Annual report pursuant to section 13 and 15(d)

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
17. 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 and Series C convertible preferred stock are described in Note 8.

 

Series E Investment – The Series E redeemable convertible preferred was issued on February 21, 2013, pursuant to an investment agreement with RVL whereby the Company issued to RVL 5,000 shares for cash of $5 million. The Series E Shares are initially non-voting and non-convertible and will become voting and convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock after the Trigger Date. At any time from and after the Trigger Date, the Series E Stock will be convertible into common stock at a conversion price per share equal to $1.17, subject to certain anti-dilution adjustments (the “Series E Conversion Price”).

From and after the Trigger Date, RVL will have the right to appoint four members to the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”), with the size of the Board not to exceed eight members. RVL’s right to appoint four directors will decline proportionately to take into account subsequent material reductions in RVL’s ownership position in the Company.

In accordance with the Series E Certificate of Designations, from and after the Trigger Date, the holders of the Series E shares will have the same Board representation and consent rights as the Series B Shares and Series C Shares. The Series E Shares will have a liquidation preference (the “Series E Liquidation Preference”) per share equal to the greater of (i) $1,000 (subject to customary adjustments with respect to events affecting the Series E Shares, the “Series E Stated Value”) plus accrued but unpaid dividends and (ii) such amount as would have been received had the Series E Shares converted into common stock immediately prior to the liquidation.

The Company has the option to redeem all or any part of the Series E Shares for cash at any time subject to RVL’s right to convert and require delivery of shares of common stock. The redemption price to be paid by the Company is equal to 110% of the Series E Liquidation Preference if the Series E Shares are redeemed on or before the first anniversary of the date of the original issuance of shares of Series E Shares (the “Original Issue Date”), 105% of the Liquidation Preference if the Series E Shares redeemed after the first anniversary of the Original Issue Date but on or prior to the second anniversary of the Original Issue Date, and the Liquidation Preference if the Series E Shares are redeemed at any time thereafter.

At the option of the holders of two-thirds of the then-outstanding Series E Shares, the Company must redeem the number of shares of Series E Shares so requested for cash at the Series E Liquidation Preference. Such option can only be exercised on or after the third anniversary of the Original Issue Date.

Each Series E Share shall be entitled to receive dividends (the “Series E Dividend”) payable at a rate per annum of five percent of the Series E Stated Value then in effect (the “Dividend Rate”). To the extent funds are legally available and the Company is not contractually prohibited from paying such Series E Dividend, the Series E Dividend must be declared and paid from and including the Original Issue Date on each six-month anniversary of the Original Issue Date. At the holder’s option, such dividends are payable through the issuance of additional Series E Shares or in cash. To the extent the Company is unable to pay any Series E Dividend (i.e. in the event funds are not legally available or the Company is contractually prohibited from making payment), any such unpaid Series E Dividend shall be cumulative and shall accrue and compound on a quarterly basis at the then applicable Dividend Rate. Such unpaid Series E Dividend shall be paid as soon as funds are legally available or as soon as the Company is no longer contractually prohibited from paying such Series E Dividend, as applicable. Additionally, the Series E Shares shall share ratably on an as-converted basis with the common stock in the payment of all other dividends and distributions.

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, 2014. 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 is expected to relocate 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.

RVL Transaction Fees Pursuant to the Series B and C investment agreements with RVL, the Company agreed to pay certain transaction costs incurred by RVL in connection with its investments. For the year-ended December 31, 2012, the Company incurred $343,000 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 (Note 11).

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 $31,731 from this distributor for the year-ended December 31, 2012. At December 31, 2012, the Company had trade accounts receivable due from the distributor totaling $261,833.