Related Party Transactions

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

11. Related Party Transactions

On January 12, 2016, the Company entered into a new consulting agreement with Mr. Gary Augusta, the President of Flacane Advisors, Inc. and the Company’s Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors (the “2016 Augusta Consulting Agreement”) to replace the substantially similar 2015 Augusta Consulting Agreement that expired by its terms on December 31, 2015. Under the 2016 Augusta Consulting Agreement, the Augusta Consultant is paid $25,000 per month to provide business and strategic services to the Company; and Augusta Consultant is also eligible to receive options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors. In addition, Mr. Augusta is subject to a Directors Agreement with the Company dated March 7, 2012. During the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company incurred approximately $280,000 and $770,000, respectively, of an aggregate of consulting expense and reimbursement of out of pocket expenses in connection with the 2015 Augusta Consulting Agreement and 2016 Augusta Consulting Agreement. The Company owed the Augusta Consultant approximately $11,300 and $9,500, at March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The 2016 Augusta Consulting Agreement was terminated on December 20, 2016 and replaced by an employment agreement with Mr. Augusta (see Note 10).

During the year ended March 31, 2016, the Company raised approximately $15 million in connection with the sale of shares of Series A and Series B preferred stock and warrants from NMM in which Dr. Thomas Lam, one of the Company’s directors is a significant shareholder (see Note 9). On January 3, 2017, pursuant to a promissory note agreement, NMM provided a loan to ApolloMed in the principal amount of $5,000,000 (see Note 6).

As part of an amendment to the Merger Agreement on March 30, 2017, the merger consideration to be paid by the Company to NMM was amended to include warrants to purchase 850,000 shares of common stock in the Company at an exercise price of $11 per share, that will only be granted in the event that the proposed merger between the Company and NMM is consummated (such warrant will not vest and will expire if the contemplated merger transaction does not occur) in exchange for both NMM providing a guarantee for the Alliance Note and as compensation to NMM for giving up their right to additional shares in the Company based on the agreed upon exchange ratio with NM in the event that the Alliance Note is converted to common stock.

As of March 31, 2 2016, accounts payable in the consolidated balance sheets includes $104,500 for principal and accrued interest owed to a 9% note holder who is also a shareholder of the Company and such amount was paid during the year ended March 31, 2017.

In September 2015, the Company entered into a note receivable with Rob Mikitarian, a minority owner in APS, in the amount of approximately $150,000. The note accrues interest at 3% per annum and is due on or before September 2017. At both March 31, 2017 and 2016, the balance of the note was approximately $150,000 and is included in other receivables in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

In September 2015, the Company entered into a note receivable with Dr. Liviu Chindris, a minority owner in APS, in the amount of approximately $105,000. The note accrues interest at 3% per annum and is due on or before September 2017. At both March 31, 2017 and 2016, the balance of the note was approximately $105,000 and is included in other receivables in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

In November, 2016 the Company issued the Chindris Note to Dr, Liviu Chindris, a minority owner in APS, in the principal amount of $400,000 that bore interest at the rate of 12% annually. The note was due February 17, 2017 and was repaid. (see Note 6).

In December 2016, the Company billed NMM, current merger candidate, $930,169 for its 50% share of startup costs related to Next Generation ACO (NGACO) model. See more detail about this model in the “Our Operations and Industry” section of the Form 10-K.