Annual and transition report of foreign private issuers pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Related party transactions

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Related party transactions
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Related party transactions [abstract]  
Related party transactions

Note 16 — Related party transactions

 

 

As of March 31,

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Related Party Payables

 

 

 

 

 

 

James Foster

 

 

 

 

 

89

 

Cameron Lee Shaw

 

 

 

 

 

18,207

 

Total Related Party Payables

 

$

 

 

$

18,296

 

 

For the year ended March 31, 2022, the Company issued 17,253 ordinary shares for the settlement of related party payables amounting to $452,861.

For the year ended March 31, 2022 , the Company settled $7,906 of accrued interest to Fiona a Foster by issuance of 26,857 shares of Natural Source Group.

The Company had a payable to James Foster, our Chief Executive Officer and Director and Cameron Shaw, our former Chief Operating Officer and Director at March 31, 2023 and this amount was subsequently been paid during the year ended March 31, 2024.

For the year ended March 31, 2024, there were no accrued bonuses for related parties. For the year ended March 31, 2023, there were accrued bonuses of $389,800.

 

Related party compensation for the Company's Officers and Directors for the years ended March 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 are as follows:

 

 

 

Year

 

Salary ($)

 

 

Bonus ($)

 

 

Option Awards ($) (1)

 

 

Other ($) (2)

 

 

Total ($)

 

James Foster, Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

2024

 

 

325,000

 

 

 

81,000

 

 

 

241,200

 

 

 

3,600

 

 

 

650,800

 

 

 

2023

 

 

247,500

 

 

 

213,800

 

 

 

1,277,675

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,738,975

 

 

 

2022

 

 

137,766

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

137,766

 

Cameron Shaw, Former Chief Operating Officer (3)

 

2024

 

 

150,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

93,462

 

 

 

243,462

 

 

 

2023

 

 

215,000

 

 

 

205,000

 

 

 

1,277,675

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,697,675

 

 

 

2022

 

 

60,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60,000

 

Nigel McCracken, Chief Operating Officer and Director (3)

 

2024

 

 

175,000

 

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

71,600

 

 

 

3,540

 

 

 

300,140

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Tomasz George, Chief Scientific Officer (4)

 

2024

 

 

144,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

60,300

 

 

 

1,672

 

 

 

205,972

 

 

 

2023

 

 

144,000

 

 

 

86,000

 

 

 

257,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

487,250

 

 

 

2022

 

 

166,275

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

166,275

 

Mark Ternouth, Chief Technical Officer and Director (5)

 

2024

 

 

120,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

60,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

180,300

 

 

 

2023

 

 

90,000

 

 

 

30,000

 

 

 

315,560

 

 

 

 

 

 

435,560

 

 

 

2022

 

 

11,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,200

 

Jason Davis, Chief Financial Officer

 

2024

 

 

300,000

 

 

 

75,000

 

 

 

224,318

 

 

 

25,800

 

 

 

625,118

 

 

 

2023

 

 

237,500

 

 

 

105,000

 

 

 

686,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,028,500

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evan Norton, Independent Director

 

2024

 

 

40,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

60,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

100,300

 

 

 

2023

 

 

27,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

68,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

96,100

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yair Erez, Independent Director

 

2024

 

 

40,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

60,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

100,300

 

 

 

2023

 

 

27,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

68,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

96,100

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nelson Haight, Independent Director

 

2024

 

 

40,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

60,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

100,300

 

 

 

2023

 

 

14,783

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

42,183

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) These amounts represent the aggregate grant fair value of stock options granted in the year ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, calculated in accordance with IFRS 2 “Share-based payment". Assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are discussed in Note 18.

(2)These amounts represent employee benefits paid on behalf of the Company such as pension and health insurance. For Cameron Shaw, this amount consists of vacation and severance payout.

(3)Cameron Shaw departed the Company in September 2023 and is no longer an Officer or Director at March 31, 2024. All option award expense were reversed. Nigel McCraken, the current Chief Operating Officer, joined the Company on September 1, 2023.

(4)Dr. Tomasz George departed the Company in April 2024.

(5) Mark Ternouth departed the Company in June 2024.