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COMMITMENTS
6 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Notes to Financial Statements  
COMMITMENTS

 

NOTE 13 – COMMITMENTS

 

Leasing Activities

 

The Company leases its Australian research and development facility from a non-related Australian company under the terms of a lease that expired October 31, 2011.  The rental rate was $75,596 per annum (A$72,431) and was subject to an annual CPI adjustment. Rent expense was $23,017 and $43,210 for the three months and six months ended December 31, 2011, respectively, and $18,763 and $39,355 for the three and six months ended December 31, 2010, respectively.  The Company renewed the lease on its Australian research and development facility through October 31, 2016 at rental rate of $95,855 per annum (A$95,000) subject to an annual CPI adjustment.  The Company also leases a building from an officer of its subsidiary, Tier Electronics LLC, who is also a shareholder and director, under a lease agreement expiring December 31, 2014.  The first year rental is $84,000 per annum and is subject to an annual CPI adjustment.  The rent expense for the three  and six months ended December 31, 2011 was $21,000 and $42,000, respectively.  The Company is required to pay real estate taxes and other occupancy costs related to the facility.  The future payments required under the terms of the leases for fiscal periods subsequent to December 31, 2011are as follows:

 

2012  $91,642 
2013   183,285 
2014   141,285 
2015   99,285 
   $515,497 

  

Employment Contracts

 

The Company has entered into employment contracts with executives and management personnel. The contracts provide for salaries, bonuses and stock option grants, along with other employee benefits. The employment contracts generally have no set term and can be terminated by either party. There is a provision for payments of nine months to eighteen months of annual salary as severance if we terminate a contract without cause, along with the acceleration of certain unvested stock option grants.