GREEN REMEDIES WASTE AND RECYCLING, INC.
Notes to the Financial Statements – Continued
Defined Contribution Plan
We maintain a defined contribution 401(k) plan and profit sharing plan covering substantially all full-time employees. Employees are permitted to make voluntary contributions, which we match at a certain percentage, to the plan. The Company also makes discretionary profit sharing contributions. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, our 401(k) plan contribution expense was $11,520 and $11,493, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, our profit sharing plan contribution expense was $74,080 and $34,480, respectively.
8. Shareholder’s Equity
During the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, shareholder distributions totaled $343,620 and $335,929, respectively.
9. Related Party Transactions
In May 2014, we entered into an agreement to sublet a small office space with a relative of our primary shareholder. The lease was for a term of one month beginning on May 1, 2014, for $500 per month and was to continue month to month thereafter until canceled with a 30 day notice by either party. The monthly rent was increased to $575 in January 2016. In November 2017, the Company increased the leased space and the monthly rent was increased to $1,325. Rent expense under this related party lease totaled $10,600 and $15,900 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, we canceled the above lease and entered into a new office lease agreement with our primary shareholder as discussed further in Note 7. Rent expense under this related party lease totaled $10,200 for the year ended December 31, 2019.
10. Subsequent Events
On February 11, 2020 we entered into a revolving loan with a bank pursuant to which we could borrow up to $500,000. Under the original terms of the loan, interest was to accrue at a rate of LIBOR plus a margin of 2.35% with interest only payments due for the first 12 months of the loan with the loan maturing in February 2025. As of the date of this report we had not borrowed any amounts on the loan.
On October 19, 2020, we entered into an asset purchase agreement to sell substantially all of our assets to Quest Resource Management Group, LLC. The total consideration of the acquisition is approximately $16.2 million, with approximately two thirds of the consideration to be paid in cash at closing and the remaining third to be delivered through a combination of common stock and a subordinated seller note. An additional $650,000 to $2,250,000 of consideration may be earned through an earn-out tied to future performance over the next three years.
On October 20, 2020 we paid off the remaining principal and outstanding interest associated with our First Horizon 1 note. This resulted in a final payment of $342,644, of which $340,615 was related to the outstanding principal balance.
On October 20, 2020 we paid off the remaining principal and outstanding interest associated with our First Horizon 2 note. This resulted in a final payment of $544,886, of which $544,450 was related to the outstanding principal balance.
On October 20, 2020 we paid off the remaining principal and outstanding interest associated with our First Horizon 3 note. This resulted in a final payment of $85,467, of which $85,286 was related to the outstanding principal balance.