Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Related Party Transactions

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Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions

12. Related Party Transactions

 

Operating Leases

 

In 2015, the Bangladesh subsidiary entered into agreements to rent office facilities under 10-year operating lease agreements (Note 10), with a company owned by relatives of the Company’s Director and Chief Strategy Officer. The Company paid $285,204 and $287,638 to the related party during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, which is included as rent expense. At December 31, 2020 and 2019, there were no amounts owed to the related party.

 

Convertible Promissory Notes and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock Financing

 

As discussed in Note 7 and Note 8, the convertible promissory notes and Series B were issued to certain existing shareholders. Additionally, those same shareholders participated in the private placement offering as described in Note 8 by purchasing an aggregate of 6,336,666 shares of the Company’s common stock at a purchase price of $3.00 per share.