18. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Stock Options

On January 31, 2019, the Board of Directors of GGH granted options to certain employees as consideration for their services to GGH, which included options to acquire 450,000 shares of common stock to GGH’s Chief Executive Officer and options to acquire 75,000 shares to GGH’s Chief Financial Officer all at an exercise price of $0.385 per share. The options vest 25% at the first anniversary of the date of grant, with the remaining 75% vesting in equal quarterly installments over the following three years. The options expire on January 31, 2024.

In addition, in connection with services provided by two members of the Board of Directors of GGH, the Board also granted options to acquire 50,000 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $0.385 per share. The options vest 25% at the first anniversary of the date of grant, with the remaining 75% vesting in equal quarterly installments over the following three years. The options expire on January 31, 2024.

Gaucho Notes

In January 2019, management of GG gave the option to the noteholders of extending the maturity date from December 31, 2018 to March 31, 2019 of their specific convertible promissory notes. All of the noteholders retain their right, but not the obligation, to convert the principal amount of the note plus accrued interest into GG common stock at a 20% discount to the share price in a future offering of common stock by GG. As of February 11, 2019, all noteholders representing have agreed to the extension of the maturity date on their convertible notes, except for noteholders holding notes in the amount of $10,500 which have matured.

Between January 1, 2019 and March 4, 2019, GG has sold convertible promissory notes in the total amount of $751,000 to accredited investors. The maturity date of the notes is March 31, 2019, and at the option of the holder, the principal amount of the note plus accrued interest can be converted into GG common stock at a 20% discount to the share price in a future offering of common stock by GG.

On March 13, 2019, the Company issued 181,185 shares of common stock at $0.35 per share to employees for the year ended December 31, 2018 of the 401(k) profit sharing plan.

Common Stock

Between February 8, 2019 and March 27, 2019, GGH sold a total of 2,527,857 shares of its common stock to accredited investors for total gross proceeds of $884,750.

Management has evaluated all subsequent events to determine if events or transactions occurring through the date that the consolidated financial statements were issued, require adjustment to or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rates

The Argentine Peso to United States Dollar exchange rate was 43.370, 37.569 and 18.593 at March 31, 2019, December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.