to the amount payable on such date as if the Note was subject to an annual interest rate of 9% with the remainder of the accrued interest payable as an increase to the principal amount of the Note. Mr. Garwood is a member of the Board.
On May 4, 2022, and June 14, 2022, the Company issued 40,463 shares of Common Stock and 22,728 shares of Common Stock, respectively, to Mr. Garwood, as compensation for service on the Board. These shares are valued at $70,001 and $35,001 for May and June 2022, respectively.
Transactions with Pratap Mukharji
On December 7, 2021, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Pratap Mukharji pursuant to which the Company issued an Investor Note in the aggregate principal amount of $200,000 to Mr. Mukharji for $196,000 in cash. The Investor Note bears interest at 13% per year paid quarterly commencing March 31, 2022 in cash for an amount equal to the amount payable on such date as if the Note was subject to an annual interest rate of 9% with the remainder of the accrued interest payable as an increase to the principal amount of the Note. Mr. Mukharji is a member of the Board.
On May 4, 2022, and June 14, 2022, the Company issued 40,463 shares of Common Stock and 22,728 shares of Common Stock, respectively, to Mr. Mukharji as compensation for service on the Board. These shares are valued at $70,001 and $35,001 for May and June 2022, respectively.
Transactions with Paul Montalbano
On May 4, 2022, and June 14, 2022, the Company issued 40,463 shares of Common Stock and 22,728 shares of Common Stock, respectively, to Mr. Montalbano as compensation for service on the Board. These shares are valued at $70,001 and $35,001 for May and June 2022, respectively.
Transactions with Jonathan Berger
On May 4, 2022, and June 14, 2022, the Company issued 40,463 shares of Common Stock and 22,728 shares of Common Stock, respectively, to Mr. Berger as compensation for service on the Board. These shares are valued at $70,001 and $35,001 for May and June 2022, respectively. On June 24, 2022, the Company issued 19,085 shares of Common Stock to Mr. Berger as compensation for service as the Chair of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board. These shares are valued at $25,001 for June 2022. On September 22, 2022, the Company issued 102,355 shares of Common Stock to Mr. Berger as compensation for service as Lead Independent Director of the Board. These shares are valued at $100,000 for September 2022.
Transactions with Star Buds Parties
The Company has participated in several transactions involving entities owned or affiliated with one or more of its directors or 5% or greater beneficial owners that are affiliated with Star Buds and/or the Star Buds Acquisitions. These individuals include: (i) Brian Ruden, a former director of the Company as of October 2022, and a beneficial owner of 10% or more of the Company’s voting stock, (ii) Salim Wahdan, a former director of the Company as of March 2023, and (iii) Naser Joudeh and Shadhaa Ramadan, jointly as the beneficial owner of 10% or more of the Company’s voting stock (the “Joudeh Owners” and together with Brian Ruden and Salim Wahdan, the “Star Buds Affiliates”). Each of Brian Ruden, Salim Wahdan, and the Joudeh Owners had an ownership stake in the Star Buds companies acquired by the Company between December 2021 and May 2022.
Between December 17, 2020 and March 2, 2021, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary SBUD LLC acquired Star Buds assets. The aggregate purchase price for the Star Buds assets was $118,000,000, paid as follows: (i) $44,250,000 in cash at the applicable closings, (ii) $44,250,000 in deferred cash, also referred to in this report as “seller note(s),” (iii) 29,506 shares of Preferred Stock, of which 25,078 shares were issued at the applicable closings and 4,428 shares were held back by the Company as collateral for potential indemnification obligations pursuant to the applicable purchase agreements. In addition, the Company issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of 5,531,250 shares of common stock to the sellers. Each Party’s interests in the seller notes is as follows: (i) Brian Ruden: 31%, (ii) Salim Wahdan: 3.5%, and (iii) the Joudeh Owners: 28%. The Company issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of (i) 1,715,936 shares of common stock to Mr.