Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Note 5--

Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan

In July 2010, the Company’s Reliv Europe subsidiary entered into a long-term performance-based incentive compensation agreement with the subsidiary’s senior managers. The valuation of the compensation agreement is an EBITDA-based formula derived from the subsidiary’s financial performance and vests in 20% annual increments which began in April 2011. The amount of the incentive, if any, can increase or decrease each quarter in accordance with a 24-month look-back of the subsidiary’s financial performance and the vesting provisions. Upon initial vesting, a manager may elect to exercise his/her put option to receive in cash some or all of his/her respective share of the incentive. For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2015, compensation expense associated with this incentive plan was $-0- and $90,800, respectively. For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2014, compensation expense associated with this incentive plan was $54,000 and $186,700, respectively. This compensation expense is presented in Selling, General and Administrative in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss). At December 31, 2014, accrued compensation for this incentive plan was $666,000 and was presented in "Payroll, Payroll Taxes, and Incentive Compensation Payable" in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

During the second quarter of 2015, the cumulative incentive amount of $756,800 became 100% vested, and concurrently, each of the subsidiary's senior managers exercised 100% of his/her put option. In the aggregate, the Company and the managers agreed to settle the incentive obligation whereby the Company will: issue notes payable of approximately $424,000, issue 100,000 shares of Company common stock (fair value at settlement of $117,000), and make cash payments of approximately $216,000.

The notes payable were issued by the Company to the managers in the second quarter of 2015 and range in length from one to two years with payments of principal and interest due quarterly beginning July 29, 2015. Each of the notes accrue interest at a floating interest rate based on the three-month pound LIBOR rate plus 3%. The interest rate at September 30, 2015 was 3.57906%. The aforementioned issuance of 100,000 shares of Company common stock and cash payments of approximately $216,000 occurred in the third quarter of 2015.

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The entire disclosure for compensation costs, including compensated absences accruals, compensated absences liability, deferred compensation arrangements and income statement compensation items. Deferred compensation arrangements may include a description of an arrangement with an individual employee, which is generally an employment contract between the entity and a selected officer or key employee containing a promise by the employer to pay certain amounts at designated future dates, usually including a period after retirement, upon compliance with stipulated requirements. This type of arrangement is distinguished from broader based employee benefit plans as it is usually tailored to the employee. Disclosure also typically includes the amount of related compensation expense recognized during the reporting period, the number of shares (units) issued during the period under such arrangements, and the carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the related liability.

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