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Related Party Transactions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

NOTE 10 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

The Company’s executive officers and employees, from time to time, make payments for materials and various expense items (including business related travel) in the ordinary course of business via their personal credit cards in lieu of checks drawn on Company accounts. The Company does not provide its employees or executive officers with corporate credit cards. Amounts due these officers and directors (including one of the Company’s directors, the president and chief executive officer, and the controller) are included in accounts payable, related parties, on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

As of March 31, 2018, one of the Company’s directors held five, separate convertible notes issued by the Company. These convertible notes reflect a portion of the aggregate amount that such outside director is owed by the Company for a combination of (i) certain vendor payments made by him on the Company’s behalf, (ii) cash previously advanced to the Company for working capital, and (iii) director’s fees earned through June 30, 2017. One of these notes, in the face amount of $60,000, was issued to a company controlled by the director, is due on demand, together with accrued interest at 4.5% APR, and is convertible at $0.01 per share of common stock. Another of these notes, issued to the director personally, is in the face amount of $30,000, is similarly due on demand, together with accrued interest at 4.5% APR, and is convertible at $0.01 per share of common stock. The third of these notes, also issued to the director personally, is in the face amount of $55,500, is due on demand, together with accrued interest at 4.5% and is convertible at $0.007 per share of common stock. The fourth note, issued in the name of the director’s son, is in the face amount of $20,000, is due on demand, together with accrued interest at 4.5% and is convertible at $0.005 per share of common stock. The fifth note, issued to the director personally, is in the face amount of $28,500, is similarly due on demand, together with accrued interest at 4.5% APR, and is convertible at $0.015 per share of common stock. See Note 7.

 

As of March 31, 2018, the Company’s general counsel held three convertible notes and one short-term note issued by the Company. One such note reflected an amount due for legal services provided for the year ended December 31, 2014 in the amount of $150,000. This note is payable by the Company on demand, together with accrued interest at 4.5% APR, and is convertible at $0.01 per share of common stock. Another of these notes reflected an amount due for legal services provided for the year ended December 31, 2015 in the amount of $120,000. This note is similarly payable on demand, together with accrued interest at 4.5% APR, and is convertible at $0.007 per share of common stock. A third note is in the amount of $10,000, reflects funds advanced to the Company for working capital, is due on demand, together with accrued interest at 12% APR, and is convertible at $0.008 per share of common stock. The final note of $7,000 reflects funds advanced to the Company for working capital on the basis of a 15-day repayment obligation, which, as of the date of this annual report on Form 10-K, remains unsatisfied and outstanding. See Note 7.

 

As of March 31, 2018, the Company had issued a total of six (6) convertible notes to a certain related party investor and significant shareholder. The first such note is in the amount of $100,000, is due on November 13, 2018, together with accrued interest at 10% APR, and is convertible at $0.01 per share of common stock. The second such note is also in the amount of $100,000, is due on March 18, 2019, together with accrued interest at 10% APR, and is convertible at $0.01 per share of common stock. The third such note is in the amount of $50,000, is due on May 12, 2019, together with accrued interest at 10% APR, and is convertible at $0.01 per share of common stock. The fourth such note is in the amount of $100,000, is due on June 7, 2019, together with accrued interest at 10% APR, and is convertible at $0.01 per share of common stock. The fifth such note is in the amount of $300,000, is due on July 28, 2019, together with accrued interest at 10% APR, and is convertible at $0.01 per share of common stock. And the sixth such note is in the amount of $50,000, is due on demand, together with interest at 10% APR, and is convertible at $0.01 per share of common stock. See Note 7.

 

As of March 31, 2018, one of the Company’s directors held two convertible notes issued by the Company. The first note, issued to the director personally for director’s fees earned through September 15, 2016, is in the face amount of $20,500, due on demand, together with accrued interest at 4.5% APR, and is convertible at $0.007 per share of common stock. The second note, issued to the director for director’s fees earned through June 30, 2017, is in the face amount of $9,500, is similarly due on demand, together with accrued interest at 4.5% APR, and is convertible at $0.015 per share of common stock.

 

The Company accrued payroll earned, by related parties, during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and the year ended December 31, 2017, respectively, in the total amount of $99,677 and $74,021 for the Company’s president and chief executive officer and controller.

 

As of March 31, 2018, the Company’s president and chief executive officer held two convertible notes issued by the Company. The first note represents previously accrued base salary earned through September 15, 2016 in the amount of $349,329, is due on demand, together with accrued interest at 4.5%, and is convertible at $0.007 per share of common stock. The second note represents previously accrued base salary earned through June 30, 2017 in the amount of $87,532, is due on demand, together with accrued interest at 4.5% APR, and is convertible at $0.015 per share of common stock. See Note 7.

 

As of March 31, 2018, the Company’s controller held two convertible notes issued by the Company. The first note represents previously accrued base salary earned through September 15, 2016 in the amount of $134,604, is due on demand, together with accrued interest at 4.5%, and is convertible at $0.007 per share of common stock. The second note represents previously accrued base salary earned through June 30, 2017 in the amount of $28,010, is due on demand, together with accrued interest at 4.5% APR, and is convertible at $0.015 per share of common stock. See Note 7.

 

As of March 31, 2018, the Company’s former vice president of research and development held one convertible note representing previously accrued base salary in the amount of $49,000. The note payable is due on demand, together with accrued interest at 4.5%, and is convertible at $0.007 per share of common stock. See Note 7.

 

As of March 31, 2018, an independent contractor who had been the president of one of EcoSmart’s divisions prior to the merger with the Company, who is also shareholder of the Company, held one convertible note representing accrued earnings in the amount of $25,700. The note payable is due on demand, together with accrued interest at 4.5%, and is convertible at $0.007 per share of common stock. See Note 7.

 

ACS is a variable interest entity of which the Company owned a minority 31.06% interest at March 31, 2018 and, for accounting purposes under FASB guidelines, is considered the primary beneficiary among the equity participants based on qualitative and quantitative criteria. The two controlling members of ACS include the Company and Nanotech Fibers LLC. The Company’s president and chief executive officer currently holds a 18.75% equity interest in Nanotech Fibers LLC through a closely-held, private Florida limited liability company, August Center Street Holdings LLC. August Center Street Holdings, LLC is owned 75% by the Company’s president and chief executive officer and 25% by the Company’s general counsel.

 

During the three months years ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company recorded revenue for sales to shareholders in the amount of $25,128 and $21,577, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2018, one shareholder accounted for approximately 15% of Company revenue, a second shareholder accounted for approximately 10%, and, as a group, the sales to shareholders accounted for approximately 29% of Company revenues. These revenues are recorded as revenue, related party on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.