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Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions

21. Related Party Transactions



Lease



In December 2022, the Company entered into an operating lease for its 35,000 square foot manufacturing, warehouse, and office facility in Ontario, Canada, with a company co-owned by a member of management. The lease, which commenced January 1, 2023, has an initial term of one year with a base rent of approximately $27,000 per month and includes options to renew for up to four years. The rent expense recorded by the Company for the related party lease was $82,000 for the year ended March 31, 2023.



Convertible Note and Election of New Director


On March 31, 2023, the Company entered into the Note Purchase Agreement with Bison Capital Partners VI, L.P. and Bison Capital Partners VI-A, L.P., and Bison Capital Partners VI, L.P. as the Purchaser Representative, for the issuance and sale of the Convertible Notes. In connection with the issuance of the Convertible Notes and at the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board and in connection with the bylaws of the Company, the Board appointed Douglas Trussler, a co-founder of Bison Capital in 2001, to the Board, effective immediately, to serve until the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified. Mr. Trussler’s compensation will be consistent with the Company’s previously disclosed standard compensation practices for non-employee directors, which are described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement, filed with the SEC on July 29, 2022. There are no other transactions between Mr. Trussler and the Company that would be reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.