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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

NOTE 9 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

2019 Transactions

 

Notes Payable

 

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company recorded approximately $240,000 of interest expense under the terms and conditions of the Stern Note (see Note 6) that is due to the Theodore Stern Revocable Trust, whose trustee Mr. Stern is a member of the Company's Board of Directors.

 

Convertible Notes Payable

 

In December 2019, the Chairman of the Board of Directors invested $25,000 in the 8% Notes offering. See Note 7.

 

Purchase of Common Stock

 

In June 2019, two of the Company's Directors and one Officer purchased 1,562,500 shares of common stock of the 2019 offering as described in Note 9.

 

Other

 

In connection with the 2019 offering of common stock, the Company incurred fees to Network 1 Financial Securities Inc. ("Network 1"), a registered broker dealer, one of the Company's financial advisors. The Network 1 fees were approximately $109,000 paid in cash and 858,000 common stock purchase warrants with a fair value of approximately $54,000 that are exercisable during a term of five years at a price of $0.088 cents per share. A member of the Company's Board of Director's maintains a partnership with a key principal of Network 1.

 

Additionally, the Company rents office space in Long Beach, New York at a monthly cost of $7,425 (reduced to $5,000 per month as of January 1, 2020). The agreement is month to month and can be terminated on 30 days' notice. The agreement is between the Company and Bridgeworks LLC, an entity principally owned by Mr. Beck, our CEO, and his family.

 

2018 Transactions

 

On August 9, 2018, the Company prepaid $1,000,000 of principal of the $3,000,000 Senior Unsecured Note dated February 1, 2017 held by the Stern Trust (Mr. Stern is a Company Board of Director) plus the related accrued interest of approximately $158,000. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company recorded approximately $284,000 of interest expense under the terms and conditions of the Note. Additionally, the Company and the Stern Trust agreed to extend the due date of the note until April 30, 2020 for an extension fee of 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock at a market value of $420,000 based on trading price.

 

Purchase of Common Stock

 

In August 2018, two of the Company's Directors, Mr. Stern and Mr. Selzer, respectively purchased an additional 6,666,667 and 666,667 shares of common stock of the 2018 offering as described in Note 10.

 

Other

 

In connection with the 2018 offering of common stock, the Company incurred fees to Network 1 Financial Securities, Inc. ("Network 1"), a registered broker-dealer. The Network 1 fees and expenses comprise of approximately $659,000 paid in cash and approximately 2,470,000 common stock purchase warrants for five years at a price of $0.165 cents per share. A member of the Company's Board of Director's maintains a partnership with a key principal of Network 1.

 

The Company leases its Corporate headquarters from Bridgeworks LLC, ("Bridgeworks"), a company providing office facilities to emerging companies, principally owned by Mr. Beck and his family. Mr. Beck is Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company. During 2018, the Company paid Bridgeworks $89,100.

 

In connection with a Confidential Settlement Agreement and General Release Agreement with Mr. Solomon, a former director and officer, as described below, the Company paid approximately $160,000 during the year ended December 31, 2019. Additionally, Mr. Solomon and the Company entered into an Agency Agreement dated September 13, 2017 pursuant to which Mr. Solomon agreed to be engaged as a non- exclusive sales agent for the Company's products on an as needed basis for a term of three years in consideration of sales commissions. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company paid Mr. Solomon a sales commission of approximately $84,000.

  

2020 Transactions

 

See Note 1 "Subsequent Events" for detailed disclosure of the participation of three directors in the 2020 Notes Offering and related transactions.