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COMMITMENT AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
COMMITMENT AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES [Abstract]  
COMMITMENT AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

NOTE 10 - COMMITMENT AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES:

 

  a. Commitment

 

In March 2010, the Company entered into a license agreement to use a stent design ("MGuard PrimeTM"). Pursuant to the agreement, the licensor was entitled to receive royalty payments of 7% of net sales outside the United States and, for sales within the United States, royalty payments as follows: 7% of net sales for the first $10,000,000 of net sales and 10% of net sales for net sales exceeding $10,000,000.

 

On October 20, 2012, the Company, InspireMD Ltd. and the licensor entered into the First Amendment to License Agreement, which amended the license agreement described above. Pursuant to the amendment, amongst other things, the licensor agreed to reduce the royalty owed with respect to sales of MGuard PrimeTM to 2.9% of all net sales both inside and outside the U.S. in exchange for (i) InspireMD Ltd. waiving $85,000 in regulatory fees for the CE Mark that were owed by the licensor to InspireMD Ltd., (ii) InspireMD Ltd. making full payment of royalties in the amount of $205,587 due to the licensor as of September 30, 2012 and (iii) 215,000 shares of the Company's common stock, that were valued at the closing price of the common stock on October 19, 2012 at $8.20 per share. The total amount paid to the licensor was valued at $1,848,000, inclusive of the shares issued as well as the $85,000 waiver, and was allocated as follows: $930,000 was allocated to royalties' buyout and $918,000 was allocated to "research and development" expenses based on the MGuard PrimeTM registration status in the various territories. The royalties' buyout amortization is calculated using the economic pattern of the Company's estimated future revenues over the estimated useful life of the royalties' buyout. The amortization is recorded in "Cost of Revenues" in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

On February 27, 2013, the Company gave a 90 days' notice period as stipulated in the agreement to cancel its lease agreement for the Company's existing production facilities. The production will be moved to the Company's headquarters.

 

  b. Litigation

 

In February 2011, a third party threatened to seek damages from the Company in connection with certain finders' fees that it claimed were owed. The claimant is seeking approximately $1 million. To date, no lawsuit has been filed and the Company has not accrued an expense in connection with this matter because the Company's management, after considering the views of its legal counsel as well as other factors, believes that a loss to the Company is neither probable nor in an amount or range of loss that is estimable.

 

In February 2011, a service provider filed a claim against the Company for $327,000 in the Magistrate's Court in Tel Aviv, claiming a future success fee and commission for assistance in finding the Company's distributor in Brazil. The Company's management, after considering the views of its legal counsel as well as other factors, recorded a provision of $327,000 in the financial statements in the first quarter of 2011. The related expense has been recorded to "General and administrative" within the Consolidated Statements of Operations. On October 5, 2011, the Company filed a counter claim against the plaintiff in the amount of $29,000. Following the first court evidence hearing held on January 20, 2013, the parties reached a settlement agreement which provides that in consideration of the mutual waiver by the parties of all their claims against each other and their shareholders, officers and employees, the Company shall pay to the plaintiff $50,000. As of March 31, 2013, the Company paid the plaintiff $25,000 and the provision was modified to $25,000.

 

In August 2011, a former senior employee submitted to the Regional Labor Court in Tel Aviv a claim against the Company for (i) compensation of $118,000 and (ii) a declaratory ruling that he is entitled to exercise 121,742 options to purchase shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $0.004 per share, of which, 20,290 options were not disputed by the Company. On October 21, 2012, the former senior employee exercised 20,290 options. After considering the views of its legal counsel as well as other factors, the Company's management believes that a loss to the Company is neither probable nor in an amount or range of loss that is estimable.

 

In November 2011, a former service provider of InspireMD Ltd. filed a claim with the Magistrate Court in Tel Aviv against the Company, InspireMD Ltd. and the Company's former President and former CEO for a declaratory ruling that it is entitled to convert options to purchase 13,650 of InspireMD Ltd.'s ordinary shares at an exercise price of $3.67 per share into options to purchase 27,696 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $1.80 per share, and to convert options to purchase 4,816 of InspireMD Ltd.'s ordinary shares at an exercise price of $10 per share into options to purchase 9,772 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $4.92 per share. On July 30, 2012, the parties held a mediation which resulted in a settlement agreement, pursuant to which the Company paid $7,000 plus value added taxes to the plaintiff and the plaintiff waived all of his claims to any options and agreed to the irrevocable dismissal of the above mentioned claim. On August 5, 2012, the court approved the settlement and dismissed the claim.

 

In December 2011, a statement of claim against the Company was submitted by an alleged finder of the Company regarding options to purchase 146,089 shares of the Company's common stock. Following an evidence hearing on April 29, 2013, the parties agreed to settle all current and future claims against each other in exchange for the Company issuing between $50,000 and $200,000 of shares of its common stock, with the exact amount and current value of the Company's common stock to be determined by the court. After considering the views of its legal counsel as well as other factors, the Company's management believes that the final outcome within the range is not estimable.

 

In July 2012, a purported assignee of options in InspireMD Ltd. submitted a statement of claim against the Company, InspireMD Ltd., and the Company's former CEO and former President for a declaratory and enforcement order that it is entitled to options to purchase 83,637 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $0.76 per share. After considering the views of its legal counsel as well as other factors, the Company's management believes that a loss to the Company is neither probable nor in an amount or range of loss that is estimable.

 

In December 2012, a former service provider of InspireMD GmbH filed a claim with the Labor Court in Buenos Aires, Argentina in the amount of $193,378 plus interest (6% in dollars or 18.5% in pesos), social benefits, legal expenses and fees (25% of the award) against InspireMD Ltd. and InspireMD GmbH. The Company's management, after considering the views of its legal counsel as well as other factors, recorded a provision of $250,000 in the financial statements for the quarter ended December 31, 2012. The related expense has been recorded to "General and administrative" within the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company's management estimates that the ultimate possible resolution of this matter could result in a loss of up to $80,000 in excess of the amount accrued.

 

In December 2012, the State of Israel filed a complaint against InspireMD Ltd., the Company's former CEO, former President, and Vice President of Research and Development (the ''Managers''), alleging that InspireMD Ltd. failed to operate its production facilities under a proper business license. InspireMD Ltd. received its required business license on January 31, 2013. On February 13, 2013, all claims against the Managers were dropped and InspireMD Ltd. settled its claim with the State of Israel for less than $2,000.

 

  c. Liens and pledges

 

As of March 31, 2013, the Company had fixed liens aggregating $91,000 to bank Mizrahi in connection with the Company's credit cards.

 

The Company's obligations under the Debentures were secured by a first priority perfected security interest in all of the assets and properties of the Company and InspireMD Ltd., including the stock of InspireMD Ltd. and InspireMD GmbH. In connection with the Exchange (See Note 1), all of these security interests were terminated.