Note 10 - Commitments

12 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 10 – Commitments

Qualstar’s lease agreement for its facility located in Simi Valley, California, expires in December 2015. Rent on this facility is $40,000 per month with a step-up of 3% annually. The Company provides for rent expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

(See footnote 16, “Subsequent Events”)

Future minimum lease payments under these leases are as follows:

Year Ending June 30,	Minimum Lease Payment
	(in thousands)
2013		503
2014		518
2015		534
2016		273
	$	1,828

Rent expense (including equipment rental) for the years ended June 30, 2012, 2011, and 2010, was $691,000, $625,000 and $665,000, respectively.