Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Related Party Transactions

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Related Party Transactions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

NOTE 15 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

  

On March 14, 2020, Mr. Brock waived accrued payroll amounts in the amount of $141,667. Between January 1 and December 15, 2020 we accrued $131,494 for salary owed during 2020 to Mr. Brock. On January 29, 2021, Mr. Brock was paid $64,344 of the accrued amount and the remaining $67,150 was paid on April 15, 2021.

 

On March 14, 2020, Stewart Kantor, President of Ondas Networks, waived accrued payroll amounts in the amount of $8,334. As of December 31, 2020, Ondas Networks accrued an additional $2,850 for salary owed during 2020 to Mr. Kantor, which was paid on April 15, 2021.

 

Between June 2 and December 31, 2020, we accrued $115,385 for salary owed to Thomas V. Bushey, then President of the Company. On January 19, 2021, Mr. Bushey waived the accrued payroll amounts in the amount of $115,385. Pursuant to the terms of a Separation Agreement and General Release (the “Separation Agreement”) dated January 19, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), between Mr. Bushey and the Company, Mr. Bushey agreed to waive his entitlement to accrued salary in the amount of $125,256 and accrued vacation in the amount of $9,846 as of the Effective Date. At the time of Mr. Bushey’s resignation as President in January 2021, Mr. Bushey had the right to receive 500,000 RSU Shares (375,000 vested as of December 31, 2020 and 125,000 of which the Compensation Committee accelerated vesting), which will be issued on June 3, 2022 pursuant to Mr. Bushey’s deferral election. The remaining 500,000 RSU Shares were canceled. As part of the Separation Agreement, Mr. Bushey and the Company entered into a Consulting Agreement dated January 19, 2021 (the “Consulting Agreement”). Pursuant to the Consulting Agreement, Mr. Bushey provided services to the Company at the direction of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. The Consulting Agreement terminated on July 19, 2021. Mr. Bushey was paid $7,500 per month for these services.

 

The Company has a long-term equity investment in Dynam with a carrying value of $1,500,000 and $500,000 as December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. See Note 7 – Long-Term Equity Investment. In addition to the equity investment, the Company paid Dynam for services of $2,026,400 and $275,200 during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, amounts owed to Dynam were $0 and $151,893, respectively, which are included in Accounts payable on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

As of December 31, 2022, the Company owed $359,159 to independent directors, which is included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.