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Note 15. Related Party Transactions
Supply and License Agreements
In August 2018, we entered into an exclusive supply agreement (the “Supply Agreement”) and license agreement (the “License Agreement”) in conjunction with 4Life’s investment in the Series C preferred stock and warrants of our predecessor. On April 25, 2024, we entered into an amendment to the Supply Agreement and License Agreement (the “Amended 4Life Agreements”). The Amended 4Life Agreements contain the following terms:
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Supply Agreement. We granted 4Life, or its affiliates and mutually-agreed upon manufacturing vendors (the “Buyer Purchasing Parties”) an exclusive right to purchase certain of our dietary supplement and non-pharmaceutical products (the “Licensed Products”), and we shall exclusively sell the Licensed Products to the Buyer Purchasing Parties. The purchase price of Licensed Products shall be equal to our cost plus 20%. 4Life must sell certain amounts of Licensed Products for the calendar years beginning in 2024 and extending through 2033 (the “Minimum Sales Commitment”), with Minimum Sales Commitments for years subsequent to 2033, if applicable, to be negotiated between the Company and 4Life. The Company may permanently convert 4Life’s exclusive rights to purchase Licensed Products to non-exclusive rights if: (i) 4Life fails to achieve the Minimum Sales Commitment for any two consecutive years, and (ii) 4Life fails to pay additional royalty fees to maintain exclusivity (as set forth under “License Agreement” below) (the “Exclusivity Provision”). |
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License Agreement. We granted 4Life an exclusive, royalty bearing license to use, sell, and commercialize the Licensed Products. On a quarterly basis, 4Life shall pay us a royalty rate of 3% of incremental sales of Licensed Products, which is equal to the lesser of (a) the increase in net sales for the quarter over a base period quarter as determined in the License Agreement, or (b) net sales. If 4Life fails to meet the Exclusivity Provision, 4Life may continue to maintain exclusivity by paying us the difference between (a) the royalty fee that would otherwise have been earned by us if 4Life had met the Minimum Sales Commitment and (b) actual royalties paid to us. However, notwithstanding any other provisions of the License Agreement, on or after January 1, 2027, we shall be permitted to sell Licensed Products through third party retail outlets or via our own websites. The term of the License Agreement will continue until December 31, 2033, unless earlier terminated pursuant to the License Agreement or Supply Agreement. The Amended 4Life Agreements will be renewable for additional five-year terms upon mutual agreement of the parties. |
We currently provide, on a non-exclusive basis, an aqueous zinc-silver ion dietary (mineral) supplement to 4Life, which is sold under the trade name Zinc Factor™, and an aqueous gold dietary (mineral) supplement of very low-concentration gold nanoparticles, that is sold by 4Life, on an exclusive basis, under the trade name Gold Factor™ and is subject to royalties. Total revenue under the Supply and License Agreements during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 was as follows:
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Three Months Ended June 30, |
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Six Months Ended June 30, |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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| Product revenue from related parties |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
64 |
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$ |
63 |
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$ |
107 |
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| Royalty revenue from related parties |
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26 |
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27 |
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43 |
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56 |
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| Total revenue from related parties |
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$ |
26 |
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$ |
91 |
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$ |
106 |
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$ |
163 |
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