments, goods and money and all proceeds of all of the foregoing

 

On November 16, 2021, the Company entered into a secured promissory note (the “Secured November Note”) with the Board Investor for a principal amount of $0.05 million. The Secured November Note is due on April 15, 2022 and has an interest rate of 10% per annum, payable at maturity. The Secured November Note is secured by all the Company’s personal property, now existing or later arising, including accounts, chattel paper, commercial tort claims, fixtures, intellectual property, investment property, letter-of-credit rights, inventory, equipment, general intangibles, deposit accounts, financial assets, documents, instruments, goods and money and all proceeds of all of the foregoing.

 

From May 3, 2021 through December 28, 2021, the Company entered into several secured promissory notes (the “Secured Notes”) with one of the Company’s board members (“Second Board Investor”) for a total principal amount of $0.7 million. The Secured Notes are due on April 15, 2022 and have an interest rate of 10% per annum, payable at maturity. The Secured Notes are secured by all the Company’s personal property, now existing or later arising, including accounts, chattel paper, commercial tort claims, fixtures, intellectual property, investment property, letter-of-credit rights, inventory, equipment, general intangibles, deposit accounts, financial assets, documents, instruments, goods and money and all proceeds of all of the foregoing.

 

As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company recorded $0.08 million and $0.02 million, respectively of accrued related party interest and is recorded in accrued expenses. Interest expense in regard to related party payables for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 was $0.08 million and $0.02 million, respectively.