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Related Parties Transactions
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTIES TRANSACTIONS

8. RELATED PARTIES TRANSACTIONS 

 

The related parties of the company with whom transactions are reported in these financial statements are as follows:

 

Name of entity or Individual   Relationship with the Company and its subsidiaries
BioFirst Corporation (the “BioFirst”)   Entity controlled by controlling beneficiary shareholder of YuanGene
BioFirst (Australia) Pty Ltd. (the “BioFirst (Australia)”)   100% owned by BioFirst; Entity controlled by controlling beneficiary shareholder of YuanGene
Rgene Corporation (the “Rgene”)   Shareholder of the Company; Entity controlled by controlling beneficiary shareholder of YuanGene; the Chairman of Rgene is Mr. Tsung-Shann Jiang
YuanGene Corporation (the “YuanGene”)   Controlling beneficiary shareholder of the Company
AsiaGene Corporation (the “AsiaGene”)   Shareholder; entity controlled by controlling beneficiary shareholder of YuanGene
Eugene Jiang   Former President and Chairman
Keypoint Technology Ltd. (the “Keypoint’)   The Chairman of Keypoint is Eugene Jiang’s mother.
Lion Arts Promotion Inc. (the “Lion Arts”)   Shareholder of the Company
Yoshinobu Odaira (the “Odaira”)   Director of the Company
GenePharm Inc. (the “GenePharm”)   Dr. George Lee, Board Director of Biokey, is the Chairman of GenePharm.
Euro-Asia Investment & Finance Corp Ltd. (the “Euro-Asia”)   Shareholder of the Company
LBG USA, Inc. (the “LBG USA”)   100% owned by BioFirst; Entity controlled by controlling beneficiary shareholder of YuanGene
LionGene Corporation (the “LionGene”)   Shareholder of the Company; Entity controlled by controlling beneficiary shareholder of YuanGene
Kimho Consultants Co., Ltd. (the “Kimho”)   Shareholder of the Company
The Jiangs   Mr. Tsung-Shann Jiang, the controlling beneficiary shareholder of the Company; the Chairman of Rgene; the Chairman and CEO of the BioLite Holding Inc. and BioLite Inc. and the President and a member of board of directors of BioFirst
 
Ms. Shu-Ling Jiang, Mr. Tsung-Shann Jiang’s wife, is the Chairman of Keypoint; and a member of board of directors of BioLite Inc.
 
Mr. Eugene Jiang is Mr. and Ms. Jiang’s son. Mr. Eugene Jiang is the chairman, and majority shareholder of the Company and a member of board of directors of BioLite Inc.
 
Mr. Chang-Jen Jiang is Mr. Tsung-Shann Jiang’s sibling and the director of the Company.
 
Ms. Mei-Ling Jiang is Ms. Shu-Ling Jiang’s sibling.
Amkey Ventures, LLC (“Amkey”)   An entity controlled by Dr. George Lee, who serves as one of the board directors of BioKey, Inc
BioLite Japan   Entity controlled by controlling beneficiary shareholder of ABVC
BioHopeKing Corporation   Entity controlled by controlling beneficiary shareholder of ABVC
ABVC BioPharma (HK), Limited   An entity 100% owned by Mr. Tsung-Shann Jiang

 

Accounts receivable - related parties

 

Accounts receivable due from related parties consisted of the following as of the periods indicated:

 

   March 31,   December 31, 
   2023   2022 
   (Unaudited)     
GenePharm Inc.  $
-
   $142,225 
Rgene   618,196    615,118 
Total  $618,196   $757,343 

   

Due from related parties

 

Amount due from related parties consisted of the following as of the periods indicated:

 

Due from related–party - Current

 

   March 31,   December 31, 
   2023   2022 
   (Unaudited)     
Rgene  $519,984   $513,819 
Total  $519,984   $513,819 

   

Due from related parties – Non-Current

 

   March 31,   December 31, 
   2023   2022 
   (Unaudited)     
BioFirst (Australia)  $1,132,070   $1,028,556 
BioHopeKing Corporation   113,863    112,822 
Total  $1,245,933   $1,141,378 

  

(1)On June 16, 2022, the Company entered into a one-year convertible loan with Rgene, with a principal amount of $1,000,000 to Rgene which bears interest at 5% per annum for the use of working capital that, if fully converted, would result in ABVC owning an additional 6.4% of Rgene. The Company may convert the Note at any time into shares of Rgene’s common stock at either (i) a fixed conversion price equal to $1.00 per share or (ii) 20% discount of the stock price of the then most recent offering, whichever is lower; the conversion price is subject to adjustment as set forth in the Note. The Note includes standard events of default, as well as a cross default provision pursuant to which a breach of the Service Agreement will trigger an event of default under the convertible note if not cured after 5 business days of written notice regarding the breach is provided.

 

    As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the outstanding loan balance were both $500,000; and accrued interest was $19,984 and $13,819, respectively.

 

  (2) On July 1, 2020, the Company entered into a loan agreement with BioFirst (Australia) for $361,487 to properly record R&D cost and tax refund allocation based on co-development contract executed on July 24, 2017. The loan was originally set to be mature on September 30, 2021 with an interest rate of 6.5% per annum, but on September 7, 2021, the Company entered into a loan agreement with BioFirst (Australia) for $67,873 to meet its new project needs. On December 1, 2021, the Company entered into a loan agreement with BioFirst (Australia) for $250,000 to increase the cost for upcoming projects. The loan will be matured on November 30, 2022 with an interest rate of 6.5% per annum. In 2022, the Company entered into several loan agreements with BioFirst (Australia) for a total amount of $507,000 to increase the cost for upcoming projects.   During the first quarter of 2023, the Company entered into several loan agreements with BioFirst (Australia) for a total amount of $88,091 to increase the cost for upcoming projects. All the loans period was twelve months with an interest rate of 6.5% per annum. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the aggregate amount of outstanding loan and accrued interest and allocated research fee was $1,132,070 and $1,028,556, respectively. The Company is expected to receive the outstanding amount in full by 2023. 

  

(3)On February 24, 2015, BioLite Taiwan and BioHopeKing Corporation (the “BHK”) entered into a co-development agreement, (the “BHK Co-Development Agreement”, see Note 3). The development costs shall be shared 50/50 between BHK and the Company. Under the term of the agreement, BioLite issued relevant development cost to BHK. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, due from BHK was $113,863 and $112,822, respectively. The Company made an impairment to write off the amount due from BHK.

 

Due to related parties

 

Amount due to related parties consisted of the following as of the periods indicated:

 

   March 31,   December 31, 
   2023   2022 
   (Unaudited)     
BioFirst Corporation  $525,104   $188,753 
BioFirst (Australia)   313,606    275,901 
The Jiangs   19,789    19,789 
Due to shareholders   152,848    151,450 
Total  $1,011,347   $635,893 

 

(1) Since 2019, BioFirst has advanced funds to the Company for working capital purpose. The advances bear interest 1% per month (or equivalent to 12% per annum). As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the aggregate amount of outstanding balance and accrued interest is $525,104 and $188,753, respectively.
   
(2) As of March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, BioFirst (Australia) has advanced the Company an aggregate amount of $313,606 and $275,901, respectively for new project purpose.

  

(3) Since 2019, the Jiangs advanced funds to the Company for working capital purpose. As of March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, the outstanding balance due to the Jiangs amounted to $19,789 and $19,789, respectively. These loans bear interest rate of 0% to 1% per month, and are due on demand.

 

(4) Since 2018, the Company’s shareholders have advanced funds to the Company for working capital purpose. The advances bear interest rate of 12% per annum. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the outstanding principal and accrued interest was $152,848 and $151,450, respectively. Interest expenses in connection with these loans were $4,896 and $5,312 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.