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Note 20 - Related Party Transactions

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Note 20 - Related Party Transactions
9 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements  
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]

20.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS 

 

The following transactions are in the normal course of operations and are measured at the amount of consideration established and agreed to by related parties. Amounts due to related parties are unsecured, non-interest bearing with the exception of notes payable, and due on demand.

 

The Company expensed $0.3 million and approximately $0.05 million for royalties due to Buys, the Company’s CTO, during the nine months ended August 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively and had accrued royalties of $0.1 million and $0.2 million as of August 31, 2021 and November 30, 2020, respectively. The Company also recorded stock-based compensation expense of approximately $0.006 million and $0.01 million during the nine months ended August 31, 2021 and 2020, related to stock options granted to Buys in 2018 to acquire 150,000 shares of common stock. Stock-based compensation expense was $0 million and $0.004 million during the three months ended August 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

The Company issued 386,681 shares of common stock with a value of $0.7 million in connection with the Second Payment to Buys for the portfolio of registered patent rights (the “Buys Portfolio”) during the nine months ended August 31, 2021. See Note 13, “Patent Rights,” for additional information.

 

The Company leased office premises at Wakefield, Massachusetts for rent, utilities and maintenance charge of approximately $0.002 million per month from a corporation owned and controlled by Bryan Ganz (“Ganz”), Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Company. This lease was terminated June 30, 2020. The Company expensed $0.02 million for these items during the nine months ended August 31, 2020. The Company expensed $0.01 million for these items during the three months ended August 31, 2020.