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Related Party Transactions
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

NOTE 12 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

License Agreement with ECrent Capital Holdings Limited

 

On June 11, 2017, the Company entered into an Exclusivity Agreement (the “Exclusivity Agreement”) with ECrent Capital Holdings Limited (“ECrent”) the terms of which became effective on the same day. Pursuant to the Exclusivity Agreement, the Company and ECrent agreed to engage in exclusive discussions regarding a potential acquisition by the Company of ECrent and/or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise all or part of ECrent’s business and potential business cooperation between the two companies (collectively, the “Potential Transactions”) for a period of three months commencing from the date of the Exclusivity Agreement (the “Exclusive Period”). Ms. Deborah Yuen, an affiliate of YSK 1860 Co., Limited, which is a major shareholder of the Company, controls ECrent. ECrent agreed that, during the Exclusive Period, neither ECrent nor its agents, representatives or advisors will contact, solicit, discuss or negotiate with any third party with respect to any transaction relating to a transfer or pledge of securities of ECrent and/or its subsidiaries, a sale of ECrent’s business, a business cooperation or any other matters that may adversely affect the Potential Transactions or the parties’ discussion related thereto. The exclusivity period has been further extended to a period of 18 months commencing from June 20, 2018 pursuant to three amendment agreements dated September 11, 2017, January 23, 2018 and June 20, 2018.

 

On May 8, 2018 and amended on May 24, 2018, Sharing Economy entered into a License Agreement (the “Agreement”) with ECrent. In accordance with the terms of the Amendment, ECrent shall grant the Company an exclusive license to utilize certain software and trademarks in order to develop, launch, operate, commercialize, and maintain an online website platform in Taiwan, Thailand, India, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Japan, and Korea until June 30, 2019. In consideration for the license, the Company granted ECrent 250,000 shares of common stock (the “Consideration Shares”), at an issue price of $1,040,000, or $4.16 per share, (based on the quoted market price of the Company’s common stock on the amended Agreement date of May 24, 2018). Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, ECrent shall provide a guarantee on revenue and profit of US$10,000,000 and US$1,940,000, respectively. The Consideration Shares shall be reduced on a pro rata basis if there is a shortfall in the guaranteed revenue and/or profit. In connection with this agreement, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company recorded license fee expense of $65,000 which is included in cost of sales, and at June 30, 2018, recorded a prepaid license fee – related party of $975,000 which will be amortized over the remaining license period.

 

Due to related parties

 

Provisional Agreement with EC Assets Management Limited

 

On June 21, 2018, EC Assets and Golden Value Finance Limited, entered into a Provisional Agreement for purchase and sale of the entire issued share capital of Future Ocean Limited, the owner of House No. 74 Cedar Drive (also known as House B31) the Redhill Peninsula Site D No. 18 Pak Pat Shan Road Hong Kong (the “Property”). Pursuant to the agreement, EC Assets has agreed to purchase Future Ocean Limited for HKD96 million. The parties intend to negotiate in good faith to enter into a formal agreement for the purchase and sale of the Property on or before July 31, 2018. The closing is anticipated to occur on or before December 13, 2018. There is no guarantee that the transaction will be consummated. In connection with this procurement, Ms. Deborah Yuen lent the Company HKD5 million (approximately $641,025) with non-interest bearing and due on demand.

 

YSK 1860 Co., Limited 

 

From time to time, during 2017 and 2018, the Company receive advances from YSK 1860 Co., Limited, who is the major shareholder of the Company for working capital purposes. These advances are non-interest bearing and are payable on demand. At June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, amounts due to YSK 1860 Co., Limited amounted to $580,977 and $347,589, respectively.