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12. COMMITMENTS
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS

NOTE 12 – 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 expires October 31, 2016.  The rental rate was $75,596 per annum (A$72,431) and was subject to an annual CPI adjustment. Rent expense was $25,907 and $77,632 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2013, respectively and $25,801 and $64,489 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2012, respectively.  The Company renewed the lease on its Australian research and development facility through October 2016 at a 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 current year rental is $84,000 per annum and is subject to a CPI adjustment at renewal.  The rent expense for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 was $21,000 and $63,000 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 March 31, 2013 are as follows:

2013 (three months)   $ 47,054  
2014     188,214  
2015     146,214  
2016     34,738  
    $ 416,220  


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 up to twelve months of annual salary as severance if we terminate a contract without cause, along with the acceleration of certain unvested stock option grants.