Quarterly report pursuant to sections 13 or 15(d)

Related Party Transactions

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Related Party Transactions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Related Party Transactions
10. Related Party Transactions:

The Company has entered into four separate investment agreements with RVL, an affiliate of Aston Capital, LLC, which is controlled by our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, whereby the Company issued to RVL Series B, Series C and Series E convertible preferred stock for cash aggregating $21 million. The terms of the Series B, C and E convertible preferred stock are described in Note 8.

Management Agreement – On April 9, 2013, the Company ratified a management services agreement with Aston Capital, LLC (the “Management Agreement”) to memorialize certain management services that Aston Capital, LLC has been providing to the Company since RVL acquired majority control in September, 2012. Pursuant to the Management Agreement, Aston Capital, LLC provides consulting services in connection with financing matters, budgeting, strategic planning and business development, including, without limitation, assisting the Company in (i) analyzing the operations and historical performance of target companies; (ii) analyzing and evaluating the transactions with such target companies; (iii) conducting financial, business and operational due diligence, and (iv) evaluating related structuring and other matters. In consideration of the services provided by Aston Capital, LLC under the Management Agreement, the Company has agreed to issue 500,000 shares of restricted common stock under the Revolution Lighting Technologies, Inc. 2013 Stock Incentive Plan to Aston Capital, LLC to vest in three equal annual increments, with the first such vesting date being September 25, 2013. The Audit Committee of the Board will consider from time to time (at a minimum at such times when the Compensation Committee evaluates director compensation) whether additional compensation to Aston Capital, LLC is appropriate given the nature of the services provided.

Relocation of Corporate Headquarters The Company relocated its corporate headquarters to Stamford, CT to a space currently occupied by affiliates of Robert V. LaPenta, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The terms and conditions of the arrangement have not been finalized. During the quarter ended March 31, 2013, the Company agreed to an allocation of the costs of the Stamford headquarters between Aston and the Company. Costs allocated to the Company amounted to $68,330 for the three months ended March 31, 2013.

RVL Transaction Fees Pursuant to the Series E investment agreement with RVL, the Company agreed to pay certain transaction costs incurred by RVL in connection with its investment. For the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Company incurred $28,525 related to these costs.

Assumption of Lease from Related Party – In conjunction with the Seesmart acquisition, the Company assumed a lease entered into by Progress 44, Inc., a company affiliated with Seesmart’s President Raymond Sjolseth, and agreed to reimburse Progress 44, Inc. for any lease payments made subsequent to the acquisition date.

 

Revenues from Related Party A consulting firm owned by Seesmart’s chief operating officer provides consulting services to a distributor of the Company. The Company recorded revenue totaling $200,937 from this distributor for the three months ended March 31, 2013. At March 31, 2013, the Company had trade accounts receivable due from the distributor totaling $232,596.