COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Property and Rental Agreements

In March 2014, we signed a lease for offices located in Purchase, New York. In December 2017, we decided to consolidate operations in the Purchase, NY office with the facility in Clearwater, Florida. Based on this, we determined the office in Purchase, NY was no longer necessary and decided to cease all activity at the location. In August 2018 we negotiated a termination of the remainder of the lease, releasing us from any future obligation.

In October 2015, pursuant to our acquisition of Bovie Bulgaria, we are obligated to pay a lease of $5,980 per month, expiring in December 2021, for 18,745 square feet of office, research and manufacturing space in Sofia, Bulgaria.

The following is a schedule of approximate future minimum lease payments under operating leases as of September 30, 2018:



(In thousands)
2018 (remaining three months)	$	18
2019	72
2020	72
2021	72
Total	$	234

On August 30, 2018, the Company paid the remaining mortgage balance of $2.5 million, releasing us from any and all obligations to the Bank of Tampa.

Litigation

The medical device industry is characterized by frequent claims and litigation, and we are and may become subject to various claims, lawsuits and proceedings in the ordinary course of our business, including claims by current or former employees, distributors and competitors, and with respect to our products and product liability claims, lawsuits and proceedings.

We are involved in a number of legal actions relating to the use of our J-Plasma technology. The outcomes of these legal actions are not within our complete control and may not be known for prolonged periods of time. In the opinion of management, the Company has meritorious defenses, and such claims are adequately covered by insurance, or are not expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a material, adverse effect on our financial condition. However, in the event that damages exceed the aggregate coverage limits of our policy or if our insurance carriers disclaim coverage, we believe it is possible that costs associated with these claims could have a material adverse impact on our consolidated earnings, financial position or cash flows.

Purchase Commitments

At September 30, 2018, we had purchase commitments for inventories totaling approximately $5.4 million, substantially all of which is expected to be purchased by the end of 2018.

Our manufacturing services agreements requires Symmetry to provide us with a twelve-month rolling production forecast, of which four months are binding, non-cancelable orders, subject to certain termination rights.