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COMMITMENTS
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS

 

15. COMMITMENTS

 

Employment Agreements

 

Effective January 9, 2013, the Company entered into an employment agreement with its then chief executive officer for a term of two years, to be automatically renewed for successive one year periods thereafter unless either party provides written notice of intention not to renew the agreement. The agreement provided for a base annual salary of $150,000, paid in periodic installments in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices and an annual bonus, subject to clawback provisions, based on reaching certain financial targets as defined. The agreement includes other benefits and grants under the Company’s 2013 Equity Incentive Plan. On March 22, 2013, the Company’s chief executive officer, resigned from all positions he held with the Company and is serving as a consultant to the Company for $150,000 a year, plus the other provisions as provided in the original employment contract. In May 2013, the prior executive officer agreed to reduce the annual fee to $90,000 until the Company has sufficient capital to increase the compensation to $150,000 per year.

 

Effective January 9, 2013 the Company entered into an employment agreement with its chief financial officer for a term of two years, to be automatically renewed for successive one year periods thereafter unless either party provides written notice of intention not to renew the agreement. The agreement provided for a base annual salary of $80,000, paid in periodic installments in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices and an annual bonus, subject to clawback provisions, based on reaching certain financial targets as defined. The agreement includes other benefits and grants under the Company’s 2013 Equity Incentive Plan.  The chief financial officer has proposed an amendment to the employment agreement providing that the base salary under the agreement be applied to the extent of accounting fees to the public accounting firm, where he is a partner, that provides nonaudit services to the Company.  Costs incurred pursuant to this agreement for the six months ended June 30, 2013 are included in professional fees.

 

Effective January 9, 2013, the Company entered into an employment agreement with its President for a term of two years, to be automatically renewed for successive one year periods thereafter unless either party provides written notice of intention not to renew the agreement. The agreement provided for a base salary of $150,000, paid in periodic installments in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices and an annual bonus, subject to clawback provisions, based on reaching certain financial targets as defined. The agreement includes other benefits and grants under the Company’s 2013 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

Lease

 

On January 1, 2013, the Company entered into a five year and one month lease for space in Great Neck, New York, effective February 17, 2013, with rent at $39,360, per year, subject to certain increases as defined.  The lease agreement requires two months annual rent as a security deposit and the personal guaranty of the President of the Company. The rent is due in monthly installments commencing April 1, 2013; rent expense is being recorded on a straight line basis over the term of the lease.  The difference between the rent payments made and straight line basis has been recorded as deferred rent.

 

A portion of the office space has been subleased on a month-to-month basis to a related entity owned by two of the Company’s officers for one-third of the current rent payable.

 

Future minimum payments under the lease are as follows:

 

Six Months ending 12/31/2013     $ 19,630  
Years ending December 31:          
  2014     40,370  
  2015     41,811  
  2016     43,275  
  2017     44,787  
  2018     11,292  
Total     $ 201,165