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Note 10 - Commitments and Contingencies
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements  
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

(10)         Commitments and Contingencies

 

Legal Matters and Routine Proceedings

 

The Company has settled complaints that had been filed with various states’ pharmacy boards in the past. There can be no assurances made that other states will not attempt to take similar actions against the Company in the future. The Company initiates litigation to protect its trade or service marks. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in protecting its trade or service marks. Legal costs related to the above matters are expensed as incurred.

 

Operating Leases

 

Upon acquisition of the Delray Beach property in January 2016, 48% of the property, approximately 88,000 square feet of the property was leased to two tenants. At March 31, 2022, the leases with these two tenants had a remaining weighted average lease term of 3.0 years. The Company recorded approximately $689,000 and $670,000 in rental revenue in fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively, which was included in other income. The Company expects to receive the following future lease payments, under the current lease agreements, over the next five years: $710,000 in fiscal 2023; $731,000 in fiscal 2024, $566,000 in fiscal 2025, and $110,000 in fiscal 2026.

 

Employment Agreements

 

On July 12, 2019, the Company entered into Amendment No. 7 , with Menderes Akdag (“Mr. Akdag”), former CEO & President and Director, providing that in the event that a Change in Control (as was thereinafter defined) of the Company was to occur at any time, Mr. Akdag would have the right to terminate his employment for “Good Reason,” (as was thereinafter defined) upon thirty (30) days written notice given at any time within one (1) year after the occurrence of such event, and upon such termination Mr. Akdag would be entitled to a one-time payment of two times his salary as of the date of such termination. On July 31, 2020, the Company entered into Amendment No. 8 which extended Mr. Akdag’s contract for an additional year at an annual rate of $626,860 and granted Mr. Akdag 37,800 restricted shares, which were subject to restriction and forfeiture until July 31, 2021, in accordance with the parameters of his executive compensation plan.

 

On May 28, 2021, the Board of Directors notified Mr. Akdag that the Company would not extend Mr. Akdag’s employment agreement with the Company, and the employment agreement would therefore end on July 30, 2021, in accordance with the scheduled end date of the agreement. Effective July 31, 2021, the Board of Directors appointed Bruce S. Rosenbloom (“Mr. Rosenbloom”), the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, as Interim Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, until a permanent successor chief executive officer was appointed. Mr. Rosenbloom received an additional cash stipend of $10,000 for the additional responsibilities while serving as Interim Chief Executive Officer and President, which ended on August 30, 2021.

 

On June 11, 2021, the Company and Mr. Akdag, entered into a CEO Separation Agreement and General Release setting forth certain matters relating to the expiration of Mr. Akdag’s employment with the Company (the “Separation Agreement”). The Separation Agreement provided that Mr. Akdag’s employment with the Company, and service as an officer and director of the Company, would terminate as of July 30, 2021. The Separation Agreement also documented Mr. Akdag’s agreement that, during his remaining period of employment through July 30, 2021, he would continue to provide his fulltime and attention to the business affairs of the Company and cooperate with the Company’s Board of Directors on the transition to a new chief executive officer. The Separation Agreement provided that Mr. Akdag would be paid two lump-sum severance payments of $325,000 each, with the first such payment to be paid, and was paid, on August 10, 2021, and the second to be paid, and was paid, on December 31, 2021, subject to his compliance with the terms and conditions of his then existing employment agreement, and the Separation Agreement. In exchange for the Company’s agreement to make the severance payments, Mr. Akdag granted the Company a full release of any and all claims that he may have against the Company and its affiliates and related parties.

 

In addition, as a part of the Separation Agreement, the Company confirmed that the 37,800 restricted shares held by Mr. Akdag will be, and were, released from restriction and forfeiture on July 31, 2021, and that the Company would, and did, cover the tax withholding obligations in connection with such release of shares from restriction and forfeiture. Under the Separation Agreement, Mr. Akdag agreed that he would continue to comply with his existing confidentiality, non-solicitation, and non-compete obligations, and he further agreed that until July 31, 2022, he would comply with certain “standstill” covenants relating to the Company.

 

On August 25, 2021, the Board of Directors appointed Mathew N. Hulett (Mr. Hulett”) as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company and as a member of the Board of Directors. These appointments were effective as of August 30, 2021. On August 25, 2021, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Hulett to serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President. The employment agreement is for an initial term of three (3) years commencing on August 30, 2021 and will automatically renew for successive one (1) year terms, or for longer periods as mutually agreed upon by the parties, unless the employment agreement is expressly cancelled by either Mr. Hulett or the Company sixty (60) days prior to the end of the then current term, or is otherwise terminated as provided in the agreement. The employment agreement provides that Mr. Hulett will receive an annual base salary of $500,000, subject to periodic review for increases with the approval of the Board of Directors, and will be eligible to participate in the standard employee benefit plans generally available to executives and employees of the Company, including health insurance, life and disability insurance, restricted stock under the Company’s equity compensation plan(s), 401(k) plan, and paid time off and paid holidays. The employment agreement also provides that the Company will reimburse Mr. Hulett for his documented business expenses incurred in connection with his employment pursuant to the Company's standard reimbursement expense policy and practices. The employment agreement contains certain rights of Mr. Hulett and the Company to terminate Mr. Hulett’s employment, including termination by the Company for “Cause” as defined in the employment agreement, and termination by Mr. Hulett for “Good Reason” as defined in the employment agreement within twelve (12) months of a Change in Control as defined in the employment agreement. Mr. Hulett is also entitled to severance pay equal to twelve (12) months of Mr. Hulett’s current base salary and eighteen (18) months of health insurance benefits in the event of his termination by the Company without Cause, or termination by Mr. Hulett for Good Reason within twelve (12) months of a Change in Control. The foregoing severance benefits are conditioned upon Mr. Hulett’s execution of a release of claims and compliance with certain restrictive covenants. The employment agreement contains customary non-disclosure and non-solicitation provisions as well as a one (1) year non-compete following the termination of the agreement.

 

On August 30, 2021, Mr. Hulett also received an award of 90,000 shares of restricted stock under the Company’s 2016 Employee Plan, which stock restrictions will lapse pro rata on each of August 30, 2022, August 30, 2023, and August 30, 2024, which are subject to forfeiture in the event of termination of employment (except as provided in the restricted stock agreement). Mr. Hulett also received an award of 510,000 shares of performance restricted stock under the 2016 Employee Plan, which stock restrictions will lapse on the third anniversary of the date of grant based on (i) achieving absolute stock price hurdles within the three-year period from the date of grant, and (ii) continued employment through the performance period of three years from the date of grant, in accordance with the following schedule: 85,000 shares at the stock hurdle price of $40 per share, 107,000 shares at the stock hurdle price of $45 per share, 106,000 shares at the stock hurdle price of $50, 106,000 shares at the stock hurdle price of $55, and 106,000 shares at the stock hurdle price of $60.

 

Should none of the absolute stock price hurdles be met during the three-year period from the date of grant no shares would vest (as defined in the performance restricted stock agreement). Once the absolute stock price hurdle is achieved, it will be considered to have met the absolute stock price hurdle, regardless of the stock price on the third anniversary of the date of grant. The absolute stock price hurdle would be considered to have been met if the average closing stock price of the Company is at or above the absolute stock price hurdle for a period of ninety (90) consecutive trading days. If the shares would be considered to have met the absolute stock price hurdle, they will only vest on the third anniversary of date of grant, subject to Mr. Hulett’s continued employment through the performance period of three years from the date of grant (except as provided in the performance restricted stock agreement). As of March 31, 2022, none of the performance restricted stock vested, as no performance stock price hurdles were met.