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NOTE 4 - SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Note 4 - Significant Transactions With Related Parties  
NOTE 4 - SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

NOTE 4 – SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

  

The following is a summary of significant related party transactions during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.

 

Summary of Related Party Obligations

 

As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 the Company has $689,413 and $559,413, respectively of the debentures that are held by related parties. It also has $27,500 of convertible promissory notes that are held by a related party as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. The Company has accrued interest of $106,806 and $26,380 due to related parties as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

 

Interest expense incurred by the Company associated with these related party obligations was $24,727 and $81,838 for the three and nine month period ended September 30, 2015 and $11,372 and $32,551 for the three and nine month period ended September 30, 2014.

 

Transactions with Officers – The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Nicole Fernandez-McGovern, is one of the managing principals of both RCM Financial, a financial consulting firm, and Premier Financial Filings, a full-service financial printer; companies which have provided contracted financial services to Trunity and their related expenses have been included within general and administrative expenses . For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, RCM Financial provided outside accounting and tax professional services to Trunity, which resulted in fees of $6,960 and $17,886, respectively. Premier Financial Filings provided services to the Company resulting in fees of $7,981 and $9,021, respectively for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, Ms. Fernandez-McGovern was issued, in exchange for $30,000 of consideration, Series F Convertible Debentures resulting in 30,000 warrants at $0.15 being issued to her. Ms. Fernandez- McGovern is also the holder of a Series D Convertible Debenture and July 2014 Convertible Promissory Note in the principal amount of $42,822 issued in exchange for $42,500 of considerationSee Note 5 for further details of the terms of the debentures and promissory note.

 

The Company’s Chief Education Officer, Cutler Cleveland, currently authors on the Trunity eLearning Platform. In his capacity as an author, he has accrued royalties for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 of $16,470 and $18,536 respectively which is included in cost of sales.

 

At September 30, 2015, the Company’s Chief Technology Officer, Joakim Lindblom, is the holder of a Series D Convertible Debenture in the principal amount of $92,106 issued in exchange for $81,270 of consideration. See Note 5 for further details of the terms of the debenture.

 

Transactions with Board Members – During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, an investment of $100,000 was made by a board member and founder, Les Anderton , for a Series F Convertible Debenture, resulting in 100,000 warrants at an exercise price of $0.15. In addition, Mr. Anderton is the holder of $280,053 of Series E Convertible Debentures, Series D Convertible Debenture and July 2014 Convertible Promissory Note issued to him in exchange for $265,370 of consideration. See Note 5 for further details of the terms of the debentures and promissory note.

 

In exchange for $10,000 of consideration, board member Ivan Berkowitz is a holder of a July 2014 Convertible Promissory Note. See Note 5 for further details of the terms of this promissory note.

 

Credit Agreement

 

Effective January 1, 2015, Les Anderton provided a new $1.5 million line of credit, at a 10% interest rate, to the Company on the same terms as in his prior credit agreement with a maturity date of the earlier of December 31, 2015 or the closing of a Company financing with gross proceeds of at least $5 million. The line of credit is used to fund working capital needs. As of September 30, 2015, a $50,000 advance included within accrued expenses was made under the line of credit.