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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
6 Months Ended
Jul. 03, 2022
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS  
NOTE 8 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

NOTE 9 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION

 

Next Gen Ice

 

In 2019, BT Brands made cash advances to Next Gen Ice, Inc. (NGI) in the form of Series C Notes totaling a principal amount of $179,000 (“Notes”). Our CEO, Gary Copperud, is Chairman of the Board of Directors of NGI. Our Chief Operating Officer, Kenneth Brimmer, is also a member of the Board of Directors of NGI and serves as Chief Financial Officer of NGI. When the loan was made, Mr. Copperud and an entity controlled by him together owned approximately 34% of the outstanding equity of NGI. As part of a Note modification, BT Brands received 179,000 shares of common stock in NGI from the founders of NGI, representing approximately 2% of NGI shares outstanding. BT Brands also holds warrants expiring March 31, 2028, to purchase 358,000 shares of common stock for $1.00 per share. The common stock and warrants were recorded at a value determined by BT Brands of $75,000.

 

The investment in NGI does not have a readily determinable market value. Therefore, it is carried at a cost determined by BT Brands. On February 2, 2022, BT Brands invested $229,000 in NGI Series A1 8% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, which included a five-year warrant to purchase 57,250 shares at $1.65 per share. The total value of our investment in NGI at July 3, 2022, is its fair value of $304,000, comprised of the $75,000 value determined by BT Brands for the initial common shares and warrants and the $229,000 cost of the investment in the NGI Convertible Preferred Stock and warrants.