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Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions

Note 21. Related Party Transactions

 

The Company provided secured loan financing and assistance to the development and commercialization of two bioactive beverages and one weight loss beverage for Vivaceuticals, Inc., which shared a common officer and board of director member with the Company. Vivaceuticals sold its assets to Scepter Holdings, Inc. in 2018. In 2019, the Company received 800,000 shares of preferred stock in Scepter Holdings, Inc. to extinguish the loan encumbering the assets. The Company has converted these preferred shares into 800,000,000 shares of Common Stock of Scepter Holdings, Inc., which is traded on the OTC Markets (ticker: BRZL) (see Note 3). In 2019 we entered into a Convertible Master Revolving Note with Scepter and over the course of approximately two years lent them $71,000, which accrued 7% interest per annum (see Note 8). As of December 31, 2021 the principal balance with all accrued interest was $81,768 and converted into 26,376,882 shares of Scepter common stock pursuant to the terms of the note at $0.0031 per share. On the date of the conversion, the Scepter price per share on OTC Markets was $0.0062 per share, which resulted in a $87,044 gain on the disposition of the note receivable. As of December 31, 2021, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer has an immediate family member who sits on the board of directors of Scepter Holdings, Inc.

 

The Company has a consulting contract with LBL Professional Consulting, Inc. (“LBL”), which shares a common officer with the Company. For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, LBL was paid $188,150 and $191,295 for services rendered. On December 17, 2020, the Company granted non-statutory stock options to LBL for 333,334 shares of Common Stock. The stock options vest over four years. The stock options are exercisable for up to ten years from the grant date. The common officer is not the beneficiary of the Company and is not permitted to participate in any discussion, including the LBL’s board meetings, regarding any Company stock that LBL may own at any time.

  

In July 2020, the Company entered into an agreement with IME giving IME the option to purchase approximately 1,331 ounces of our precious metal concentrate for approximately $2,800,000. VVMCI, a wholly owned subsidiary of Vivakor, Inc. owns all of the Class A Units of IME, which have sole voting power for all material matters except for removal of the manager, and VVMCI serves as a manager of IME. For the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company sold none and $54,250, respectively, of the precious metal concentrate through this option.

 

The Company has a note payable to Triple T, which is owned by the 51% majority-owner of Vivakor Middle East LLC. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020 the balance owed was $353,330 and $376,972.

 

On January 20, 2021, the Company entered into a worldwide, exclusive license agreement with TBT Group, Inc. (of which an independent Vivakor Board member is a 7% shareholder) to license piezo electric and energy harvesting technologies for creating self-powered sensors for making smart roadways. The Company is required to pay $25,000 and 16,667 shares of restricted common stock upon signing. Upon the earlier of (i) 120 days or (ii) the effectiveness of the Company's Registration Statement and receipt of public offering proceeds, the Company will pay licensor $225,000. When the licensor delivers to the Company data showing that the sensor performs based on mutually defined specifications and all designs for the sensor are completed, Company shall pay an additional $250,000 and 16,667 shares of restricted common stock. Upon the delivery of a mutually agreed working prototype, Company will pay licensor $250,000 and 16,667 shares of restricted common stock. Upon commercialization of the product, the Company will pay licensor $250,000 and 33,333 shares of restricted common stock. TBT shall have the option, at its sole discretion, to convert the license to a non-exclusive license if the Company fails to pay $500,000 to TBT for sensor inventory per year, which will commence after the second anniversary of product commercialization. The Company shall share in the development costs of the sensor technology to the time of commercialization. Total costs attributed to the Company are estimated to be $125,000. From May, 2021 through March 3, 2022, the parties amended the license agreement to extend the terms of the first milestone to March 4, 2022, of which we paid $15,000 as consideration for the extensions and $225,000 to be paid on March 4, 2022.

 

As of December 31, 2020, the Company had a common board of directors member with CannaPharmaRx Inc. The Company has a $33,000 account receivable with CannaPharmaRx Inc. for leasing office space to this entity. As of December 31, 2020, the Company recorded an allowance for doubtful accounts on these receivables in the amount of $33,000. As of January 1, 2021 the Company no longer leases office space to this entity.