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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

23. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Company and AVLP entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (“AVLP Loan Agreement”) with an effective date of August 21, 2017, pursuant to which the Company will provide AVLP a non-revolving credit facility of up to $10,000,000 for a period ending on August 21, 2021, subject to the terms and conditions stated in the Loan Agreement, including that the Company having available funds to grant such credit. At June 30, 2020, the Company has provided loans to AVLP in the principal amount $9,802,686 and, in addition to the 12% convertible promissory notes, AVLP has issued to the Company warrants to purchase 19,605,372 shares of AVLP common stock. Under the terms of the AVLP Loan Agreement, any notes issued by AVLP are secured by the assets of AVLP. As of June 30, 2020, the Company recorded contractual interest receivable attributed to the AVLP Loan Agreement of $2,025,475 and a provision for loan losses of $5,088,927.

During the six months ended June 30, 2020 and the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company also acquired in the open market 5,000 shares of AVLP common stock for $1,274 and 91,000 shares of AVLP common stock for $53,032, respectively. At June 30, 2020, the Company’s investment in AVLP common stock had an unrealized loss of $577,975.

Philou is AVLP’s controlling shareholder. Mr. Ault is Chairman of AVLP’s Board of Directors and the Chairman of the Board. Mr. William B. Horne is the Chief Financial Officer and a director of AVLP and the Company.

In March 2017, the Company was awarded a $50 million purchase order by MTIX to manufacture, install and service the Multiplex Laser Surface Enhancement (“MLSE”) plasma-laser systems. On April 12, 2019, the Company received payment of $2,676,219 for manufacturing services performed during the year ended December 31, 2018 on the first MLSE system. At June 30, 2020, the Company had recorded a receivable from MTIX of $1,238,856.

During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recognized an unrealized gain of $5,377 resulting from its investment in Alzamend common stock.

During the six months ended June 30, 2020, Ault & Company, Inc. (“Ault & Company”) has provided $505,829 in short-term advances, net of repayments. Ault and Company is the Manager of Philou which presently owns 125,000 shares of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock. Mr. Ault and Mr. Horne serve as the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, of Ault & Company.

On December 22, 2019, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with Ault & Company. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, Ault & Company purchased an aggregate of 660,667 shares of the Company’s common stock for a total purchase price of $739,948, at a purchase price per share of $1.12, subject to the approval of the NYSE American. The NYSE American approved the purchase on January 15, 2020.

On February 5, 2020, the Company issued an 8% convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $1,000,000 and a maturity date of August 5, 2020 to Ault & Company (see Note 20).

Ault & Company guaranteed the prompt and complete payment and performance of the Dominion Short-Term Promissory Note, which was purchased by Esousa, with a principal face amount of $2,900,000.

Milton C. Ault, III, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and MCKEA guaranteed the Company’s obligation to repay the 12% January ’20 short-term promissory note in the principal amount of $235,796. MCKEA is the majority member of Philou and Kristine L. Ault, a former director and the wife of Mr. Ault III, is the manager and owner of MCKEA.