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9. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Notes to Financial Statements  
NOTE 9. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Employment Agreement

 

On February 11, 2014, the Company entered into an amended employment agreement with its CEO that provides for a base salary of $36,000 per year.  The agreement provided for an increase in the base salary to $120,000 if annual gross revenue exceeds five million and $175,000 if annual gross revenue were to exceed ten million on a calendar year basis.  Any bonuses awarded will be based upon the Company’s performance and be made at the discretion of the Board of Directors.  The CEO will also have the right to receive expense reimbursements and certain employee benefits.  The terms of the employment agreement will be three years terminating on December 31, 2016.  In addition, the Company’s board of directors approved the issuance of 225,000 shares from the 2008 Plan valued at $101,250 as a bonus to Mr. Shane in August of 2015.

 

On September 25, 2014, the Company appointed Norris Gearhart as Principal Operating Officer of the Company and entered into an employment agreement with him.  The agreement provides for a base salary of $126,000 per year and performance based bonuses.  In September of 2015, the Company entered into a new agreement with Mr. Gearhart as Principal Operating Officer of the Company.  The new agreement provides for a base salary of $145,000 per year and performance based bonuses.  In addition, the Company’s board of directors approved the issuance of 100,000 shares from the 2008 Plan valued at $45,000 as a bonus to Mr. Gearhart in August of 2015.

 

The Company appointed Nick Jennings as its Principal Financial Officer effective September 25, 2014.  Mr. Jennings employment with the Company commenced on October 1, 2014.  The employment agreement between Mr. Jennings and the Company provides for an annual base salary of $60,000 to be paid in the form of cash and $24,000 to be paid in the form of the Company’s restricted stock.  As part of Mr. Jennings’s agreement, 300,000 warrants were issued with a term of five years vesting 100,000 upon the grant date (October 1, 2014), 100,000 on October 1, 2015 and 100,000 on October 1, 2016. The exercise price of the warrant is $0.30 per share based on the volume weighted average price of the Company’s common stock for the five days prior to the grant date.  In September of 2015, the Company entered into a new agreement with Mr. Jennings as Principal Financial Officer of the Company.  The new agreement provides for a base salary of $132,000 per year and performance based bonuses.  The new agreement also provides for 100,000 stock warrants with an exercise price of $.50 per share that vest on October 1, 2015.  In addition, the Company’s board of directors approved the issuance of 62,000 shares from the 2008 Plan valued at $27,900 as a bonus to Mr. Jennings in August of 2015.

 

In August 2015, the Company’s board of directors approved the issuance of 225,000 shares of common stock valued at $101,250 to Harold Paul, Director, as payment for legal services rendered.

 

In September of 2015, the Company issued 100,000 shares of restricted stock valued at $47,000 as an incentive to accept the position as the Chief Compliance and Regulatory Officer.  The Chief Compliance and Regulatory Officer is the daughter of the CEO.

 

Distribution and Licensing Agreement

 

On March 21, 2014, the Company entered into a distribution and licensing agreement with Plascencia Universal, S. de R.L. de C.V. (“Plascencia Universal”), a Mexican company that will act as the exclusive distributor of TOMI’s products and services in Mexico. The principal of Plascencia Universal is also the broker for the Company’s insurance policies and was appointed a director of the Company.  In April of 2015, the Company modified its agreement with Plascencia Universal with respect to the license fee included in the original agreement.