NOTE 10 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Accrued Payroll – Related Parties

Included in other accrued expenses on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet is approximately $18,000 and $35,000 owing to the President of the Company as of June 30, 2021 and March 31, 2021, respectively, and approximately $130,000 and $154,000, owing to a key employee (which includes $50,000 in both fiscal years, from consulting services prior to his employment) as of June 30, 2021 and March 31, 2021. These amounts include both accrued payroll and accrued allowances and expenses.

Bonus Compensation – Related Party

On May 11, 2021, the Company paid a compensation bonus to the Chief Financial Officer, for $300,000.

NaturalShrimp Holdings, Inc.

On January 1, 2016 the Company entered into a notes payable agreement with NaturalShrimp Holdings, Inc.(“NSH”), a shareholder. Between January 16, 2016 and March 7, 2016, the Company borrowed $134,750 under this agreement. An additional $601,361 was borrowed under this agreement in the year ended March 31, 2017. The note payable has no set monthly payment or maturity date with a stated interest rate of 2%. During the three months ended June 30, 2021, the Company paid off $655,750 of the note payable. The outstanding balance is approximately $77,000 and $735,000, as of June 30, 2021 and March 31, 2021, respectively. At June 30, 2021 and March 31, 2021, accrued interest payable was approximately $68,000 and $66,000, respectively.

Shareholder Notes

The Company has entered into several working capital notes payable to multiple shareholders of NSH and Bill Williams, a former officer and director, and a shareholder of the Company, for a total of $486,500. The notes are unsecured and bear interest at 8%. These notes had stock issued in lieu of interest and have no set monthly payment or maturity date. The balance of these notes was $356,404 as of both June 30, 2021 and March 31, 2021, and is classified as a current liability on the consolidated balance sheets. As of March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021, accrued interest payable was approximately $125,000 and $118,000, respectively.

Shareholders

Beginning in 2010, the Company started entering into several working capital notes payable with various shareholders of NSH for a total of $290,000 and bearing interest at 8%. The balance of these notes at June 30, 2021 and March 31, 2021 was $54,647 and is classified as a current liability on the consolidated balance sheets.