NOTE 16 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

On July 28, 2016, the Company formed BioCorRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for the purpose of developing certain business lines. In connection with the formation, the newly formed sub issued 24.2% ownership to current or former officers of the Company, with the Company retaining 75.8%. In 2018, BioCorRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. began limited operations and there were no operations prior to that.

On September 22, 2021, BioCorRx Inc. and BioCorRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. entered into a Inter-Company License Agreement whereby the Company granted to BioCorRx Pharmaceuticals an exclusive, perpetual and sub-licensable license to use all patented or unpatented inventions, discoveries and other intellectual property owned by the Company related to BICX101, BICX102, BICX104 and any other naltrexone pellets (implants) being developed or that will be developed for FDA approval and commercialization in support of products in the fields of substance use disorder, weight loss and other indications identified including but not limited to pain management, obsessive compulsive disorders, and other addictive behaviors.

The licensing fee is payable by BioCorRx Pharmaceuticals starting in the calendar year of the first commercial sale of licensed products and is the percentage of gross sales (less certain amounts) equal to the Company’s ownership interest in BioCorRx Pharmaceuticals. In addition, the Company will invoice BioCorRx Pharmaceuticals for certain management, administrative and corporate services, and facilities and equipment that the Company will provide to BioCorRx Pharmaceuticals. Expenses will be allocated based on actual utilization or appropriate and reasonable methods for the relevant expense.

On December 10, 2015, the Company entered into a royalty agreement with Alpine Creek Capital Partners LLC (“Alpine Creek”). The Company is in the business of selling a distinct implementation of the BioCorRx Recovery Program, a two-tiered comprehensive MAT program, which includes a counseling program, coupled with its proprietary Naltrexone Implant (the “Treatment”). On or about January 1, 2021, Mr. Galligan, acquired from Alpine Creek the rights to the subscription and royalty agreement by and between the Company and Alpine Creek.

In March 2019, the Company entered into two Subscription and Royalty Agreements (“Subscription and Royalty Agreements”). One was with Louis and Carolyn Lucido CRT LLC, managed by Mr. Lucido, a holder of between 10% and 15% of the Company’s shares of common stock and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors and the other one was with the J and R Galligan Revocable Trust, managed by Mr. Galligan, a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company received an aggregate gross proceeds of $6,000,000 in April 2019 and $210 royalty was due as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, under these two Subscription and Royalty Agreements.

On February 16, 2021, the Company entered into a Subscription Agreement (the “Lucido Subscription Agreement”) with Louis C Lucido and Carolyn M. Lucido, or their Successors, as Trustee of the Lucido Family Trust, Dated May 23, 2017, managed by Mr. Lucido, a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. Although the Lucido Subscription Agreement was dated February 16, 2021, it did not become effective until it was fully executed on February 23, 2021. Pursuant to the Lucido Subscription Agreement, Mr. Lucido purchased shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, in the aggregate amount of $1,125,000 at a purchase price of $2.00 per share, for a total of 562,500 shares of Common Stock. The aggregate Purchase Price owed pursuant to the Lucido Subscription Agreement was paid in cash to the Company on February 26, 2021.

On February 16, 2021, the Company entered into a Subscription Agreement (the “Galligan Subscription Agreement”) with The J and R Galligan Revocable Trust, managed by Mr. Galligan, a holder of between 10% and 15% of the Company’s shares of common stock and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. Although the Galligan Subscription Agreement was dated February 16, 2021, it did not become effective until it was fully executed on February 23, 2021. The terms and conditions of the Galligan Subscription Agreement (including the number of shares of common stock purchased and the purchase price) are substantially the same as the Lucido Subscription Agreement.

On January 3, 2022, the Company entered into a Subscription Agreement (the “Lucido 2022 Subscription Agreement”) with Louis C Lucido and Carolyn M. Lucido, or their Successors, as Trustee of the Lucido Family Trust, Dated May 23, 2017, managed by Mr. Lucido, a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. Pursuant to the Lucido 2022 Subscription Agreement, Mr. Lucido purchased shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, in the aggregate amount of $500,000 at a purchase price of $4.35 per share, for a total of 114,943 shares of Common Stock. The aggregate Purchase Price owed pursuant to the Lucido 2022 Subscription Agreement was paid in cash to the Company on January 12, 2022. 

On January 3, 2022, the Company entered into a Subscription Agreement (the “Galligan 2022 Subscription Agreement”) with The J and R Galligan Revocable Trust, managed by Mr. Galligan, a holder of between 10% and 15% of the Company’s shares of common stock and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. The terms and conditions of the Galligan 2022 Subscription Agreement (including the number of shares of common stock purchased and the purchase price) are substantially the same as the Lucido 2022 Subscription Agreement. As of September 30, 2022, the Company classified $24,429 as restricted cash as they will exclusively be used for accrued and projected legal fees from Buchalter per the Subscription Agreement. The aggregate Purchase Price owed pursuant to the Galligan 2022 Subscription Agreement was paid in cash to the Company on January 19, 2022.

On August 2, 2022, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note payable to Louis C Lucido, a member of the Company's Board of Directors, for $300,000 with principal and interest due August 2, 2023, with a stated interest rate of 5% per annum. Under the terms of the note the Company shall pay quarterly interest payments of $3,750. If the Company fails to make any payment due under the terms of the promissory note, the stated interest rate of the note shall be increased to 20%. As additional consideration for the loan the Company issued 33,000 shares of common stock and valued at $76,890. On September 21, 2022, the Company entered into the Louis Exchange Agreement, pursuant to which Mr. Lucido agreed to exchange of the promissory note then outstanding of $300,000, the accrued interest on the promissory note of $2,055, and the unpaid service fees of $215,000 into the Company’s 290,480 shares of common stock.

On September 21, 2022, the Company entered into the Joseph Exchange Agreement, pursuant to which Mr. Joseph Galligan agreed to exchange of the promissory note then outstanding of $125,000, the accrued interest on the promissory note of $46,548, and the unpaid service fees of $175,090 into the Company’s 194,740 shares of common stock. The balance outstanding as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was $0 and $125,000, respectively.

As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company’s related party payable was $951,588 and $1,014,892 , which comprised of compensation payable and interest payable to directors.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company issued 29,750 and 25,687, respectively, shares of common stock valued at $75,000 and $77,500, respectively, to directors.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company approved the grant 29,100 stock options to one director, for a director’s compensation, valued at $78,742 . The term of the options was five years, and the options vested immediately.