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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

LEASE COMMITMENTS

 

Office, Lab and Manufacturing Space Leases

 

In December 2020, we entered into an agreement to lease approximately 2,823 square feet of office space and 1,807 square feet of laboratory space located at 11555 Sorrento Valley Road, Suite 203, San Diego, California 92121 and 11575 Sorrento Valley Road, Suite 200, San Diego, California 92121, respectively. The agreement carries a term of 63 months and we took possession of the office space effective October 1, 2021. We took possession of the laboratory space effective January 1, 2022. In October 2021, we entered into another lease for approximately 2,655 square feet of space to house our manufacturing operations located at 11588 Sorrento Valley Road, San Diego, California 92121. The term is for 55 months and we took possession of the manufacturing space in August 2022. The current monthly base rent under the office and laboratory component of the lease is $14,591. The current monthly base rent under the manufacturing component of the lease is $13,195.35. Cash paid in the three months ended September 30, 2025 for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities in operating cash flows was $82,614.

  

The office, lab and manufacturing leases are coterminous with a remaining term of 18 months. The weighted average discount rate is 4.25%.

 

As of our September 30, 2025 balance sheet, we have an operating lease right-of-use asset of $456,496 and operating lease liability of $496,772.

 

In connection with the lease agreements for our office, lab, and manufacturing space, we were required to provide financial assurance to the landlord in lieu of a traditional security deposit. To satisfy this requirement, we initially arranged for our former bank to issue two standby letters of credit (L/Cs) totaling $87,506 — $46,726 in fiscal year 2021 for the office and lab space, and $40,780 in fiscal year 2022 for the manufacturing space. Equivalent funds were transferred into restricted certificates of deposit to secure the bank’s risk.

 

Following the transition of our banking relationship to JPMorgan Chase, the L/Cs were replaced with an interest-bearing money market deposit account. As of September 30, 2025, we maintained a restricted cash balance of $98,448 in this account, which includes a $5,000 buffer above the required security amount. This balance continues to support our lease obligations and is classified as restricted cash on our balance sheet.

 

Overall, our rent expense, which is included in general and administrative expenses, approximated $140,229 for the three months ended September 30, 2025. This amount includes a nonrecurring charge of $33,305 related to a forfeiture of a deposit of a previously rented mobile clean room. Excluding this one-time item, recurring rent expense was approximately $107,000. Rent expense for the three-month period ending September 30, 2024 was approximately $108,000.

 

For the six months ended September 30, 2025, rent expense totaled approximately $249,418, which includes the same $33,305 nonrecurring charge. Excluding this item, recurring rent expense for the six-month period was approximately $216,113, compared to approximately $210,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2024.

 

In January 2025, the Company entered into a short-term premium financing agreement with FIRST Insurance Funding, a division of Lake Forest Bank & Trust Company, N.A., to finance a portion of its Directors & Officers (D&O) and other insurance premiums. The total amount financed under the agreement was approximately $220,984 with an associated finance charge of approximately $9,995 resulting in a total repayment obligation of approximately $230,979. The annual percentage rate is 9.75%, and the loan is payable in 10 monthly installments of approximately $23,098 beginning February 28, 2025.

 

As collateral for the financing, the Company granted the lender a first priority security interest in the financed insurance policies, including all unearned premiums, dividends, credits, and certain loss payments. In the event of default, cancellation, or early termination of the policies, the lender has the right to collect any unearned premiums and apply them against the remaining loan balance.

 

This arrangement is classified as a short-term liability within other liabilities on the balance sheet (See Note 7) and is recorded net of any prepaid portions of the insurance policies.

 

LEGAL MATTERS

 

We may be involved from time to time in various claims, lawsuits, and/or disputes with third parties or breach of contract actions incidental to the normal course of our business operations. We are currently not involved in any litigation or any pending legal proceedings.