Related Party Transactions	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Related Party Transactions
Related Party Transactions	Note 6. Related Party Transactions In March 2012, Tongmei, entered into an operating lease for the land it owns with our consolidated subsidiary, BoYu. The lease agreement for the land of approximately 22,081 square feet commenced on January 1, 2012 for a term of 10 years with annual lease payments of $24,000, subject to a 5% increase at each third year anniversary. The annual lease payment is due by January 31^stof each year. ChaoYang Tongmei purchases raw materials from one of our equity investment entities, Donghai County Dongfang High Purity Electronic Materials Co., Ltd., for production in the ordinary course of business. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, amounts payable of $110,000 and $0, respectively, were included in “Accounts payable” in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. In April 2016, our consolidated subsidiary, BoYu, provided a personal loan of $177,000 to one of its executive employees. This loan was secured by the officer’s shares in BoYu. The loan bore interest at 2.75% per annum. During the three months ended June 30, 2017, the repayment of the principal and interest totaling $180,000 was received by our consolidated subsidiary. In November 2017, BoYu provided another personal loan of $291,000 to the same executive employee. This loan bore interest at 2.75% per annum. Principal and accrued interest were due on November 30, 2020. In May 2019, BoYu provided another personal loan of $146,000 to the same executive employee. This loan bore interest at 2.75% per annum. Principal and accrued interest were due at such time BoYu pays a dividend to its shareholders. In March 2020, BoYu provided another personal loan of $141,000 to the same executive employee. This loan bore interest at 2.75% per annum. Principal and accrued interest were due on December 31, 2024. On December 25, 2020, the executive repaid the principal of $612,000 and interest of $35,000 of the personal loans to BoYu. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were no outstanding personal loans. In July 2017, Tongmei, provided an inter-company loan to JinMei in the amount of $768,000 in preparation for the acquisition of the land use rights and the construction of a new building. The inter-company loan carries an interest rate of 4.9% per annum. The principal is due in three installments between December 2021 and December 2023 while the interest is due in December of each year. In July 2021, JinMei repaid the principal and outstanding interest totaling $858,000 to Tongmei. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the remaining balance of principal and interest totaled $0 and $303,000, respectively. JinMei is in the process of relocating its headquarters and manufacturing operations to the city of Kazuo, located in the province of Liaoning near the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, near our own location. On November 2, 2017, our consolidated subsidiary, BoYu, raised additional capital in the amount of $2 million in cash from a third-party investor through the issuance of shares equivalent to 10% ownership of BoYu. This third-party investor is an immediate family member of the owner of one of BoYu's customers. For the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, BoYu recorded $0 and $37,000, respectively, in revenue from this customer. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, BoYu recorded $50,000 and $0.3 million, respectively, in revenue from this customer. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, amounts receivable of $0 and $0, respectively, were included in “Accounts receivable” in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. In December 2020, we purchased shares equivalent to 4% of BoYu from the same third-party investor for $1.6 million and the remaining 6% was sold to another third-party investor. In September 2021, our consolidated subsidiary, ChaoYang XinMei, received a loan from ChaoYang Xinshuo, one of two minority investors, in the amount of $0.9 million at an annual interest rate of 6.5%. Accrued interest is calculated monthly and paid annually. The loan is unsecured. The repayment of the full amount including any accrued interest is due September 30, 2024. As of September 30, 2021, $0.9 million was included in “Long-term debt, related party” in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Our Related Party Transactions Policy seeks to prohibit all conflicts of interest in transactions between related parties and us, unless they have been approved by our Board of Directors. This policy applies to all of our employees, directors, and our consolidated subsidiaries. Our executive officers retain board seats on the board of directors of the companies in which we have invested in our China joint ventures. See Note 7 for further details.

Related Party Transactions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Note 6. Related Party Transactions

In March 2012, Tongmei, entered into an operating lease for the land it owns with our consolidated subsidiary, BoYu. The lease agreement for the land of approximately 22,081 square feet commenced on January 1, 2012 for a term of 10 years with annual lease payments of $24,000, subject to a 5% increase at each third year anniversary. The annual lease payment is due by January 31^stof each year.

ChaoYang Tongmei purchases raw materials from one of our equity investment entities, Donghai County Dongfang High Purity Electronic Materials Co., Ltd., for production in the ordinary course of business. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, amounts payable of $110,000 and $0, respectively, were included in “Accounts payable” in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

In April 2016, our consolidated subsidiary, BoYu, provided a personal loan of $177,000 to one of its executive employees. This loan was secured by the officer’s shares in BoYu. The loan bore interest at 2.75% per annum. During the three months ended June 30, 2017, the repayment of the principal and interest totaling $180,000 was received by our consolidated subsidiary. In November 2017, BoYu provided another personal loan of $291,000 to the same executive employee. This loan bore interest at 2.75% per annum. Principal and accrued interest were due on November 30, 2020. In May 2019, BoYu provided another personal loan of $146,000 to the same executive employee. This loan bore interest at 2.75% per annum. Principal and accrued interest were due at such time BoYu pays a dividend to its shareholders. In March 2020, BoYu provided another personal loan of $141,000 to the same executive employee. This loan bore interest at 2.75% per annum. Principal and accrued interest were due on December 31, 2024. On December 25, 2020, the executive repaid the principal of $612,000 and interest of $35,000 of the personal loans to BoYu. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were no outstanding personal loans.

In July 2017, Tongmei, provided an inter-company loan to JinMei in the amount of $768,000 in preparation for the acquisition of the land use rights and the construction of a new building. The inter-company loan carries an interest rate of 4.9% per annum. The principal is due in three installments between December 2021 and December 2023 while the interest is due in December of each year. In July 2021, JinMei repaid the principal and outstanding interest totaling

$858,000 to Tongmei. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the remaining balance of principal and interest totaled $0 and $303,000, respectively. JinMei is in the process of relocating its headquarters and manufacturing operations to the city of Kazuo, located in the province of Liaoning near the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, near our own location.

On November 2, 2017, our consolidated subsidiary, BoYu, raised additional capital in the amount of $2 million in cash from a third-party investor through the issuance of shares equivalent to 10% ownership of BoYu. This third-party investor is an immediate family member of the owner of one of BoYu's customers. For the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, BoYu recorded $0 and $37,000, respectively, in revenue from this customer. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, BoYu recorded $50,000 and $0.3 million, respectively, in revenue from this customer. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, amounts receivable of $0 and $0, respectively, were included in “Accounts receivable” in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. In December 2020, we purchased shares equivalent to 4% of BoYu from the same third-party investor for $1.6 million and the remaining 6% was sold to another third-party investor.

In September 2021, our consolidated subsidiary, ChaoYang XinMei, received a loan from ChaoYang Xinshuo, one of two minority investors, in the amount of $0.9 million at an annual interest rate of 6.5%. Accrued interest is calculated monthly and paid annually. The loan is unsecured. The repayment of the full amount including any accrued interest is due September 30, 2024. As of September 30, 2021, $0.9 million was included in “Long-term debt, related party” in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Our Related Party Transactions Policy seeks to prohibit all conflicts of interest in transactions between related parties and us, unless they have been approved by our Board of Directors. This policy applies to all of our employees, directors, and our consolidated subsidiaries. Our executive officers retain board seats on the board of directors of the companies in which we have invested in our China joint ventures. See Note 7 for further details.