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Helge Kristensen Mr. Kristensen has served as a member of the Company’s board of directors since 2010. Mr. Kristensen serves as vice president of Hansong Technology, an original device manufacturer of audio products based in China, president of Platin Gate Aps, a company with focus on service-branding in lifestyle products as well as pro line products based in Denmark and co-founder and director of Inizio Capital, an investment company based in the Cayman Islands.
For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, Hansong Technology purchased modules from the Company of approximately $25,000 and $24,000, respectively, and made no payments to the Company during those same periods. At March 31, 2024 and 2023, Hansong Technology owed the Company approximately $29,000 and $190,000, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, Hansong Technology sold speaker products to the Company of approximately $0 and $36,000, respectively, and the Company made payments to Hansong Technology of approximately $25,000 and $256,000 respectively. At March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company owed Hansong Technology approximately $225,000 and $1,118,000, respectively. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, Mr. Kristensen owned less than 1.0% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock. David Howitt Mr. Howitt has served as a member of the Company’s board of directors since December 2021. Mr. Howitt is founder and CEO of Meriwether Group LLC, (“Meriwether”), a strategic consulting firm that works with disruptive consumer brands by integrating their visions, developing growth strategies, scaling their brands, and increasing revenue in order to build enterprise value. Meriwether is the manager of Meriwether Accelerators LLC (“Meriwether Accelerators”). Meriwether which is also majority-owned by Mr. Howitt, owns a 25% general partner interest in Meriwether Group Capital Hero Fund LP (“Meriwether Hero Fund”). On September 8, 2023, the Company entered into a Loan and Security Agreement with Meriwether Hero Fund. Pursuant to the Loan and Security Agreement, Meriwether Hero Fund provided the Company with a term loan in the principal amount of $650,000 that was scheduled to mature on November 7, 2023, subject to further extension. The Company repaid the loan in full on December 7, 2023. See Note 4 Short-Term Loan for additional information. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, Mr. Howitt owned less than 1.0% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock. |