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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

NOTE 9 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Since its inception, the Company has conducted transactions with its directors and entities related to such directors.

 

These transactions have included the following:

 

As of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, the Company owed its former director a total of $30,840 and $29,759, respectively, related to expenses paid on behalf of the Company related to corporate startup costs and intellectual property (see Note 4).

 

As of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, the Company owed its former director a total of $51,326 and $49,528, respectively, for money loaned to the Company, throughout the years. The total loans balance owed at September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024 is not interest bearing (see Note 5).

 

Effective May 5, 2016, the Company entered into an agreement for the lease of its principal executive offices with North Horizon Pty Ltd., a related party, of which Mr. Nathanielsz, our CEO, CFO and a director, and his wife are owners and directors. The lease had a five-year term and provided for annual rental payments of $39,600 AUD or $28,325 USD, which includes $3,600 AUD or $2,575 USD of goods and service tax for total payments of $198,000 AUD or $141,629 USD during the term of the lease. Such lease expired in May 2021 and was renewed for another one-year term from May 2021 to May 2022. On May 4, 2022, the Company entered into a three-year lease agreement with North Horizon Pty Ltd. for a monthly rent of $3,000 AUD or $2,176 USD (depending on exchange rate) per month plus taxes. As of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, total rent payable of $203,129 AUD ($140,890 USD) and $194,129 AUD ($129,930 USD), respectively, was included in accrued expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet. Rent expense under those lease was $8,317 and $7,149 for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively and reflected as occupancy expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).

 

 

PROPANC BIOPHARMA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2024

(Unaudited)

 

Loans payable - Related Parties

 

Between November 2023 and May 2024, an institutional investor affiliated with one of our directors, Josef Zelinger, loaned the Company an aggregate of $71,629. Additionally, in August 2024, the same affiliated institutional investor loaned the Company an amount of 85,000 AUD ($57,639 USD). These loans bear no interest and are payable on demand (see Note 5).

 

Effective August 1, 2024, the Company entered into and closed a loan agreement (the “Loan”) with an institutional investor affiliated with one of our directors, Josef Zelinger, pursuant to which the investor loaned the Company an aggregate principal amount of $150,000 AUD ($98,060 USD). The Company intends to use the net proceeds therefrom for general working capital purposes. The maturity date of the Loan is November 1, 2024, or sooner at the discretion of the Company, and the Loan bears an interest rate of 12% per annum and default interest rate of 18% per annum. The Company has the right to prepay in full at any time with no prepayment penalty. By mutual consent the amount can be repaid via the issuance of common stock of the Company (upon uplisting on NASDAQ) and the strike price shall be at a 35% discount to lowest daily balance of the five preceding trading days (see Note 5).

 

Loan payable -long-term- Related Party

 

July 5, 2023, the Company and an institutional investor affiliated with one of our directors, Josef Zelinger, entered into a letter agreement, pursuant to which such investor loaned the Company an aggregate of $230,000 AUD ($153,256 USD). Pursuant to such agreement, the term of such loan is three (3) years, ending on July 5, 2026, with an interest rate of 10% to be paid monthly in arrears. In connection with such loan, the Company issued 15,000,000 warrants to purchase common stock to such investor immediately exercisable at an initial exercise price of $0.01 per share (subject to certain adjustments such as stock dividend, stock splits, subsequent right offering and pro-rata distribution) with an expiry date of July 5, 2026 (see Note 5).

 

Employment and Services Agreements with Management

 

The Company and Mr. Nathanielsz entered into an employment agreement as of February 25, 2015 (the “Nathanielsz Employment Agreement”) setting forth the terms and conditions of Mr. Nathanielsz’s employment as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. The Nathanielsz Employment Agreement was scheduled to expire on February 25, 2019; however, the term of the Nathanielsz Employment Agreement automatically renews for successive one-year periods unless either party provides 30 days’ prior written notice of his or its intent not to renew. The Nathanielsz Employment Agreement continues in effect as of June 30, 2023, as amended on October 26, 2022 (see below). The Nathanielsz Employment Agreement provides Mr. Nathanielsz with a base salary of $25,000 AUD per month ($300,000 AUD annually or $205,680 USD) and a monthly contribution to Mr. Nathanielsz’s pension equal to 9.5% of his monthly salary. Mr. Nathanielsz has the ability to convert any accrued but unpaid salary into common stock at the end of each fiscal year at a conversion price to be determined by Mr. Nathanielsz and the Company, which will in no event be lower than par value or higher than the closing bid price on the date of conversion. Pursuant to the Nathanielsz Employment Agreement, Mr. Nathanielsz is entitled to an annual discretionary bonus in an amount up to 200% of his annual base salary, which bonus shall be determined by the Company’s board of directors based upon the performance of the Company. On March 16, 2018, the Company’s board of directors approved an increase of Mr. Nathanielsz’s annual base salary from $300,000 AUD ($205,680 USD) to $400,000 AUD ($274,240 USD), effective February 2018. On August 1, 2022, the Company’s board of directors approved an increase of Mr. Nathanielsz’s annual base salary from $400,000 AUD ($309,313 USD) to $600,000 AUD ($414,900 USD), effective July 1, 2022.

 

Mr. Nathanielsz’s wife, Sylvia Nathanielsz, is and has been a non-executive, part-time employee of the Company since October 2015. Effective February 1, 2018, Mrs. Nathanielsz receives an annual salary of $120,000 AUD ($80,904 USD) and is entitled to customary benefits.

 

Pursuant to a February 25, 2016 board resolution, James Nathanielsz was paid $4,481 AUD ($3,205 USD), on a monthly basis for the purpose of acquiring and maintaining an automobile which car allowance expired in August 2022. For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, $17,714 USD and $3,344 USD, respectively, was paid to Mr. Nathanielsz for use of a vehicle. For the three months ended September 30, 2024, 3,557 AUD ($2,372 USD) was paid to Mr. Nathanielsz for use of a vehicle.

 

On August 12, 2021, the Board approved a bonus of $177,840 USD. A total of $221,890 AUD ($166,418 USD) in payments were made against the bonuses during the year ended June 30, 2021 resulting in a remaining balance of $422,610 AUD ($316,957 USD) bonus payable as of June 30, 2021 which was included in accrued expenses in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. On August 12, 2021, pursuant to the Cancellation Agreement, Mr. Nathanielsz agreed to cancel $177,840 of the bonus payable in exchange for 5,928,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock. On August 1, 2022, the Board approved a bonus of $140,000 AUD or $96,810 USD. A total of $73,387 AUD ($48,905 USD) in payments were made in respect of the bonuses during the year ended June 30, 2023, resulting in a remaining balance of $107,937 AUD ($71,929 USD) bonus payable as of June 30, 2023 which was included in accrued expenses in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. A total of $25,000 AUD ($16,070 USD) in payments were made in respect of the bonuses during the year ended June 30, 2024. In January 2024, the Board approved a bonus of $150,000 AUD or $102,195 USD resulting in a remaining balance of $217,540 AUD ($145,599 USD) bonus payable as of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024 for both periods which was included in accrued expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet.

 

Amended and Restated Employment Agreement

 

On May 14, 2019 (the “Effective Date”), the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (the “Employment Agreement”) with Mr. Nathanielsz for a term of three years, subject to automatic one-year renewals, at an annual salary of $400,000 AUD ($309,313 USD). Pursuant to the Employment Agreement, Mr. Nathanielsz was granted options to purchase 0.04 shares of common stock (the “Nathanielsz Options”), with an exercise price per share of $4,675,000 (110% of the closing market price of the common stock on May 14, 2019 (or $4,250,000), the date of approval of such grant by the Board), (ii) 0.04 restricted stock units of the Company (the “Initial Nathanielsz RSUs”), and (iii) an additional 0.04 restricted stock units of the Company (the “Additional Nathanielsz RSUs”). Such options and restricted stock units were granted pursuant to the 2019 Plan approved by the Board on the Effective Date. The Nathanielsz Options have a term of 10 years from the date of grant. The Nathanielsz Options and Additional Nathanielsz RSU’s are subject to vesting periods pursuant to the Employment Agreement. There are 0.04 vested options and 0.04 restricted stock units that are considered issuable as of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024.

 

 

PROPANC BIOPHARMA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2024

(Unaudited)

 

On October 26, 2022, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (the “Amended Agreement”) with Mr. Nathanielsz, effective as of July 1, 2022, (the “2022 Effective Date”). The Amended Agreement provides Mr. Nathanielsz with a base salary of $600,000 AUD ($414,900 USD) per annum. The Company has also agreed to pay Mr. Nathanielsz an annual discretionary bonus in an amount up to 100% of his annual base salary, reduced from 200%, which bonus shall be determined by the Board and based upon the performance of the Company. The Amended Agreement has a term of three (3) years from the 2022 Effective Date, with automatic one-year renewal periods unless either party elects not to renew.

 

Amended and Restated Employment Agreement

 

On May 14, 2019, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Services Agreement (the “Services Agreement”) with Dr. Kenyon, the Company’s Chief Scientific Officer and a director, for a term of three years, subject to automatic one-year renewals, at an annual salary of $54,000 AUD ($41,580 USD). In connection with the execution of the Services Agreement, Dr. Kenyon was designated as an executive officer of the Company and assumed a more active executive role with the Company. Pursuant to the Services Agreement, Dr. Kenyon was granted options to purchase 0.02 shares of common stock (the “Kenyon Options”), with an exercise price per share of $4,250,000 (100% of the closing market price of the common stock on May 14, 2019, the date of approval of such grant by the Board), (ii) 0.02 restricted stock units of the Company (the “Initial Kenyon RSUs”), and (iii) an additional 0.02 restricted stock units of the Company (the “Additional Kenyon RSUs”). Such options and restricted stock units were granted pursuant to the 2019 Plan. The Kenyon Options have a term of 10 years from the date of grant. The Kenyon Options and Additional Kenyon RSU’s are subject to vesting periods pursuant to the Services Agreement. There are 0.02 vested options and 0.02 vested restricted stock unit that are considered issuable as of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024.

 

As of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, total accrued salaries of $161,500 AUD ($112,016 USD) and $148,000 AUD ($97,044 USD), respectively, were included in accrued expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

Intercompany Loans

 

All intercompany loans were made by the parent to the Company’s subsidiary, Propanc PTY LTD, none of which has been repaid as of September 30, 2024. Effective fiscal year 2021, the parent company determined that intercompany loans will not be repaid in the foreseeable future and thus, per ASC 830-20-35-3, gains and losses from measuring the intercompany balances are recorded within cumulative translation adjustment on the consolidated balance sheet as accumulated other comprehensive income.