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Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions
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Related Party Transactions

The related party transactions described below do not have any associated balances on the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2022 and 2021.

Consulting & Advisory Agreements with Dr. Andrew Pecora

On September 1, 2017, Legacy Celularity entered into a scientific and clinical advisor agreement (the “SAB Agreement”) with Dr. Andrew Pecora, a member of Legacy Celularity’s board of directors, for the provision of consulting and advisory services. The SAB Agreement was superseded by a new SAB Agreement executed by Legacy Celularity on February 1, 2019.

On April 13, 2020, Legacy Celularity executed the First Amendment of the SAB Agreement with Dr. Pecora. The term of the First Amendment was six months. It provided for the payment of $20 per month and the issuance of a stock option to purchase 153,718 shares of Legacy Celularity’s common stock. This consideration was in addition to consideration defined in prior agreements. Upon the execution of the agreement, 76,859 of the options were vested. The remaining 76,859 options were vested upon Dr. Pecora’s achievement of a performance objective.

On October 15, 2020, Legacy Celularity executed the Second Amendment to the SAB Agreement with Dr. Pecora. Under the Second Amendment, Dr. Pecora agreed to provide Legacy Celularity with strategic advice on clinical development operations and strategy and assist in establishing a long-range clinical development plan. Compensation under the arrangement includes: (i) cash consideration of $20 per month, (ii) a one-time cash bonus of $50 upon consummation of a merger, combination, consolidation or similar transaction involving Legacy Celularity in relation to a transaction with GX, (iii) a non-qualified stock option to purchase 153,718 shares of Legacy Celularity’s common stock. This non-qualified stock option was granted during the second quarter of 2021. The original expiration of the Second Amendment was January 31, 2021. On January 31, 2021, the Company executed the amended and restated second amendment to the SAB Agreement which extended the term of the Second Amendment to September 30, 2021, unless earlier terminated by the Company for cause. On September 15, 2021, the Company hired Dr. Pecora to serve as President. Upon hiring Dr. Pecora, the SAB Agreement was terminated.

Effective August 31, 2022, Dr. Pecora resigned as the Company’s President, and subsequently entered into a consulting agreement with the Company dated September 21, 2022, to receive a $10 monthly fee for an initial six-month term and will be automatically renewed for one additional six-month term if either party does not provide notice of non-renewal. Simultaneously, the Company entered into a new SAB Agreement, effective as of September 1, 2022, whereby Dr. Pecora agreed to serve as co-chair of the Company’s scientific and clinical advisory board for a $10 monthly fee and a one-time grant of RSUs having a value of $125 on the grant date and will vest equally over four years. The SAB Agreement has a one-year term and may be renewed for successive one-year terms upon mutual agreement of both parties. The Company paid Dr. Pecora total fees of $80 and $390 for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The consulting agreement was early terminated effective January 14, 2023.

Advisory Agreement with Robin L. Smith MD

On August 16, 2022, the Company entered into an advisory agreement with Robin L. Smith, MD, a member of the Company’s board of directors, to receive $20 per month for advisory fees, an equity grant for a total amount of 1,050,000 stock options with the initial tranche of 250,000 stock options vesting upon execution of the advisory agreement and the remaining shares subject to vesting upon achievement of certain predefined milestones. On November 1, 2022, the second tranche of 200,000 stock options vested upon achievement of the milestone. The agreement also provides for a one-time cash bonus of $1,500 upon the successful achievement of the trigger event, as defined in the agreement. The Company paid advisory fees of $80 for the year ended December 31, 2022.

CURA Foundation

During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company made a contribution of $0 and $500, respectively to the CURA Foundation in support of the International Vatican. Dr. Robin L. Smith serves on the Company’s board of directors, previously served on the board of directors of Legacy Celularity, and is the president and chairperson of the board of the CURA Foundation.

COTA, Inc

In November 2020, Legacy Celularity and COTA, Inc. (“COTA”) entered into an Order Schedule (the “Order Schedule No. 2”), to the Master Data License Agreement between Legacy Celularity and COTA, dated October 29, 2018, pursuant to which COTA will provide the licensed data in connection with AML patients. The COTA Order Schedule No. 2 will terminate on the one-year anniversary following the final licensed data deliverable described therein. Andrew Pecora, M.D., Celularity’s former President, is the Founder and Chairman of the Board of COTA and Dr. Robin L. Smith, a member of the Company’s board of directors, is an investor in COTA. The Company paid COTA $86 and $149 during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Cryoport Systems, Inc

The Company made payments totaling $70 and $104 to Cryoport Systems, Inc (“Cryoport”) for transportation of cryopreserved materials during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and director, Dr. Robert Hariri, M.D, Ph.D., has served on Cryoport’s board of directors since September 2015.

C.V. Starr Loan

On June 8, 2021, Legacy Celularity entered into a $5,000 loan agreement with C.V. Starr. C.V. Starr is an investor in the Company, holding 3,320,346 warrants to purchase Class A Common Stock and 4,320,347 shares of Class A Common Stock as of December 31, 2021. During the third quarter of 2021, the Company repaid amounts outstanding under the short-term borrowing arrangement with

C.V. Starr. Refer to Note 21 Subsequent Events for information regarding a new loan and warrant agreement entered into with C.V. Starr.

Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc.

In September 2020, the Company entered into the 2020 Sorrento Agreement, with Sorrento. Henry Ji, Ph.D., a member of Legacy Celularity’s board of directors, currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Sorrento. Sorrento is also a significant stockholder of the Company and invested in the July 2021 PIPE Financing. During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company made payments totaling $1,821 and $0, respectively, to Sorrento for supply of products pursuant to the supply agreement.

Employment of an Immediate Family Member

Alexandra Hariri, the daughter of Robert J. Hariri, M.D., Ph.D., Celularity’s Chairman and Executive Officer, is employed by Celularity as an Executive Director, Corporate Strategy & Business Development. For each of the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, Ms. Hariri’s base salary was $216 and $210, respectively. Ms. Hariri has received and continues to be eligible to receive a bonus, equity awards and benefits on the same general terms and conditions as applicable to unrelated employees in similar positions.