Note 14 - Related Party Transactions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Notes to Financial Statements

Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]

14.          RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Series A Preferred Stock

On June 29, 2023, the Company entered into the Series A Purchase Agreement with certain investors, including Scot Cohen, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, and V4 Global LLC (“V4”). Mr. Cohen has voting and dispositive control with respect to the securities and is deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities held by V4. Pursuant to the Series A Purchase Agreement, the Company issued Mr. Cohen and V4 an aggregate of 3,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Series A Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,068,966 shares of Common Stock for aggregate gross proceeds of $3,000. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, Mr. Cohen earned dividends totaling $60 from his Series A Preferred Stock.

Consulting Services

Commencing in October 2017, the Company began reimbursing Mr. Elwood Norris, a former officer, current 5% stockholder and consultant of the Company, $1.5 per month on a month-to-month basis for laboratory facility costs which was terminated in January 2024 and $7.5 per month on a month-to month basis for invention consulting services, which was terminated in February 2024 for an aggregate of $15 and $23 during each of the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

The Company is obligated to pay royalties and development and patent costs pursuant to the License Agreement dated September 30, 2016, with Syzygy, a company owned and controlled by a 5% stockholder of the Company, Mr. Elwood Norris, and a former officer of the Company, Mr. James Barnes. The agreement provides for royalty payments of 4% of revenue from products employing the licensed ensnarement device technology up to an aggregate of $1,000 in royalties or until September 30, 2026, whichever occurs earlier. During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company incurred royalties to Syzygy of $46 and $24, respectively.

See Notes 1, 7 and 13 for additional information on related party transactions and obligations.