| Related Party Transactions |
NOTE 12—RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The following table sets forth information relating to our loans from related persons outstanding at any time during the year ended December 31, 2025 (in thousands except for conversion rate and share information):
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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 December 31, 2025 |
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Highest
Principal
Outstanding |
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Amount of
Principal
Repaid or
Converted
into Stock |
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Amount of
Interest
Paid |
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Promissory note payable - 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(3) |
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10% |
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4/4/2022 |
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On Demand |
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110 |
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350 |
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240 |
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150 |
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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(3) |
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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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35 |
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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) |
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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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48 |
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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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25 |
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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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167 |
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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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350 |
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— |
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Total |
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$ |
5,453 |
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$ |
5,693 |
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$ |
240 |
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$ |
425 |
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The following table sets forth information relating to our loans from related persons outstanding at any time during the year ended December 31, 2024 (in thousands except for conversion rate and share information):
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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 December 31, 2024 |
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Highest
Principal
Outstanding |
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Amount of
Principal
Repaid or
Converted
into Stock |
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Amount of
Interest
Paid |
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Promissory note payable - 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) |
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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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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, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, is also a director and the Chief Executive Officer of Hope International Hospice, Inc.
(2) Officer or director.
See Note 5 for a discussion of the sale of the Company's EJ Holdings shares to Niihara International, Inc., formed by Dr. Niihara and the related loan receivable from EJ Holdings.
See Notes 6 and 11 for a discussion of the Company’s distribution and supply agreements with Telcon, which holds 4,147,491 shares of the Company common stock, or approximately 5.9% of the common stock outstanding as of December 31, 2025. The Company holds an investment in a convertible bond of Telcon in the principal amount of KRW 17.0 billion, or approximately $11.8 million as of December 31, 2025, which matures on October 16, 2030 and bears interest at 2.1% a year, payable quarterly. See Note 5 for more information regarding the investment in convertible bond.
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