Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

8. Related Party Transactions

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8. Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions

In addition to the transactions discussed in notes 7, 10 and 18, the Company had related party transactions during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 as follows:

 

The Company has a consulting agreement with Alcimede pursuant to which Mr. Lagan provides services as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Alcimede was paid $0.6 million and $0.4 million in consulting fees for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

During the second quarter of 2016, the Company received a short-term advance from Jason Adams, the Company’s then Chief Financial Officer, in the amount of $50,000, all of which was repaid during the second quarter.

 

On August 1, 2015, Medytox entered into a non-exclusive consulting agreement with Monarch Capital, LLC ("Monarch"). Michael Goldberg, at the time a director of Medytox and currently a director of the Company, is the Managing Director of Monarch. Under this agreement, Monarch provides business and financial advice. The original term of the agreement is through August 31, 2016, and is subject to automatic renewal for an additional one year unless Medytox provides the consultant with 180 days’ prior written notice of its intent not to renew. The agreement has been renewed for an additional year. Monarch was paid approximately $150,000 and $73,000 for consulting fees pursuant to this agreement for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

Dr. Thomas Mendolia, the former Chief Executive Officer of the Company's Laboratories and at the time a principal stockholder, was reimbursed $26,765 and $32,439 for certain operating expenses and asset purchases paid by Dr. Mendolia on the Company’s behalf in the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

On June 30, 2015, the Company issued 6,667 shares of common stock to SS International Consulting Ltd., of which a former director of the Company is the sole manager.

 

The terms of the foregoing transactions, including those discussed in notes 7, 10 and 18, are not necessarily indicative of those that would have been agreed to with unrelated parties for similar transactions.