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Related Party Disclosures | 12 Months Ended
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Related Party Disclosures | 24. Related Party Disclosures StockCross Prior to being acquired by the Company, StockCross and the Company were affiliated entities through common ownership and had various related party transactions. In January 2019, the Company acquired approximately 15% ownership of StockCross. Effective January 1, 2020, the Company acquired the remaining 85% of StockCross’ outstanding shares and StockCross was merged with and into MSCO. The purchase price paid was approximately $29,750,000 or 3,298,774 shares of the Company’s common stock which was issued in connection with the acquisition. Upon the closing of the transaction on January 1, 2020, all receivables and payables between the Company and StockCross were eliminated upon consolidation. Kennedy Cabot Acquisition, LLC KCA is an affiliate of the Company and is under common ownership with the Company. To gain efficiencies and economies of scale with billing and administrative functions, KCA serves as a paymaster for the Company for payroll and related functions, the entirety of which KCA passes through to the subsidiaries of the Company proportionally. In addition, KCA has purchased the naming rights of the Company for the Company to use. KCA sponsors a 401(k) profit sharing plan which covers substantially all of the Company’s employees. Employee contributions to the plan are at the discretion of eligible employees. There were no contributions by the Company or KCA to the plan for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. In January 2020, MSCO sold approximately $288,000 worth of a private equity security to KCA at cost. For the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, KCA has earned no profit for providing any services to the Company as KCA passes through any revenue or expenses to the Company’s subsidiaries. Park Wilshire Companies, Inc. PW brokers the insurance policies for related parties. Revenue for PW from related parties was $70,000 and $73,000 for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Gloria E. Gebbia, John J. Gebbia, and Gebbia Family Members The Company has entered into various debt agreements with Gloria E. Gebbia, the Company’s principal stockholder. Refer to Note 14 – “Notes Payable - Related Party” for additional detail. Siebert 2021 Form-10K 72 In addition, the Company’s obligations under its line of credit with East West Bank are guaranteed pursuant to a guarantee agreement by and among, John J. Gebbia and Gloria E. Gebbia, individually, and as a co-trustees of the John and Gloria Living Trust, U/D/T December 8, 1994. Refer to Note 13 – “Long-Term Debt” for additional detail. Gloria E. Gebbia has extended loans to certain Company employees for the purchase of the Company’s shares. These transactions have not materially impacted the Company’s financial statements. The sons of Gloria E. Gebbia and John J. Gebbia hold executive positions within the Company’s subsidiaries. Their compensation was in aggregate $1,179,000 and $543,000 for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Their compensation was higher in the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily due to voluntary reductions in their salaries and bonuses during the COVID-19 crisis in 2020. Gebbia Sullivan County Land Trust The Company operates on a month-to-month lease agreement for its branch office in Omaha, Nebraska with the Gebbia Sullivan County Land Trust, the trustee of which is a member of the Gebbia Family. For both the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, rent expense was $60,000 for this branch office. Tigress Holdings, LLC and Cynthia DiBartolo On November 16, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement with Tigress in exchange for 24% of RISE and shares of the Company’s common stock. Refer to Note 1 – “Organization” for additional detail. As part of the transaction, WPS was renamed to RISE, and Tigress’ founder, Cynthia DiBartolo, will continue as CEO of Tigress, and will assume the position as CEO of RISE. Gloria E. Gebbia will assume the position of Chief Impact Officer at RISE. Ms. DiBartolo will be appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors and Ms. Gebbia was appointed to Tigress’ Board of Directors. Certain employees of Tigress are also employees of RISE.

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