| Related Party Transactions |
NOTE 12 — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The following table sets forth information relating to loans from related parties outstanding at any time during the three months ended March 31, 2025 (in thousands):
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Class |
Lender |
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Interest
Rate |
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Date of
Loan |
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Term of Loan |
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Principal Amount Outstanding at March 31, 2025 |
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Highest
Principal
Outstanding |
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Amount of
Principal
Repaid or
Converted to Shares |
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Amount of
Interest
Paid |
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Promissory notes payable to related parties: |
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Willis Lee(2) |
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12% |
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10/29/2020 |
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On Demand |
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100 |
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100 |
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— |
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— |
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Soomi Niihara(1) |
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12% |
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12/7/2021 |
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On Demand |
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700 |
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700 |
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— |
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— |
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Hope International Hospice, Inc.(1) |
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10% |
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2/9/2022 |
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On Demand |
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350 |
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350 |
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— |
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— |
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Hope International Hospice, Inc.(1) |
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10% |
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2/15/2022 |
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On Demand |
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210 |
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210 |
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— |
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— |
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Soomi Niihara(1) |
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10% |
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2/15/2022 |
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On Demand |
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100 |
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100 |
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— |
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— |
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Hope International Hospice, Inc.(1) |
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12% |
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3/15/2022 |
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On Demand |
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150 |
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150 |
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— |
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— |
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Hope International Hospice, Inc.(1) |
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12% |
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3/30/2022 |
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On Demand |
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150 |
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150 |
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— |
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— |
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Wei Peu Zen(2) |
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10% |
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3/31/2022 |
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On Demand |
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200 |
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200 |
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— |
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— |
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Albert Niihara(1) |
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10% |
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4/5/2022 |
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On Demand |
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200 |
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350 |
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150 |
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— |
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Willis Lee(2) |
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10% |
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4/14/2022 |
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On Demand |
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45 |
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45 |
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— |
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— |
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Albert Niihara(1) |
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10% |
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4/19/2022 |
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On Demand |
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250 |
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250 |
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— |
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— |
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Hope International Hospice, Inc.(1) |
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10% |
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5/25/2022 |
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On Demand |
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40 |
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40 |
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— |
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— |
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Dr. Yutaka and Soomi Niihara(1) (3) |
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12% |
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7/27/2022 |
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5 years |
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402 |
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402 |
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— |
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12 |
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Dr. Yutaka and Soomi Niihara(1) |
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10% |
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8/16/2022 |
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5 years |
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250 |
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25 |
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— |
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6 |
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Dr. Yutaka and Soomi Niihara(1) |
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10% |
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8/16/2022 |
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5 years |
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1,669 |
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167 |
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— |
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42 |
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Hope International Hospice, Inc.(1) |
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10% |
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8/17/2022 |
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On Demand |
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50 |
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50 |
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— |
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— |
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Hope International Hospice, Inc.(1) |
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10% |
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10/20/2022 |
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On Demand |
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100 |
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100 |
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— |
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— |
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Hope International Hospice, Inc.(1) |
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10% |
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3/17/2023 |
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On Demand |
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100 |
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100 |
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— |
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— |
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Dr. Yutaka and Soomi Niihara(1) |
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10% |
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3/21/2023 |
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On Demand |
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127 |
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127 |
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— |
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— |
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Wei Peu Zen(2) |
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60% |
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12/1/2023 |
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2 mon |
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350 |
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350 |
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— |
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— |
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Subtotal |
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$ |
5,543 |
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$ |
3,966 |
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$ |
150 |
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$ |
60 |
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Total |
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$ |
5,543 |
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$ |
3,966 |
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$ |
150 |
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$ |
60 |
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(1)Dr. Niihara, a former Director and former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, is also a director and the Chief Executive Officer of Hope International Hospice, Inc.
(3)
Carrying amount of this loan includes $70,000 of unamortized discount.
The following table sets forth information relating to loans from related parties outstanding at any time during the year ended December 31, 2024:
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Class |
Lender |
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Interest
Rate |
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Date of
Loan |
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Term of Loan |
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Principal Amount Outstanding at December 31, 2024 |
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Highest
Principal
Outstanding |
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Amount of
Principal
Repaid or
Converted to Shares |
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Amount of
Interest
Paid |
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Current, Promissory notes payable to related parties: |
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Willis Lee(2) |
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12% |
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10/29/2020 |
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On Demand |
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100 |
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100 |
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— |
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2 |
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Soomi Niihara(1) |
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12% |
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12/7/2021 |
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On Demand |
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700 |
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700 |
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— |
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— |
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Hope International Hospice, Inc.(1) |
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10% |
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2/9/2022 |
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On Demand |
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350 |
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350 |
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— |
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— |
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Hope International Hospice, Inc.(1) |
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10% |
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2/15/2022 |
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On Demand |
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210 |
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210 |
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— |
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— |
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Soomi Niihara(1) |
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10% |
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2/15/2022 |
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On Demand |
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100 |
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100 |
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— |
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— |
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Hope International Hospice, Inc.(1) |
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12% |
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3/15/2022 |
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On Demand |
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150 |
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150 |
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— |
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— |
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Hope International Hospice, Inc.(1) |
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12% |
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3/30/2022 |
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On Demand |
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150 |
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150 |
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— |
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— |
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Wei Peu Zen(2) |
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10% |
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3/31/2022 |
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On Demand |
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200 |
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200 |
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— |
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— |
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Albert Niihara(1) |
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10% |
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4/4/2022 |
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On Demand |
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350 |
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500 |
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150 |
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— |
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Willis Lee(2) |
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10% |
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4/14/2022 |
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On Demand |
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45 |
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45 |
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— |
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— |
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Albert Niihara(1) |
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10% |
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4/19/2022 |
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On Demand |
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250 |
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250 |
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— |
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— |
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Hope International Hospice, Inc.(1) |
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10% |
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5/25/2022 |
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On Demand |
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40 |
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40 |
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— |
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— |
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Dr. Yutaka and Soomi Niihara(1) (3) |
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12% |
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7/27/2022 |
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5 years |
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402 |
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402 |
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— |
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44 |
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Dr. Yutaka and Soomi Niihara(1) |
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10% |
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8/16/2022 |
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5 years |
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250 |
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250 |
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— |
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23 |
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Dr. Yutaka and Soomi Niihara(1) |
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10% |
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8/16/2022 |
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5 years |
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1,669 |
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1,669 |
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— |
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153 |
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Hope International Hospice, Inc.(1) |
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10% |
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8/17/2022 |
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On Demand |
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50 |
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50 |
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— |
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— |
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Hope International Hospice, Inc.(1) |
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10% |
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10/20/2022 |
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On Demand |
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100 |
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100 |
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— |
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— |
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Hope International Hospice, Inc.(1) |
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10% |
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3/17/2023 |
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On Demand |
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100 |
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100 |
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— |
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— |
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Dr. Yutaka and Soomi Niihara(1) |
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10% |
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3/21/2023 |
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On Demand |
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127 |
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127 |
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— |
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— |
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Wei Peu Zen(2) |
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60% |
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12/1/2023 |
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2 months |
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350 |
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700 |
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350 |
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70 |
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Subtotal |
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$ |
5,693 |
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$ |
6,193 |
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$ |
500 |
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$ |
292 |
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Total |
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$ |
5,693 |
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$ |
6,193 |
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$ |
500 |
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$ |
292 |
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(1)Dr. Niihara, a former Director and former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, is also a director and the Chief Executive Officer of Hope International Hospice, Inc.
(3)
Carrying amount of this loan includes $75,000 of unamortized discount.
See Note 7 for more information on recent developments with respect to certain related-party loans.
See Notes 5, 6 and 11 for a discussion of the Company’s agreements with Telcon, which holds 4,147,491 shares of common stock of the Company, or approximately 6.5% of the common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2025. As of March 31, 2025, the Company held a Telcon convertible bond in the principal amount of KRW 20.1 billion, or approximately $13.7 million, as discussed in Note 5.
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