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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS  
NOTE 16 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

NOTE 16 — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

The Company has a corporate policy governing the identification, review, consideration and approval or ratification of transactions with related persons, as that term is defined in the Instructions to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, promulgated under the Securities Act (each such person a Related Party”). Under this policy, all Related Party transactions are identified and approved prior to consummation of the transaction to ensure they are consistent with the Company’s best interests and the best interests of its stockholders. Among other factors, the Company’s Board considers the size and duration of the transaction, the nature and interest of the of the Related Party in the transaction, whether the transaction may involve a conflict of interest, and if the transaction is on terms that are at least as favorable to the Company as would be available in a comparable transaction with an unaffiliated third party. The Company’s Board reviews all Related Party transactions at least annually to determine if it is in the best interest of the Company and the Company’s stockholders to continue, modify, or terminate any of the Related Party transactions. Envela’s Related Person Transaction Policy is available for review in its entirety under the “Investors” menu of the Company’s corporate relations website at www.envela.com.

 

On May 20, 2019, in connection with the Echo Transaction, the Company entered into two loan agreements with John R. Loftus, the Company’s CEO, President and Chairman of the Board. ECHG, LLC executed a five-year, $6,925,979 note for the Echo Transaction, amortized over 20 years at a 6% annual interest rate. The interest and principal payment due monthly was $49,646. DGSE executed a five-year, $3,074,021 note to pay off the accounts payable – related party balance to a former Related Party as of May 20, 2019. That promissory note was also amortized over 20 years at a 6% annual interest rate. The interest and principal payment due monthly on the note for DGSE was $22,203. Both notes were being serviced by operational cash flow. On November 23, 2021, both notes were refinanced by Farmers State Bank of Oakley, Kansas. For the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company paid Mr. Loftus $0 and $142,144, respectively, in interest on the Company’s notes payable, related party. For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company paid Mr. Loftus $0 and $285,353, respectively, in interest on the Company’s notes payable, related party.