In addition to management services, the Company reimburses the Manager for the compensation
of its executive officers (the Executive compensation). Furthermore, the Company rents office space from the Manager and incurs a rental expense (the Rental Expense). The related expenses are included in General and
administrative expenses related party in the unaudited interim condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income.
The
services provided by Stealth Maritime Corporation S.A. (Note 1) which is the manager of Imperial Petroleum Inc.s vessels are identical with the services provided by Brave Maritime Corporation S.A..
In addition, an allocation of general and administrative expenses incurred by Imperial Petroleum Inc. for the period from January 1, 2023
to June 21, 2023 has been included in General and administrative expenses of the Company based on the number of calendar days the Companys vessels operated under Imperial Petroleum Inc.s fleet compared to the number of calendar days
of the total Imperial Petroleum Inc.s fleet. These expenses consisted mainly of executive compensation, office rent, investor relations and consultancy fees (the General and administrative expenses related party).
The current account balance with the Manager at December 31, 2023 and June 30, 2024 was a liability of $461,695 and $1,080,047,
respectively. The liability as at December 31, 2023 mainly relates to commissions on vessels purchased. The liability as at June 30, 2024 mainly represents payments made by the Manager on behalf of the Company.
On July 7, 2023, the Company entered into a memorandum of agreement with Imperial Petroleum Inc. for the acquisition of the vessel
Afrapearl II for an aggregate consideration of $43,000,000. The vessel was delivered to the Company on July 14, 2023. 10% of the total consideration i.e. $4,300,000 was paid in cash, while the remaining amount of $38,700,000 is
payable in July 2024 and has no stated interest. The vessel was recorded at its fair value of $40,000,000 as determined by an independent broker and the liability was recorded at $35,700,000 (the Remaining Purchase Price)
on July 7, 2023. Since the payment of the remaining amount depended only on the passage of time, this arrangement was accounted for as seller financing and the financing component amounting to $3,000,000, being the difference between the
Remaining Purchase Price and the amount of $38,700,000 payable in July 2024, was accounted for as interest over the life of the liability i.e. until July 2024. The interest expense amounting to $1,516,436 for the six months ended June 30,
2024 is included in Interest expense-related party in the unaudited interim condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income.
On April 10, 2024, the Company entered into a memorandum of agreement with Transamerica Logistics Inc., a company affiliated with members
of the family of the Companys Non-Executive Chairman for the acquisition of the vessel Eco Spitfire for an aggregate consideration of $16,190,000 (Note 5). The vessel was delivered to the
Company on May 10, 2024. 10% of the total consideration i.e. $1,619,000 was paid in cash, while the remaining amount of $14,571,000 is payable in April 2025 and has no stated interest. The vessel was recorded at its fair value of
$15,000,000 as determined by an independent broker and the liability was recorded at $13,381,000 (the Remaining purchase price) on April 10, 2024. Since the payment of the remaining amount depends only on the passage of time,
this arrangement has been accounted for as seller financing and the financing component amounting to $1,190,000, being the difference between the Remaining purchase price and the amount of $14,571,000 payable in April 2025, will be
accounted for as interest over the life of the liability i.e. until April 2025. The interest expense amounting to $175,395 for the period from April 10, 2024 to June 30, 2024 is included in Interest expense-related party in the
unaudited interim condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income.
The current account balance with Imperial Petroleum Inc. at
June 30, 2024 was a liability of $39,583,674 (December 31, 2023: $38,069,321). The liability relates to the outstanding amount for the acquisition of the vessel Afrapearl II which includes the Remaining Purchase Price, imputed
accrued interest of $2,879,796 and payables of $843,462 mainly relating to inventory on board the vessel as well as the accrued dividend on Series A Preferred Shares amounting to $160,416.
The current account balance with Transamerica Logistics Inc., the company affiliated with members of the family of the Companys Non-Executive Chairman, at June 30, 2024 (December 31, 2023: nil) was a liability of $14,067,140. The liability relates to the outstanding amount for the acquisition of the vessel Eco Spitfire which
includes the Remaining purchase price, imputed accrued interest of $175,395 and payables of $510,745 relating to inventory on board the vessel.
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