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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

NOTE 9 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

Conversion Labs PR utilizes office space in Puerto Rico, which is subleased from the President and CEO, and incurs expense of approximately $7,500 a month for this office space for which the Company and the CEO do not have a written lease agreement. Payments to JLS Ventures, an entity wholly owned by our CEO, for rent on Conversion Labs PR’s Puerto Rico office space amounted to $15,000 for both the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, and $67,500 and $45,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

Conversion Labs PR utilizes BV Global Fulfillment, owned by a related person of the Company’s CEO to warehouse a portion of the Company’s finished goods inventory and for fulfillment services. The Company pays a monthly fee of $13,000 to $16,000 for fulfillment services and reimburses BV Global Fulfillment for their direct costs associated with shipping the Company’s products. The Company reimbursed BV Global Fulfillment a total of $1,079,403 and $642,544 during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company owed BV Global Fulfillment $58,296 and $58,943, respectively, which are included in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

 

Consulting Agreement with Chief Operating Officer

 

On November 27, 2020, the Company entered into a consulting agreement (the “Consulting Agreement”) with JDM Investments, LLC (“JDM”), an entity solely owned by our COO, whereby JDM will provide consulting services in support of the Company’s day-to-day call center operations. The Consulting Agreement is for a term of thirty-six months and is renewable for additional twelve-month periods upon the mutual agreement of the Company and JDM. As compensation for the services, JDM will receive a monthly fee of $17,000 and shall be eligible to receive a metric based performance bonus for each calendar quarter during the term of the Consulting Agreement in accordance with metrics to be mutually agreed upon by the Company and JDM. The Company paid a total of $102,000 under this agreement, with no bonus earned or accrued, for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

 

On June 15, 2021, the Company and Brad Roberts, our COO, restructured Mr. Roberts’s compensation arrangements. The Company and JDM mutually terminated Mr. Roberts’s Consulting Agreement and Mr. Roberts waived all consulting fees due for the remainder of the term of the Consulting Agreement. In place of the Consulting Agreement, Mr. Roberts and the Company amended his Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated December 21, 2020 (the “Amendment”) to increase his base salary to $475,000 per calendar year and to update the terms of his annual bonus, providing for a target amount of $200,000, with any actual bonus to be awarded in the sole discretion of the Board. On June 29, 2021, the Company and Mr. Roberts entered into a Second Amendment (the “Second Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated December 21, 2020 to provide that Mr. Roberts is eligible to receive up to 300,000 restricted stock units of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 (the “RSUs”), which will vest subject to the Company’s Telemedicine Brands (as defined in the Second Amendment) achieving certain revenue milestones. The RSUs will also vest upon a Change of Control (as defined in the Second Amendment).

 

Appointment of Chief Financial Officer

 

On February 4, 2021, the Board appointed Mr. Marc Benathen as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. In connection with the Appointment, Mr. Benathen entered into an Employment Agreement with the Company. To induce Mr. Benathen to enter into the Employment Agreement, Mr. Benathen was granted a signing bonus of 15,000 RSUs. These RSUs vest in accordance with the following: (i) 3,750 of the RSUs vesting on February 4, 2021 (ii) 3,750 RSUs on February 4, 2022 (iii) 3,750 RSUs on February 4, 2023 and (iv) 3,750 RSUs on February 4, 2024. In addition to the RSUs, Mr. Benathen received stock options to purchase up to 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The stock options shall vest in equal monthly tranches, based on the passage of time, over the 36 months. On March 18, 2021, we issued 3,750 common shares under this Employment Agreement.

 

Appointment of President

 

On June 10, 2021, the Board appointed Mr. Alex Mironov as the Company’s President. In connection with the appointment, Mr. Mironov entered into an Employment Agreement with the Company. To induce Mr. Mironov to enter into the Employment Agreement, Mr. Mironov was granted an equity award with a grant date of June 10, 2021 outside of the Company’s 2020 Equity and Incentive Plan. Mironov received options to purchase an aggregate of 200,000 shares of LifeMD, Inc. common stock. The options have an exercise price of $14.04, which is equal to the closing price of LifeMD. Inc. common stock on June 10, 2021. The options will vest ratably, with 1/36th of the shares fully vested on June 10, 2021, and the remainder of the shares vesting ratably each month over a 35-month period that commences on the date of grant, subject to, the employee’s continued employment with LifeMD, Inc. on such vesting dates. The options have a five-year term. Additionally, Mr. Mironov received a performance-based grant of up to 300,000 restricted shares of LifeMD, Inc. common stock, subject to, the employee’s sourcing, and material contribution to the consummation of pharmaceutical deals, as set forth in more detail in the employment agreement.

 

Board of Director Appointment

 

On September 8, 2021, the Company appointed Naveen Bhatia as a member of the Board. In connection with the appointment to the Board, the Company and Mr. Bhatia entered into a director agreement (the “Director Agreement”), whereby, as compensation for his services as a member of the Board, Mr. Bhatia shall receive a one-time grant of eight thousand (8,000) restricted stock units of the Company, vesting quarterly beginning on September 30, 2021, pursuant to the Company’s Employee Stock Option Plan. The Company and Mr. Bhatia also entered into a consulting agreement (the “Bhatia Consulting Agreement”), whereby Mr. Bhatia will assist the Company with its capital markets strategy, business development initiatives and growth strategy for a term of one year. Pursuant to the Bhatia Consulting Agreement, Mr. Bhatia will receive a stock option to purchase 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, with an exercise price of $7.07 per share.