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COMMITMENTS
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
COMMITMENTS  
COMMITMENTS

NOTE 12 — COMMITMENTS

 

In November 2013, the Company hired a Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) pursuant to an employment contract, which calls for a base salary of $425,000 plus bonus of up to 50% of base salary, a special bonus of $250,000 upon successful consummation of an IPO and severance arrangements if terminated for cause or terminated not for cause. In addition, on December 20, 2013, the CEO was granted an option to purchase 5%, or 540,722 shares, of the outstanding common stock of the Company with an exercise price equal to the per share fair value of the Company on such date, which was $9.49 per share. The option will vest ratably over 4 years. Further, upon the pricing of an IPO, which occured on June 30, 2014, the CEO was granted an “anti-dilution option” to purchase a number of shares of common stock of the Company, with an exercise price equal to $6.00, such that when the option and anti-dilution option are aggregated, the CEO will hold 5% of fully diluted outstanding shares expected to be outstanding on the closing of the IPO.  In accordance with this agreement, the Company granted options to purchase 498,621 common shares of the Company discussed in Note 10 - Stock Option Plan.

 

On February 11, 2014, the Company entered into an agreement with Quotient Ltd, a Contract Research Organization based in Nottingham, UK to conduct a two-part study to evaluate the pharmacokinetic profile of MIN-101 modified release prototype formulations, and to evaluate the relationship between the pharmacokinetic profile and cardiovascular parameters following multiple dose administration. The total cost of the project is €1.6 million (or $2.2 million, as converted).